German clubs in European football
| Points by season (UEFA coefficient)[1] | |
| Season | Points |
| 1998-99 | 6.357 |
| 1999-00 | 11.071 |
| 2000-01 | 11.062 |
| 2001-02 | 13.500 |
| 2002-03 | 9.142 |
| 2003-04 | 4.714 |
| 2004-05 | 10.571 |
| 2005-06 | 10.437 |
| 2006-07 | 9.500 |
| 2007-08 | 13.500 |
| 2008-09 | 12.687 |
| 2009-10 | 18.083 |
| 2010-11 | 15.666 |
| 2011-12 | 15.250 |
| 2012-13 | 17.928 |
| 2013-14 | 14.714 |
The German football clubs hold the 3rd place in UEFA ranking and represented by 4 clubs in UEFA Champions League and 3 clubs in UEFA Europa League.[2] The last years the German football has rise that is confirmed from the appearance two German clubs in the final of 2013-14 Champions League. The German football has won the interest all of Europe because the majority of associations are financially healthy and the spectators in stadiums have been rising.[3][4]
During first years of European competitions Germany was divided to West and East Germany. So initially the German football represented by two countries and two different championships, the Bundesliga and the DDR-Oberliga. After the German reunified on October 1990, Bundesliga became the league for all of Germany. West German football clubs have entered European association football competitions since season 1955-56, when Rot-Weiss Essen took part in European Cup competition. East German football clubs have entered European association football competitions two years later, since season 1957-58, when FC Erzgebirge Aue took part in European Cup competition.
So far, the German clubs have won 7 times the Champions League/European Cup (Bayern, Dortmund and Hamburg), 6 times the Europa League/Uefa cup (Mönchengladbach, Bayern, Eintracht Frankfurt, Leverkusen, Schalke), 5 times the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (Bayern, Bremen, Dortmund, Hamburg, Magdeburg), 1 times the UEFA Super Cup (Bayern), 9 times the UEFA Intertoto Cup (Karlsruhe, Schalke,Stuttgart, Bremen, Hamburg and Hertha).[5]
Finals and cups
Champions League/European Cup
| Club | Won | Runner-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayern Munich | 5 | 5 | 1974, 1975, 1976, 2001, 2013 | 1982, 1987, 1999, 2010, 2012 |
| Hamburg | 1 | 1 | 1983 | 1980 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 1 | 1 | 1997 | 2013 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 0 | 1 | & —
|
1960 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0 | 1 | & —
|
1977 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 0 | 1 | & —
|
2002 |
Europa League/UEFA Cup
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2 | 2 | 1975, 1979 | 1973, 1980 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 1 | 0 | 1980 | — |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 1 | 0 | 1988 | — |
| Bayern Munich | 1 | 0 | 1996 | — |
| Schalke 04 | 1 | 0 | 1997 | — |
| Borussia Dortmund | 0 | 2 | — | 1993, 2002 |
| Hamburg | 0 | 1 | — | 1982 |
| Köln | 0 | 1 | — | 1986 |
| Stuttgart | 0 | 1 | — | 1989 |
| Werder Bremen | 0 | 1 | — | 2009 |
UEFA Cup Winner's Cup
| Team | Winners | Runners-Up | Years Won | Years Runners-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamburg | 1 | 1 | (1977) | (1968) |
| Borussia Dortmund | 1 | 0 | (1966) | - |
| Bayern Munich | 1 | 0 | (1967) | - |
Magdeburg  | 1 | 0 | (1974) | - |
| Werder Bremen | 1 | 0 | (1992) | - |
| 1860 Munich | 0 | 1 | - | (1965) |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0 | 1 | - | (1979) |
