The new season in the Women's Bundesliga already promises excitement. For the first time, 14 teams are competing in the highest German league. The first matchday in the Women's Bundesliga had some records to offer and a favorite stumbled.
90,131 fans flocked to the seven stadiums in Frankfurt, Cologne, Munich, Bremen, Hamburg, Berlin, and Jena on the first matchday – as many as never before on a matchday in the highest German league. The match of the Bayern women against Leverkusen also broke a record. 57,762 fans watched the first league appearance of the double winners in the new season. The previous record in German professional football was 57,000 spectators and was set in the cup match between HSV and Werder Bremen.
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The favorites
Could there also be Bayern dominance in women's football? It is not entirely ruled out. After three championships in a row, the Munich women are also favorites this season. This was already evident on the first matchday. With DFB star Klara Bühl as a joker, the Bayern women won 2:0 against Leverkusen. José Barcala continued many things of his predecessor Alexander Straus. The Bayern continue to play dominant possession football. The fact that Bühl, a key player, sat on the bench says a lot.
The competition, on the other hand, had to cope with numerous departures. At Eintracht Frankfurt, several key players like Stina Johannes, Barbara Dunst, Lara Prašnikar, Sophia Kleinherne or Sara Doorsoun left. However, this did not deter the SGE on the first matchday. Against SGS Essen, there was a relaxed 5:0 opening victory.
The women from Wolfsburg, on the other hand, missed a victory at the league start. Against the newcomers from Hamburg, the she-wolves could not get beyond a 3:3 draw. A real surprise on the first matchday.
Together with Bayer Leverkusen, these are probably the teams that could pose the greatest threat to Bayern.
Who are the newcomers?
At Hamburger SV, there was double celebration in May. Not only the men celebrated the Bundesliga promotion, but also the women. In addition to the Hanseatic women, 1. FC Nürnberg and Union Berlin were also promoted.
Thanks to the Köpenick women, we can look forward to many fans in the future. Already in the 2nd Women's Bundesliga, the "Iron Ladies" had an average of more than 7,000 spectators in the stadium at the Alte Försterei in the 2024/2025 season – the fourth best for women in Europe.
Big surprise?
Could the Union women, with the large crowd behind them, also become the surprise of the new season? Union has signed players who are either very capable of development or experienced or even both. The squad has improved enormously and the club wants to move up. This was already clear in advance.
Who has to look down?
Union Berlin will probably have little to do with relegation. In contrast to the other two newcomers from Hamburg and Nuremberg, and Jena and Essen. The latter two teams started with a defeat and are under pressure early on.
In addition, they do not have a financially strong men's department behind them. Jena would have even been relegated last season – only the expansion of the league saved the club. The only team that had to be relegated was Turbine Potsdam.
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