Bundesliga belt drought clocks
16 clubs · counting from the last reign's endFC Schalke 04 has waited longest: 5,781 days since January 15, 2011. Every club that has held the lineal Bundesliga belt, by how long it has been without it. The clocks keep counting on this page; the belt only moves when someone beats the holder.
| Team | Days without it | Last held | Longest wait ever | Reigns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Schalke 04 longest ever | 5,781 | Jan 15, 2011 | 2,562ended by Hansa Rostock, Oct 12, 1991 | 27 |
| Hamburger SV longest ever | 5,136 | Oct 21, 2012 | 2,367ended by Bayern, Mar 28, 1993 | 38 |
| 1. FC Köln | 2,098 | Feb 14, 2021 | 3,697ended by Hamburg, Oct 30, 2010 | 28 |
| TSG Hoffenheim | 1,700 | Mar 19, 2022 | 2,251ended by Augsburg, Jun 17, 2020 | 4 |
| 1. FC Union Berlin | 1,504 | Oct 1, 2022 | — | 1 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 1,483 | Oct 22, 2022 | 2,212ended by Dynamo Dresden, May 7, 1994 | 31 |
| RB Leipzig | 741 | Nov 2, 2024 | 1,065ended by Leverkusen, Apr 17, 2022 | 4 |
| Werder Bremen | 608 | Mar 15, 2025 | 2,184ended by Hamburg, Jan 29, 1983 | 45 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 580 | Apr 12, 2025 | 2,204ended by Mainz, Aug 28, 2009 | 35 |
| SC Freiburg | 545 | May 17, 2025 | 6,083ended by Augsburg, Jan 21, 2012 | 6 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 427 | Sep 12, 2025 | 2,497ended by Energie Cottbus, Mar 20, 2008 | 33 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 377 | Nov 1, 2025 | 1,669ended by FC Kaiserslautern, Mar 28, 1998 | 28 |
| FC Augsburg | 279 | Feb 7, 2026 | 1,512ended by Bayern, Jan 24, 2026 | 9 |
| 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 273 | Feb 13, 2026 | 1,763ended by Bayern, Aug 22, 2009 | 12 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 258 | Feb 28, 2026 | 3,809ended by Bayern, May 3, 1980 | 41 |
| Bayern Munich | holding | — | 1,760ended by Bayer 05 Uerdingen, Feb 26, 1985 | 57 |
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