Germany · 2026–27

The German football pyramid

Every league in the top three tiers of German football, from Bundesliga down to 3. Liga. Promotion, play-off and relegation places are marked on every table.

Live · updated 20 Oct, 01:00 UK

Tier 1BundesligaBundesliga18 clubs Tier 22. Bundesliga2. Bundesliga18 clubs Tier 33. Liga3. Liga20 clubs

Bar width is to scale with the number of clubs in each tier.

Tier 1

Bundesliga

18 clubs · updated 20 Oct, 01:00

1–4 Champions League
5th Europa League
6th Conference League
16th Relegation play-off
17–18 Relegation

Bundesliga table
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Form	Pts
1	Bayern Munich	6	4	2	0	22	5	+17	DWWDW	14
2	Borussia Dortmund	6	4	2	0	11	4	+7	WWWDD	14
3	SC Freiburg	6	4	1	1	15	6	+9	WWDWL	13
4	Bayer Leverkusen	6	4	1	1	16	9	+7	WDWWW	13
5	Mainz 05	6	3	1	2	14	10	+4	WLWLW	10
6	SV Elversberg	6	3	1	2	12	11	+1	WLDLW	10
7	RB Leipzig	6	3	0	3	16	11	+5	LWLWL	9
8	Werder Bremen	6	2	3	1	12	12	0	WDWDD	9
9	Hamburger SV	6	3	0	3	6	15	−9	LLWWW	9
10	FC Augsburg	6	2	2	2	16	12	+4	WDLDL	8
11	Eintracht Frankfurt	6	2	2	2	10	16	−6	LWDLW	8
12	1. FC Köln	6	2	1	3	8	11	−3	LDLWL	7
13	VfB Stuttgart	6	2	0	4	8	10	−2	WLLWL	6
14	TSG Hoffenheim	6	2	0	4	11	14	−3	LWLLW	6
15	Schalke 04	6	1	2	3	4	7	−3	DWDLL	5
16	SC Paderborn	6	1	2	3	5	9	−4	LLWLD	5
17	Union Berlin	6	1	2	3	5	17	−12	LLLWD	5
18	Borussia Mönchengladbach	6	0	0	6	8	20	−12	LLLLL	0

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

18 clubs · updated 20 Oct, 01:00

1–2 Promotion
3rd Promotion play-off
16th Relegation play-off
17–18 Relegation

2. Bundesliga table
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Form	Pts
1	Hertha BSC	8	7	1	0	19	8	+11	WWWWD	22
2	1. FC Nürnberg	8	5	3	0	21	11	+10	DWWDD	18
3	VfL Wolfsburg	8	4	3	1	22	13	+9	DLWDW	15
4	1. FC Kaiserslautern	8	4	3	1	8	4	+4	WLWDW	15
5	1. FC Heidenheim	8	4	2	2	15	15	0	WWDDL	14
6	1. FC Magdeburg	8	4	1	3	14	11	+3	LWDWL	13
7	FC St. Pauli	8	2	5	1	11	9	+2	DWDWD	11
8	Arminia Bielefeld	8	3	2	3	13	13	0	DLDWW	11
9	Energie Cottbus	8	2	3	3	16	17	−1	DWDLD	9
10	Greuther Fürth	8	2	3	3	12	13	−1	LDDLW	9
11	Dynamo Dresden	8	2	2	4	11	15	−4	LDLDW	8
12	VfL Osnabrück	8	2	2	4	11	15	−4	WLDDL	8
13	Karlsruher SC	8	2	2	4	10	14	−4	DLLLW	8
14	Hannover 96	8	2	2	4	8	13	−5	DLWLD	8
15	Eintracht Braunschweig	8	2	1	5	13	15	−2	LDLWL	7
16	VfL Bochum	8	2	1	5	5	9	−4	WDLLL	7
17	Darmstadt 98	8	2	1	5	8	18	−10	LWLWL	7
18	Holstein Kiel	8	0	5	3	7	11	−4	DLDLD	5

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

20 clubs · updated 20 Oct, 01:00

1–2 Promotion
3rd Promotion play-off
17–20 Relegation

3. Liga table
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Form	Pts
1	MSV Duisburg	10	8	1	1	27	12	+15	WWWWD	25
2	Viktoria Köln	10	6	2	2	27	14	+13	WWWDD	20
3	Rot-Weiss Essen	10	5	3	2	18	13	+5	WDDWL	18
4	1. FC Saarbrücken	10	5	2	3	24	17	+7	DWDLW	17
5	TSG Hoffenheim II	10	5	1	4	20	15	+5	WWLLW	16
6	Hansa Rostock	10	4	3	3	17	19	−2	WDWLL	15
7	VfB Stuttgart II	10	4	2	4	17	18	−1	LDDWW	14
8	Alemannia Aachen	10	4	2	4	15	16	−1	LWLLW	14
9	FC Ingolstadt	10	4	2	4	13	15	−2	LLLWW	14
10	Fortuna Düsseldorf	10	4	2	4	11	13	−2	WLDWL	14
11	Waldhof Mannheim	10	4	1	5	16	16	0	LWWLL	13
12	Preußen Münster	10	3	3	4	18	21	−3	DLDLL	12
13	Wehen Wiesbaden	10	3	3	4	12	15	−3	WLWWD	12
14	SC Verl	10	3	3	4	15	19	−4	DWDDL	12
15	Sonnenhof Großaspach	10	3	3	4	12	18	−6	DLLDW	12
16	Würzburger Kickers	10	3	2	5	15	19	−4	WLLDW	11
17	SV Meppen	10	3	2	5	12	17	−5	LLDWD	11
18	Jahn Regensburg	10	2	4	4	20	19	+1	LDWDD	10
19	Fortuna Köln	10	2	4	4	8	11	−3	LWDLL	10
20	TSV Havelse	10	1	3	6	13	23	−10	LLLDD	6

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