List of German football champions - wikipedia List of German football champions German football championship Founded 1903 Country Germany Number of teams 18 Level on pyramid Level 1 Current champions FC Bayern Munich ( 2016 -- 17 ) Most championships FC Bayern Munich ( 27 titles ) The German football champions are the annual winners of the highest association football competition in Germany. The history of the German football championship is complex and reflects the turbulent history of the country through the course of the 20th century. Brought to the country by English expatriates, the sport had taken root in the cities of Berlin, Hamburg, Stuttgart, and Leipzig in the 1890s, leading to the growth of city, regional, and academic leagues, each with their own championships. Following the establishment of the German Football Association ( Deutscher Fußball Bund ) in 1900, the first recognized national championship match was hosted by Hamburg club Altona 93 in 1903 in which VfB Leipzig defeated DFC Prag 7 -- 2. Before the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963, the championship format was based on a knockout competition, contested between the winners of each of the country 's top regional leagues. Since 1963, the first - place finisher in the Bundesliga has been recognized as the national champion. Championship play was suspended twice ; from 1915 to 1919 due to World War I and again from 1945 to 1947 due to World War II. Following World War II, Germany was occupied by the victorious Allies and two German football competitions emerged when the country was divided as a result. The historical tradition of the DFB was continued in what was known as West Germany, while a second national championship was contested in Soviet - controlled East Germany under the auspices of the DFV ( Deutscher Fußball - Verband or German Football Federation ). Following the reunification of the country in 1990, the two separate football competitions were merged and a single national championship was restored. Bayern Munich hold the record for the most championships with 27, all but one of these ( 1932 ) coming in Bundesliga competition. Dynamo Berlin claimed 10 titles in the former East Germany, winning these championships in consecutive seasons ( 1979 -- 88 ). Contents 1 History 2 Champions 2.1 Early German football championships ( 1903 -- 32 ) 2.2 German football championships under the Third Reich ( 1933 -- 45 ) 2.3 German football championships Postwar to the Bundesliga ( 1946 -- 63 ) 2.4 East German football championships ( 1950 -- 90 ) 2.5 Bundesliga ( 1963 -- ) 3 Performances 3.1 Performance by club 3.2 Performance by state and regional association 4 Undeclared championships 5 Other national championships 5.1 Workers ' and Faith - based Leagues 5.1. 1 Arbeiter - Turn - und Sportbund ( 1920 -- 1933 ) 5.1. 2 Deutsche Jugendkraft ( 1921 -- 1932 ) 5.1. 3 Deutsche Turnerschaft ( 1925 -- 1930 ) 5.1. 4 Kampfgemeinschaft für Rote Sporteinheit ( 1931 -- 1933 ) 6 Participation of non-German clubs 7 Trophies 8 See also 9 References 10 Bibliography History The history of the German football championship is complex and reflects the turbulent history of the country through the course of the 20th century. Brought to the country by English expatriates, the sport had taken root in the cities of Berlin, Hamburg, Stuttgart, and Leipzig in the 1890s, leading to the growth of city, regional, and academic leagues, each with their own championships. Following the establishment of the German Football Association ( Deutscher Fußball Bund ) in 1900, the first recognized national championship match was hosted by Hamburg club Altona 93 in 1903 in which VfB Leipzig defeated DFC Prag 7 -- 2, and was awarded the Viktoria, the championship trophy from 1903 to 1944. Before the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963, the championship format was based on a knockout competition, contested between the winners of each of the country 's top regional leagues. Since 1963, the first - place finisher in the Bundesliga has been recognized as the national champion. Championship play was suspended twice ; from 1915 to 1919 due to World War I and again from 1945 to 1947 due to World War II. Following World War II, Germany was occupied by the victorious Allies and two German football competitions emerged when the country was divided as a result. The historical tradition of the DFB was continued in what was known as West Germany, while a second national championship was contested in Soviet - controlled