The Bundesliga's all-time table
By Rune Gjerulff @runegjerulff
Here's a list of the 20 teams who have won most points in the Bundesliga since the league's first edition in 1963.
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11 of the 20 most successful Bundesliga teams in history will be playing in Germany's best league in the 2019/20 season (the teams in bold below).
1. Bayern München
Bundesliga seasons: 54
Goal difference: 4033-2001
Points: 3134
2. Borussia Dortmund
Bundesliga seasons: 52
Goal difference: 3132-2486
Points: 2425
3. Werder Bremen
Bundesliga seasons: 55
Goal difference: 3132-2709
Points: 2375
4. Hamburger SV
Bundesliga seasons: 55
Goal difference: 2937-2662
Points: 2270
5. VfB Stuttgart
Bundesliga seasons: 53
Goal difference: 2969-2628
Points: 2220
6. Schalke 04
Bundesliga seasons: 51
Goal difference: 2544-2463
Points: 2152
7. Borussia Mönchengladbach
Bundesliga seasons: 51
Goal difference: 2946-2521
Points: 2103
8. Bayer Leverkusen
Bundesliga seasons: 40
Goal difference: 2291-1828
Points: 1929
9. Eintracht Frankfurt
Bundesliga seasons: 50
Goal difference: 2647-2620
Points: 1859
10. FC Köln
Bundesliga seasons: 47
Goal difference: 2617-2364
Points: 1806
11. FC Kaiserslautern
Bundesliga seasons: 44
Goal difference: 2348-2344
Points: 1666
12. Hertha BSC
Bundesliga seasons: 36
Goal difference: 1719-1851
Points: 1447
13. VfL Bochum
Bundesliga seasons: 34
Goal difference: 1602-1887
Points: 1129
14. FC Nürnberg
Bundesliga seasons: 33
Goal difference: 1428-1794
Points: 1091
15. VfL Wolfsburg
Bundesliga seasons: 22
Goal difference: 1127-1101
Points: 1040
16. Hannover 96
Bundesliga seasons: 30
Goal difference: 1385-1734
Points: 1038
17. MSV Duisburg
Bundesliga seasons: 28
Goal difference: 1291-1520
Points: 904
18. Fortuna Düsseldorf
Bundesliga seasons: 24
Goal difference: 1209-1451
Points: 773
19. Karlsruher SC
Bundesliga seasons: 24
Goal difference: 1093-1408
Points: 765
20. 1860 München
Bundesliga seasons: 20
Goal difference: 1022-1059
Points: 753