German Premier League 2011-12: Fußball-Bundesliga Schedule & Match Times

Germany’s primary football competition is contested by 18 teams, and has a second tier called the Bundesliga 2, with which it operates on a promotion and relegation basis.

The Bundesliga in its present form came into being in 1963. Every team plays every other twice, once at home and once away, in a round robin format. Till 1995-96, a win qualified for two points, a draw for one point and a loss for no points. Currently, three points are awarded for a win, with a draw and a loss receiving the same awards as before.

To find out what time it will be in the capital city of your country when the next match begins in the German Bundesliga, take a look at this table.

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The season runs from early August to late May, with a winter break of six weeks (from mid-December to the end of January). The club that has the most points at the end of the tournament is declared the champion. the top three clubs in the Bundesliga qualify automatically for the UEFA Champions League. they enter the tournament at the group phase. The side that finishes fourth in the German league is allowed to enter the Champions League at the third qualifying round. The bottom two teams are relegated into the Bundesliga 2, while the top two teams in the Bundesliga 2 get promoted.

To decide the third team to be promoted/ relegated, a two-leg play off takes place between the sixteenth placed team of the Bundesliga 1 and the third placed team of the Bundesliga 2. While the winner plays in the next season of the Bundesliga 1, the loser gets to play in the Bundesliga 2.

Since the 1970s, FC Bayern Munich has been the most impressive team of all, having won the title 21 times. Hamburger SV, Borussia Dortmund, Werder Bremen, Borussia Mönchengladbach and VfB Stuttgart have also won the championship, in the past. The current champions are Borussia Dortmund.

The Bundesliga is currently ranked the 3rd best league in Europe based on UEFA’s league coefficient ranking, which in turn is influenced by recent European performances. The Bundesliga attracts the most spectators among any league, with an average attendance of 41,802 fans per game during the 2009–10 season its highest recorded.

The teams for the 2011-12 season are: 1. FC Kaiserslautern, 1. FC Köln, 1. FC Nuremberg, 1. FSV Mainz 05, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Mönchengladbach, FC Augsburg, FC Bayern Munich, FC Schalke 04, Hamburger SV, Hannover 96, Hertha BSC, SC Freiburg, SV Werder Bremen, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, VfB Stuttgart and VfL Wolfsburg.

Tags: Germany, Russia, UEFA

Category: Football, Match Time, UEFA