VfL Bochum took the lineal Bundesliga belt on October 8, 2022, beating Eintracht Frankfurt 3–0 at home. It is reign 626 in the belt's history and the 20th for the club.
Eintracht Frankfurt had held it since October 1, 2022: 7 days and 0 defenses.
VfL Bochum last held the belt in 2021–22, 298 days before this one; that reign lasted 10 days with 1 defense.
The reign lasted 7 days and 0 defenses, ending October 15, 2022 against VfB Stuttgart.