Turbine Potsdam finished in second place and qualified for the UEFA Women's Champions League.
Duisburg and Bad Neuenahr went into administration during the season.
As a result, Bad Neuenahr decided to withdraw from the league, sparing Sindelfingen from relegation.
The teams promoted from the previous season's 2nd Bundesliga were VfL Sindelfingen as winners of the Southern division and FSV Gütersloh 2009 as runners-up of the Northern division.
Ogimi won her first top-scorer award in the Bundesliga (women).