| Carl Zeiss Jena | 0 | 1 | - | (1981) |
| Lokomotive Leipzig | 0 | 1 | - | (1987) |
| Stuttgart | 0 | 1 | - | (1998) |
Full European record
UEFA Champions League/European Cup
- After German reunification
| Year | Team | Progress | Score | Opponents | Venue(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992–93 | VfB Stuttgart | First round | 4–4 a |  Leeds United |
3-0 home, 1-4 away |
| 1993–94 | Werder Bremen | 3rd in Group Stage | N/A |  Milan,  Porto, .svg.png){kind=small} Anderlecht | |
| 1994–95 | Bayern Munich | Semi-finals | 2–5 |  Ajax |
0-0 home, 2-5 away |
| 1995–96 | Borussia Dortmund | Quarter-finals | 0–3 | Ajax |
0-2 home, 0-1 away |
| 1996–97 | Borussia Dortmund | Winner | 3–1 | Juventus |
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| 1997–98 | Bayern Munich | Quarter-finals | 0–1 |  Borussia Dortmund |
0-0 home, 0-1 away |
| Bayer Leverkusen | Quarter-finals | 1–4 |  Real Madrid |
1-1 home, 0-3 away | |
| Borussia Dortmund | Semi-finals | 0–2 | Real Madrid |
0-0 home, 0-2 away | |
| 1998–99 | Kaiserslautern | Quarter-finals | 0–6 | Bayern Munich |
0-2 home, 0-4 away |
| Bayern Munich | Final | 1–2 | Manchester United |
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| 1999–00 | Bayern Munich | Semi-finals | 2–3 | Real Madrid |
2-1 home, 0-2 away |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 3rd in first Group Stage | N/A | Lazio,  Dynamo Kyiv,  Maribor | ||
| Hertha BSC | 4th in second Group Stage | N/A | Barcelona, Porto,  Sparta Prague | ||
| Borussia Dortmund | 3rd in first Group Stage | N/A |  Rosenborg, Feyenoord, Boavista | ||
| 2000–01 | Bayern Munich | Winner | 1–1 (3–1 p) | Valencia |
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| Bayer Leverkusen | 3rd in first Group Stage | N/A | Real Madrid,  Spartak Moscow, Sporting CP | ||
| Hamburger SV | 3rd in first Group Stage | N/A | Deportivo La Coruña,  Panathinaikos, Juventus | ||
| Munich 1860 | Third qualifying round | 1–3 | Leeds United |
0-1 home, 1-2 away | |
| 2001–02 | Bayern Munich | Quarter-finals | 2–3 | Real Madrid |
2-1 home, 0-2 away |
| Schalke 04 | 4th in first Group Stage | N/A | Panathinaikos, Liverpool, Mallorca | ||
| Borussia Dortmund | 3rd in first Group Stage | N/A | Liverpool, Boavista, Dynamo Kyiv | ||
| Bayer Leverkusen | Final | 1–2 | Real Madrid |
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| 2002–03 | Borussia Dortmund | 3rd in second Group Stage | N/A | Milan, Real Madrid, Lokomotiv Moscow | |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 4th in second Group Stage | N/A | Barcelona, Inter Milan, Newcastle United | ||
| Bayern Munich | 4th in first Group Stage | N/A | Milan, Deportivo La Coruña,  RC Lens | ||
| 2003–04 | Bayern Munich | Round of 16 | 1–2 | Real Madrid |
1-1 home, 0-1 away |
| VfB Stuttgart | Round of 16 | 0–1 | Chelsea |
0-1 home, 0-0 away | |
| Borussia Dortmund | Third qualifying round | 3–3 (2–4 p) | Club Brugge |
2-1 home, 1-2 away | |
| 2004–05 | Werder Bremen | Round of 16 | 2–10 | Lyon |
0-3 home, 2-7 away |
| Bayern Munich | Quarter finals | 5–6 | Chelsea |
3-2 home, 2-4 away | |
| Bayer Leverkusen | Round of 16 | 2–6 | Liverpool |
1-3 home, 1-3 away | |
| 2005–06 | Bayern Munich | Round of 16 | 2–5 | Milan |
1-1 home, 1-4 away |
| Schalke 04 | 3rd in Group Stage | N/A | Milan, PSV Eindhoven,  Fenerbahçe S.K. | ||
| Werder Bremen | Round of 16 | 4–4 | Juventus |
