Bundesliga (Germany)

Bundesliga (Germany) (Bundesliga, founded in 1963) - the top professional club division in Germany. Regulations: 18 clubs take part, the season is usually played from August to May in a double round-robin, with each team playing 34 matches, home and away against every opponent. Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss. Teams are ranked by points, then goal difference, goals scored, the aggregate head-to-head record over the two matches, head-to-head away goals, total away goals, and if still level an additional play-off match is played at a neutral venue. At the end of the season the bottom two clubs are relegated to 2. Bundesliga, and the 16th-placed Bundesliga club plays a two-legged promotion-relegation play-off home and away against the 3rd-placed 2. Bundesliga club, with the winner decided on aggregate score and, if level, extra time and a penalty shoot-out. UEFA club competition places are allocated via the final league standings and domestic cup outcomes under the UEFA access list, with the cup-related place passing down the league table if the cup winner has already qualified through the league, and the overall number of places for the association can vary under UEFA rules.