MSV Duisburg

Association football club in Germany

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Football club

MSV Duisburg

Full name| Meidericher Spielverein 02 e. V. Duisburg
Nickname(s)| Die Zebras (The Zebras)
Founded| 1902; 123 years ago (1902)
Ground| MSV-Arena
Capacity| 31,514[citation needed]
Manager| Dietmar Hirsch
League| 3\. Liga
2024–25| Regionalliga West, 1st of 18 (promoted)
Website| www.msv-duisburg.de

Home colours

Away colours

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Current season

Meidericher Spielverein 02 e. V. Duisburg, commonly known as simply MSV Duisburg (German pronunciation: [ʔɛm ʔɛs faʊ ˈdyːsbʊɐ̯k]), is a German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed Die Zebras for their traditional striped jerseys, the club was one of the original members of the Bundesliga when it was formed in 1963. They are scheduled to play 2025–26 in the German 3\. Liga.

## History

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Historical chart of MSV Duisburg league performance Bernard Dietz

### Early years

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The club was founded in 1902 as Meidericher Spielverein, in Meiderich, which later became part of Duisburg. In 1905, they fused with the club Sportclub Viktoria Meiderich.[1]

In 1910, MSV played in the West German A-Klasse for the first time, and in 1914, won promotion to the 'Zehnerliga' (top level of the West German championship) for the first time, after winning every game in the 13/14 season, scoring 113 goals and conceding only 12.[1]

In 1929, they won the first Niederrhein championship and were runner up in the West German championship, qualifying for the national championship for the first time. They won the Niederrhein championship again in 1931 and 1932, and appeared in the 1931 German championship again after finishing third in the West German championship.[1][2][3] The club would not qualify for either the German championship or the West German championship again.[2]

Meiderich became city champions in 1946, and in 1949 were placed in the new West German second division. The club earned promotion to the top-flight Oberliga West in 1951, and though they were relegated in 1955, they would return immediately and participate in the Oberliga West until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963.

### Early years of the Bundesliga (1960s)

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Former logo of MSV Duisburg

The club was surprisingly chosen to be a member of the new national league, the Bundesliga, for the inaugural 1963–64 season. Despite not being a big name or coming from a big city, Meiderich were chosen as they were the strongest club from the populous Lower Rhine region; this decision was controversial, and Alemannia Aachen challenged the decision in court.[4][5]

The club signed young coach Rudi Gutendorf for the first Bundesliga season, replacing the highly regarded Willi Multhaup. He convinced the board to sign World Cup-winner Helmut Rahn, and developed a tactical system later compared to Dutch total football, whereby every player contributed in both attack and defence.[6] Gutendorf's team shocked the Bundesliga by finishing second, six points behind champions 1\. FC Köln, and conceding the fewest goals in the league.[7] This remains the club's highest ever league finish.[4][8]

In 1966, they finished with a club record 70 goals scored in the league, including the Bundesliga's biggest ever away win, 9–0 against Tasmania Berlin. They also reached the DFB-Pokal final, losing to Bayern Munich.[1][9] This was the last season played under the old name of Meidericher SV, as the club renamed itself MSV Duisburg in 1967, having received financial support from the city of Duisburg.[10]

### European campaigns and relegation to the Oberliga (1970s, 1980s)

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In 1976, MSV Duisburg reached the DFB-Pokal final for the second time, but lost to Eintracht Frankfurt. They then made their first appearance in the UEFA Cup, losing in the second round to Levski-Spartak Sofia on away goals.[11][12] This season was also notable for the performances of defender and captain Bernard Dietz, who played every minute of the league season and was voted by Sport Bild as one of the league's best players. Dietz would achieve this three more times, being named the Bundesliga's best outfield player in 1978, and captaining Germany to victory at UEFA Euro 1980 while still at Duisburg.[13]

