Two out of three 'Herbstmeister' teams go on to win the league
By Rune Gjerulff @runegjerulff
Bayern will yet again end as 'Herbstmeister', and according to the statistics that means they have a good chance to proceed to win the title.
Bayern München after winning the championship in 2010. |
Bayern has won the league five seasons in a row, and the statistics say the Bavarian club has a good possibility of becoming champions once again.
According to a calculation performed by Bulinews.com, 66,6 percent – or two out of three of the teams that have previously ended a year as 'Herbstmeister' – have proceeded to win the league.
But of course, anything can happen in football, and 'Der ball ist rund' (the ball is round) as the former German national team coach Sepp Herberger used to say.
Here is a list of the Herbmeister teams and champions since the turn of the millenium:
1999/00
Herbstmeister: FC Bayern München
Champion: FC Bayern München
2000/01
Herbstmeister: FC Schalke 04
Champion: FC Bayern München
2001/02
Herbstmeister: Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Champion: Borussia Dortmund
2002/03
Herbstmeister: FC Bayern München
Champion: FC Bayern München
2003/04
Herbstmeister: Werder Bremen
Champion: Werder Bremen
2004/05
Herbstmeister: FC Bayern München
Champion: FC Bayern München
2005/06
Herbstmeister: FC Bayern München
Champion: FC Bayern München
2006/07
Herbstmeister: Werder Bremen
Champion: VfB Stuttgart
2007/08
Herbstmeister: FC Bayern München
Champion: FC Bayern München
2008/09
Herbstmeister: TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Champion: VfL Wolfsburg
2009/10
Herbstmeister: Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Champion: FC Bayern München
2010/11
Herbstmeister: Borussia Dortmund
Champion: Borussia Dortmund
2011/12
Herbstmeister: FC Bayern München
Champion: Borussia Dortmund
2012/13
Herbstmeister: FC Bayern München
Champion: FC Bayern München
2013/14
Herbstmeister: FC Bayern München
Champion: FC Bayern München
2014/15
Herbstmeister: FC Bayern München
Champion: FC Bayern München
2015/16
Herbstmeister: FC Bayern München
Champion: FC Bayern München
2016/17
Herbstmeister: FC Bayern München
Champion: FC Bayern München
2017/18
Herbstmeister: FC Bayern München
Champion: -