The German football pyramid
Germany2026–27Seasons
Every league in the top three tiers of German football, from Bundesliga down to 3. Liga. Promotion, relegation and play-off places are marked on each table where they apply.
Latest result in these tables: Sun 8 Nov · checked through the day
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Tier 1
Bundesliga
Fixtures and results- 1–4 Champions League
- 5th Europa League
- 6th Conference League
- 16th Relegation play-off
- 17–18 Relegation
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Form | PtsL5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Champions League) | Bayern Munich | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 9 | +20 | DWWDW | 2111 |
| 2 (Champions League) | Borussia Dortmund | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 | DDWDW | 219 |
| 3 (Champions League) | SC Freiburg | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | +10 | WLLWW | 199 |
| 4 (Champions League) | RB Leipzig | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 13 | +14 | WLWWW | 1812 |
| 5 (Europa League) | Bayer Leverkusen | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 17 | +3 | WWLLW | 169 |
| 6 (Conference League) | Werder Bremen | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 15 | +2 | DDWWL | 158 |
| 7 | SV Elversberg | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 18 | −1 | LWLWL | 136 |
| 8 | VfB Stuttgart | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | WLLWW | 129 |
| 9 | TSG Hoffenheim | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 17 | −1 | LWWLW | 129 |
| 10 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 20 | −5 | LWLWD | 127 |
| 11 | Hamburger SV | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 20 | −10 | WWLLW | 129 |
| 12 | Mainz 05 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 19 | −1 | LWLLL | 103 |
| 13 | SC Paderborn | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | LDWDD | 106 |
| 14 | FC Augsburg | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 0 | DLDLL | 92 |
| 15 | 1. FC Köln | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | WLDDL | 95 |
| 16 (Relegation play-off) | Union Berlin | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 21 | −14 | WDDDL | 76 |
| 17 (Relegation) | Schalke 04 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | −6 | LLDLL | 61 |
| 18 (Relegation) | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 25 | −13 | LLWDL | 44 |
Tier 1 ⇅ Tier 2
Bundesliga: 17th–18th drop to 2. Bundesliga; 16th plays a relegation play-off
2. Bundesliga: 1st and 2nd go up; 3rd plays the Bundesliga's 16th
Tier 2
2. Bundesliga
Fixtures and results- 1–2 Promotion
- 3rd Promotion play-off
- 16th Relegation play-off
- 17–18 Relegation
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Form | PtsL5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Promotion) | Hertha BSC | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 9 | +16 | WDWWW | 3113 |
| 2 (Promotion) | 1. FC Nürnberg | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 13 | +13 | DDLWW | 248 |
| 3 (Promotion play-off) | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | DWWLW | 2110 |
| 4 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 14 | +11 | WLWDW | 2010 |
| 5 | VfL Wolfsburg | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 16 | +10 | DWDWL | 198 |
| 6 | Arminia Bielefeld | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | +2 | WWLWW | 1712 |
| 7 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 20 | −1 | DLDLD | 163 |
| 8 | VfL Bochum | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | −2 | LLDWW | 147 |
| 9 | FC St. Pauli | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 16 | −3 | WDDLL | 125 |
| 10 | Greuther Fürth | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | −6 | LWLWL | 126 |
| 11 | Hannover 96 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | −6 | LDLWD | 125 |
| 12 | Energie Cottbus | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 20 | −2 | LDDLD | 113 |
| 13 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 18 | −2 | WLWLD | 117 |
| 14 | VfL Osnabrück | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | −4 | DLWLL | 114 |
| 15 | Dynamo Dresden | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | −5 | DWLLW | 117 |
| 16 (Relegation play-off) | Karlsruher SC | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 24 | −9 | LWLWL | 116 |
| 17 (Relegation) | Darmstadt 98 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | −12 | WLDDL | 95 |
| 18 (Relegation) | Holstein Kiel | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | −3 | LDWLL | 84 |
Tier 2 ⇅ Tier 3
2. Bundesliga: 17th–18th drop to 3. Liga; 16th plays a relegation play-off
3. Liga: 1st and 2nd go up; 3rd plays 2. Bundesliga's 16th
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Tier 3
3. Liga
Fixtures and results- 1–2 Promotion
- 3rd Promotion play-off
- 17–20 Relegation
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Form | PtsL5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Promotion) | Viktoria Köln | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 18 | +18 | DDWWW | 2911 |
| 2 (Promotion) | MSV Duisburg | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 18 | +15 | WDLDW | 298 |
| 3 (Promotion play-off) | Rot-Weiss Essen | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 13 | +8 | WLWWW | 2712 |
| 4 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 17 | +9 | WDWWW | 2113 |
| 5 | FC Ingolstadt | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 0 | WWWDW | 2113 |
| 6 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 26 | +5 | LWLWL | 206 |
| 7 | Alemannia Aachen | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | LWWWL | 209 |
| 8 | Waldhof Mannheim | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 20 | +3 | LLWLW | 196 |
| 9 | TSG Hoffenheim II | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 20 | +2 | LWLLW | 196 |
| 10 | Hansa Rostock | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 0 | LLDLW | 194 |
| 11 | SV Meppen | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 0 | WDWDW | 1811 |
| 12 | VfB Stuttgart II | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 23 | −1 | WWLDW | 1810 |
| 13 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 17 | −3 | WLDDL | 165 |
| 14 | Preußen Münster | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 25 | −4 | LLWLL | 153 |
| 15 | Würzburger Kickers | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 25 | −8 | DWLWL | 147 |
| 16 | Jahn Regensburg | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 0 | DDLWL | 135 |
| 17 (Relegation) | SC Verl | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 27 | −10 | DLLLL | 121 |
| 18 (Relegation) | Sonnenhof Großaspach | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 29 | −16 | DWLLL | 124 |
| 19 (Relegation) | Fortuna Köln | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 16 | −6 | LLLLL | 100 |
| 20 (Relegation) | TSV Havelse | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 29 | −12 | DDWDL | 106 |
- Reserve teams can't be promoted to the same division as their first team.
Tier 3 ⇅ Tier 4
3. Liga: 17th–20th drop to the Regionalliga
Regionalliga champions come up, some through a play-off