Counting since their first Bundesliga game, August 28, 2016. Drew 2–2 at Hoffenheim in their 2016 debut, seven years and four promotions after being founded in the fifth tier — twice a runner-up since, never a champion.
IN THE MEANTIME…
The Red Bulls have never won it all. This clock has been running since their first Bundesliga game.
They did win 2 DFB-Pokal titles (2022, 2023). The Bundesliga doesn't count those. Neither does the pain.
Closest calls: title race losses in 2017 and 2021.
That's 10 Bundesliga seasons of waiting.
Since then: TikTok went global and ChatGPT launched.
3 U.S. presidencies have started.
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DFB-Pokal titles in 2022, 2023 don't hang in this rafter — the Bundesliga doesn't count them.