Women's Bundesliga to be expanded from 12 to 14 teams

The women's Bundesliga will be expanded from 12 to 14 clubs for the 2025-2026 season, the German Football Federation (DFB) said on Sunday after the majority of club representatives spoke in favour of the expansion. The upcoming 2024-2025 season will work as a qualifying season, with only one instead of two teams being relegated from the Bundesliga, while the top three instead of the top two will be promoted from the second division. If one of the promoted clubs forego the participation in the ne