Duisburg finished 9th in 1976–77, their first top-half finish since 1970–71, and then 6th in the 1977–78 Bundesliga, qualifying for the 1978–79 UEFA Cup.[1][3] The club eliminated Lech Poznań, Carl Zeiss Jena, RC Strasbourg and Budapest Honvéd to reach the semi-final, where they were beaten by Borussia Mönchengladbach.[14] Despite their success in Europe, Duisburg only narrowly avoided relegation, having been in the relegation zone during the winter break.[15] In the 1981–82 season, the club was relegated from the Bundesliga for the first time, finishing last.[16]

Four years later, Duisburg were relegated again, finishing last in the 2\. Bundesliga with only 15 points from 38 games. For their final game, they managed a crowd of just 600 fans.[17][18] The club spent three years in the third-tier Oberliga Nordrhein, before returning to the 2. Bundesliga in 1989. During their time in the regional leagues, Duisburg also won the German amateur championship by beating Bayern Munich II.[1]

### Between the Bundesliga & 2\. Bundesliga (1990s, 2000s)

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In their second season back in the second-tier, Duisburg finished runner up to Schalke 04, returning to the Bundesliga for the first time in nearly a decade. However, they would immediately be relegated back and would develop a reputation for 'yo-yoing' between the top two leagues.[19] In 1993, with former player Ewald Lienen as coach, they again won promotion from the 2\. Bundesliga.[1] Lienen's Duisburg led the Bundesliga as late as February as a newly promoted team, becoming the first team to ever top the table with a negative goal difference; they eventually finished 9th, and were relegated again the following season.[9][20]

Friedhelm Funkel brought the club back into the Bundesliga in 1996 and achieved three successive top-half finishes, also reaching the 1998 DFB-Pokal final. As in 1966, Duisburg lost to Bayern Munich.[21] Duisburg qualified for the 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, but were heavily beaten by K.R.C. Genk, in the club's final European appearance to date.[1] In March 2000, with his team bottom of the table, Friedhelm Funkel was sacked; the club was relegated at the end of the season.[22]

The new 31,500-capacity MSV-Arena, was completed during the 2004–05 season, in which Duisburg once again won promotion after five years in the 2. Bundesliga.[1][23] In December 2005, promotion-winning coach Norbert Meier was infamously sacked after 'one of the most bizarre incidents in Bundesliga history,' where he headbutted 1\. FC Köln player Albert Streit during a game and pretended to have himself been attacked.[24][25]

Duisburg finished last in the 2005–06 Bundesliga, won promotion back in 2006–07, and then finished last again in 2007–08.[1][3]

### Financial troubles (2010s, 2020s)

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MSV Duisburg Anniversary logo used in the 2022–23 season

In 2011, MSV Duisburg surprisingly reached their fourth DFB-Pokal Final. Schalke won the match 5–0, the joint-biggest winning margin in a DFB-Pokal final.[19][26]

After five years in the 2. Bundesliga, Duisburg were demoted to the 3\. Liga in 2013 despite finishing 11th, after having their license application denied by the league for financial reasons. The possibility of the club becoming insolvent was raised by club officials.[27][28]

Duisburg earned promotion back to the 2. Bundesliga for the 2015–16 season, but lasted only one season, losing to Würzburger Kickers in the relegation playoff; there were again concerns over whether the club would be granted a license.[29] Duisburg won the 3. Liga for the first time in 2016–17 and finished in the top half of the 2. Bundesliga in 2017–18.[30][31] The following year they were relegated back to the 3. Liga.[3][32]

The club was reportedly under threat of insolvency again in 2022.[33]

For the first time in the club's history, MSV Duisburg played in the fourth tier of German professional football, Regionalliga West, during the 2024–25 season, winning the league and immediate promotion back to 3. Liga.[34][35]

## Recent seasons

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Year  | Division  | Tier  | Position