East Germany under the auspices of the DFV ( Deutscher Fußball - Verband or German Football Federation ). Following the reunification of the country in 1990, the two separate football competitions were merged and a single national championship was restored. Bayern Munich hold the record for the most championships with 27, all but one of these ( 1932 ) coming in Bundesliga competition. Dynamo Berlin claimed 10 titles in the former East Germany, winning these championships in consecutive seasons ( 1979 -- 88 ). Champions Early German football championships ( 1903 -- 32 ) The new English game of football quickly caught on in late 19th - century Germany, which had previously been a nation of gymnasts. The earliest attempt at organizing some form of national championship came in 1894 when city champions Viktoria 89 Berlin invited FC Hanau 93 to play a challenge match. The Hanauers were unable to afford the cost of the trip and so were unable to take up the invitation. In 2007, the 1894 final was replayed and Viktoria were crowned the official 1894 champions. After its formation in 1900, the DFB began to establish its authority over the myriad city and regional leagues springing up throughout the country and organized the first officially recognized national championship in 1903. The prize of German football was the Viktoria, a trophy statue of a seated Roman goddess of victory, donated by the committee that organized German participation in the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris -- and originally intended to be shared with teams playing the rugby version of football. The formation of the DFB helped establish for the first time a clear divide between association football and its close cousin. To qualify for the German championship finals, a club had to win one of the regional championships, which, in some cases, predate the national one. Those were : Southern German football championship -- formed in 1898 Brandenburg football championship -- formed in 1898 Central German football championship -- formed in 1902 Western German football championship -- formed in 1903 Northern German football championship -- formed in 1906 South Eastern German football championship -- formed in 1906 Baltic football championship -- formed in 1908 One other regional championships briefly existed : March football championship -- existed from 1903 to 1911 From 1925 onwards, the runners - up of those competitions were also qualified for the German championship finals, which had been expanded to sixteen clubs. The two strongest regions, South and West were also allowed to send their third - placed team. This system of regional championships was abolished in 1933 by the Nazis and superseded by the Gauliga system. Key * Match went to extra time Season Champions Score Runners - up Venue 1903 VfB Leipzig 7 -- 2 Deutscher FC Prag Hamburg 1904 Unresolved protest -- Not played per DFB -- No Champion declared 1905 Union 92 Berlin 2 -- 0 Karlsruher FV Köln 1906 VfB Leipzig 2 -- 1 1. FC Pforzheim Nuremberg 1907 Freiburger FC 3 -- 1 Viktoria Berlin Mannheim 1908 Viktoria Berlin 3 -- 0 Stuttgarter Kickers Berlin 1909 Phönix Karlsruhe 4 -- 2 Viktoria Berlin Breslau 1910 Karlsruher FV ( 0 -- 0 ) 1 -- 0 * Holstein Kiel Köln 1911 Viktoria Berlin 3 -- 1 VfB Leipzig Dresden 1912 Holstein Kiel 1 -- 0 Karlsruher FV Hamburg 1913 VfB Leipzig 3 -- 1 Duisburger SpV München 1914 SpVgg Fürth ( 2 -- 2 ) 3 -- 2 * VfB Leipzig Magdeburg 1915 -- 1919 Suspended -- World War I 1920 1. FC Nuremberg 2 -- 0 SpVgg Fürth Frankfurt 1921 1. FC Nuremberg 5 -- 0 Berliner FC Vorwärts 1890 Düsseldorf 1922 Hamburger SV -- Title declined per DFB ( 2 -- 2 ) and ( 1 -- 1 ) 1. FC Nuremberg Berlin and Leipzig 1923 Hamburger SV 3 -- 0 Union Oberschöneweide Berlin 1924 1. FC Nuremberg 2 -- 0 Hamburger SV Berlin 1925 1. FC Nuremberg ( 0 -- 0 ) 1 -- 0 * FSV Frankfurt Frankfurt 1926 SpVgg Fürth 4 -- 1 Hertha BSC Frankfurt 1927 1. FC Nuremberg 2 -- 0 Hertha BSC Berlin 1928 Hamburger SV 5 -- 2 Hertha BSC Hamburg 1929 SpVgg Fürth 3 -- 2 Hertha BSC Nuremberg 1930 Hertha BSC 5 -- 4 Holstein Kiel Düsseldorf 1931 Hertha BSC 3 -- 2 TSV 1860 München Köln 1932 Bayern Munich 2 -- 0 Eintracht Frankfurt Nuremberg German football championships under the third Reich ( 1933 -- 45 ) Under the Nazis, German sports competitions were consolidated for political reasons. Clubs whose leanings were unpalatable to the regime as leftist or faith - based were either banned or their memberships dispersed through forced mergers with other ideologically