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1002:Competition
865:VfB Leipzig
820:Hannover 96
750:1860 Munich
684:SC Freiburg
649:FC Augsburg
597:(in German)
591:(in German)
585:(in German)
416:Peter Kaack
300:Hans Eisele
292:Hans Arnold
1712:Categories
1687:2015 Italy
1677:2013 World
1627:2006 Italy
1617:2005 Italy
1587:2001 China
1582:1999 China
1552:1986 Italy
1547:1980 Italy
1504:By country
1086:Attendance
1081:Hat-tricks
968:Reichsliga
905:Schalke 04
860:1. FC Köln
830:Hertha BSC
704:RB Leipzig
664:VfL Bochum
632:Bundesliga
541:References
504:Hertha BSC
496:Oberhausen
474:Oberhausen
440:Jaro Deppe
224:Tasso Wild
219:Hertha BSC
195:Hertha BSC
166:Oberhausen
122:Bundesliga
115:FC Meineid
92:FC Schalke
84:prosecutor
82:The chief
77:relegation
1287:1999–2000
993:Promotion
512:Offenbach
184:Frankfurt
180:Stuttgart
162:Offenbach
144:Bielefeld
33:malicious
1525:Scandals
1435:Managers
1430:Category
1033:Managers
709:Mainz 05
524:See also
276:Uwe Witt
173:Duisburg
1516:Romania
1511:England
1440:Players
1412:2024–25
1407:2023–24
1402:2022–23
1397:2021–22
1392:2020–21
1387:2019–20
1382:2018–19
1377:2017–18
1372:2016–17
1367:2015–16
1362:2014–15
1357:2013–14
1352:2012–13
1347:2011–12
1342:2010–11
1337:2009–10
1332:2008–09
1327:2007–08
1322:2006–07
1317:2005–06
1312:2004–05
1307:2003–04
1302:2002–03
1297:2001–02
1292:2000–01
1282:1998–99
1277:1997–98
1272:1996–97
1267:1995–96
1262:1994–95
1257:1993–94
1252:1992–93
1247:1991–92
1242:1990–91
1237:1989–90
1232:1988–89
1227:1987–88
1222:1986–87
1217:1985–86
1212:1984–85
1207:1983–84
1202:1982–83
1197:1981–82
1192:1980–81
1187:1979–80
1182:1978–79
1177:1977–78
1172:1976–77
1167:1975–76
1162:1974–75
1157:1973–74
1152:1972–73
1147:1971–72
1142:1970–71
1137:1969–70
1132:1968–69
1127:1967–68
1122:1966–67
1117:1965–66
1112:1964–65
1107:1963–64
1100:Seasons
1026:foreign
1021:Players
1014:winners
954:History
925:SSV Ulm
640:2024–25
467:Coaches
212:Players
140:Schalke
43:History
1091:Awards
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458:, and
358:, and
298:, and
278:, and
100:thrown
73:bribed
1009:Clubs
642:clubs
186:, 0–2
168:, 3–2
157:, 3–2
155:Essen
146:, 0–1
560:ISBN
481:and
390:and
374:and
151:Köln
111:Ruhr
107:oath
94:and
67:and
23:The
164:vs
153:vs
142:vs
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