Go Bundesliga
The German Federal Go League (German: "Go-Bundesliga") is an annual nationwide Internet League in Germany organized by the German Go Federation (DGoB) starting with the 2004-2005 season.
The league consists of five levels whereas the third and fourth level have two divisions (since 2010). In levels one and two are ten teams each; in level three and four there are ten teams per division. The fifth level can have more or less than ten teams. Level one to four play round robin; level five plays swiss (nine rounds) if there are more than ten teams.
League games are played as team matches with four boards. Games are usually played at second thursday each month from october till june on KGS (8 p.m. CET/CEST). Settings are: Japanese rules with 7 komi, 60 min each + Canadian byoyomi of 5 min for 15 moves.
Season | Teams | Levels/Divions | Winner First Level | Notes |
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2004/2005 | 36 | 4 | Karlsruhe | (2 divisions at 2nd level with each 8 teams) |
2005/2006 | 48 | 5 | Hamburg-Hebsacker | (level 5 had 8 teams) |
2006/2007 | 59 | 6 | Karlsruhe | (2 divisions at the 5th level, division 5B had 9 teams) |
2007/2008 | 68 | 7 | Karlsruhe | (3 divisions at the 5th level, divisions 5B and 5C had 9 teams) |
2008/2009 | 72 | 6 | Karlsruhe | (2 divisions at the 4th level, level 5 had 22 teams) |
2009/2010 | 76 | 6 | Karlsruhe | (2 divisions at the 4th level, level 5 had 26 teams) |
2010/2011 | 88 | 7 | Hamburg-Hebsacker | (2 divisions at the 3rd and 4th level, level 5 had 28 teams) |
2011/2012 | 88 | 7 | Hamburg-Hebsacker | (2 divisions at the 3rd and 4th level, level 5 had 28 teams) |
2012/2013 | 83 | 7 | Zebrapinguine Berlin | (2 divisions at the 3rd and 4th level, level 5 has 23 teams) |
2013/2014 | 83 | 7 | Zebrapinguine Berlin | (2 divisions at the 3rd and 4th level, level 5 has 23 teams) |
2014/2015 | 78 | 7 | HH-Pauli | (2 divisions at the 3rd and 4th level, level 5 has 18 teams) |
2015/2016 | 82 | 7 | Hamburg-Hebsacker | (2 divisions at the 3rd and 4th level, level 5 has 22 teams) |
2016/2017 | 78 | 7 | Igoist Berlin | (2 divisions at the 3rd and 4th level, level 5 has 18 teams) |
2017/2018 | 76 | 7 | Berliner Zebrapinguine 1 | (2 divisions at the 3rd and 4th level, level 5 has 16 teams) |
2018/2019 | 73 | 7 | ai-sensei Zebrapinguine Berlin | (2 divisions at the 3rd and 4th level, level 5 has 13 teams) |
2019/2020 | 73 | 7 | HH-Pauli | (2 divisions at the 3rd and 4th level, level 5 has 13 teams) |
2020/2021 | 74 | 7 | Karlsruhe | (2 divisions at the 3rd and 4th level, level 5 has 14 teams) |
2021/2022 | 71 | 7 | Darmstädter Elche | (2 divisions at the 3rd and 4th level, level 5 has 11 teams) |
2022/2023 | 69 | 7 | JIGS | (2 divisions at the 3rd and 4th level, level 5 has 9 teams) |
2023/2024 | 69 | 7 | N.N. | (2 divisions at the 3rd and 4th level, level 5 has 9 teams) |