"Simply, Germany's domestic league has been overtaken by other European rivals, as evidenced by the Champions League. The last time a German team won Europe's biggest club trophy was over a decade ago, when 1. FFC Frankfurt triumphed in 2015. Since then, the winners have come from France (Lyon six times), Spain (Barcelona three times) and England (Arsenal last season)."
"In 2022, the DFB presented its FF27 (Women's Soccer 2027) program. This set out to promote the sport in Germany and make it more visible. The Bundesliga should become more professional, it said, and top German clubs should win international titles again by 2027. At the start of the 2024/2025 season, the Bundesliga was expanded from twelve to fourteen teams. It now consists mainly of clubs that also have teams in the men's Bundesliga."
"The planned joint venture between a new women's league association 'Frauen-Bundesliga FBL e.V.' (FBL) and the German Football Association (DFB) has fallen through. The news was announced by the 14 clubs in the Women's Bundesliga after their first general meeting in Frankfurt this week. In a statement, the DFB said they "regretted" the clubs' decision. DW answers the most important questions about the dispute and its bearing on women's football."
Fourteen Women's Bundesliga clubs withdrew from a planned joint venture with the German Football Association, causing the collaboration to fall through and prompting DFB regret. The Bundesliga has been overtaken by more professional leagues in France, Spain and England, with the last German Champions League winner in 2015. The DFB launched the FF27 program in 2022 to professionalize the league and aim for international success by 2027. The league expanded from twelve to fourteen teams for 2024/25, now dominated by clubs tied to men's Bundesliga sides. Attendance averages about 3,600 per game, below England's Women's Super League.
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