The Bundesliga, commonly known as the Fußball Bundesliga or "Die Erste Bundesliga", is the highest tier of German Football which was founded in 1963. Bayern Munich are currently the record holders of the Bundesliga and have won the trophy 32 times including their current streak of 11 titles in-a-row. The first ever Bundesliga champions were 1. FC Köln who won the trophy in its inaugural season in the 1963-64 campaign.
The 2. Bundesliga is the second division in the German footballing system and was founded in 1974 (eleven years after the Bundesliga (top division). It is ranked below the Bundesliga and above the 3. Liga in the football pyramid. All clubs in this division take part in the DFB Pokal (a multi-league cup competition) annually. 1. FC Nürnberg, SC Freiburg, 1. FC Köln, Arminia Bielefeld and VfL Bochum all hold the record for the most 2. Bundesliga titles with four each.
The Frauen-Bundesliga was formed in 1990 and was modelled after the men's Bundesliga. To begin with, the top-tier was divided into north and south divisions however in 1997 both divisions merged into one uniform league. The first winners of the Frauen-Bundesliga were TSV Siegen who won the league in back-to-back years in the first seasons. Since the foundation of the league, only 1. FFC Frankfurt have remained in the top division throughout (being renamed to Eintracht Frankfurt in 2020).
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