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1963–64[36] | 1\. Bundesliga | I  | 2nd
1964–65  | 1\. Bundesliga  | 7th
1965–66  | 1\. Bundesliga  | 8th
1966–67  | 1\. Bundesliga  | 11th
1967–68  | 1\. Bundesliga  | 7th
1968–69  | 1\. Bundesliga  | 12th
1969–70  | 1\. Bundesliga  | 15th
1970–71  | 1\. Bundesliga  | 7th
1971–72  | 1\. Bundesliga  | 14th
1972–73  | 1\. Bundesliga  | 10th
1973–74  | 1\. Bundesliga  | 15th
1974–75  | 1\. Bundesliga  | 14th
1975–76  | 1\. Bundesliga  | 10th
1976–77  | 1\. Bundesliga  | 9th
1977–78  | 1\. Bundesliga  | 6th
1978–79  | 1\. Bundesliga  | 13th
1979–80  | 1\. Bundesliga  | 14th
1980–81  | 1\. Bundesliga  | 12th
1981–82  | 1\. Bundesliga  | 18th ↓
1982–83  | 2\. Bundesliga  | II  | 11th
1983–84  | 2\. Bundesliga  | 3rd
1984–85  | 2\. Bundesliga  | 13th
1985–86  | 2\. Bundesliga  | 20th ↓
1986–87  | Oberliga Nordrhein  | III  | 2nd
1987–88  | Oberliga Nordrhein  | 1st
1988–89  | Oberliga Nordrhein  | 1st ↑
1989–90  | 2\. Bundesliga  | II  | 10th
1990–91  | 2\. Bundesliga  | 2nd ↑
1991–92  | 1\. Bundesliga  | I  | 19th ↓
1992–93  | 2\. Bundesliga  | II  | 2nd ↑
1993–94  | 1\. Bundesliga  | I  | 9th
1994–95  | 1\. Bundesliga  | 17th ↓
1995–96  | 2\. Bundesliga  | II  | 3rd ↑
1996–97  | 1\. Bundesliga  | I  | 9th
1997–98  | 1\. Bundesliga  | 8th
1998–99  | 1\. Bundesliga  | 8th
1999–2000 | Bundesliga | 18th ↓
2000–01 | 2\. Bundesliga | II  | 11th
2001–02 | 2\. Bundesliga  | 11th
2002–03 | 2\. Bundesliga  | 8th
2003–04 | 2\. Bundesliga  | 7th
2004–05 | 2\. Bundesliga  | 2nd ↑
2005–06 | Bundesliga  | I  | 18th ↓
2006–07 | 2\. Bundesliga  | II  | 3rd ↑
2007–08 | Bundesliga  | I  | 18th ↓
2008–09 | 2\. Bundesliga  | II  | 6th
2009–10 | 2\. Bundesliga  | 6th
2010–11 | 2\. Bundesliga  | 8th
2011–12 | 2\. Bundesliga  | 10th
2012–13 | 2\. Bundesliga  | 11th ↓
2013–14 | 3\. Liga | III  | 7th
2014–15 | 3\. Liga  | 2nd ↑
2015–16 | 2\. Bundesliga  | II  | 16th ↓
2016–17 | 3\. Liga  | III  | 1st ↑
2017–18 | 2\. Bundesliga  | II  | 7th
2018–19 | 2\. Bundesliga  | 18th ↓
2019–20 | 3\. Liga  | III  | 5th
2020–21 | 3\. Liga  | 15th
2021–22 | 3\. Liga  | 15th
2022–23 | 3\. Liga  | 12th
2023–24 | 3\. Liga  | 18th ↓
2024–25 | Regionalliga West | IV  | 1st ↑
2025–26 | 3\. Liga | III  |

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## Honours

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League

* Bundesliga
* Runners-up: 1963–64
* 2\. Oberliga West (II): 1950–51[citation needed]
* 3\. Liga (III): 2016–17
* Oberliga Nordrhein (III): 1987–88, 1988–89 [citation needed]

Cup

* DFB-Pokal
* Finalists: 1965–66, 1974–75, 1997–98, 2010–11

International

* Intertoto Cup: 1974, 1977, 1978[citation needed]

Regional

* Bezirksliga Niederrhein (I): 1928–29, 1930–31, 1931–32[citation needed]
* Lower Rhine Cup (Tiers III–below): 1988–89, 2013–14, 2016–17[citation needed]

