FC Bayern München are Allianz Frauen-Bundesliga champions after a stunning Sunday in the top-tier. The Bavarians are celebrating their first title for 39 years although it has to be said that it seemed an unlikely prospect ahead of kick-off. Thomas Wörle’s team beat SGS Essen on matchday 22; VfL Wolfsburg and 1. FFC Frankfurt drew 1-1 with each other.

Bayern ended up with 56 points and will now be able to celebrate their success in the city on 24th May alongside their male counterparts. Wolfsburg finished second, just one point behind the champions, and have thus qualified for next season’s Champions League. Frankfurt came third (53 points) and could still reach the competition, should they win this year’s Champions League final against Paris St. Germain on Thursday in Berlin (18:00 CEST).

“It’s incredible that the champions of the men’s and women’s came are from the same city. Congratulations to Bayern. Today was a fantastic advert for women’s football. Our eyes now turn to the Champions League final – we have our fingers crossed for FFC,” said DFB President Wolfgang Niersbach.

Neid congratulates Bayern

Germany head coach Silvia Neid also congratulated Bayern on their achievement. “Their victory is the result of continued hard work,” explained the 51-year-old. “I have a lot of respect for Thomas Wörle, who has assembled a great team.”

MSV Duisburg have been relegated alongside Herforder SV. Duisburg beat Herford 4-0 on the final day but SC Sand won 1-0 against Bayer Leverkusen, which meant that they retained their one point advantage over MSV.

Bayern start strongly

The Bavarians were the better side early on in front of 5,230 in the Grünwalder Stadion. First half goals from Melanie Leupolz (5’) and Vivianne Miedema (30’) put them well on their way to their 17th win of the season, which saw them finish the season unbeaten.