| The Bundesliga is one of the top national leagues, ranked fourth in Europe according to 's ranking for the 2020—21 season, based on performances in European competitions over the past five seasons | This system is intended to take into account not only Bundesliga titles but also other now defunct national championships |
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| Germany was always entitled to send at least three teams to the competition and often as many as four | Some teams listed here had different names while winning their respective championships, these names are also noted in parentheses |
Prior to the 2019—20 season, Eurosport sublicensed its broadcast rights to sports streaming service , which will broadcast games previously allocated to Eurosport until the conclusion of the 2020—21 season.
3| The number in parentheses is for total league championships won over the course of German football history, and would be displayed within the star | This caused some debate because the club had been the favourite club of during the East German era |
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| Average attendance in the first league is 42,673 per game—more than twice the average of the 2 | [6 Implementing regulations] PDF in German |
Bundesliga has earnt praise for its reputation on good financial management and the physical fitness of players.
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