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Encyclopedia > Bundesliga

The Bundesliga (plural: -ligen) (Federal League, meaning nation-wide league) is the name for the premier league of any sport in Austria and Germany. Used on its own, Bundesliga usually refers to Germany's highest football league. Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Confederation of African Football (CAF) Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) The Current Laws of the Game (LOTG) The Rec. ...


Usually, German champions (and/or Austrian champions) are determined by winning their Bundesliga regular season organized as a Round-robin tournament. Usually each participating team plays two games (once at home, once away) against all the other teams. From the points obtained in each match (for example, in the football Bundesliga, a team which wins a match receives 3 points, with both teams receiving 1 point each for a tie or a draw), the team with the most points at the end of the season wins the championship without any further playoffs or finals. The German champions (in German: Deutsche Meister) is the general name given to winners of a bundesliga (national league) sporting competition in Germany. ... Austrian champions (in German: Österreichischer Meister) is the general name for a champion in a team or singles competition Austrias elite national sport (bundesliga) competitions, and is thus comparable with the title of German champions. ... A round-robin tournament is a type of competition in which every competitor plays one match against every other competitor, either all others in the entire tournament or a specified section of it, usually called a group or pool. ...


The Bundesligen are, in Germany and Austria, the elite sporting competitions (leagues) in a given sport, while (depending on the sport) the second division is usually known as the 2nd Bundesliga, or alternatively as a Regionalliga (or regional league). 2nd Bundesliga (in German ) can stand for: 2nd Bundesliga (football), the 2nd Division in German football (soccer). ... Regionalliga (plural: Regionalligen, translation: Regional Leagues) is a designation in Germany for sports leagues, which are led by one or more regional federations. ...


Among other sports, this term is used in football (soccer), handball, basketball, table tennis, field hockey, rugby, ice hockey and chess. This article describes the mens leagues. ... Since 1977, the German handball championship is determined by a uniform premier league, The Handball Bundesliga. ... In the year 1939 a German basketball bundesliga (federal league) was set up for the first time. ... The ice hockey bundesliga (federal league) was, between 1958 and 1994 the elite hockey competition in the Federal Republic of Germany. ...

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Bundesligen in Germany

The Womens Football Bundesliga is the main league competition for womens football (soccer) in Germany and Austria. ... Since 1977, the German handball championship is determined by a uniform premier league, The Handball Bundesliga. ... The German football League (GFL) is the elite bundesliga for American football in Germany. ... The Baseball-Bundesliga is the elite competition for the sport of baseball in Germany. ... In the year 1939 a German basketball bundesliga (federal league) was set up for the first time. ... The ice hockey bundesliga (federal league) was, between 1958 and 1994 the elite hockey competition in the Federal Republic of Germany. ... Deutsche Eishockey-Liga (German Hockey League, shortname DEL) is a German high-calibre ice hockey league, and has the highest number of American and Canadian players overseas. ... This article describes the mens leagues. ... The Womens Football Bundesliga is the main league competition for womens football (soccer) in Germany and Austria. ... Since 1977, the German handball championship is determined by a uniform premier league, The Handball Bundesliga. ... The ice hockey bundesliga (federal league) was, between 1958 and 1994 the elite hockey competition in the Federal Republic of Germany. ...

Bundesligen in Austria

The Bundesliga is the highest national league club competition in Austrian football, where the national football (soccer) champions are determined. ...

Bundesligen in Switzerland

  • Swiss Chess Bundesliga

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