# List of clubs in the Bundesliga

This is a list of clubs in the Bundesliga. It records all 57 clubs who played in the 61 seasons of the Bundesliga since its introduction in 1963. The placings section is split in two periods, before and after the German reunification, which took place during the league's 1990–91 season, in October 1990. For the following season, clubs from former East Germany joined the league.

## List of clubs

The list of clubs of the Bundesliga from its inception to the present season, sorted by the number of seasons a club played in the league.
    As of 2024–25 season (62 seasons total).
| Club | Sea- sons | Cons. seas. | First season | Last season | Best result | Titles | Seasons of best result | Curr. level |
| Bayern Munich | 60 | 60 | 1965–66 | Present | 1st | 32 | 32 seasons | I |
| Werder Bremen | 60 | 3 | 1963–64 | Present | 1st | 4 | 1964–65, 1987–88, 1992–93, 2003–04 | I |
| Borussia Dortmund | 58 | 49 | 1963–64 | Present | 1st | 5 | 1994–95, 1995–96, 2001–02, 2010–11, 2011–12 | I |
| VfB Stuttgart | 58 | 5 | 1963–64 | Present | 1st | 3 | 1983–84, 1991–92, 2006–07 | I |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 57 | 17 | 1965–66 | Present | 1st | 5 | 1969–70, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77 | I |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 56 | 13 | 1963–64 | Present | 3rd | — | 1963–64, 1974–75, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1992–93 | I |
| Hamburger SV | 55 | – | 1963–64 | 2017–18 | 1st | 3 | 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83 | II |
| Schalke 04 | 54 | – | 1963–64 | 2022–23 | 2nd | — | 7 seasons | II |
| 1. FC Köln | 52 | – | 1963–64 | 2023–24 | 1st | 2 | 1963–64, 1977–78 | II |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 46 | 46 | 1979–80 | Present | 1st | 1 | 2023–24 | I |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 44 | – | 1963–64 | 2011–12 | 1st | 2 | 1990–91, 1997–98 | II |
| Hertha BSC | 40 | – | 1963–64 | 2022–23 | 2nd | — | 1974–75 | II |
| VfL Bochum | 38 | 4 | 1971–72 | Present | 5th | — | 1996–97, 2003–04 | I |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 33 | – | 1963–64 | 2018–19 | 1st | 1 | 1967–68 | II |
| Hannover 96 | 30 | – | 1964–65 | 2018–19 | 4th | — | 2010–11 | II |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 28 | 28 | 1997–98 | Present | 1st | 1 | 2008–09 | I |
| MSV Duisburg | 28 | – | 1963–64 | 2007–08 | 2nd | — | 1963–64 | IV |
| SC Freiburg | 25 | 9 | 1993–94 | Present | 3rd | — | 1994–95 | I |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 25 | – | 1966–67 | 2019–20 | 3rd | — | 1972–73, 1973–74 | II |
| Karlsruher SC | 24 | – | 1963–64 | 2008–09 | 6th | — | 1992–93, 1993–94, 1996–97 | II |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 21 | – | 1963–64 | 2013–14 | 1st | 1 | 1966–67 | II |
| 1860 Munich | 20 | – | 1963–64 | 2003–04 | 1st | 1 | 1965–66 | III |
| Mainz 05 | 19 | 16 | 2004–05 | Present | 5th | — | 2010–11 | I |
| Arminia Bielefeld | 19 | – | 1970–71 | 2021–22 | 8th | — | 1982–83, 1983–84 | III |
| TSG Hoffenheim | 17 | 17 | 2008–09 | Present | 3rd | — | 2017–18 | I |
