Frauen-Bundesliga
professional football league (women)
The Frauen-Bundesliga (lit. 'Women's Federal League' in German), also known as the Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of league competition for women's association football in Germany.
In the UEFA Women's Champions League, the Frauen-Bundesliga is the most successful league with a total of nine titles from four clubs.
In 1990 the German Football Association (DFB) created the German Women's Bundesliga, based on the model of the men's Bundesliga. It was first played with north and south divisions, but in 1997 the groups were merged to form a uniform league. The league currently consists of fourteen teams and the seasons usually last from late summer to the end of spring with a break in the winter. Despite the league's competitiveness, it has been semi-professional. VfL Wolfsburg has won the most championships. Although the league has become more professional, women's-only teams have found it difficult to support themselves without corporate financial backing.
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Between 1974 and 1990, the German Football Association (DFB) organized the German women's football championship 17 times. The last edition of this championship format took place in 1990, featuring 16 teams that had qualified as the best teams from their respective regional associations.
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