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#4 Lowest number of seasons before becoming champions after being promoted – 1. FC Kaiserslautern (1)
As the most successful club in Bundesliga history, it’s surprising to learn that Bayern Munich weren’t a founder member of the competition. Instead, due to a relatively middling record in the Oberliga West in the seasons prior to the Bundesliga’s inauguration, they were overlooked.
It took Bayern until the 1964-65 campaign to earn promotion to the Bundesliga. But by the 1968-69 season – just their 4th season in the competition – the Bavarian side lifted the Bundesliga title for the first time.
However, while going from promotion to champions in 4 seasons is impressive, it isn’t a Bundesliga record. The record for the lowest number of seasons before becoming champions after being promoted belongs instead to Kaiserslautern.
Die Roten Teufel were relegated from the Bundesliga in 1995-96, but bounced back quickly. Under former Bayern boss Otto Rehhagel, they won the 1996-97 2. Bundesliga season by 10 points – and then swiftly embarked on a title challenge in their first season back in the top flight.
Kaiserslautern achieved a surprising win over Bayern – the defending champions – on the opening day of the season, and then never looked back. They ended up winning 19 of their 34 games – losing just 4 – and after reaching the top of the table after 4 games, never relinquished their spot.
In the end, they became the first team in Bundesliga history to win the championship as a newly-promoted side.
#3 Lowest number of goals conceded in a season at home – Werder Bremen (5)
As the Bundesliga’s most successful club, it should hardly be a surprise that most of the records around goals conceded belong to Bayern Munich. 2015-16 saw the Bavarian side set a Bundesliga record for fewest goals conceded with 17. Their 2012-13 season meanwhile saw them concede just 7 goals away – another Bundesliga record.
However, the record for the lowest number of goals conceded in a season at home does not belong to Die Roten. Instead, it belongs to Werder Bremen, who conceded just 5 at the Weserstadion in the 1992-93 season.
That campaign saw Werder win the Bundesliga title, as they pipped Bayern by one point to lift the trophy. Unsurprisingly, their home form was largely the key to their success, and again, Otto Rehhagel was involved.
Die Werderaner didn’t lose a game at home throughout the campaign, and achieved some remarkable results – including a 4-1 victory over Bayern. They ended the season having conceded just 30 goals – 15 less than Bayern – but the fact that just 5 of them came at home remains remarkable.