Amateur/Youth teams

* German amateur championship (III): 1986–87[citation needed]
* German Under 19 championship: 1971–72, 1976–77, 1977–78[citation needed]

## Current squad

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As of 4 July 2025[37]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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1  | GK |  GER | Maximilian Braune
2  | DF |  GER | Moritz Montag
5  | DF |  GER | Tobias Fleckstein
6  | MF |  GER | Rasim Bulić
7  | MF |  GER | Jakob Bookjans
8  | MF |  GER | Jonas Michelbrink
9  | FW |  GER | Tim Heike
10  | MF |  GER | Christian Viet
14  | MF |  IRL | Conor Noß
17  | DF |  GER | Mert Göckan
18  | FW |  GER | Steffen Meuer
19  | MF |  GER | Leon Müller
20  | DF |  GER | Niklas Jessen
21  | FW |  GER | Jannik Zahmel
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22  | FW |  GER | Thilo Töpken
23  | MF |  GER | Jan-Simon Symalla
24  | GK |  GER | Julius Paris
25  | FW |  GER | Dennis Borkowski
27  | DF |  TUR | Can Coşkun
28  | MF |  GER | Florian Egerer
29  | DF |  GER | Joshua Bitter
31  | MF |  GER | Maximilian Dittgen
33  | MF |  GER | Jesse Tugbenyo
37  | MF |  GER | Patrick Sussek
38  | MF |  GER | Gabriel Sadlek
40  | DF |  GER | Ben Schlicke
42  | DF |  GER | Alexander Hahn (captain)

### Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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—  | FW |  GER | Luis Hartwig (at VfL Bochum II until 30 June 2026)
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—  | FW |  GER | Gerrit Wegkamp (at Schalke 04 II until 30 June 2026)

## Manager history

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* Hermann Lindemann (1955–1957)
* Rudi Gutendorf (1963–1965)
* Wilhelm Schmidt (1965)
* Hermann Eppenhoff (1965–1967)
* Gyula Lóránt (1967–1968)
* Robert Gebhardt (1968–1970)
* Rudolf Fassnacht (1970–1973)
* Willibert Kremer (1973–1976)
* Rolf Schafstall (1976)
* Otto Knefler (1976–1977)
* Carl-Heinz Rühl (1977–1978)
* Rolf Schafstall (1978–1979)
* Heinz Höher (1979–1980)
* Friedhelm Wenzlaff (1980–1981)
* Kuno Klötzer (1981–1982)
* Siegfried Melzig (1982–1983)
* Luis Zacarías (1983–1985)
* Günter Preuß (1985)
* Helmut Witte (1985–1986)
* Friedhelm Vos (1986)
* Detlef Pirsig (1986–1989)
* Willibert Kremer (1989–1992)
* Uwe Reinders (1992–1993)
* Ewald Lienen (1993–1994)
* Hans Bongartz (1994–1996)
* Friedhelm Funkel (1996–2000)
* Josef Eichkorn (2000)
* Wolfgang Frank (2000)
* Josef Eichkorn (2000–2001)
* Pierre Littbarski (2001–2002)
* Bernard Dietz (2002–2003, caretaker)
* Norbert Meier (2003–2005)
* Heiko Scholz (2005, caretaker)
* Jürgen Kohler (2006)
* Heiko Scholz (2006, caretaker)
* Rudi Bommer (2006–2008)
* Heiko Scholz (2008, caretaker)
* Peter Neururer (2008–2009)
* Uwe Speidel (2009, caretaker)
* Milan Šašić (2009–2011)
* Oliver Reck (2011–2012)
* Ivica Grlić (2012, caretaker)
* Kosta Runjaić (2012–2013)
* Karsten Baumann (2013–2014)
* Gino Lettieri (2014–2015)
* Iliya Gruev (2015–2018)
* Torsten Lieberknecht (2018–2020)
* Gino Lettieri (2020–2021)
* Uwe Schubert (2021, caretaker)
* Pavel Dochev (2021)
* Uwe Schubert (2021, caretaker)
* Hagen Schmidt (2021–2022)
* Torsten Ziegner (2022–2023)
* Engin Vural (2023)
* Boris Schommers (2023–2024)
* Uwe Schubert (2024, caretaker)
* Dietmar Hirsch (2024–)

