Werder Bremen took the lineal Bundesliga belt on January 28, 2023, beating VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 at home. It is reign 630 in the belt's history and the 44th for the club.
VfL Wolfsburg had held it since November 8, 2022: 81 days and 3 defenses.
Werder Bremen last held the belt in 2020–21, 686 days before this one; that reign lasted 15 days with 2 defenses.
The reign lasted 14 days and 1 defense, ending February 11, 2023 against Borussia Dortmund.