Bundesliga (shooting)


As in many other sports, the premier German club competition in 10 metre air rifle and 10 metre air pistol is known as the Bundesliga. The league, open to both men and women, was created in 1997 and is administered by the German Shooting Federation. In each discipline, twenty four teams of five shooters each compete during a season spanning from October to February for the German team championship. Apart from the top German shooters, the league also attracts many shooters from other European countries, as well as a few from India and the United States, and involves a number of Olympic medalists and other shooters of international success.

League format

Match format

The Bundesliga matches mainly follow the International Shooting Sport Federation's rules for air rifle and air pistol, with the following important changes:
The shooters are paired up based on previous results so that the top shooters from both teams stand next to each other, and so on down. The shooter achieving the best 40-shot result in each pair wins a point for his or her team. Ties are resolved by firing single shots as needed. Thus, a match can be won by either 5–0, 4–1 or 3–2.
The match format of the Bundesliga has been so successful that the European Shooting Confederation mirrored it when creating the ESC Youth League for national teams of young shooters.

Regular season

Each Bundesliga consists of two divisions of twelve teams each:
A single round-robin of eleven match days is conducted in each division during October–December or October–January. As shooting is a sport where the club league forms only a part of the competition season, the matches are concentrated to six weekends, organized in such a way that the clubs that placed 1–10 during the previous season have two home-range matches while the remaining two teams only have one each. In the table, teams are ranked on the number of won matches; tie-breaking criteria are 1) number of individual points won, 2) results between the concerned teams, 3) number of won points on first position.

Finals

The top four teams of each division reach the finals, held during a single weekend in February at the same location for both air rifle and air pistol. Quarterfinals and semifinals are held on Saturday, and bronze and gold medal matches on Sunday.

Promotion and relegation

Below the Bundesliga are five regional leagues: Regionalliga Nord, Regionalliga West and Regionalliga Ost below the northern division; Regionalliga Südwest and Regionalliga Süd below the southern division. The twelfth-placed team of each Bundesliga division is automatically relegated to the appropriate regional league. The eleventh-placed team competes together with the two top teams of each regional league for two spots in next year's Bundesliga.
Below the regional leagues, there are leagues managed by each Landesverband.

Winners

The following clubs have become German champions since the inception of the Bundesliga.
SeasonAir rifleAir pistol
1997–1998SV Affalterbach PSV Olympia Berlin
1998–1999SV Affalterbach PSV Olympia Berlin
1999–2000Kgl. Priv. FSG "Der Bund" München PSV Olympia Berlin
2000–2001Kgl. Priv. FSG "Der Bund" München PSV Olympia Berlin
2001–2002BSV Buer-Bülse VSS Haltern
2002–2003
Jozef Gönci
Torsten Krebs
Alexandra Schneider
Tino Mohaupt
Nadine Masuth

Uwe Potteck
Martin Tenk
Gernot Eder
Daniel Barner
Holger Buchmann
2003–2004
Lioubov Galkina
Angela Kugele
Sandra Koch
Beate Gauss
Frank Köstel

Franck Dumoulin
Michael Peirick
Albert Grieskamp
Klaus Lindemann
Sven Hartmann
2004–2005
Alexandra Schneider
Dorothee Bauer
Jozef Gönci
Nadine Masuth
Torsten Krebs

Vladimir Gontcharov
Leo Braun
Patrik Lengerer
Wolfgang Renner
Franz Möndel
2005–2006
Marco De Nicolo
Damian Kontny
Eva Schmitz
Dirk Leiwen
Andre Knop

Leo Braun
Vladimir Gontcharov
Patrik Lengerer
Wolfgang Renner
Franz Möndel
2006–2007
Barbara Lechner
Matthew Emmons
Simone Legl
Franz Schreiner
Karin Steinbauer

Abdullah Ustaoglu
Swen Jülle
Markus Abt
Thomas Albiez
Christian Schebasta
2007–2008
Kateřina Emmons
Jürgen Wallowsky
Michaela Wagner
Claudia Huber
Sabrina Bär

Vladimir Gontcharov
Leo Braun
Patrick Lengerer
Wolfgang Renner
Michael Peirick
2008–2009
Sabrina Bär
Michaela Wagner
Jürgen Wallowsky
Adéla Sýkorová
Claudia Huber

Roberto Di Donna
Munkhbayar Dorjsuren
Sebastian Rosner
Thomas Karsch
Christoph Schultheiß
2009–2010HSG München SGI Waldenburg
2010–2011Kgl. Priv. FSG "Der Bund" München SGI Waldenburg
2011–2012SSV St. Hubertus Elsen SGI Waldenburg
2012–2013HSG München SV Kriftel
2013–2014HSG München SGI Waldenburg
2014–2015SG Coburg SV Kelheim-Gmünd
2015–2016SSV St. Hubertus Elsen SV Waldkirch
2016–2017SSV St. Hubertus Elsen SV Kelheim-Gmünd
2017-2018SB FreiheitSV Kriftel

Current clubs

The following clubs are qualified for the 2018–2019 season. Ranks from the previous season are in parentheses, the defending champions in bold and promoted teams in italics.

