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Deutsche Wasserball-Liga

German water polo league

Summary

German water polo league

Field	Value
sport	water polo
founded	1912 (M)
1982 (W)
teams	8 (M)
9 (W)
country	Germany
champion	WF Spandau 04 (M)
Blau-Weiss Bochum (W)

| 1982 (W) 9 (W) Blau-Weiss Bochum (W)

The Deutsche Wasserball-Liga (DWL) is the premier category in the league system for water polo clubs in Germany.

The men's championship was founded in 1912, but only two editions took place. It was resumed in 1919 and has taken place regularly since except for 1935, 1944 and 1945. Four-times European champions WF Spandau 04 has dominated the championship for the past three decades, with a record 38 titles since 1979.

The women's championship was founded in 1982. Blau-Weiss Bochum is its leading team, having won all editions from 2000 to 2011. Hohenlimburger SV and SG Neukölln were the main forces in previous years with six titles each.

List of champions

Men's championship

WF Spandau 04 (38)
- 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023
Rote Erde Hamm (11)
- 1954, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1975
WF 98 Hannover (8)
- 1921, 1922, 1923, 1927, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1948
Hellas Magdeburg (8)
- 1924, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933
Duisburger SV 98 (7)
- 1939, 1940, 1941, 1952, 1958, 1961, 1962
ASC Duisburg (6)
- 1957, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1968, 2013
SV Würzburg 05 (5)
- 1970, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978
SSF Barmen (4)
- 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951
Waspo 98 Hannover (4)
- 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022
Germania 1887 Berlin
- 1912, 1913
Weissensee 96
- 1932, 1934
Erster Frankfurter SC
- 1919
Nikar Heidelberg
- 1920
Luftwaffen SV Berlin
- 1942
1. Wiener Amateur SV
- 1943
Bayern Nürnberg
- 1953
Waspo Hannover-Linden
- 1993
SV Cannstatt
- 2006

Women's championship

Blau-Weiss Bochum
- 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Hohenlimburger SV
- 1983, 1984, 1987, 1991, 1997, 1999
SG Neukölln
- 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1998
SV Grönau
- 1993, 1996
SSC Südwest 1947
- 1985
Delphin Wüppertal
- 1992
Bayer Uerdingen
- 1994
Poseidon Köln
- 1982

2011-12 teams

Men's championship

Bayer Uerdingen
ASC Duisburg
SGW Hannover
OSC Potsdam
WF Spandau 04
Wedding Berlin
SV Weiden
SV Würzburg 05

Women's championship

Bayer Uerdingen
Blau-Weiss Bochum
SC Chemnitz
FS Duisburg
ETV Hamburg
Hannoverscher SV
SV Hohenlimburg
SG Neukölln
Nikar Heidelberg

References

[http://www.dsv.de/fachsparten/wasserball/dwl/ Profile] in the German Swimming Federation's website
[http://www.wasserball-helden.de/verein/geschichte---erfolge/die-deutschen-meister/index.php List of champions]{{Dead link. (January 2024)
[http://www.lsn-info.de/files/Frauen.pdf Tables] in Landesschwimmverband Niedersachsen's website
[http://www.wasserball-in-baden.de/ligen/blf/blf_10.html Tables] in Wasserball-in-Baden.de

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