Bundesliga 2024/2025, all matches

Founded in 1963, the Bundesliga is the top division of professional football in Germany and is considered one of the best leagues in the world due to its high attendances and competitiveness.

Bayern Munich dominate the Bundesliga, winning the competition a record 31 times. The club also set a record by winning the league ten times in a row from 2012 to 2022. Borussia Dortmund follow them with eight titles, while Borussia Monchengladbach and Hamburger SV have six championships each.

Gerd Müller, a Bayern legend, is the Bundesliga's all-time leading scorer with 365 goals in 427 appearances. Robert Lewandowski, also of Bayern, set a Bundesliga record with 41 goals in the 2020/21 season, setting a new single-season record.

Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, who plays for Bayern, is known for his passing and reflexes, keeping a Bundesliga record for most clean sheets in 204 games. His statistics highlight the high level of goalkeeping in the league.

The Bundesliga is also known for its innovations in fan culture and stadiums. Borussia Dortmund attracts an average of over 80,000 spectators to their matches, making their stadium, Signal Iduna Park, one of the most attended in world football. The Bundesliga was also the first major league to introduce VAR (Video Assistant Replay) technology in 2017.

Bundesliga teams also perform well on the international stage, regularly reaching the final stages of the Champions League and Europa League. For example, Bayern Munich won the Champions League in 2020, confirming their status as one of the leading clubs in Europe.

At the coaching level, the Bundesliga is renowned for its innovative approaches. Jurgen Klopp, the former coach of Borussia Dortmund, and Thomas Tuchel, who also started out in the Bundesliga, are known for their tactical know-how and success on the international stage.

The influence of the Bundesliga extends far beyond the football pitch, influencing the development of youth football and the management of sports institutions, making the league an important element in the global football industry.