Germany · Tier 1 · 18 clubs

Bundesliga

In US-sports termsThe league where fans actually own the teams — Germany's 50+1 rule keeps supporters in control, tickets cheap, and stadiums standing-room loud. Green Bay's ownership model, applied to a whole league.

What it is

Germany's top flight — 18 clubs (the smallest of the Big Five), the highest average attendances in world soccer, and a famous fan-first culture built on the 50+1 ownership rule.

How you get in

Finish clear of the bottom three, or come up from 2. Bundesliga.

What it feeds

Top 4 → Champions League. 5th → Europa League. 6th → Conference League (cup-winner cascade applies). Bottom 2 drop automatically — and 16th place plays a two-game playoff against the third-best second-tier club for the last seat.

That 16th-place relegation playoff is unique among the Big Five — a win-or-die series for survival. Bayern Munich, meanwhile, have treated the title as personal property for most of a decade.

Where to watch · USFandango

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Standings

The table as of our last update.

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Bayern	34	28	5	1	+86	89
2	Dortmund	34	22	7	5	+36	73
3	RB Leipzig	34	20	5	9	+19	65
4	Stuttgart	34	18	8	8	+22	62
5	Hoffenheim	34	18	7	9	+13	61
6	Leverkusen	34	17	8	9	+21	59
7	Freiburg	34	13	8	13	-6	47
8	Frankfurt	34	11	11	12	-4	44
9	Augsburg	34	12	7	15	-16	43
10	Mainz	34	10	10	14	-9	40
11	Union Berlin	34	10	9	15	-14	39
12	M'gladbach	34	9	11	14	-11	38
13	HSV	34	9	11	14	-14	38
14	1. FC Köln	34	7	11	16	-14	32
15	Bremen	34	8	8	18	-23	32
16	Wolfsburg	34	7	8	19	-24	29
17	Heidenheim	34	6	8	20	-31	26
18	St. Pauli	34	6	8	20	-31	26