Football records and statistics in Germany

Statistical Breakdown of German football

For association football in Germany, this page details football records in Germany.

## National team

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### Appearances

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* Most appearances: 150, Lothar Matthäus
* Youngest player: Willy Baumgärtner, 17 years, 104 days, 5 April 1908, 3–5 v Switzerland
* Oldest player: Lothar Matthäus, 39 years, 91 days, 20 June 2000, 0–3 v Portugal
* Oldest debutant: Karl Sesta, 35 years, 83 days, 15 June 1941, 5–1 v Croatia

### Goals

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* First goal: Fritz Becker, 5 April 1908, 3–5 v Switzerland
* Most goals: 71, Miroslav Klose
* Most goals in a match: 10, Gottfried Fuchs (v Russia, 1912 Summer Olympics)
* Youngest goalscorer: Marius Hiller, 17 years, 241 days, 3 April 1910, 3–2 v Switzerland

## Men's Honours

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Main article: Germany national football team

### Major competitions

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FIFA World Cup

* Champions (4): 1954, 1974, 1990, 2014
* Runners-up (4): 1966, 1982, 1986, 2002
* Third place (4): 1934, 1970, 2006, 2010
* Fourth place (1): 1958

UEFA European Championship

* Champions (3): 1972, 1980, 1996
* Runners-up (3): 1976, 1992, 2008
* Third place (3): 1988, 2012, 2016

Summer Olympic Games

* Gold Medal (1): 1976
* Silver Medal (2): 1980, 2016
* Bronze Medal (3): 1964, 1972, 1988
* Fourth place (1): 1952

FIFA Confederations Cup

* Champions (1): 2017
* Third place (1): 2005

Overview

Event  | 1st place  | 2nd place  | 3rd place  | 4th place
FIFA World Cup | 4  | 4  | 4  | 1
UEFA European Championship | 3  | 3  | 3  | x
Summer Olympic Games | 1  | 2  | 3  | 1
FIFA Confederations Cup | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0
UEFA Nations League | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Total  | 9  | 9  | 11  | 2

## Women's Honours

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Main article: Germany women's national football team

### Major competitions

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FIFA Women's World Cup

* Champions (2): 2003, 2007
* Runners-up (1): 1995
* Fourth place (2): 1991, 2015

UEFA Women's Championship

* Champions (8): 1989, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013
* Runners-up (1): 2022
* Fourth place (1): 1993

Summer Olympic Games

* Gold Medal (1): 2016
* Bronze Medal (3): 2000, 2004, 2008

Overview

Event  | 1st place  | 2nd place  | 3rd place  | 4th place
FIFA Women's World Cup | 2  | 1  | 0  | 2
UEFA Women's Championship | 8  | 1  | 0  | 1
Summer Olympic Games | 1  | 0  | 3  | 0
Total  | 11  | 2  | 3  | 3

## League

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See also: Bundesliga records and statistics

### Titles

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* Most championships won: 33, Bayern Munich
* Most consecutive championships: 11
* Bayern Munich (2013–2023)
* Most East German championships: 10, Dynamo Berlin
* Most consecutive East German championships: 10, Dynamo Berlin (1979–1988)

### Attendances

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* Record attendance: 100,000, SC Rotation Leipzig v SC Lokomotive Leipzig at Zentralstadion (September 1956)

## Individual records

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### Appearances

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* Most Bundesliga appearances: 602, Charly Körbel

### Goals

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* Most career league goals: Erwin Helmchen[1]
* Most career domestic top-flight goals: 404, Uwe Seeler
* Most Bundesliga goals: 365, Gerd Müller
* Most Bundesliga goals in one season: 41, Robert Lewandowski (2020–21)

## Most successful clubs overall (1902–present)

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### Key

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German domestic competitions organised by the DFB, and the DFL

1ª | Bundesliga,[2] former German football championship (1902–1963)
CUP | DFB-Pokal[2]
LCUP | DFL-Ligapokal[2] (Defunct)
SCUP | DFL-Supercup,[2] former DFB-Supercup
European continental competitions organised by UEFA
UCL | UEFA Champions League,[3] former European Champion Clubs' Cup
UCWC | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup[3] (Defunct)
UEL | UEFA Europa League,[3] former UEFA Cup
USC | UEFA Super Cup[3]
UIC | UEFA Intertoto Cup[3] (Defunct)
Intercontinental competitions organised by FIFA, and by UEFA and CONMEBOL
FCWC | FIFA Club World Cup[4]
IC | Intercontinental Cup[4] (Defunct)

### Performance by club

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(Sorted by overall titles. Use sorting button to change criteria.)

Last updated on 27 May 2025, following Stuttgart winning the 2024–25 DFB-Pokal.

