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{{short description|Top German women's football league}}
{{About|the German women's football league|the Austrian women's football league|ÖFB Frauen Bundesliga|the German men's football league|Bundesliga}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox football league
| logo                 = Frauen-Bundesliga logo (2019).svg
| pixels               = 200
| founded              = 1990
| teams                = 14
| relegation           = [[2. Frauen-Bundesliga]]
| levels               = 1
| country              = Germany
| confed               = [[UEFA]]
| confed_cup           = [[UEFA Women's Champions League|Champions League]]
| domest_cup           = [[DFB-Pokal (women)|DFB-Pokal]]<br>[[DFB-Supercup Frauen]]
| champions            = [[FC Bayern Munich (women)|Bayern Munich]] (6th title)
| season               = [[2024–25 Frauen-Bundesliga|2024–25]]
| most successful club = {{nowrap|[[Eintracht Frankfurt (women)|1. FFC Frankfurt/Eintracht Frankfurt]]<br>[[VfL Wolfsburg (women)|VfL Wolfsburg]]<br>(7 titles each)}}
| website              = {{URL|https://www.dfb.de/google-pixel-frauen-bundesliga/start/|dfb.de/frauen-bundesliga}}
| current              = [[2025–26 Frauen-Bundesliga]]
| tv                   = [[DAZN]]<br>[[Deutsche Telekom|Magenta Sport]]
}}
The '''Frauen-Bundesliga''' ([[German language|German]] for ''Women's Federal League''), currently known as the '''[[Google Pixel]] Frauen-Bundesliga''' for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of league competition for [[women's association football]] in Germany.

In the [[UEFA Women's Champions League]], the Frauen-Bundesliga is the most successful league with a total of nine titles from four clubs.

In 1990 the [[German Football Association]] (DFB) created the German Women's Bundesliga, based on the model of the men's [[Bundesliga]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/espnw/news/story/_/id/6670374/women-world-cup-german-pro-league-brings-success|title=World Cup: German pro league brings success|date=18 June 2011|website=ESPN.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zeit.de/zustimmung?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zeit.de%2Fsport%2F2020-08%2Ffrauen-bundesliga-gruendung-frauenfussball-iris-taaken-katja-bornschein-geschichte|title=ZEIT ONLINE &#124; Lesen Sie zeit.de mit Werbung oder im PUR-Abo. Sie haben die Wahl.|website=www.zeit.de}}</ref> It was first played with north and south divisions, but in 1997 the groups were merged to form a uniform league. The league currently consists of fourteen teams and the seasons usually last from late summer to the end of spring with a break in the winter. Despite the league's competitiveness, it has been semi-professional.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/de/frauen-bundesliga-endlich-mehr-im-fokus/a-63114327|title=Frauen-Bundesliga endlich mehr im Fokus? &#124; DW &#124; 14.09.2022|website=DW.COM}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/de/kommentar-zum-tv-vertrag-f%C3%BCr-die-frauen-bundesliga-da-geht-noch-mehr/a-63419203|title=Meinung: Quantensprung für Frauenfußball? Da geht noch mehr! &#124; DW &#124; 13.10.2022|website=DW.COM}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/fussball-bundesliga-der-frauen-beginnt-was-bleibt-vom-em-hype-a-fdcb0eb3-9f00-48e0-a704-b7b4832ce58d|title=Fußball-Bundesliga der Frauen beginnt: Was bleibt vom EM-Hype?|first=Jan|last=Göbel|newspaper=Der Spiegel |date=16 September 2022|via=www.spiegel.de}}</ref> [[VfL Wolfsburg (women)|VfL Wolfsburg]] has won the most championships.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zdf.de/uri/f9e42b09-f842-44b9-8490-11f7d7233eec|title=Frauenfußball-Bundesliga: VfL Wolfsburg holt Meistertitel|website=www.zdf.de|date=8 May 2022 }}</ref> Although the league has become more professional, women's-only teams have found it difficult to support themselves without corporate financial backing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/das-los-der-sgs-essen-man-merkt-dass-die-lizenzklubs-immer-mehr-auffahren-921193/artikel|title=Das Los der SGS Essen: "Man merkt, dass die Lizenzklubs immer mehr auffahren"|website=kicker}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nordbayern.de/sport/corona-krise-frauenfussball-im-schatten-der-konzern-klubs-1.10012087 | title=Corona-Krise: Frauenfußball im Schatten der Konzern-Klubs }}</ref>

