Bundesliga (table tennis)
Highest level league of table tennis in Germany
Bundesliga（German: Tischtennis-Bundesliga） is the top league in the German table tennis league system.
The first Bundesliga was held in the 1966-67 season with 8 teams. Since then the Bundesliga has been held every season with a varing number of teams. In the 2024-25 season, 12 teams will participate in Bundesliga.[1]
Current Rules
A season is divided into two phases: the Rankings and the Playoffs. Prior to the start of the season, each team will need to confirm the registration of 3 to 6 players and the positions of these players, i.e. 1st player, 2nd player, 3rd player, 4th player, 5th player, 6th player. where the 4th to 6th down players are substitutes.[2]
All matches are group matches, where each group match is divided into 5 games in a 3 sets to 2 wins system. The first four games are solos and the fifth games are doubles, with the 1st player not being allowed to play in the doubles. The players for the double in each match shall be determined at the end of the second game of this match.[2]
| Game | Form | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | solo | 1st player | 2nd player |
| G2 | solo | 2nd player | 1st player |
| G3 | solo | 3rd player | 3rd player |
| G4 | solo | 1st player or a substitute | 1st player or a substitute |
| G5 | double | double players | double players |
In the Ranking Phase, each team will play a home and away group match against every other team in Bundesliga.
The top 4 teams in the ranking phase advance to the playoff phase, which consists of two rounds. The winner of the playoff rounds wins the Bundesliga title.
In the first playoff round, the 1st ranked team plays the 4th ranked team and the 2nd ranked team plays the 3rd ranked team. Up to three matches will be played between each pair of teams facing each other in the first playoff round, with the team firstly losing two matches being eliminated. The first two matches alternating between home and away, with the team with the higher ranking in the rankings designating the venue for the first match, and the third team match taking place at the home of the team with the higher ranking in the ranking phase.
The second playoff round, also known as the final, is held at a neutral venue and only one match is played.[2]
Teams in Season 2024-2025
In the 2024-25 season, there will be the following 12 teams competing in the Bundesliga.[3]
| Team | City | Result 23-24 |
|---|---|---|
| Borussia Düsseldorf | Düsseldorf | 2 (C) |
| TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen | Ochsenhausen | 6 |
| Post SV Mühlhausen | Mühlhausen | 5 |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken-TT | Saarbrücken | 1 |
| TTC Zugbrücke Grenzau | Höhr-Grenzhausen | 9 |
| TSV Bad Königshofen | Bad Königshofen | 3 |
| TTC Schwalbe Bergneustadt | Reichshof | 7 |
| TTC RhönSprudel Fulda-Maberzell | Fulda | 10 |
| ASC Grünwettersbach | Karlsruhe | 8 |
| SV Werder Bremen | Bremen | 4 |
| TTC OE Bad Homburg 1987 | Bad Homburg | P |
| BV Borussia 09 Dortmund | Dortmund | P |
Here "P" means that the team is promoted from Bundesliga 2 and "C" means the team is the champion.
Championship Statistics
The data is taken from the corresponding German Wikipedia.
| Number | Team | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Borussia Düsseldorf | 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| 6 | TTC Zugbrücke Grenzau | 1987, 1991, 1994, 1999, 2001, 2002 |
| 4 | TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen | 1997, 2000, 2004, 2019 |
| 4 | ATSV Saarbrücken | 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989 |
| 2 | TTC Frickenhausen | 2006, 2007 |
| 2 | TTC Altena | 1973, 1976 |
| 1 | VfL Osnabrück | 1968 |
| 1 | 1. FC Saarbrücken-TT | 2020 |
| 1 | SV Werder Bremen | 2013 |
| 1 | Müller Würzburger Hofbräu | 2005 |
| 1 | SSV Reutlingen 05 | 1977 |
| 1 | Mettmanner TV | 1972 |
| 1 | TuSa 08 Düsseldorf | 1967 |