acceptable clubs. With the beginning of the 1933 -- 34 season, top - flight German football was reorganized into 16 regional Gauligen with each of these leagues sending their champion to the national playoffs. New Gauligen were created as the Reich expanded its borders, first through the Anschluss with Austria, then through annexation and conquest before and during World War II. This expanded the national championship competition with the addition of regional champions from the new circuits. It also introduced previously foreign clubs into German domestic competition where Viennese Austrian sides made a notable impression. Competition during the war was also characterized by the formation of military - based clubs including the Luftwaffe side LSV Hamburg which appeared in the era 's last national championship match at the end of the 1943 -- 44 season. Unlike the United Kingdom, where play was suspended early on, national football competition continued on in Germany in some form through the course of the war. Play finally collapsed as the war drew to its conclusion and no champion was declared in 1944 -- 45. It was also during this period that a national cup competition was introduced ; the Tschammerpokal was named for Reichssportführer ( Sports Chief of the Reich ) Hans von Tschammer und Osten and is predecessor to the modern - day DFB - Pokal ( German Cup ). The first cup competition was staged in 1935 and won by 1. FC Nuremberg. Key * Match went to extra time † Champion also won Tschammerpokal Season Champions Score Runners - up Venue 1933 Fortuna Düsseldorf 3 -- 0 Schalke 04 Köln 1934 Schalke 04 2 -- 1 1. FC Nuremberg Berlin 1935 Schalke 04 6 -- 4 VfB Stuttgart Köln 1936 1. FC Nuremberg ( 1 -- 1 ) 2 -- 1 * Fortuna Düsseldorf Berlin 1937 Schalke 04 † 2 -- 0 1. FC Nuremberg Berlin 1938 Hannover 96 ( 3 -- 3 ) 4 -- 3 * Schalke 04 Berlin 1939 Schalke 04 9 -- 0 Admira Wien Berlin 1940 Schalke 04 1 -- 0 Dresdner SC Berlin 1941 Rapid Wien 4 -- 3 Schalke 04 Berlin 1942 Schalke 04 2 -- 0 First Vienna Berlin 1943 Dresdner SC 3 -- 0 FV Saarbrücken Berlin 1944 Dresdner SC 4 -- 0 LSV Hamburg Berlin 1945 Suspended -- World War II German football championships postwar to the Bundesliga ( 1946 -- 63 ) In the immediate aftermath of World War II, German football was in complete disarray. Occupying Allied authorities ordered the dissolution of most organizations in the country, including sports and football clubs, as having been compromised under the Nazi regime. However, many football clubs were soon re-established and new sides formed ; play was tentatively resumed. By 1948, a new first division league structure, the Oberligen, was in place in most of the Western zone of occupation. The restored competition maintained the German game 's historical practice of play in regional leagues. An exception was in French - occupied Saarland where attempts by France to annex the state were manifested in the formation of a separate, but short - lived, football competition that staged its own championship. Saarland briefly had its own representation under FIFA, forming Olympic and World Cup sides, before re-joining German competition in 1956. In the Soviet - occupied East zone, a more enduring separation took place that was not mended until the reunification of Germany in 1990. As a result, Eastern - based clubs did not take part in the German national championship under the DFB, vying instead for a different prize. The country 's capital city of Berlin was similarly divided and clubs based in West Berlin took part in western - based competition. The Viktoria disappeared at war 's end, although it would eventually reappear and be held in East Germany. A new trophy -- the Meisterschale -- was introduced in the west in 1949. The first postwar champions were 1. FC Nuremberg ( 2 -- 1 over 1. FC Kaiserslautern in Köln ) who were also, coincidentally, the first champions following World War I. Over time, the notion of professionalism -- long anathema to German sports -- made inroads in the country. A consequence of this was that by 1956, a distinct national amateur championship was established, open to teams playing below the Oberliga level in second - and third tier leagues. Key * Match went to extra time † Champion also won DFB - Pokal Season Champions Score Runners - up Venue 1946 -- 1947 Suspended -- Postwar regional play only 1948 1. FC Nuremberg 2 -- 1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Köln 1949 VfR Mannheim ( 2 -- 2 ) 3 -- 2 * Borussia Dortmund Stuttgart 1950 VfB Stuttgart 