==Competition format==
The Bundesliga consists of fourteen teams.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fr.de/sport/fussball/namensgeber-allianz-sponsert-frauen-bundesliga-11231770.html|title=Namensgeber: Allianz sponsert Frauen-Bundesliga|website=www.fr.de|date=10 April 2014 }}</ref> At the end of a season, the club in the top spot is the champion, gaining the title of ''Deutscher Meister'', and the clubs finishing 13th and 14th are replaced with the respective top-placed teams of the two [[2. Frauen-Bundesliga]] divisions. A Bundesliga season consists of two rounds, with 26 games combined. In a round every club plays against each other, having a home game against a specific club in one round and an away game in the other. The seasons typically start in August or September, with the first round finishing in December. The second round typically starts in February and ends in May or June, though sometimes the first games of the second round are held in December. In World Cup years, the league might alter its schedule to accommodate the tournament.

The Bundesliga ranking is determined by points a club has gained during a season. A win is worth 3 points, a draw 1, and a loss 0. The tiebreakers are in descending order goal difference, goals for, and head-to-head results. If the tie in the league table cannot be broken, a tie-breaking game is held.

In June 2024, the DFB announced that from the 2025–26 season on, it will be played with 14 teams.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/google-pixel-frauen-bundesliga-ab-der-saison-20252026-mit-14-teams-262626/|title=Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga ab der Saison 2025/2026 mit 14 Teams|website=DFB.de |publisher=[[German Football Association]] |date=23 June 2024|access-date=23 June 2024|language=de}}</ref>