Team  | Domestic titles  | European titles  | Worldwide titles | All titles

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1ª | CUP | LCUP | SCUP | Total  | UCL | UCWC | UEL | USC | UIC | Total  | FCWC | IC | Total  | Total
Bayern Munich | 34 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 70 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |  | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 84
Borussia Dortmund | 8 | 5 |  | 6 | 19 | 1 | 1 |  |  |  | 2 |  | 1 | 1 | 22
Schalke 04 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 |  |  | 1 |  | 2 | 3 |  |  |  | 17
Werder Bremen | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 |  | 1 |  |  | 1 | 2 |  |  |  | 16
Hamburger SV | 6 | 3 | 2 |  | 11 | 1 | 1 |  |  | 2 | 4 |  |  |  | 15
1\. FC Nürnberg | 9 | 4 |  |  | 13 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13
VfB Stuttgart | 5 | 4 |  | 1 | 10 |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2 |  |  |  | 12
Borussia Mönchengladbach | 5 | 3 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 10
Eintracht Frankfurt | 1 | 5 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 8
1\. FC Kaiserslautern | 4 | 2 |  | 1 | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7
1\. FC Köln | 3 | 4 |  |  | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7
Bayer Leverkusen | 1 | 2 |  | 1 | 4 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 5
Lokomotive Leipzig | 3 | 1 |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4
Dresdner SC | 2 | 2 |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4
Hertha Berlin | 2 |  | 2 |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4
Karlsruher SC | 1 | 2 |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |  |  |  | 4
Greuther Fürth | 3 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3
Hannover 96 | 2 | 1 |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3
1860 München | 1 | 2 |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3
Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1 | 2 |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3
VfL Wolfsburg | 1 | 1 |  | 1 | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3
RB Leipzig |  | 2 | 1 |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3
Viktoria Berlin | 2 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Rapid Wien | 1 | 1 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Rot-Weiß Essen | 1 | 1 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Blau-Weiß Berlin | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Eintracht Braunschweig | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Freiburger FC | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Holstein Kiel | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Karlsruher FV | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
VfR Mannheim | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
First Vienna FC |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
KFC Uerdingen |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Kickers Offenbach |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Schwarz-Weiß Essen |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
1\. FC Magdeburg |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1

The figures in bold represent the most times this competition has been won by a German team.

## References

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1. ^ Helmchen's exact goal tally is unknown, but is estimated to have scored over 800 goals (Prolific Scorers Data RSSSF)
2. ^ a b c d "GERMANY (CLUBS NATIONAL RANKING)". RSSSF. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
3. ^ a b c d e "Germany - Honours". UEFA. Archived from the original on February 10, 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
4. ^ a b "FIFA Competition winners at a glance" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2012.

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General|

* German Football Association
* History
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Venues|

* Home venues

Statistics|

* National Records
* Hat-tricks
* Matches
* 1908–1929
* 1930–1942
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Players|

* 20+ caps
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* Born outside Germany
* Captains
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Goals|

* Miroslav Klose
* Gerd Müller

World Finals|

* Summary
* 1934
* 1938
* 1954
* 1958
* 1962
* 1966
* 1970
* 1974
* 1978
* 1982
* 1986
* 1990
* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* details
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022

European Finals|

* Summary
* 1972
* 1976
* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

Other tournaments|

* FIFA Confederations Cup
* Olympics
* Mundialito
* Azteca 2000
* Four Nations
* U.S. Cup
* UEFA Nations League

Rivalries|

* Argentina
* Brazil
* England
* France
* Italy
* Netherlands
* West Germany–East Germany

Culture|

* Noted matches
* Paul the Octopus
* Deutschland. Ein Sommermärchen

Other DFB teams|

* B team
* Olympic team
* U21 team
* U20 team
* U17 team
* Other youth teams
* Women
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Football in Germany

German Football Association

League competitions|

* Bundesliga
* 2\. Bundesliga
* 3\. Liga
* Regionalliga
* Oberliga
* Verbandsliga
* Landesliga
* Bezirksoberliga
* Gruppenliga
* Bezirksliga
* Kreisliga
* Kreisklasse

Cup competitions|

* DFB-Pokal
* DFL-Ligapokal
* Franz Beckenbauer Supercup
* Verbandspokal

National teams|

* National team
* B team
* Olympic team
* U-21
* U-20
* Youth
* U-19
* U-18
* U-17
* U-16
* U-15
* Manager
* World Cup performance

By city|

* Berlin
* Munich

Awards|

* Footballer of the Year
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* Champions
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List of football clubs by competitive honours won

AFC|

* Afghanistan
* Australia
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* China
* Chinese Taipei
* Guam
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* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
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* North Korea
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* Oman
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* Palestine
* Philippines
* Qatar
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* Singapore
* South Korea
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Timor-Leste
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

CAF|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* Republic of Congo
* Djibouti
* DR Congo
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea Bissau
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Reunion
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Principe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Swaziland
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zanzibar
* Zimbabwe

CONCACAF|

* Anguilla
* Antigua and Barbuda
* Aruba
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bermuda
* Bonaire
* British Virgin Islands
* Canada
* Cayman Islands
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Curaçao
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic
* El Salvador
* French Guiana
* Grenada
* Guadeloupe
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Martinique
* Mexico
* Montserrat
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Puerto Rico
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Martin
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Sint Maarten
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Turks and Caicos Islands
* United States
* US Virgin Islands

CONMEBOL|

* Argentina
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Chile
* Colombia
* Ecuador
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

OFC|

* American Samoa
* Cook Islands
* Fiji
* Kiribati
* New Caledonia
* New Zealand
* Niue
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Solomon Islands
* Tahiti
* Tonga
* Tuvalu
* Vanuatu

UEFA|

* Albania
* Andorra
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