Altona 93

Founder members of German FA enjoy cult status
RB Leipzig

Flagship for the Red Bull empire defy former elite
Leipzig

Cradle of German football now counterpoint to 50+1
FC Ingolstadt 04

Two seasons in the Bundesliga, aeons in obscurity
SV Darmstadt 98

Deserved Bundesliga return would gild the Lilies
Darmstadt

Chemical brothers Merck invent football formula
Ingolstadt

Fuelled by Audi, driven by love for Die Schanzer
SC Paderborn

Brief Bundesliga forays for boys from Benteler-Arena
BFC Dynamo

Record GDR champions aiming for Germany’s third tier