The Bundesliga was founded as the top tier of German football at the start of the 1963–64 season. The following is a list of records attained in the Bundesliga since the league's inception.[1]
Highest percentage of total possible points in a season: 89.22 by Bayern Munich (2012–13) (91 points out of a possible 102)
Highest percentage of total possible points in a season opening half: 92.16 by Bayern Munich (2013–14) (47 points out of a possible 51)
Highest percentage of total possible points in a season closing half: 96.08 by Bayern Munich (2012–13 and 2019–20) (49 points out of a possible 51)
Highest percentage of total possible points in a season at home: 96.08 by Schalke 04 (1971–72), Bayern Munich (1972–73) and VfL Wolfsburg (2008–09) (49 points out of a possible 51) (Based on 16 wins and a draw with 3 points per win)
Highest percentage of total possible points in a season away: 92.16 by Bayern Munich (2012–13) (47 points out of a possible 51)
Lowest margin of points between champions and runners-up: 0 points, +3 goal difference between 1. FC Köln (+45) and Borussia Mönchengladbach (+42) (1977–78). Both finished with 48 points.
Highest number of consecutive wins with a clean sheet away: 6 by Bayern Munich (matchday 14 to 24 of 2012–13)
Highest number of consecutive wins with a clean sheet away from start of the season: 5 by Bayern Munich (2012–13)[3]
Highest number of consecutive games with a clean sheet: 9 by VfB Stuttgart (matchday 34 of 2002–03 to matchday 8 of 2003–04)
Highest number of consecutive games with a clean sheet in a season: 8 by Bayern Munich (matchday 17, 12 and 18 to 23 of 1998–99 and matchday 2 to 9 of 2011–12) and VfB Stuttgart (matchday 1 to 8 of 2003–04)
Highest number of consecutive games with a clean sheet from start of the season: 8 by VfB Stuttgart (2003–04)
Highest number of consecutive games with a clean sheet at home: 9 by VfL Bochum (matchday 8 to 24 of 2003–04)
Highest number of consecutive games with a clean sheet away: 6 by 1. FC Köln (matchday 6 to 16 of 2009–10) and Bayern Munich (matchday 14 to 24 of 2012–13 and matchday 4 to 15 of 2014–15)
Highest number of consecutive minutes without conceding: 884 by VfB Stuttgart (minute 76 of matchday 33 of 2002–03 to minute 59 of matchday 9 of 2003–04)
Highest number of consecutive minutes without conceding away: 658 by Bayern Munich (from minute 46 of matchday 12 to minute 75 of matchday 26 of 2012–13)
Highest number of consecutive games without a win: 31 by Tasmania Berlin (matchday 2 to 32 of 1965–66)[18]
Highest number of consecutive games without a win from start of the season: 17 by 1. FC Nürnberg (2013–14)
Highest number of consecutive minutes without scoring from start of the season: 507 by Hamburger SV (from minute 1 of matchday 1 to minute 57 of matchday 6 of 2014–15)[22]
Highest number of promotions to the Bundesliga: 8 by Arminia Bielefeld (1970, 1978, 1980, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2004 and 2020) and 1. FC Nürnberg (1978, 1980, 1985, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2009 and 2018)
Highest number of sold out games at home: 318 by Bayern Munich[d]
Highest percentage of sold out games: 57.14 by RB Leipzig (16 out of 28)[d]
Highest percentage of sold out games (at least 5 seasons): 44.85 by Bayern Munich (792 out of 1,766)[d]
Highest percentage of sold out home games: 71.43 by RB Leipzig (10 out of 14)[d]
Highest percentage of sold out home games (at least 5 seasons): 55.19 by Mainz 05 (101 out of 183)[d]
Highest percentage of sold out away games: 53.68 by Bayern Munich (474 out of 883)[d]
Player and manager records
Bold names are of those, who are currently active in the Bundeliga (in the respective category, which their records are relevant to).
For example: A player only, if he is still playing and not, if he is, for example, coaching at the moment.
Highest number of championships won as a coach: 8 by Udo Lattek
Highest percentage of possible championships as a coach: 100 by Pep Guardiola (3 championships in 3 seasons) and Hansi Flick (2 championships in 2 seasons)
Highest percentage of possible championships as a coach (at least 5 seasons): 53.33 by Udo Lattek (8 championships in 15 seasons)[g]
Highest number of championships won as both a player and coach: 8 by Jupp Heynckes (4 as a player and 4 as a coach)
Youngest age for a coach to win a championship: 34 years and 241 days by Matthias Sammer
Oldest age for a coach to win a championship: 73 years and 3 days by Jupp Heynckes
Highest number of consecutive games (and matchdays) scoring in from start of the season: 11 by Robert Lewandowski for Bayern Munich (16 goals from matchday 1 to 11 of 2019–20)[67]
Highest number of consecutive games (and matchdays) scoring in from debut for a new club: 6 by Mohamed Zidan for Mainz 05 (6 goals from matchday 20 to 25 of 2011–12)
Highest number of consecutive games played for one club, playing for no other club: 442 by Sepp Maier for Bayern Munich (matchday 1 of 1966–67 to matchday 34 of 1978–79)
Highest number of consecutive seasons with all games played: 13 by Sepp Maier (1966–67 to 1978–79)
Highest number of consecutive games played playing all minutes: 245 by Sepp Maier (matchday 28 of 1971–72 to matchday 34 of 1978–79)[69]
Highest number of consecutive games played playing all minutes by an outfield player: 241 by Manfred Binz (matchday 28 of 1986–87 to matchday 25 of 1993–94)[69][p]
Highest number of consecutive games with a clean sheet by a goalkeeper from start of the season: 8 by Timo Hildebrand for VfB Stuttgart (2003–04)
