The German football pyramid
Final tables for the top one tiers of German football in 2010–11, from Bundesliga down to Bundesliga. Promotion, play-off and relegation places are marked from each league's records.
Final tables
Tier 1
Bundesliga
- 1–2 Champions League
- 3rd Champions League qualifiers
- 4–5 Europa League
- 16th Relegation play-off
- 17–18 Relegation
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Form | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 67 | 22 | +45 | WLWLW | 75 |
| 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 64 | 44 | +20 | LWLDW | 68 |
| 3 | Bayern Munich | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 81 | 40 | +41 | WDWWW | 65 |
| 4 | Hannover 96 | 34 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 49 | 45 | +4 | DWLLW | 60 |
| 5 | Mainz 05 | 34 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 52 | 39 | +13 | WDWWW | 58 |
| 6 | FC Nurnberg | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 47 | 45 | +2 | WDLLL | 47 |
| 7 | FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 48 | 51 | −3 | LWWWW | 46 |
| 8 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 46 | 52 | −6 | DLLDD | 45 |
| 9 | SC Freiburg | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 41 | 50 | −9 | LLWLL | 44 |
| 10 | 1. FC Köln | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 47 | 62 | −15 | LLWWW | 44 |
| 11 | TSG Hoffenheim | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 50 | 50 | 0 | WLLWL | 43 |
| 12 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 60 | 59 | +1 | WWWWL | 42 |
| 13 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 47 | 61 | −14 | DWLWL | 41 |
| 14 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 44 | −6 | DLLLL | 40 |
| 15 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 43 | 48 | −5 | DWWLW | 38 |
| 16 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 48 | 65 | −17 | LWWWD | 36 |
| 17 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 31 | 49 | −18 | LDLLL | 34 |
| 18 | FC St. Pauli | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 35 | 68 | −33 | DLLLL | 29 |