München, Germany – For years, discussions don dey revolve around the presence of traditional clubs and investor teams for Bundesliga, but now, something dey happen. The big traditional clubs like Bayern Munich and others, dem dey make their way back to the top league.
As fans begin dey think about which 18 clubs really deserve space in this ‘Dream Bundesliga’, wey fit represent the best of German football, many names come up – but only 18 fit enter. This dream team wey “Absolute Fußball” set up, consider several factors: titles won, ranking in the Bundesliga’s ‘eternal table’, big fan base, plus long history for top-tier football.
During the internal discussion, twelve clubs stood out strong: FC Bayern, Borussia Dortmund, 1. FC Köln, VfB Stuttgart, Hamburger SV, Eintracht Frankfurt, FC Schalke 04, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, 1. FC Nürnberg, Hertha BSC, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, and SC Freiburg. All of these teams don collect German championships at least once before the Bundesliga start—and all dey among the top 20 in the ‘eternal table’. Most of them also get big fanbases wey fit attract around 30,000 fans, even if dem dey play in 2. Bundesliga now.
Clubs like 1. FC Köln and Schalke 04 don get their place cemented in the hearts of fans, with several returning to the Bundesliga’s top tier. Bayer Leverkusen stand out for their long-term commitment to the Bundesliga, being there without disturbance since 1979, plus them don chop several titles including the UEFA Cup for 1988.
Though wey smaller teams like SC Freiburg and VfL Bochum fit join the party, dem history no reach the big ones. But they still hold decent records and fanbase, as Bochum dey get good support back in Ruhr area, while Freiburg fanbase dey booming with their new stadium.
The struggle come when dem dey try fit East German clubs into dis Dream Bundesliga, because dem past as part of DDR leagues bring some issues. Dynamo Dresden gets strong following for East Germany and dem still dey play for 3. Liga with near 30,000 fans per match, but RB Leipzig, though dem succeed, no fit pass because dem be investor club.
Looking into the last two spots, three clubs dey wrestle: Hannover 96, Fortuna Düsseldorf, and TSV 1860 München. All these clubs shine bright for German football, but while Hannover and Düsseldorf dey gather impressive crowds of about 40,000 in the 2. Liga, 1860 dey struggle in the lower tier. Hannover don win two German championships and one DFB-Pokal, while Fortuna has one championship and seven DFB-Pokal finals.
At last, we see fit reserve the final two slots for Hannover 96 and Fortuna Düsseldorf. Other clubs like FC St. Pauli and Arminia Bielefeld tried, but they just no reach enough for titles and fame to break into this exclusive list. So, the top 18 clubs wey fit represent the Dream Bundesliga be: FC Bayern, Borussia Dortmund, Eintracht Frankfurt, VfB Stuttgart, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Werder Bremen, 1. FC Köln, Hamburger SV, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, 1. FC Nürnberg, Schalke 04, Hertha BSC, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, SC Freiburg, VfL Bochum, Dynamo Dresden, Hannover 96, and Fortuna Düsseldorf.