| FC Augsburg | 14 | 14 | 2011–12 | Present | 5th | — | 2014–15 | I |
| KFC Uerdingen | 14 | – | 1975–76 | 1995–96 | 3rd | — | 1985–86 | IV |
| Hansa Rostock | 12 | – | 1991–92 | 2007–08 | 6th | — | 1995–96, 1997–98 | III |
| RB Leipzig | 9 | 9 | 2016–17 | Present | 2nd | — | 2016–17, 2020–21 | I |
| FC St. Pauli | 9 | 1 | 1977–78 | Present | 10th | — | 1988–89 | I |
| Waldhof Mannheim | 7 | – | 1983–84 | 1989–90 | 6th | — | 1984–85 | III |
| Kickers Offenbach | 7 | – | 1968–69 | 1983–84 | 7th | — | 1972–73 | IV |
| Rot-Weiss Essen | 7 | – | 1966–67 | 1976–77 | 8th | — | 1975–76 | III |
| Union Berlin | 6 | 6 | 2019–20 | Present | 4th | — | 2022–23 | I |
| Energie Cottbus | 6 | – | 2000–01 | 2008–09 | 13th | — | 2001–02, 2006–07 | III |
| Darmstadt 98 | 5 | – | 1978–79 | 2023–24 | 14th | — | 2015–16 | II |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken | 5 | – | 1963–64 | 1992–93 | 14th | — | 1976–77 | III |
| Alemannia Aachen | 4 | – | 1967–68 | 2006–07 | 2nd | — | 1968–69 | III |
| Dynamo Dresden | 4 | – | 1991–92 | 1994–95 | 13th | — | 1993–94 | III |
| SG Wattenscheid | 4 | – | 1990–91 | 1993–94 | 11th | — | 1990–91 | V |
| Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 4 | – | 1969–70 | 1972–73 | 14th | — | 1969–70 | IV |
| FC 08 Homburg | 3 | – | 1986–87 | 1989–90 | 16th | — | 1986–87 | IV |
| Wuppertaler SV | 3 | – | 1972–73 | 1974–75 | 4th | — | 1972–73 | IV |
| Borussia Neunkirchen | 3 | – | 1964–65 | 1967–68 | 10th | — | 1964–65 | VI |
| 1. FC Heidenheim | 2 | 2 | 2023–24 | Present | 8th | — | 2023–24 | I |
| Greuther Fürth | 2 | – | 2012–13 | 2021–22 | 18th | — | 2012–13, 2021–22 | II |
| SC Paderborn | 2 | – | 2014–15 | 2019–20 | 18th | — | 2014–15, 2019–20 | II |
| FC Ingolstadt | 2 | – | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 11th | — | 2015–16 | III |
| SpVgg Unterhaching | 2 | – | 1999–2000 | 2000–01 | 10th | — | 1999–2000 | III |
| Stuttgarter Kickers | 2 | – | 1988–89 | 1991–92 | 17th | — | 1988–89, 1991–92 | IV |
| Tennis Borussia Berlin | 2 | – | 1974–75 | 1976–77 | 17th | — | 1974–75, 1976–77 | V |
| Holstein Kiel | 1 | 1 | 2024–25 | Present | — | — | — | I |
| SSV Ulm | 1 | – | 1999–2000 | 1999–2000 | 16th | — | 1999–2000 | II |
| VfB Leipzig | 1 | – | 1993–94 | 1993–94 | 18th | — | 1993–94 | IV |
| Blau-Weiß 1890 Berlin | 1 | – | 1986–87 | 1986–87 | 18th | — | 1986–87 | VII |
| Fortuna Köln | 1 | – | 1973–74 | 1973–74 | 17th | — | 1973–74 | IV |
| Tasmania Berlin | 1 | – | 1965–66 | 1965–66 | 18th | — | 1965–66 | V |
| Preußen Münster | 1 | – | 1963–64 | 1963–64 | 15th | — | 1963–64 | II |
* ↑ Seasons Bayern Munich finished 1st: 1968–69, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1978–79, 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, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
* ↑ Seasons Schalke 04 finished 2nd: 1971–72, 1976–77, 2000–01, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2017–18
* ↑ Club became defunct, but was re-founded as Lokomotive Leipzig.
* ↑ Club became defunct, but was re-founded as SpVg Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin.
* ↑ Club became defunct, but was re-founded as SV Tasmania Berlin.