2 -- 1 Kickers Offenbach Berlin 1951 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2 -- 1 Preußen Münster Berlin 1952 VfB Stuttgart 3 -- 2 1. FC Saarbrücken Ludwigshafen 1953 1. FC Kaiserslautern 4 -- 1 VfB Stuttgart Berlin 1954 Hannover 96 5 -- 1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Hamburg 1955 Rot - Weiss Essen 4 -- 3 1. FC Kaiserslautern Hannover 1956 Borussia Dortmund 4 -- 2 Karlsruher SC Berlin 1957 Borussia Dortmund 4 -- 1 Hamburger SV Hannover 1958 Schalke 04 3 -- 0 Hamburger SV Hannover 1959 Eintracht Frankfurt ( 2 -- 2 ) 5 -- 3 * Kickers Offenbach Berlin 1960 Hamburger SV 3 -- 2 1. FC Köln Frankfurt 1961 1. FC Nuremberg 3 -- 0 Borussia Dortmund Hannover 1962 1. FC Köln 4 -- 0 1. FC Nuremberg Berlin 1963 Borussia Dortmund 3 -- 1 1. FC Köln Stuttgart East German football championships ( 1950 -- 90 ) Main article : List of East German football champions The postwar occupation of Germany by the victorious Allies eventually led to the de facto partition of the country and the emergence of two separate German states, each with its own government and institutions. Early plans to maintain a national championship to be contested by representatives from the eastern and western halves of the country quickly fell by the wayside in the context of the Cold War. An Ostzone champion was declared in each of the 1946 -- 48 seasons and in 1949 the first division DDR - Oberliga was established under the DFV ( Deutscher Fußball - Verband der DDR ) as a distinct national sport governing body. From 1950 through to 1990 an East German football champion was declared, until the eastern competition was reintegrated into the German national competition under the DFB. In the first recognized East German national championship staged in 1949, ZSG Union Halle defeated SG Fortuna Erfurt 4 -- 1. In 1990, the last East German champion was SG Dynamo Dresden. The following season the DDR - Oberliga ( I ) was redesignated the Nord - Ostdeutscher Fußball Verband Oberliga and became a third tier regional division within the existing German league structure under the DFB. FC Hansa Rostock captured the title in the transitional 1990 -- 91 season, and alongside runners - up Dynamo Dresden, advanced to play in the Bundesliga, thereby fully integrating former Eastern clubs into a unified German championship. Bundesliga ( 1963 -- ) The formation of the Bundesliga in 1963 marked a significant change to the German football championship. The historical regional league and national playoff format was abandoned in favour of a single unified national league. Sixteen teams from the five Oberligen in place at the time were invited to be part of the new circuit -- which also for the first time formally acknowledged the sport as professional rather than amateur. The new league adopted a round - robin format in which each team plays every other club once at home and once away. There is no playoff, with the club having the best record at the end of the season claiming the German championship. 1. FC Köln captured the first - ever Bundesliga title in the league 's inaugural 1963 -- 64 season. Since then the competition has been dominated by Bayern Munich which has taken the championship in 26 of the 54 Bundesliga seasons played to 2017. Key † Double * Treble Season Champions Runners - up Third Place Top Scorer ( s ) Goals 1963 -- 64 1. FC Köln Meidericher SV Eintracht Frankfurt Seeler, Uwe Uwe Seeler 30 1964 -- 65 Werder Bremen 1. FC Köln Borussia Dortmund Brunnenmeier, Rudi Rudi Brunnenmeier 24 1965 -- 66 TSV 1860 München Borussia Dortmund Bayern Munich Konietzka, Friedhelm Friedhelm Konietzka 26 1966 -- 67 Eintracht Braunschweig TSV 1860 München Borussia Dortmund Emmerich, Lothar Lothar Emmerich, Gerd Müller 28 1967 -- 68 1. FC Nuremberg Werder Bremen Borussia Mönchengladbach Löhr, Hannes Hannes Löhr 27 1968 -- 69 Bayern Munich † Alemannia Aachen Borussia Mönchengladbach Müller, Gerd Gerd Müller 30 1969 -- 70 Borussia Mönchengladbach Bayern Munich Hertha BSC Müller, Gerd Gerd Müller 38 1970 -- 71 Borussia Mönchengladbach Bayern Munich Hertha BSC Kobluhn, Lothar Lothar Kobluhn 24 1971 -- 72 Bayern Munich Schalke 04 Borussia Mönchengladbach Müller, Gerd Gerd Müller 40 1972 -- 73 Bayern Munich 1. FC Köln Fortuna Düsseldorf Müller, Gerd Gerd Müller 36 1973 -- 74 Bayern Munich Borussia Mönchengladbach Fortuna Düsseldorf Heynckes, Josef Josef Heynckes, Müller, Gerd Gerd Müller 30 1974 -- 75 Borussia Mönchengladbach Hertha BSC Hamburger SV Heynckes, Josef Josef Heynckes 27 1975 -- 76 Borussia