==Clubs==
===2025–26 season===
{{main|2025–26 Frauen-Bundesliga}}

{{Location map+|Germany|width=350|float=right|caption=Locations of teams in the '''2025–26 Frauen-Bundesliga'''|places=
{{Location map~|Germany|lat=53.083333|long=8.837628|label=[[SV Werder Bremen (women)|Bremen]]}}
{{Location map~|Germany|lat=52.457222|long=13.568056|label=[[1. FC Union Berlin (women)|Berlin]]|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Germany|lat=51.450833|long=7.013056|label=[[SGS Essen|Essen]]|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Germany|lat=50.069206|long=8.644234|label=[[Eintracht Frankfurt (women)|Frankfurt]]|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~|Germany|lat=47.983886|long=7.881081|label=[[SC Freiburg (women)|Freiburg]]}}
{{Location map~|Germany|lat=53.587095|long= 9.898711|label=[[Hamburger SV (women)|Hamburg]]|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Germany|lat=49.161667|long= 8.508333|label=[[TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (women)|Hoffenheim]]}}
{{Location map~|Germany|lat=50.927222|long=11.586111|label=[[FC Carl Zeiss Jena (women)|Jena]]|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Germany|lat=50.933611|long= 6.874697|label=[[1. FC Köln (women)|Köln]]|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~|Germany|lat=51.33962 |long=12.37129 |label=[[RB Leipzig (women)|Leipzig]]|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Germany|lat=51.038056|long=7.001944|label=[[Bayer 04 Leverkusen (women)|Leverkusen]]|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Germany|lat=48.218773|long=11.624760|label=[[FC Bayern Munich (women)|Munich]]}}
{{Location map~|Germany|lat=49.435931|long=11.13101|label=[[1. FC Nürnberg (women)|Nürnberg]]|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Germany|lat=52.421923|long=10.784980|label=[[VfL Wolfsburg (women)|Wolfsburg]]}}
}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Team
! Home city
! Home ground
! Capacity
|-
| data-sort-value="Bremen" | [[SV Werder Bremen (women)|Werder Bremen]] || [[Bremen]] || [[Weserstadion Platz 11]] || 5,500
|-
| data-sort-value="Berlin" | [[1. FC Union Berlin (women)|Union Berlin]] || [[Berlin]] || [[Stadion An der Alten Försterei]] || 22,012
|-
| data-sort-value="Essen" | [[SGS Essen]] || [[Essen]] || [[Stadion Essen]] || 20,650
|-
| data-sort-value="Frankfurt" | [[Eintracht Frankfurt (women)|Eintracht Frankfurt]] || [[Frankfurt]] || [[Stadion am Brentanobad]] || 5,650
|-
| data-sort-value="Freiburg" | [[SC Freiburg (women)|SC Freiburg]] || [[Freiburg im Breisgau|Freiburg]]|| [[Dreisamstadion]]|| 24,000
|-
| data-sort-value="Hamburg" | [[Hamburger SV (women)|Hamburger SV]] || [[Hamburg]] || [[Volksparkstadion]] || 57,000
|-
| data-sort-value="Hoffenheim" | [[TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (women)|TSG Hoffenheim]] || [[Hoffenheim]] || [[Dietmar-Hopp-Stadion]] || 6,350
|-
| data-sort-value="Jena" | [[FC Carl Zeiss Jena (women)|Carl Zeiss Jena]] || [[Jena]] || [[Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld]] || 10,445
|-
| data-sort-value="Köln" | [[1. FC Köln (women)|1. FC Köln]] || [[Cologne]] || Franz-Kremer-Stadion || 5,457
|-
| data-sort-value="Leipzig" | [[RB Leipzig (women)|RB Leipzig]] || [[Leipzig]] || Sportanlage Gontardweg || 1,300
|-
| data-sort-value="Leverkusen" | [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen (women)|Bayer Leverkusen]] || [[Leverkusen]] || Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion || 3,200
|-
| data-sort-value="Munich" | [[FC Bayern Munich (women)|Bayern Munich]] || [[Munich]]|| [[FC Bayern Campus]] || 2,500
|-
| data-sort-value="Nurnberg" | [[1. FC Nürnberg (women)|1. FC Nürnberg]] || [[Nuremberg]] || [[Max-Morlock-Stadion]] || 50,000
|-
| data-sort-value="Wolfsburg" | [[VfL Wolfsburg (women)|VfL Wolfsburg]] || [[Wolfsburg]] || [[AOK Stadion]] || 5,200
|}

