Bundesliga table 2026-27

The Bundesliga standings rank the 18 clubs of Germany's top flight by points, with three for a win and one for a draw, and the table above refreshes after every match. Clubs level on points are split by goal difference, then goals scored, then the head to head record, so the order is settled at full time. In South Africa the table is often called the log, and whether you call the game soccer or football, this is the same list. Each row is colour coded by zone, so you can read a club's place and what that place is worth in a single line. The table covers all 18 clubs, from the title race to the relegation places.

If you came for the Bayern standings, the Bayern Munich row is pinned above the full table, so you see their place without scrolling, and the pin reflects a record few can match. Bayern have 34 titles by the end of 2024-25, including 11 in a row from 2012-13 to 2022-23. Bayer Leverkusen ended that run in 2023-24 by winning the league without losing a match, and Nigeria's own Bundesliga link goes back to Jay-Jay Okocha, who played for Eintracht Frankfurt from 1992 to 1996. The Bundesliga hub carries the rest of the story, from the founding in Dortmund in 1962 to the clubs of today.

What Do the Colours on the Bundesliga Table Mean?

The colours show what each finishing place is worth at the end of the season. The key beside the table lists the European places. At the bottom, 17th and 18th have been relegated automatically since 2008-09. The club in 16th plays the third club in the 2. Bundesliga over two legs for the last top flight place.

How Are the Bundesliga Standings Decided When Clubs Are Level?

Goal difference decides first, then overall goals scored, and only then the head to head points between the clubs involved. If those still cannot separate them, the order moves to head to head goals, then head to head away goals, and finally total away goals. The relegation rules have also changed over time: three clubs went down automatically from 1992-93 to 2007-08, and since 2008-09 it is two, plus the playoff for 16th. So a heavy win in the autumn can be worth more in May than the points alone suggest.

How Often Does the Bundesliga Table Update, and Where Do the Club Rows Lead?

The table updates at full time of every match, so a Saturday evening in Accra or Nairobi ends with the order already settled. Each club row opens that club's own fixtures and results. The full lists sit on the Bundesliga fixtures and Bundesliga results pages, and the scoring race lives on Bundesliga stats. That stats page also keeps the records that do not move: Gerd Müller's 365 league goals and Robert Lewandowski's 41 in 2020-21 are the scoring marks, and Charly Körbel's 602 appearances stands alone as the record for longevity.

What Time Do Bundesliga Matches Kick Off in GMT, WAT, SAST and EAT?

Every kick off on the fixtures list shows GMT, WAT, SAST and EAT side by side, so readers in Accra, Lagos, Johannesburg, Nairobi and Kampala see their own time without doing the sum. Germany's clock matches WAT through the European winter and runs one hour ahead in summer. That means Lagos usually watches at the German hour or one hour earlier, and Accra one or two hours earlier. Nairobi and Kampala watch one or two hours later. The times on the list move by themselves when Europe changes its clocks.

How Do You Read Goal Difference and Games in Hand on the Bundesliga Table?

Goal difference is goals scored minus goals conceded, and in the Bundesliga it often separates the clubs bunched in the middle of the table. Games in hand show up in the played column. A club that has played one match fewer than the side above can still draw level or pass them, so compare that column before you compare points.

Where Do African Players Fit in the Bundesliga Standings?

Ghana has a proud Bundesliga link through Anthony Yeboah, who shared the top scorer award at Eintracht Frankfurt in 1992-93, a season Ghanaian fans in Accra and Kumasi can point to. Nigeria's link runs through Jay-Jay Okocha, who played for Eintracht Frankfurt from 1992 to 1996, which made the club familiar to Nigerian viewers.

South African fans have their own Bundesliga thread in Steven Pienaar, who played for Borussia Dortmund in 2006-07, and the SAST time on every kick off shows readers in Johannesburg when each match starts. Kenya's link is Divock Origi, who played for VfL Wolfsburg on loan in 2017-18. Squads change every transfer window, so the club rows carry each current squad, and the table shows where those players' clubs stand after every match.