Mönchengladbach Hamburger SV Bayern Munich Fischer, Klaus Klaus Fischer 29 1976 -- 77 Borussia Mönchengladbach Schalke 04 Eintracht Braunschweig Müller, Dieter Dieter Müller 34 1977 -- 78 1. FC Köln † Borussia Mönchengladbach Hertha BSC Müller, Dieter Dieter Müller, Gerd Müller 24 1978 -- 79 Hamburger SV VfB Stuttgart 1. FC Kaiserslautern Allofs, Klaus Klaus Allofs 22 1979 -- 80 Bayern Munich Hamburger SV VfB Stuttgart Rummenigge, Karl - Heinz Karl - Heinz Rummenigge 26 1980 -- 81 Bayern Munich Hamburger SV VfB Stuttgart Rummenigge, Karl - Heinz Karl - Heinz Rummenigge 29 1981 -- 82 Hamburger SV 1. FC Köln Bayern Munich Hrubesch, Horst Horst Hrubesch 27 1982 -- 83 Hamburger SV Werder Bremen VfB Stuttgart Völler, Rudi Rudi Völler 23 1983 -- 84 VfB Stuttgart Hamburger SV Borussia Mönchengladbach Rummenigge, Karl - Heinz Karl - Heinz Rummenigge 26 1984 -- 85 Bayern Munich Werder Bremen 1. FC Köln Allofs, Klaus Klaus Allofs 26 1985 -- 86 Bayern Munich † Werder Bremen Bayer Uerdingen Kuntz, Stefan Stefan Kuntz 22 1986 -- 87 Bayern Munich Hamburger SV Borussia Mönchengladbach Rahn, Uwe Uwe Rahn 24 1987 -- 88 Werder Bremen Bayern Munich 1. FC Köln Klinsmann, Jürgen Jürgen Klinsmann 19 1988 -- 89 Bayern Munich 1. FC Köln Werder Bremen Allofs, Thomas Thomas Allofs, Roland Wohlfarth 17 1989 -- 90 Bayern Munich 1. FC Köln Eintracht Frankfurt Andersen, Jørn Jørn Andersen 18 1990 -- 91 1. FC Kaiserslautern Bayern Munich Werder Bremen Wohlfarth, Roland Roland Wohlfarth 21 1991 -- 92 VfB Stuttgart Borussia Dortmund Eintracht Frankfurt Walter, Fritz Fritz Walter 22 1992 -- 93 Werder Bremen Bayern Munich Eintracht Frankfurt Kirsten, Ulf Ulf Kirsten, Anthony Yeboah 20 1993 -- 94 Bayern Munich 1. FC Kaiserslautern Bayer Leverkusen Kuntz, Stefan Stefan Kuntz, Anthony Yeboah 18 1994 -- 95 Borussia Dortmund Werder Bremen Freiburg Herrlich, Heiko Heiko Herrlich, Mario Basler 20 1995 -- 96 Borussia Dortmund Bayern Munich Schalke 04 Bobic, Fredi Fredi Bobic 17 1996 -- 97 Bayern Munich Bayer Leverkusen Borussia Dortmund Kirsten, Ulf Ulf Kirsten 22 1997 -- 98 1. FC Kaiserslautern Bayern Munich Bayer Leverkusen Kirsten, Ulf Ulf Kirsten 22 1998 -- 99 Bayern Munich Bayer Leverkusen Hertha BSC Preetz, Michael Michael Preetz 23 1999 -- 2000 Bayern Munich † Bayer Leverkusen Hamburger SV Max, Martin Martin Max 19 2000 -- 01 Bayern Munich Schalke 04 Borussia Dortmund Barbarez, Sergej Sergej Barbarez, Ebbe Sand 22 2001 -- 02 Borussia Dortmund Bayer Leverkusen Bayern Munich Amoroso, Márcio Márcio Amoroso, Martin Max 18 2002 -- 03 Bayern Munich † VfB Stuttgart Borussia Dortmund Elber, Giovane Giovane Élber, Thomas Christiansen 21 2003 -- 04 Werder Bremen † Bayern Munich Bayer Leverkusen Ailton Aílton 28 2004 -- 05 Bayern Munich † Schalke 04 Werder Bremen Mintál, Marek Marek Mintál 24 2005 -- 06 Bayern Munich † Werder Bremen Hamburger SV Klose, Miroslav Miroslav Klose 25 2006 -- 07 VfB Stuttgart Schalke 04 Werder Bremen Gekas, Theofanis Theofanis Gekas 20 2007 -- 08 Bayern Munich † Werder Bremen Schalke 04 Toni, Luca Luca Toni 24 2008 -- 09 VfL Wolfsburg Bayern Munich VfB Stuttgart, Grafite Grafite 28 2009 -- 10 Bayern Munich † Schalke 04 Werder Bremen Džeko, Edin Edin Džeko 22 2010 -- 11 Borussia Dortmund Bayer Leverkusen Bayern Munich Gómez, Mario Mario Gómez 28 2011 -- 12 Borussia Dortmund † Bayern Munich Schalke 04 Klaas - Jan Huntelaar 29 2012 -- 13 Bayern Munich * Borussia Dortmund Bayer Leverkusen Stefan Kießling 25 2013 -- 14 Bayern Munich † Borussia Dortmund Schalke 04 Robert Lewandowski 20 2014 -- 15 Bayern Munich VfL Wolfsburg Borussia Mönchengladbach Alexander Meier 19 2015 -- 16 Bayern Munich † Borussia Dortmund Bayer Leverkusen Robert Lewandowski 30 2016 -- 17 Bayern Munich RB Leipzig Borussia Dortmund Pierre - Emerick Aubameyang 31 Performances Over the history of the German football championship 29 different clubs have won the title. The most successful club is FC Bayern Munich with 27 titles to its credit, most of those coming in Bundesliga competition. The most successful pre-Bundesliga club is 1. FC Nuremberg who took 8 titles in the era of knockout play amongst regional champions. Former German champions are recognized through the Verdiente Meistervereine system which permits the display of a star or stars on a club 's jersey. This system allows for the recognition of both German and East German titles, although only German titles are listed in the table below. Clubs in Bold currently play in the top division. Performance by club Club Winners Runners - up Winning Seasons Runners - up seasons Bayern Munich 27 10 1931 -- 32, 1968 -- 69, 1971 -- 72, 1972 -- 73, 1973 -- 74, 1979 -- 80, 1980 -- 81, 1984 -- 85, 1985 -- 86, 1986 -- 87, 1988 -- 89, 1989 -- 90, 1993 -- 94, 1996 -- 97, 1998 -- 99, 1999 -- 2000, 2000 -- 01, 2002 -- 03, 2004 -- 05, 2005 -- 06, 2007 -- 08, 2009 -- 10, 2012 -- 13, 2013 -- 14, 2014 -- 15, 2015 -- 16, 2016 -- 17 1969 - 70, 1970 -- 71, 1987 -- 88, 1990 -- 91, 1992 -- 93, 1995 - 95, 1997 -- 98, 2003 -- 04, 2008 -- 09, 2011 -- 12 1. FC Nürnberg 9 1919 -- 20, 1920 -- 21, 1923 -- 24, 1924 -- 25, 1926 -- 27, 1935 -- 36, 1947 -- 48, 1960 -- 61, 1967 -- 68 1933 -- 34, 1936 - 37, 1961 -- 62 Borussia Dortmund 8 7 1955 -- 56, 1956 -- 57, 1962 -- 63, 1994 -- 95, 1995 -- 96, 2001 -- 02, 2010 -- 11, 2011 -- 12 1948 - 49, 1960 -- 61, 1965 -- 66, 1991 -- 92, 2012 -- 13, 2013 -- 14, 2015 -- 16 Schalke 04 7 9 1933 -- 34, 1934 -- 35, 1936 -- 37, 1938 -- 39, 1939 -- 40, 1941 -- 42, 1957 -- 58 1932 - 33, 1937 -- 38, 1940 -- 41, 1971 -- 72, 1976 -- 77, 2000 -- 01, 2004 -- 05, 2006 -- 07, 2009 -- 10 Hamburger SV 6 8 1922 -- 23, 1927 -- 28, 1959 -- 60, 1978 -- 79, 1981 -- 82, 1982 -- 83 1923 - 24, 1956 -- 57, 1957 -- 58, 1975 -- 76, 1979 -- 80, 1980 -- 81, 1983 -- 84, 1986 - 87 VfB Stuttgart 5 1949 -- 50, 1951 -- 52, 1983 -- 84, 1991 -- 92, 2006 -- 07 1934 - 35, 1952 -- 53, 1978 -- 79, 2002 - 03 Borussia Mönchengladbach 5 1969 -- 70, 1970 -- 71, 1974 -- 75, 1975 -- 76, 1976 -- 77 1973 - 74, 1977 -- 78 Werder Bremen 7 1964 -- 65, 1987 -- 88, 1992 -- 93, 2003 -- 04 1967 - 68, 1982 -- 83, 1984 -- 85, 1985 -- 86, 1994 -- 95, 2005 -- 06, 2007 -- 08 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1950 -- 51, 1952 -- 53, 1990 -- 91, 1997 -- 98 1947 - 48, 1953 -- 54, 1954 -- 55, 1993 - 94 1. FC Köln 7 1961 -- 62, 1963 -- 64, 1977 -- 78 1959 - 60, 1962 -- 63, 1964 -- 65, 1972 -- 73, 1981 -- 82, 1988 -- 89, 1989 -- 90 Lokomotive Leipzig 1902 -- 03, 1905 -- 06, 1912 -- 13 1910 - 11, 1913 -- 14 Greuther Fürth 1913 -- 14, 1925 -- 26, 1928 -- 29 1919 - 20 Hertha BSC 5 1929 -- 30, 1930 -- 31 1925 - 26, 1926 -- 27, 1927 -- 28, 1928 -- 29, 1974 -- 75 Viktoria 89 Berlin 1907 -- 08, 1910 -- 11 1906 - 07, 1908 -- 09 Dresdner SC 1942 -- 43, 1943 -- 44 1939 - 40 Hannover 96 -- 1937 -- 38, 1953 -- 54 Karlsruher FV 1909 -- 10 1904 - 05, 1911 -- 12 Holstein Kiel 1911 -- 12 1909 - 10, 1929 -- 30 1860 München 1965 -- 66 1930 - 31, 1966 -- 67 SpVgg Blau - Weiß 1890 Berlin 1904 -- 05 1920 - 21 Karlsruher SC 1908 -- 09 1955 - 56 Fortuna Düsseldorf 1932 -- 33 1935 - 36 Eintracht Frankfurt 1958 -- 59 1931 - 32 VfL Wolfsburg 2008 -- 09 2014 - 15 Freiburger FC -- 1906 -- 07 Rapid Wien -- 1940 -- 41 VfR Mannheim -- 1948 -- 49 Rot - Weiss Essen -- 1954 -- 55 Eintracht Braunschweig -- 1966 -- 67 Bayer Leverkusen -- 5 1996 - 97, 1998 -- 99, 1999 - 2000, 2001 -- 02, 2010 -- 11 1. FC Saarbrücken -- 1942 - 43, 1951 -- 52 Kickers Offenbach -- 1949 - 50, 1958 -- 59 Deutscher FC Prag -- 1902 - 03 1. FC Pforzheim -- 1905 - 06 Stuttgarter Kickers -- 1907 - 08 Duisburger SpV -- 1912 - 13 Union Oberschöneweide -- 1922 - 23 FSV Frankfurt -- 1924 - 25 Admira Wien -- 1938 - 39 First Vienna -- 1941 - 42 LSV Hamburg -- 1943 - 44 Preußen Münster -- 1950 - 51 Meidericher SV -- 1963 - 64 Alemannia Aachen -- 1968 - 69 RB Leipzig -- 2016 - 17 Notes : A. ^ VfB Leipzig would have faced Berliner TuFC, but no final was held. B. The German football championship was not held from 1915 to 1919 due to the First World War. C. ^ The 1922 final between Hamburger SV and 1. FC Nuremberg ended 2 -- 2. The match was called due to darkness after 189 minutes of play. The replay ended 1 -- 1 when the referee called off the game while in extra time due to Nuremberg having just seven players remaining in the game. Hamburg was awarded the championship but later declined. D. The German football championship was not held from 1945 to 1947 due to the Second World War and its aftermath. E. VfB Leipzig are now known as Lokomotive Leipzig. F. Vienna was part of Germany when Rapid Wien won the championship in 1941. Performance by state and regional association As of 2017 German football champions have come from 11 of the 16 German states. The most successful state is Bavaria with 40 championships. Bavaria is also home to the two individually most successful clubs, Bayern Munich and 1. FC Nuremberg. North - Rhine Westphalia follows with 25 championships. The state is home to the 3rd and 4th most successful clubs, Borussia Dortmund and Schalke 04. No club from the Saarland, Thuringia, Saxony - Anhalt, Brandenburg, and Mecklenburg - Vorpommern has yet won the championship. In most cases the regional associations of the DFB align with state borders in Germany. However, the DFB has two regional associations in Rhineland - Palatinate, and three each in North - Rhine Westphalia and Baden - Württemberg. For the champions of these states the regional associations are mentioned as well. From 1938 -- 45 Austria was part of Germany, and Austrian clubs were thus allowed to compete in the German football championship. Rapid Wien won one championship in that period. State Winners Club ( s ) Bavaria 40 Bayern Munich ( 27 ), 1. FC Nürnberg ( 9 ), Greuther Fürth ( 3 ), 1860 München ( 1 ) North Rhine - Westphalia 25 Westphalia ( 15 ) : Borussia Dortmund ( 8 ), Schalke 04 ( 7 ) Lower Rhine ( 7 ) : Borussia Mönchengladbach ( 5 ), Fortuna Düsseldorf ( 1 ), Rot - Weiß Essen ( 1 ) Middle Rhine ( 3 ) : 1. FC Köln ( 3 ) Baden - Württemberg 9 Württemberg ( 5 ) : VfB Stuttgart ( 5 ) Baden ( 3 ) : Karlsruher FV ( 1 ), Karlsruher SC ( 1 ), VfR Mannheim ( 1 ) South Baden ( 1 ) : Freiburger FC ( 1 ) Hamburg 6 Hamburger SV ( 6 ) Saxony 5 Lokomotive Leipzig ( 3 ), Dresdner SC ( 2 ) Berlin 5 Hertha BSC ( 2 ), Viktoria 89 Berlin ( 2 ), SpVgg Blau - Weiß 1890 Berlin ( 1 ) Bremen Werder Bremen ( 4 ) Rhineland - Palatinate South - Western Germany ( 4 ) : 1. FC Kaiserslautern ( 4 ) Lower Saxony Hannover 96 ( 2 ), VfL Wolfsburg ( 1 ), Eintracht Braunschweig ( 1 ) Schleswig - Holstein Holstein Kiel ( 1 ) Hesse Eintracht Frankfurt ( 1 ) Other Austria ( 1 ) : Rapid Wien ( 1 ) Undeclared championships In over a century of German football competition, champions were not declared in several seasons for various reasons. No champion was declared in 1904 due to the DFB 's inability to resolve a protest filed by Karlsruher FV over their 1 -- 6 semi-final loss to Britannia Berlin to determine which of these sides would face defending champion Leipzig in that year 's final. Karlsruhe 's protest was over the failure to play the match at neutral venue. The national championship was suspended in October 1915 due to World War I. Limited play continued on a regional basis in many parts of the country, while competition was abandoned in other areas. Several regional leagues continued to declare champions or cup winners. The national championship was reinstated with the 1919 -- 20 season that was concluded with a 2 -- 0 victory by 1. FC Nuremberg over SpVgg Fürth in Frankfurt. The 1922 final was contested by 1. FC Nuremberg and Hamburger SV, but never reached a conclusion on the pitch. The match was called on account of darkness after three hours and ten minutes of play, drawn at 2 -- 2. The re-match also went into extra time, and in an era that did not allow for substitutions, the game was called at 1 -- 1 when Nuremberg was reduced to just seven players and the referee ruled they could not continue. Considerable wrangling ensued over the decision. The DFB awarded the win to Hamburg under the condition that they renounce the title in the name of `` good sportsmanship '' -- which they grudgingly did. Ultimately, the championship trophy was not officially presented that year. Competition for the national title was maintained through most of World War II and was supported by the regime for morale. Play became increasingly difficult as the war drew to its conclusion due to manpower shortages, bombed - out stadiums, and the hardship and expense of travel. In the era 's final championship match Dresdner SC beat the military club LSV Hamburg 4 -- 0 on 18 June 1944 in Berlin 's Olympiastadion. The 1944 -- 45 season kicked off ahead of schedule in November ; however, by March 1945 play had collapsed throughout Germany as Allied armies overran the country. Play was tentatively resumed in various parts of the now - occupied country in early 1946 and the postwar Oberliga structure began to take shape in the 1946 -- 47 season ; no national champion was declared from 1945 to 1947. In 1947 -- 48, qualification play took place to determine Westzonen ( Western occupation zones ) and Ostzone ( Eastern occupation zone ) representatives to meet in a national final that never took place. 