VfL Bochum took the lineal Bundesliga belt on December 4, 2021, beating FC Augsburg 3–2 on the road. It is reign 618 in the belt's history and the 19th for the club.
FC Augsburg had held it since November 19, 2021: 15 days and 1 defense.
VfL Bochum last held the belt in 2007–08, 5,208 days before this one; that reign lasted 8 days with 0 defenses.
The reign lasted 10 days and 1 defense, ending December 14, 2021 against Arminia Bielefeld.