<P> The first Bundesliga games were played on 24 August 1963 . Early favourite 1 . FC Köln was the first Bundesliga champion (with 45: 19 points) over second place clubs Meidericher SV and Eintracht Frankfurt (both 39: 25). </P> <P> Following German reunification, the East German leagues were merged into the West German system . Dynamo Dresden and F.C. Hansa Rostock were seeded into the top - tier Bundesliga division, with other clubs being sorted into lower tiers . </P> <P> The German football champion is decided strictly by play in the Bundesliga . Each club plays every other club once at home and once away . Originally, a victory was worth two points, with one point for a draw and none for a loss . Since the 1995--96 season, a victory has been worth three points, while a draw remains worth a single point, and zero points are given for a loss . The club with the most points at the end of the season becomes German champion . Currently, the top three clubs in the table qualify automatically for the group phase of the UEFA Champions League, while the fourth - place team enters the Champions League at the third qualifying round (see overview). The two teams at the bottom of the table are relegated into the 2 . Bundesliga, while the top two teams in the 2 . Bundesliga are promoted . The 16th - placed team (third - last), and the third - placed team in the 2 . Bundesliga play a two - leg play - off match . The winner of this match plays the next season in the Bundesliga, and the loser in the 2 . Bundesliga . </P> <P> If teams are level on points, tie - breakers are applied in the following order: </P>

How many bundesliga teams make the champions league
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