
The ''Meisterschale'' ("champions' bowl"), colloquially referred to as the ''Salatschüssel'' (salad bowl, despite of the fact that it more closely resembles a giant plate), is a German
association football trophy which has been awarded to the
German champions since
1949
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and the
Bundesliga champions since
1963–64. It replaced the ''
Viktoria'', which was the original trophy since
1903
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but which disappeared during the final stages of the
Second World War only to resurface after the
German reunification
German reunification (german: link=no, Deutsche Wiedervereinigung) was the process of re-establishing Germany as a united and fully sovereign state, which took place between 2 May 1989 and 15 March 1991. The day of 3 October 1990 when the Ge ...
.
[Die "Viktoria"]
''DFB'' website – The "Viktoria", accessed: 30 December 2015[Meisterschale]
''DFB'' website, accessed: 30 December 2015
The trophy has all German champions since 1903 engraved on it and has had to be enlarged twice, in 1981 and 2009. At its current size, it is estimated to have enough space for all champions until 2026.
A number of copies of the trophy exist because, in the 1980s, the
German Football Association
The German Football Association (german: Deutscher Fußball-Bund ; DFB ) is the governing body of football in Germany. A founding member of both FIFA and UEFA, the DFB has jurisdiction for the German football league system and is in charge of t ...
(''DFB'') allowed clubs with multiple championships to create a slightly smaller replica for their trophy cabinets. These copies are now used when more than one club can still win the championship in the last round. The original trophy will then generally be sent to the Bundesliga leader at the time and, should another club win the league, a replica will be awarded until the original can be obtained.
Geschichte der Bundesliga-Meisterschale
(in German) '' Sueddeutsche Zeitung'', published: 11 May 2013, accessed: 30 December 2015
References
External links
''DFB'' website
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German football trophies and awards
German football championship
Bundesliga