## Women's section

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Main article: MSV Duisburg (women)

## Club culture

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The club mascot is a Zebra, coming from the club nickname 'die Zebras' – it is named 'Ennatz', after the nickname for club legend Bernard Dietz.[38][39]

As of 2022,[update] the club has 8,638 members.[40]

Tatort, a popular crime series in Germany, features an episode entitled Zweierlei Blut [de] (lit. 'Blood of Two Kinds') which deals with a murder in the MSV Duisburg hooligan scene.[citation needed] In one scene, Inspector Horst Schimanski is beaten to a pulp and dragged naked into the centre circle of the Wedaustadion.[citation needed]

## References

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2. ^ a b "Germany - Championships 1902-1945". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
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5. ^ Wangerin, Dave (1993). The Fussball Book. Dave Wangerin. p. 7\. ISBN 0-9522452-0-5.
6. ^ Simpson, Paul; Hesse, Uli (2013). Who Invented the Stepover? And other crucial football conundrums. Profile Books. pp. 42–43\. ISBN 978-1781250068.
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## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to MSV Duisburg.

* Official website

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MSV Duisburg

Information|

* Club
* Players
* Reserve team
* Women's team

Stadia|

* MSV-Arena
* Wedaustadion
* PCC-Stadion

Seasons|

* 1999–2000
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2025–26

Matches|

* 1966 DFB-Pokal Final
* 1975 DFB-Pokal Final
* 1998 DFB-Pokal Final
* 2011 DFB-Pokal Final

* v
* t
* e

3\. Liga

Seasons|

* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25
* 2025–26

2025–26 clubs|

* Alemannia Aachen
* Erzgebirge Aue
* Energie Cottbus
* MSV Duisburg
* Rot-Weiss Essen
* TSV Havelse
* TSG Hoffenheim II
* FC Ingolstadt
* Viktoria Köln
* Waldhof Mannheim
* 1860 Munich
* VfL Osnabrück
* Jahn Regensburg
* Hansa Rostock
* 1\. FC Saarbrücken
* 1\. FC Schweinfurt
* VfB Stuttgart II
* SSV Ulm
* SC Verl
* Wehen Wiesbaden

Former clubs|

* VfR Aalen
* Rot Weiss Ahlen
* SV Babelsberg
* SpVgg Bayreuth
* Union Berlin
* Viktoria Berlin
* Arminia Bielefeld
* Eintracht Braunschweig
* Werder Bremen II
* Wacker Burghausen
* Chemnitzer FC
* Darmstadt 98
* Borussia Dortmund II
* Dynamo Dresden
* Fortuna Düsseldorf
* SV Elversberg
* Kickers Emden
* Rot-Weiß Erfurt
* FSV Frankfurt
* SC Freiburg II
* Sonnenhof Großaspach
* Hallescher FC
* Hannover 96 II
* 1\. FC Heidenheim
* Carl Zeiss Jena
* 1\. FC Kaiserslautern
* Karlsruher SC
* Holstein Kiel
* TuS Koblenz
* Fortuna Köln
* RB Leipzig
* Sportfreunde Lotte
* VfB Lübeck
* 1\. FC Magdeburg
* Mainz 05 II
* SV Meppen
* Bayern Munich II
* Türkgücü München
* Preußen Münster
* Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
* Kickers Offenbach
* VfB Oldenburg
* SC Paderborn
* SV Sandhausen
* Stuttgarter Kickers
* KFC Uerdingen
* SpVgg Unterhaching
* Wuppertaler SV
* Würzburger Kickers
* FSV Zwickau

