The Bundesliga Losers Belt · current holder
1. FC Heidenheim
1. FC Heidenheim picked it up on May 16, 2026, losing to 1. FSV Mainz 05 2–0. To get rid of it, they have to win a game.
Same schedule, same rules, flipped: the Losers Belt passes to whoever loses to its holder. It's the crown nobody wants, and some clubs have worn it for years. It started on August 24, 1963, when Borussia Dortmund lost to Werder Bremen.
740Losers Belt reigns
2,101Losers Belt games
0Losses in a row with it
136Days held
Most days with it
| Werder Bremen | 1,448 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 1,390 |
| 1. FC Köln | 1,118 |
| 1. FC Nurnberg | 1,093 |
| FC Schalke 04 | 1,068 |
| Hertha BSC | 945 |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 868 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 861 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 847 |
| Hannover 96 | 832 |
Most times stuck with it
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 41 |
| Werder Bremen | 37 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 37 |
| FC Schalke 04 | 37 |
| VfL Bochum | 32 |
| 1. FC Köln | 31 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 31 |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 30 |
| Hamburger SV | 29 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 28 |
Longest Losers Belt reigns (losses in a row as holder)
| 1. FC Nurnberg | May 19, 2013 – Jan 25, 2014 | 17 |
| 1. FC Köln | May 25, 1991 – Oct 19, 1991 | 16 |
| FC Schalke 04 | Jun 20, 2020 – Jan 9, 2021 | 15 |
| 1. FC Nurnberg | Nov 10, 2018 – Mar 30, 2019 | 15 |
| Tasmania 1900 Berlin | Jan 8, 1966 – May 21, 1966 | 14 |
| FC Ingolstadt 04 | Apr 30, 2016 – Nov 19, 2016 | 12 |
| VfB Leipzig | Nov 5, 1993 – Apr 2, 1994 | 12 |
| Bayer 05 Uerdingen | Dec 2, 1995 – Apr 19, 1996 | 12 |
| Fortuna Dusseldorf | Dec 14, 1991 – Apr 24, 1992 | 12 |
| Hertha BSC | Sep 12, 2009 – Jan 16, 2010 | 12 |
All 740 Losers Belt reigns, searchable →
Latest handoffs
| May 16, 2026 | 1. FC Heidenheim lost to 1. FSV Mainz 05 2–0 |
| May 10, 2026 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 lost to 1. FC Union Berlin 3–1 |
| Apr 11, 2026 | 1. FC Union Berlin lost to 1. FC Heidenheim 3–1 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 1. FC Heidenheim lost to Werder Bremen 2–0 |
| Dec 14, 2025 | Werder Bremen lost to VfB Stuttgart 4–0 |
| Nov 30, 2025 | VfB Stuttgart lost to Hamburger SV 2–1 |
| Oct 25, 2025 | Hamburger SV lost to VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 |
| Oct 4, 2025 | VfL Wolfsburg lost to FC Augsburg 3–1 |
| Sep 27, 2025 | FC Augsburg lost to 1. FC Heidenheim 2–1 |
| Sep 20, 2025 | 1. FC Heidenheim lost to Hamburger SV 2–1 |
| Aug 29, 2025 | Hamburger SV lost to FC St. Pauli 2–0 |
| May 17, 2025 | FC St. Pauli lost to VfL Bochum 2–0 |
| Mar 16, 2025 | VfL Bochum lost to Eintracht Frankfurt 3–1 |
| Mar 9, 2025 | Eintracht Frankfurt lost to 1. FC Union Berlin 2–1 |
| Feb 22, 2025 | 1. FC Union Berlin lost to Borussia Dortmund 6–0 |