1. FC Union Berlin
Bundesliga11 last season
An east Berlin club whose supporters literally rebuilt the stadium with their own labour, and who reached the Champions League in 2023 with one of the smallest budgets in the division.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Bundesliga6 last seasonA works club founded by employees of the Bayer pharmaceutical company, long mocked for finishing second before finally winning the league unbeaten in 2024.
Bayern Munich
Bundesliga1 last seasonGermany’s dominant club and one of the most successful in Europe, majority-owned by its own members despite its size, with a women’s team that competes at the same level.
Borussia Dortmund
Bundesliga2 last seasonHome of the Yellow Wall, the largest standing terrace in European football, and a club known for developing young players, including several Americans, before selling them on.
A Hamburg club with an openly left-wing, anti-fascist supporter culture that has made it a global cult side, with a following far larger than its results would suggest.
RB Leipzig
Bundesliga3 last seasonFounded in 2009 and backed by Red Bull, Leipzig rose from the fifth tier to the Champions League in seven years by recruiting young players and pressing aggressively.
SC Freiburg
Bundesliga7 last seasonA small club in Germany’s south-west that consistently outperforms its budget through patient coaching, an outstanding academy, and unusual stability, one manager stayed for 14 years.
SV Werder Bremen
Bundesliga15 last seasonA northern club with four league titles and a reputation for attacking football in the 1990s and 2000s, now operating in the middle of the division with a strong local identity.
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