===Champions===
{{further|topic=German women's football champions before Frauen-Bundesliga's establishment|List of German women's football champions}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:beige;"
! Season
! Champions
! Runners-up
|-
| [[1990–91 Frauen-Bundesliga|1990–91]]
| [[Sportfreunde Siegen|TSV Siegen]]
| [[FSV Frankfurt]]
|-
| [[1991–92 Frauen-Bundesliga|1991–92]]
| TSV Siegen
| [[FFC Brauweiler Pulheim|Grün-Weiß Brauweiler]]
|-
| [[1992–93 Frauen-Bundesliga|1992–93]]
| [[1. FFC 08 Niederkirchen|TuS Niederkirchen]]
| TSV Siegen
|-
| [[1993–94 Frauen-Bundesliga|1993–94]]
| TSV Siegen
| Grün-Weiß Brauweiler
|-
| [[1994–95 Frauen-Bundesliga|1994–95]]
| [[FSV Frankfurt]]
| Grün-Weiß Brauweiler
|-
| [[1995–96 Frauen-Bundesliga|1995–96]]
| TSV Siegen
| [[1. FFC Frankfurt|SG Praunheim]]
|-
| [[1996–97 Frauen-Bundesliga|1996–97]]
| Grün-Weiß Brauweiler
| [[FCR 2001 Duisburg|FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen]]
|-
| [[1997–98 Frauen-Bundesliga|1997–98]]
| FSV Frankfurt
| SG Praunheim
|-
| [[1998–99 Frauen-Bundesliga|1998–99]]
| [[1. FFC Frankfurt]]
| [[FCR 2001 Duisburg|FCR Duisburg]]
|-
| [[1999–2000 Frauen-Bundesliga|1999–00]]
| FCR Duisburg
| 1. FFC Frankfurt
|-
| [[2000–01 Frauen-Bundesliga|2000–01]]
| 1. FFC Frankfurt
| [[1. FFC Turbine Potsdam]]
|-
| [[2001–02 Frauen-Bundesliga|2001–02]]
| 1. FFC Frankfurt
| 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
|-
| [[2002–03 Frauen-Bundesliga|2002–03]]
| 1. FFC Frankfurt
| 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
|-
| [[2003–04 Frauen-Bundesliga|2003–04]]
| [[1. FFC Turbine Potsdam]]
| [[1. FFC Frankfurt]]
|-
| [[2004–05 Frauen-Bundesliga|2004–05]]
| 1. FFC Frankfurt
| FCR Duisburg
|-
| [[2005–06 Frauen-Bundesliga|2005–06]]
| 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
| FCR Duisburg
|-
| [[2006–07 Frauen-Bundesliga|2006–07]]
| 1. FFC Frankfurt
| FCR Duisburg
|-
| [[2007–08 Frauen-Bundesliga|2007–08]]
| 1. FFC Frankfurt
| FCR Duisburg
|-
| [[2008–09 Frauen-Bundesliga|2008–09]]
| 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
| [[FC Bayern Munich (women)|Bayern Munich]]
|-
| [[2009–10 Frauen-Bundesliga|2009–10]]
| 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
| FCR Duisburg
|-
| [[2010–11 Frauen-Bundesliga|2010–11]]
| 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
| 1. FFC Frankfurt
|-
| [[2011–12 Frauen-Bundesliga|2011–12]]
| 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
| [[VfL Wolfsburg (women)|VfL Wolfsburg]]
|-
| [[2012–13 Frauen-Bundesliga|2012–13]]
| VfL Wolfsburg
| 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
|-
| [[2013–14 Frauen-Bundesliga|2013–14]]
| VfL Wolfsburg
| 1. FFC Frankfurt
|-
| [[2014–15 Frauen-Bundesliga|2014–15]]
| Bayern Munich
| VfL Wolfsburg
|-
| [[2015–16 Frauen-Bundesliga|2015–16]]
| Bayern Munich
| VfL Wolfsburg
|-
| [[2016–17 Frauen-Bundesliga|2016–17]]
| VfL Wolfsburg
| Bayern Munich
|-
| [[2017–18 Frauen-Bundesliga|2017–18]]
| VfL Wolfsburg
| Bayern Munich
|-
| [[2018–19 Frauen-Bundesliga|2018–19]]
| VfL Wolfsburg
| Bayern Munich
|-
| [[2019–20 Frauen-Bundesliga|2019–20]]
| VfL Wolfsburg
| Bayern Munich
|-
| [[2020–21 Frauen-Bundesliga|2020–21]]
| Bayern Munich
| VfL Wolfsburg
|-
| [[2021–22 Frauen-Bundesliga|2021–22]]
| VfL Wolfsburg
| Bayern Munich
|-
| [[2022–23 Frauen-Bundesliga|2022–23]]
| Bayern Munich
| VfL Wolfsburg
|-
| [[2023–24 Frauen-Bundesliga|2023–24]]
| Bayern Munich
| VfL Wolfsburg
|-
| [[2024–25 Frauen-Bundesliga|2024–25]]
| Bayern Munich
| VfL Wolfsburg
|}

