Football records and statistics in Germany

For association football in Germany, this page details football records in Germany.

National team

Appearances

• Most appearances: 150, Lothar Matthäus
• Youngest player: Willy Baumgärtner, 17 years, 104 days, 5 April 1908, 3–5 v Switzerland
• Oldest player: Lothar Matthäus, 39 years, 91 days, 20 June 2000, 0–3 v Portugal
• Oldest debutant: Karl Sesta, 35 years, 83 days, 15 June 1941, 5–1 v Croatia

Goals

• First goal: Fritz Becker, 5 April 1908, 3–5 v Switzerland
• Most goals: 71, Miroslav Klose
• Most goals in a match: 10, Gottfried Fuchs (v Russia, 1912 Summer Olympics)
• Youngest goalscorer: Marius Hiller, 17 years, 241 days, 3 April 1910, 3–2 v Switzerland

Men's Honours

Major competitions

FIFA World Cup

• Champions (4): 1954, 1974, 1990, 2014
• Runners-up (4): 1966, 1982, 1986, 2002
• Third place (4): 1934, 1970, 2006, 2010
• Fourth place (1): 1958

UEFA European Championship

• Champions (3): 1972, 1980, 1996
• Runners-up (3): 1976, 1992, 2008
• Third place (3): 1988, 2012, 2016

Summer Olympic Games

• Gold Medal (1): 1976
• Silver Medal (2): 1980, 2016
• Bronze Medal (3): 1964, 1972, 1988
• Fourth place (1): 1952

FIFA Confederations Cup

• Champions (1): 2017
• Third place (1): 2005

Women's Honours

Major competitions

FIFA Women's World Cup

• Champions (2): 2003, 2007
• Runners-up (1): 1995
• Fourth place (2): 1991, 2015

UEFA Women's Championship

• Champions (8): 1989, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013
• Runners-up (1): 2022
• Fourth place (1): 1993

Summer Olympic Games

• Gold Medal (1): 2016
• Bronze Medal (3): 2000, 2004, 2008

League

Titles

• Most championships won: 33, Bayern Munich
• Most consecutive championships: 11
• Bayern Munich (2013–2023)
• Most East German championships: 10, Dynamo Berlin
• Most consecutive East German championships: 10, Dynamo Berlin (1979–1988)

Attendances

• Record attendance: 100,000, SC Rotation Leipzig v SC Lokomotive Leipzig at Zentralstadion (September 1956)

Individual records

Appearances

• Most Bundesliga appearances: 602, Charly Körbel

Goals

• Most career league goals: Erwin Helmchen
• Most career domestic top-flight goals: 404, Uwe Seeler
• Most Bundesliga goals: 365, Gerd Müller
• Most Bundesliga goals in one season: 41, Robert Lewandowski (2020–21)

Most successful clubs overall (1902–present)

Key

Performance by club

(Sorted by overall titles. Use sorting button to change criteria.)

Last updated on 16 August 2025, following Bayern Munich winning the 2025 Franz Beckenbauer Supercup.

The figures in bold represent the most times this competition has been won by a German team.

References