Highest number of consecutive minutes without conceding by a goalkeeper: 884 by Timo Hildebrand for VfB Stuttgart (minute 76 of matchday 33 of 2002–03 to minute 59 of matchday 9 of 2003–04)
Highest number of consecutive games with a clean sheet by a goalkeeper from debut: 4 by Timo Horn for 1. FC Köln (matchday 1 to 4 of 2014–15)
Highest number of consecutive minutes without conceding by a goalkeeper from debut: 365 by Timo Horn for 1. FC Köln (minute 1 of matchday 1 to minute 6 of matchday 5 of 2014–15)
Highest number of consecutive seasons as coach for one club: 15 by Thomas Schaaf for Werder Bremen (1999 to 2013)
Highest number of consecutive seasons as a coach for one club: 15 by Thomas Schaaf for Werder Bremen (1999 to 2013)
Highest number of consecutive seasons as a coach from league debut: 15 by Thomas Schaaf for Werder Bremen (1999 to 2013)
Highest number of consecutive seasons as a coach for one club from league debut: 15 by Thomas Schaaf for Werder Bremen (1999 to 2013)
Longest period of time as a coach for one club: 14 years and 5 days by Thomas Schaaf for Werder Bremen (10 May 1999 to 14 May 2013)
Longest period of time as a coach for one club from league debut: 14 years and 5 days by Thomas Schaaf for Werder Bremen (10 May 1999 to 14 May 2013)
Longest period of time as a coach for one club, including relegations: 15 years and 364 days by Volker Finke for SC Freiburg (1 July 1991 until 30 June 2007) (spell included 5 seasons in 2. Bundesliga)
Cards
Highest number of cards received: 121 by Stefan Effenberg (114 yellow, 4 yellow-red and 3 red cards)[75]
Highest number of yellow-red cards received: 7 by Luiz Gustavo[76]
Shortest elapsed timespan before receiving a red card, following the second booking: 12 minutes (into the game) by Mame Biram Diouf of Hannover 96 (matchday 10 of 2013–14)
Penalties
Highest number of penalties made: 53 by Manfred Kaltz (out of 60 attempts)
Highest number of missed penalties in a game, no penalties made: 3 at 1. FC Nürnberg v. Eintracht Braunschweig (2 by Braunschweig and 1 by Nürnberg) (matchday 22 of 2013–14)
Attendances
Highest attendance in a game: 88,075 by Hertha BSC against 1. FC Köln (matchday 6 of 1969–70)
Lowest attendance in a game: 827 by Tasmania Berlin against Borussia Mönchengladbach (matchday 19 of 1965–66)[22][q]
Highest average attendance per game in a season: 45,116 in 2011–12[82]
Highest attendance in a season: 13.805.496 in 2011–12
Highest number of sold out games in a season: 169 in 2010–11
Highest percentage of sold out games in a season: 55.23 in 2010–11
Matches
Most frequent matchup: 112 times, Bayern Munich v. Werder Bremen (in 56 seasons)
Highest number of matches played in a season: 380 (1991–92, with 20 teams competing)
Lowest number of matches played in a season: 240 (1963–64 and 1964–65, with 16 teams competing)
Cards
Highest number of red cards on a single matchday: 8 (matchday 3 of 2013–14)
Highest number of cards in a game: 13 (10 yellow cards, 2 straight red cards and 1 red card for second booking), Borussia Dortmund v. Bayern Munich (matchday 28 of 2000–01)[22]
Highest number of red cards in a season: 98 (1994–95)
Finances
Highest total revenue: €3,244,330,000 (2015–16)[83]
^Kevin Volland scored the fastest goal ever with 9.2 seconds (Bellarabi's goal was at 9.5), but the Bundesliga only counts the first digit and so they share the record with 9 seconds each.
^Although several sources stated Kevin De Bruyne held the Bundesliga assist record with 21 (with VfL Wolfsburg in 2014–15), this number has been disputed and in 2020, the Bundesliga website officially credited Müller with the record, placing De Bruyne's tally at 19 assists.
^Not counting 1991 (1 game for 1. FC Köln as interim (he was sporting director at Köln at this particular moment in time) and 2000 (he was hired 5 games before the end of the season to prevent Borussia Dortmund of relegation, which he eventually went on doing), but counting 1970 (he was hired at 14 March 1970, but his then to be team was in a good position in the championship and had all chances but winning the league crown, which they actually didn't) and 1992–93 (in which he was sacked after the opening half by Schalke 04).
^Franz Beckenbauer took over from Erich Ribbeck after the opening half of the 1993–94 season on 28 December 1993 (first training on 7 January 1994).
^Franz Beckenbauer was sporting director of Bayern Munich at the time he took over, so technically it was not at a new club, but he hasn't been coaching before in the Bundesliga, so coachingwise it was a new club.
^First season of Giovanni Trapattoni's second spell at Bayern Munich.
^Otto Rehhagel had been with 1. FC Kaiserslautern the season before, but that was in the 2. Bundesliga, so after he gained promotion with the club, the whole club was new to the Bundesliga (although having been to the Bundesliga in former times).
^Hansi Flick took over from Niko Kovač after matchday 10 of the 2019–20 season on 3 November 2019 (first match on 9 November 2019).
^Thomas Tuchel took over from Julian Nagelsmann after matchday 25 of the 2022–23 season on 24 March 2023 (first match on 1 April 2023).
^Gerd Müller was not included in the squad for the 14th matchday; matchdays 18, 19 and 24 had been rescheduled and were all played after Müller's streak.
^Robert Lewandowski was not included in the squad for the 28th and 30th matchdays of the 2020–21 season due to injury.
^Matchday 27 of 1986–87 was played between matchday 28 and 29
