Table shows the top clubs contributing to Germany's and West Germany's World Cups, ranked by minutes played.
Bayern Munich bestride this list in the same way as Juventus does Italy's, topping minutes, goals and captaincy. Only Cologne also reaches 10,000 of playing time. Inter Milan is the top overseas club, with an impressive 11 goals from Matthaus, Brehme, Klinsmann and Rummenigge. A quaint echo from the past sees Rot-Weiss Essen in the table, thanks to Helmut Rahn's 10 goals in the 1954 and 1958 tournaments.
| Matches | Minutes | Goals | Captain | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Clubs | 1236 | 100778 | 207 | 377 | |
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 243 | 20170 | 48 | 56 |
| 2 | Cologne | 156 | 12918 | 28 | 39 |
| 3 | Hamburg | 87 | 7222 | 12 | 25 |
| 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 68 | 5467 | 4 | 28 |
| 5 | Kaiserslautern | 63 | 5276 | 13 | 14 |
| 6 | Werder Bremen | 73 | 5091 | 12 | 21 |
| 7 | Schalke 04 | 56 | 4578 | 3 | 22 |
| 8 | VfB Stuttgart | 55 | 4435 | 4 | 19 |
| 9 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 47 | 3542 | 3 | 16 |
| 10 | Bayer Leverkusen | 47 | 3138 | 5 | 12 |
| 11 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 33 | 2534 | 4 | 11 |
| 12 | Internazionale | 27 | 2203 | 11 | 4 |
| 13 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 21 | 1882 | 1 | 10 |
| 14 | Hertha Berlin | 22 | 1739 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | Roma | 18 | 1453 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 16 | 1440 | 10 | 4 |
| 17 | AC Milan | 15 | 1188 | 1 | 3 |