* Promotion to 3. Liga
* Promotion to 2. Bundesliga

* v
* t
* e

Bundesliga

2025–26 clubs|

* FC Augsburg
* Bayer Leverkusen
* Bayern Munich
* Borussia Dortmund
* Borussia Mönchengladbach
* Eintracht Frankfurt
* SC Freiburg
* Hamburger SV
* 1\. FC Heidenheim
* TSG Hoffenheim
* 1\. FC Köln
* RB Leipzig
* Mainz 05
* FC St. Pauli
* VfB Stuttgart
* Union Berlin
* Werder Bremen
* VfL Wolfsburg

Former clubs|

* 1860 Munich
* Alemannia Aachen
* Arminia Bielefeld
* Bayer 05 Uerdingen/KFC Uerdingen 05
* Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin
* Borussia Neunkirchen
* VfL Bochum
* Darmstadt 98
* Dynamo Dresden
* Fortuna Düsseldorf
* Eintracht Braunschweig
* Energie Cottbus
* Fortuna Köln
* Greuther Fürth
* Hannover 96
* Hansa Rostock
* Hertha BSC
* FC 08 Homburg
* FC Ingolstadt
* 1\. FC Kaiserslautern
* Karlsruher SC
* Kickers Offenbach
* Holstein Kiel
* VfB Leipzig
* Meidericher SV/MSV Duisburg
* Preußen Münster
* 1\. FC Nürnberg
* Rot-Weiss Essen
* Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
* SC Paderborn
* 1\. FC Saarbrücken
* Schalke 04
* Stuttgarter Kickers
* Tasmania Berlin
* Tennis Borussia Berlin
* SSV Ulm
* SpVgg Unterhaching
* Waldhof Mannheim
* Wattenscheid 09
* Wuppertaler SV

History|

* Meisterschale
* Reichsliga
* Introduction in 1963
* 1965 scandal
* 1971 scandal
* 2005 scandal
* Promotion

Competition|

* Clubs
* winners
* Players
* foreign
* Managers

Lists and statistics|

* Records and statistics
* Borussia Mönchengladbach 12–0 Borussia Dortmund
* All-time table
* Footballer of the Year
* Top scorers
* Top scorers by season
* Hat-tricks
* Attendance
* Awards

Seasons|

* 1963–64
* 1964–65
* 1965–66
* 1966–67
* 1967–68
* 1968–69
* 1969–70
* 1970–71
* 1971–72
* 1972–73
* 1973–74
* 1974–75
* 1975–76
* 1976–77
* 1977–78
* 1978–79
* 1979–80
* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25
* 2025–26

* Category
* Managers
* Players

* v
* t
* e

2\. Bundesliga

Seasons|

* 1974–75
* 1975–76
* 1976–77
* 1977–78
* 1978–79
* 1979–80
* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25
* 2025–26

2025–26 clubs|

* Arminia Bielefeld
* VfL Bochum
* Eintracht Braunschweig
* Darmstadt 98
* Dynamo Dresden
* Fortuna Düsseldorf
* SV Elversberg
* Greuther Fürth
* Hannover 96
* Hertha BSC
* 1\. FC Kaiserslautern
* Karlsruher SC
* Holstein Kiel
* 1\. FC Magdeburg
* Preußen Münster
* 1\. FC Nürnberg
* SC Paderborn
* Schalke 04