3-2 home, 1-2 away | |
| 2006–07 | Bayern Munich | Quarter-finals | 2–4 | Milan |
2-2 home, 0-2 away |
| Werder Bremen | 3rd in Group Stage | N/A | Chelsea, Barcelona,  Levski Sofia | ||
| Hamburger SV | 4th in Group Stage | N/A | Arsenal, Porto, CSKA Moscow | ||
| 2007–08 | VfB Stuttgart | 4th in Group Stage | N/A | Barcelona, Lyon,  Rangers | |
| Schalke 04 | Quarter-finals | 0–2 | Barcelona |
0-1 home, 0-1 away | |
| Werder Bremen | 3rd in Group Stage | N/A | Real Madrid, Olympiacos, Lazio | ||
| 2008–09 | Bayern Munich | Quarter-finals | 1–5 | Barcelona |
1-1 home, 0-4 away |
| Werder Bremen | 3rd in Group Stage | N/A | Panathinaikos, Internazionale,  Anorthosis | ||
| Schalke 04 | Third qualifying round | 1–4 | Atlético Madrid |
1-0 home, 0-4 away | |
| 2009–10 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3rd in Group Stage | N/A | Manchester United, CSKA Moscow, Beşiktaş | |
| Bayern Munich | Final | 0–2 | Internazionale |
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| VfB Stuttgart | Round of 16 | 1–5 | Barcelona |
1-1 home, 0-4 away | |
| 2010–11 | Bayern Munich | Round of 16 | 3–3 | Internazionale |
2-3 home, 1-0 away |
| Schalke 04 | Semi-finals | 1–6 | Manchester United |
0-2 home, 1-4 away | |
| Werder Bremen | 4th in Group Stage | N/A | Tottenham Hotspur, Internazionale, Twente | ||
| 2011–12 | Borussia Dortmund | 4th in Group Stage | N/A | Arsenal, Marseille, Olympiacos F.C. | |
| Bayer Leverkusen | Round of 16 | 2–10 | Barcelona |
1-3 home, 1-7 away | |
| Bayern Munich | Final | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Chelsea |
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| 2012–13 | Borussia Dortmund | Final | 1–2 | Bayern Munich |
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| Bayern Munich | Winner | 2–1 | Borussia Dortmund |
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| Schalke 04 | Round of 16 | 3–4 | Galatasaray |
2-3 home, 1-1 away | |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | Play-off round | 3–3 | Dynamo Kyiv |
1-3 home, 2-1 away | |
| 2013–14 | Bayern Munich | Semi-finals | 0–5 | Real Madrid |
0-4 home, 0-1 away |
| Borussia Dortmund | Quarter-finals | 2–3 | Real Madrid |
2-0 home, 0-3 away | |
| Bayer Leverkusen | Round of 16 | 1–6 | Paris Saint-Germain |
0-4 home, 1-2 away | |
| Schalke 04 | Round of 16 | 2–9 | Real Madrid |
1-6 home, 1-3 away | |
Notes
- ^a Stuttgart would have won on away goals; however, it was realised that in the second leg between Leeds United and Stuttgart, Stuttgart had substituted a fourth foreign player. At the time, a maximum of three foreign players was allowed. The game was awarded to Leeds United with a score of 3–0, making it 3–3 on aggregate with no difference in away goals. A play-off match in Barcelona was ordered, which Leeds United won 2–1.
References
- ↑ "UEFA rankings". uefa.com. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ↑ "UEFA Ranking". uefa.com. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ↑ "Champions League: success of Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund confirms rise of German football". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ↑ "The best league in the world?". espn.go.com. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ↑ "Honours". uefa.com. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
External links
- rsssf German Clubs In European Cups
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