### Key

| Club | Name of club |
| Seasons | Number of seasons in league |
| Cons. seas. | Number of consecutive seasons in league |
| First season | First season in league |
| Last season | Last season in league |
| Best result | Best result in league |
| Titles | Number of league titles won |
| Seasons of best result | Seasons best result occurred in |
| Curr. level | Current level (2024–25) in German league system |

## Placings
### Placings from 1963 to 1991

The placings in the Bundesliga from its interception to the last season before the German reunion:
| Club | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 12 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 1 |
| Bayern Munich | | | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Werder Bremen | 10 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 17 | | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 4 |
| Hamburger SV | 6 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 5 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 5 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 16 | | | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 1. FC Köln | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | | | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 9 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 17 | | | | | 8 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| SG Wattenscheid | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | | | | 17 | | | | | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | | | 9 | 12 |
| Karlsruher SC | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 18 | | | | | | | | 15 | 16 | | | | 10 | 14 | 17 | | 17 | | | 15 | 11 | 10 | 13 |
| VfL Bochum | | | | | | | | | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 9 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | 17 | | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | | 12 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 15 |
| FC St. Pauli | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 13 | 16 |
| KFC Uerdingen | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | | | | 15 | 18 | | | 10 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 17 |
| Hertha BSC | 14 | 14 | | | | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 16 | | | 18 | | | | | | | | 18 |
| Waldhof Mannheim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 17 | |
| FC 08 Homburg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 17 | | 18 | |
| Stuttgarter Kickers | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | | |
| Hannover 96 | | 5 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 18 | | 16 | | | | | | | | | | 18 | | 10 | 18 | | |
| Schalke 04 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 17 | | 16 | | 8 | 10 | 13 | 18 | | | |
| Blau-Weiß 1890 Berlin | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | | | | |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 17 | | | | | | | | 17 | | | | | |
| Arminia Bielefeld | | | | | | | | 14 | 18 | | | | | | | 16 | | 15 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 16 | | | | | | |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 11 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 17 | | 9 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 18 | | 11 | 15 | 9 | 18 | | | | | | |
| Kickers Offenbach | | | | | | 18 | | 17 | | 7 | 10 | 8 | 17 | | | | | | | | 17 | | | | | | | |
| Darmstadt 98 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | | | 17 | | | | | | | | | |
| MSV Duisburg | 2 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 18 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1860 Munich | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 17 | | | | | | | | 16 | | 13 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tennis Borussia Berlin | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rot-Weiss Essen | | | | 18 | | | 12 | 18 | | | 13 | 12 | 8 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wuppertaler SV | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 16 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fortuna Köln | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | | | | | | | 14 | 16 | 15 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alemannia Aachen | | | | | 11 | 2 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Borussia Neunkirchen | | 10 | 17 | | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tasmania Berlin | | | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Preußen Münster | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Placings from 1991 to the present season

The placings in the Bundesliga from the German reunion to the present season:
| Club | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 1 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 17 | | 7 | 16 | | 9 | 15 | 16 | 2 |
| Bayern Munich | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| RB Leipzig | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | | | 15 | 14 | 17 | | | 16 | | 14 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 17 | | 6 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
| TSG Hoffenheim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 7 |
| 1. FC Heidenheim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| Werder Bremen | 9 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 17 | | 13 | 9 |
| SC Freiburg | | | 15 | 3 | 11 | 17 | | 12 | 12 | 6 | 16 | | 13 | 18 | | | | | 14 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 17 | | 7 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
| FC Augsburg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | | | | | | | 14 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 12 |
| Mainz 05 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 11 | 16 | | | 9 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 13 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 13 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 18 | | | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 18 | | 15 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 14 |
| Union Berlin | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| VfL Bochum | 15 | 16 | | 16 | | 5 | 12 | 17 | | 18 | | 9 | 5 | 16 | | 8 | 12 | 14 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 14 | 16 |
| 1. FC Köln | 4 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 17 | | | 10 | 17 | | 18 | | 17 | | | 12 | 13 | 10 | 17 | | | 12 | 9 | 5 | 18 | | 14 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 17 |
| Darmstadt 98 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 18 | | | | | | | 18 |
| Schalke 04 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 18 | | 17 | |
| Hertha BSC | | | | | | | 11 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 18 | | 16 | | 11 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 18 | |
| Arminia Bielefeld | | | | | | 14 | 18 | | 17 | | | 16 | | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 17 | | |
| Greuther Fürth | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | | | | | | | | | 18 | | |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 20 | | | | 13 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | | | | | | 10 | 17 | | | | |
| SC Paderborn | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | | | | | 18 | | | | |
| Hannover 96 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 18 | | 13 | 17 | | | | | |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 7 | 14 | 16 | | | | | 16 | | | 15 | 17 | | 14 | 8 | 6 | 16 | | 16 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 17 | | | | | 18 | | | | | |
| Hamburger SV | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 17 | | | | | | |
| FC Ingolstadt | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 17 | | | | | | | |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 16 | | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 16 | | | | | 7 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FC St. Pauli | | | | | 15 | 18 | | | | | 18 | | | | | | | | | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Energie Cottbus | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 13 | 18 | | | | 13 | 14 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Karlsruher SC | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hansa Rostock | 18 | | | | 6 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 17 | | | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MSV Duisburg | 19 | | 9 | 17 | | 9 | 8 | 8 | 18 | | | | | | 18 | | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alemannia Aachen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1860 Munich | | | | 14 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SpVgg Unterhaching | | | | | | | | | 10 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SSV Ulm | | | | | | | | | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| KFC Uerdingen | | 17 | | 15 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dynamo Dresden | 14 | 15 | 13 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SG Wattenscheid | 16 | 13 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| VfB Leipzig | | | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken | | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stuttgarter Kickers | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Key for placings

| German Champions | German Cup winner | German Champions and Cup winner | Relegated | Relegated and Cup winner |
* The two digit year is the year in which the season finishes.