Former clubs|

| 2\. Bundesliga (1981–present)|

* Alemannia Aachen
* VfR Aalen
* Rot Weiss Ahlen
* Viktoria Aschaffenburg
* Erzgebirge Aue
* FC Augsburg
* SV Babelsberg 03
* SpVgg Bayreuth
* Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin
* Tennis Borussia Berlin
* Union Berlin
* Stahl Brandenburg
* Werder Bremen
* Wacker Burghausen
* VfR Bürstadt
* SC Charlottenburg
* Chemnitzer FC
* Energie Cottbus
* MSV Duisburg
* Rot-Weiß Erfurt
* Rot-Weiss Essen
* Eintracht Frankfurt
* FSV Frankfurt
* Freiburger FC
* SC Freiburg
* FC Gütersloh
* Hallescher FC
* Hamburger SV
* TSV Havelse
* 1\. FC Heidenheim
* 1899 Hoffenheim
* FC Homburg
* FC Ingolstadt
* Carl Zeiss Jena
* Hessen Kassel
* TuS Koblenz
* 1\. FC Köln
* Fortuna Köln
* RB Leipzig
* VfB Leipzig
* VfB Lübeck
* 1\. FSV Mainz 05
* Waldhof Mannheim
* SV Meppen
* Borussia Mönchengladbach
* TSV 1860 Munich
* Kickers Offenbach
* Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
* VfB Oldenburg
* VfL Osnabrück
* Jahn Regensburg
* FC Remscheid
* SSV Reutlingen
* Hansa Rostock
* 1\. FC Saarbrücken
* FSV Salmrohr
* SV Sandhausen
* TuS Schloß Neuhaus
* 1\. FC Schweinfurt 05
* Sportfreunde Siegen
* Union Solingen
* FC St. Pauli
* VfB Stuttgart
* Stuttgarter Kickers
* Eintracht Trier
* KFC Uerdingen 05
* SSV Ulm
* SpVgg Unterhaching
* Wattenscheid 09
* Wehen Wiesbaden
* VfL Wolfsburg
* Wormatia Worms
* Wuppertaler SV
* Würzburger Kickers
* FSV Zwickau

|

2\. Bundesliga Nord (1974–1981)|

* HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst
* Wacker 04 Berlin
* 1\. FC Bocholt
* Bonner SC
* OSC Bremerhaven
* Borussia Dortmund
* SpVgg Erkenschwick
* Schwarz-Weiß Essen
* 1\. SC Göttingen 05
* DJK Gütersloh
* Arminia Hannover
* OSV Hannover
* SC Herford
* Westfalia Herne
* Viktoria Köln
* Bayer Leverkusen
* Rot-Weiß Lüdenscheid
* 1\. FC Mülheim
* Spandauer SV
* DSC Wanne-Eickel
* Olympia Wilhelmshaven

2\. Bundesliga Süd (1974–1981)|

* Eintracht Bad Kreuznach
* KSV Baunatal
* VfB Eppingen
* FC Hanau 93
* VfR Heilbronn
* Bayern Hof
* ESV Ingolstadt
* MTV Ingolstadt
* VfR Mannheim
* Borussia Neunkirchen
* FK Pirmasens
* BSV 07 Schwenningen
* Röchling Völklingen
* Würzburger FV

* Clubs
* Introduction
* Promotion to 2. Bundesliga
* Promotion to Bundesliga
* Top scorers

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* e

Original Bundesliga clubs, 1963–64

* Borussia Dortmund
* Duisburg
* Eintracht Braunschweig
* Eintracht Frankfurt
* Hamburg
* Hertha Berlin
* Kaiserslautern
* Karlsruhe
* FC Köln
* 1860 Munich
* Nürnberg
* Preußen Münster
* Saarbrücken
* Schalke
* VfB Stuttgart
* Werder Bremen

* v
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* e

Oberliga Niederrhein (V) 2023–24 clubs

* Sportfreunde Baumberg
* FC Büderich
* Schwarz-Weiß Essen
* Hamborn 07
* VfB Hilden
* VfB Homberg
* 1\. FC Kleve
* Adler Union Fintrop
* TSV Meerbusch
* Mülheimer FC 97
* SC Union Nettetal
* Ratingen 04/19
* SC St. Tönis 11/20
* SpVg Schonnebeck
* SV Sonsbeck
* SV Straelen
* KFC Uerdingen 05
* TVD Velbert

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* t
* e

Under 19 Bundesliga West 2022–23 clubs

* VfL Bochum
* Bonner SC
* Borussia Dortmund
* MSV Duisburg
* Fortuna Düsseldorf
* Rot-Weiss Essen
* VfB 03 Hilden
* 1\. FC Köln
* FC Viktoria Köln
* Bayer Leverkusen
* Borussia Mönchengladbach
* SC Preußen Münster
* Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
* SC Paderborn 07
* FC Schalke 04
* SC Verl

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Germany

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