Air rifle

Northern divisionSouthern division
Braunschweiger SG 1545Eichenlaub Saltendorf
BSV Buer-BülseFSG Kempten
SB FreiheitKgl. Priv. FSG "Der Bund" München
SG 1920 MengshausenKgl. Priv. FSG Titting
SSG KevelaerKKS Königsbach
SSV St. Hubertus ElsenSG Coburg
SV GölzauSV Buch
SV Olympia 72 Börm/DörpstedtSV Germania Prittlbach
SV KamenSV Niederlauterbach
SV WieckenbergSV Petersaurach
TuS HilgertSV Pfeil Vöhringen
Wissener SVSSG Dynamit Fürth

Air pistol

Northern divisionSouthern division
Braunschweiger SGESV Weil am Rhein
Freischütz WathlingenHSG München
GTV Bremerhaven-SeestadtteufelKKS Hambrücken
PSV Olympia BerlinSGi Ludwigsburg
Sp.Sch. FahrdorfSgi Waldenburg
Spsch RaesfeldSSG Dynamit Fürth
SSG Teutoburger WaldSV Altheim Waldhausen
SSV Bad WesternkottenSV Kelheim-Gmünd
SV 1935 KriftelSV Murrhardt-Karnsberg
SV Bassum von 1848SV Peiting
SV Falke DasbachSV Waldkirch
SV Schirumer LeegmoorTSV Ötlingen - SpSchAbtl.

Foreign shooters

Of the five shooters entered in a match, at least four must be German citizens. Despite this rule, many prominent foreigners participate in the league. The list of foreign shooters registered for the 2018–19 season includes the following shooters :
NameCountryDisciplineDivisionClubBest Olympic result
Camilla AndersenRifleNorthBraunschweiger SG 1545
Katarina BisercicRifleNorthSV Olympia 72 Börm/Dörpstedt
Jorge DiazRifleNorthSB Freiheit27th, men's air rifle 2016
Tomasz BartnikRifleNorthSV Gölzau
Maxime BruninRifleNorthSV Kamen
Alexander DriaginRifleNorthSG 1920 Mengshausen
Christoph DürrRifleSouthFSG Kempten
Živa DvoršakRifleSouthSV Petersaurach11th, women's air rifle 2012
Matthew EmmonsRifleSouthDer Bund München1st, men's prone 2004
Judith GomezRifleSouthKKS Königsbach
Petar GoršaRifleNorthSSG Kevelaer7th, men's air rifle 2016
Mikkel HansenRifleNorthSV Olympia 72 Börm/Dörpstedt
Peter HellenbrandRifleNorthST Hubertus Elsen5th, men's air rifle 2012
Olivia HofmannRifleSouthSV Niederlauterbach5th, women's three positions 2016
Michael HöllwarthRifleSouthSV Petersaurach
Illia CharheikaRifleNorthSV Gölzau6th, men's air rifle 2016
Rikke IbsenRifleNorthBraunschweiger SG 1545
Sergey KamenskiyRifleSouthSV Pfeil Vöhringen2nd, men's three positions 2016
Henrik LarsenRifleNorthSV Wieckenberg
Petra LustenbergerRifleSouthSV Buch
Jan LochbihlerRifleNorthSG 1920 Mengshausen14th, men's prone 2016
Stephan MartzRifleNorthTuS Hilgert
Thomas MathisRifleSouthFSG Kempten17h, men's prone 2016
Nikola MazurováRifleSouthSG Coburg18th, women's air rifle 2016
Alin MoldoveanuRifleNorthSB Freiheit1st, men's air rifle 2012
Mandy MulderRifleNorthSG 1920 Mengshausen
Elania NardelliRifleSouthSSG Dynamit-Fürth35th, women's three positions 2012
Agnieszka NagayRifleNorthSV Kamen8th, women's three positions 2012
Stine NielsenRifleNorthSV Wieckenberg9th, women's air rifle 2012
Alena NiskoshapskaiaRifleNorthSV Kamen
Ayonika PaulRifleSouthSV Petersaurach47th, women's air rifle 2016
István PéniRifleNorthBSV Buer-Bülse12th, men's three positions 2016
Daniela Demjen PeškováRifleSouthKgl. Priv. FSG Titting9th, women's air rifle 2008
Borna PetanjekRifleNorthSB Freiheit
Line PetermannRifleNorthSV Olympia 72 Börm/Dörpstedt
Pierre-Edmond PiaseckiRifleSouthDer Bund München6th, men's air rifle 2012
Bernhard PicklRifleSouthSG Coburg
Marlene PribitzerRifleSouthKgl. Priv. FSG Titting
Sergey RichterRifleNorthSSG Kevelaer9th, men's air rifle 2012
Anton RizovRifleSouthKKS Königsbach22nd, men's air rifle 2012
Gernot RumplerRifleNorthBSV Buer-Bülse32nd, men's air rifle 2016
Milenko SebićRifleSouthSV Pfeil Vöhringen11th, men's three positions 2016
Pea SmeetsRifleNorthWissener SV
Peter SomogylRifleSouthEichenlaub Saltendorf
Milutin StefanovicRifleNorthTuS Hilgert12th, men's air rifle 2016
Jenny SteneRifleNorthBSV Buer-Bülse
Martin StrempflRifleSouthSV Germania Prittlbach
Nicolas ThielRifleNorthSV Wieckenberg
Oleh TsarkovRifleSouthSV Pfeil Vöhringen8th, men's air rifle 2016
Adam VeresRifleNorthWissener SV
Sanja VukasinovicRifleNorthWissener SV
Gabriela VognarováRifleSouthKgl. Priv. FSG Titting
Simon WeithalerRifleSouthSV Niederlauterbach
Georg ZottRifleSouthSSG Dynamit-Fürth
Petra ZublasingRifleNorthTuS Hilgert4th, women's three positions 2016