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Important Facts of Bundesliga

• Since the 1995 - 1996 season; a victory is worth 3 points and the draw and the loss have had the same value. The German champion will be the one that accumulates the most points by the end of the season.

• Besides the championship for the Bundesliga the three teams at the bottom of the table are relegated into the 2nd Bundesliga; while the top three teams in the 2nd Bundesliga are promoted.

• The top two clubs in the table qualify automatically for the group phase of the UEFA Champions League, while the third-place team enters the Champions League at the playoffs qualifying round.

Records

Top Ten highest goal scorers

Player	Period	Club	Goals
1. Gerd Müller	1965–1979	FC Bayern Munich	365
2. Klaus Fischer	1968–1988	FC Schalke 04	268
3. Jupp Heynckes	1965–1978	Borussia Mönchengladbach	220
4. Manfred Burgsmüller	1969–1990	Borussia Dortmund	213
5. Ulf Kirsten	1990–2003	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	181
6. Stefan Kuntz	1983–1999	1. FC Kaiserslautern	179
7. Dieter Müller	1973–1986	1. FC Köln	177
8. Klaus Allofs	1975–1993	1. FC Köln	177
9. Hannes Löhr	1964–1977	1. FC Köln	166
10. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge	1974–1984	FC Bayern Munich	162

League Structure

Number of teams:

• 1963-1965: 16
• 1991/92: 20, East & West German leagues were being combined after German reunification
• All other seasons: 18

Number of teams relegated  

• 1963-1974: 2, determined by a relegation round
• 1981-1991: 2 automatic; the 16th-place team in the First Bundesliga played a test match against the third-place team of the Second Bundesliga for the final spot in the First Bundesliga.
• 1991/92: 4  
• Since 1992: 3

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