====Wins by club====
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:beige;"
! Club
! Titles
! Runner-up
|-
| VfL Wolfsburg || 7 || 7
|-
| 1. FFC Frankfurt || 7 || 6{{refn|group=n|Two runners-up finishes as SG Praunheim.}}
|-
| Bayern Munich || 6 || 6
|-
| 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam || 6 || 4
|-
| TSV Siegen || 4 || 1
|-
| FSV Frankfurt || 2 || 1
|-
| FCR Duisburg || 1 || 7{{refn|group=n|One runners-up finish as FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen.}}
|-
| Grün-Weiß Brauweiler || 1 || 3
|-
| TuS Niederkirchen || 1 || 0
|}

{{reflist|group=n}}

==International competitions==
Each season's champion as well as the second-place finisher qualifies for the next season's [[UEFA Women's Champions League]].

Starting with the [[2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League|2021–22]] edition, as determined by the [[UEFA coefficient|UEFA women's coefficient]], the top three teams will qualify for the [[UEFA Women's Champions League]].

==Broadcasting==

===2023–24 until 2026–27===
{| class="wikitable"
! Country/Region
! Broadcaster
|-
| rowspan="4"| {{GER}}
| [[Magenta Telekom|Magenta Sport]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Die GPFBL live |url=https://www.magentasport.de/fussball/frauen-bundesliga |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=MagentaSport |language=de}}</ref> 
|-
|[[ARD (broadcaster)|ARD]],<ref name="ZDF">{{Cite web |title=Frauen-Fußball-Bundesliga live im ZDF: VfL Wolfsburg – Eintracht Frankfurt |url=https://presseportal.zdf.de/pressemitteilung/frauen-fussball-bundesliga-live-im-zdf-vfl-wolfsburg-eintracht-frankfurt#:~:text=ARD%20und%20ZDF%20%C3%BCbertragen%20in,deutsche%20Spielklasse%20im%20Frauen-Fu%C3%9Fball. |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=ZDF Presseportal |language=de-DE}}</ref>
|-
|[[ZDF]]<ref name="ZDF" />
|-
|[[Sport1 (Germany)|Sport1]]
|-
|Baltics
| rowspan="4" |[[Viaplay Group]]
|-
|Netherlands
|-
|Nordics
|-
|Poland
|-
|Brazil
| rowspan="4" |[[DAZN]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=DAZN announces exclusive acquisition of Frauen–Bundesliga international rights in key markets |url=https://dazngroup.com/press-room/dazn-announces-exclusive-acquisition-of-frauen-bundesliga-international-rights-in-key-markets/ |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=DAZN |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|Canada
|-
| Europe<sup>EUR</sup>
|-
|Japan
|-
|[[Central America]]
|[[Sky Sports Mexico|Sky Sports]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lingeswaran |first=Susan |date=2023-09-15 |title=DFB nets four major broadcasters for Frauen-Bundesliga |url=https://www.sportcal.com/news/dfb-nets-four-major-broadcasters-for-frauen-bundesliga/ |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=Sportcal |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|[[Ireland]]
|rowspan="2"|[[TNT Sports (United Kingdom)|TNT Sports]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clifford |first=Flo |title=TNT Sports to deliver a season of unmissable live sport |url=https://www.eurosport.com/geoblocking.shtml |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=Eurosport |quote=Also during the 2024-25 season, TNT Sports will screen one game a week from three of Europe’s domestic women’s top-flight leagues from, Division 1 (France), Liga F (Spain) and the Frauen Bundesliga (Germany).}}</ref>
|-
|[[United Kingdom]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|Worldwide (unsold markets)
|W-Sport
|-
|DFB Play
|}
EUR - Frauen-Bundesliga on DAZN coverage is not available in Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, and Sweden

==See also==
{{portal|Germany|Women's association football}}
* [[List of German women's football champions]]
* [[DFB-Pokal (women)]]
* [[Women's sports]]
* [[List of foreign Frauen-Bundesliga players]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website}}

{{Frauen-Bundesliga}}
{{Top sport leagues in Germany}}
{{Women's football in Germany}}
{{UEFA women's leagues}}
{{Top level women's association football leagues around the world}}

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