1. FC Nuremberg is recognized as the first postwar German national champion for its 2 -- 1 victory over 1. FC Köln in the Westzonen final staged on 8 August 1948 in Mannheim. In the Ostzone, SG Planitz beat SG Freiimfelde Halle 1 -- 0 on 4 July 1948 in Leipzig to qualify for the scheduled national final, but were denied a permit to travel to play the match by Soviet authorities. Other national championships Workers ' and faith - based leagues In the aftermath of World War I, several lesser national football competitions emerged as outgrowths of the tumultuous German political situation. These included the left - leaning workers ' ATSB ( Arbeiter - Turn - und Sport - Bund ), the Catholic - sponsored DJK ( Deutschen Jugendkraft ), the Protestant - backed DT ( Deutsche Turnerschaft ), and the Communist KG ( Kampfgemeinschaft für Rote Sporteinheit ). Through the 1920s and 1930s, each of these leagues staged their own national championships or fielded national sides. Because of the ideologies they represented, they were considered politically unpalatable by the regime and disappeared in the 1933 reorganization of German football under the Third Reich that consolidated competition in state - sanctioned leagues. These clubs were forced into mergers with other mainstream sides or saw their assets seized by the state. Arbeiter - Turn - und Sportbund ( 1920 -- 1933 ) Key * Match was replayed after a protest Year Champions Score Runners - up Venue 1920 Tuspo Fürth 3 -- 2 TuS Süden Forst Leipzig 1921 VfL Leipzig - Stötteritz 3 -- 0 Nordiska Berlin Dresden 1922 VfL Leipzig - Stötteritz 4 -- 1 BV 06 Cassel Berlin 1923 VfL Leipzig - Stötteritz ( 1 -- 0 ) 3 -- 2 * Alemannia 22 Berlin Dresden 1924 Dresdner SV 10 6 -- 1 SV Stern Breslau Dresden 1925 Dresdner SV 10 7 -- 0 SV Stralau 10 Dresden 1926 Dresdner SV 10 5 -- 1 TuS Süden Forst Dresden 1927 Dresdner SV 10 4 -- 1 TuS Nürnberg - West Dresden 1928 Pankower 08 Adler 5 -- 4 ASV Westend Frankfurt Berlin 1929 Lorbeer 06 Hamburg 5 -- 4 FT Döbern Hamburg 1930 TuS 1930 Nürnberg - Ost 6 -- 1 Bahrenfelder SV 19 Nuremberg 1931 Lorbeer 06 Hamburg 4 -- 2 SpVgg 12 Pegau Hamburg 1932 TuS Nürnberg - Ost 4 -- 1 93 FT Cottbus Nuremberg 1933 ATSB dissolved by Nazis in May 1933. Deutsche Jugendkraft ( 1921 -- 1932 ) Year Champions Score Runners - up Venue 1921 DJK Katernberg 3 -- 2 ( a.e.t. ) DJK Ludwigshafen Düsseldorf 1924 DJK Katernberg 4 -- 2 DJK Bürgel Sparta Frankfurt am Main 1927 Sparta DJK Nürnberg 6 -- 1 DJK TuS 08 Homberg - Hochheide Köln 1932 Sparta DJK Nürnberg 5 -- 2 DJK Adler Frintrop Dortmund Deutsche Turnerschaft ( 1925 -- 1930 ) Year Champions Score Runners - up Venue 1925 MTV Fürth 5 -- 0 MTV Kiel Hamburg 1926 MTV Fürth 3 -- 2 Rotherburgsorter TV Ulm 1927 TV 1861 Forst 6 -- 0 TV 1846 Mannheim Dresden 1928 Harburger TB 1 -- 0 ATV Leipzig - Paunsdorf Köln 1929 TV Mannheim 46 2 -- 0 ATG Gera Gera 1930 Kruppsche TG Essen 5 -- 4 MTV Wilhelmsburg Leipzig Following the 1930 season, most DT teams became part of the mainstream DFB. Kampfgemeinschaft für Rote Sporteinheit ( 1931 -- 1933 ) Year Champions Score Runners - up Venue 1931 Dresdner SV 10 3 -- 2 Sparta 11 Berlin -- 1932 Dresdner SV 10 3 -- 2 Sparta 11 Berlin -- 1933 KG dissolved by Nazis in February 1933. Participation of non-german clubs German championships have included clubs from countries other than Germany. DFC Prag, vice-champions in the first national final and a founding member of the DFB, was an ethnically - German club from Bohemia in the Austro - Hungarian Empire ( today part of the Czech Republic ) which did not at the time have its own national football federation. Following the Anschluss, which united Germany and Austria within the Third Reich in 1938, Austrian clubs became part of German competition ; Admira Wien made a losing appearance in the German national final in 1939, Rapid Wien captured the championship in 1941, and First Vienna also lost in 1942. In each case their opposition was Schalke 04. Throughout the course of World War II, clubs in German - occupied territories were made part of German competition in the Gauligen and took part in the regional qualifying rounds of the national championship, but without the same success as Austrian sides. Trophies Replica of the Viktoria at the FC Schalke 04 museum Two trophies have been used for the official German and, during the era of the divided Germany, West German champions. The pre-Second World War trophy, the Viktoria, was awarded from 1903 to 1944, making Saxonian clubs VfB Leipzig the first and Dresdner SC the last club to receive it. The trophy disappeared during the final stages of the war and would not resurface until after the German reunification. A new trophy, the Meisterschale, was commissioned after the war but was not ready for the first post-war champions in 1948. Instead it was first awarded to VfR Mannheim in 1949. 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