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The German football league system, or league pyramid, refers to the hierarchically interconnected league system for association football in Germany that in the 2016–17 season consisted of 2,235 leagues in up to 13 levels having 31,645 teams, in which all divisions are bound together by the principle of promotion and relegation.
There is a league system, with the Bundesliga, 2. Bundesliga and 3. Liga on top. The winner of the Bundesliga is crowned the German football champion. Additionally, there are national cup competitions, most notably the DFB-Pokal (German Cup) and DFL-Supercup (German Supercup). [2]
League system. Bundesliga is the top level of the German football league system. The second division is since 1974 known as 2. Bundesliga and the third is since 2008 3. Liga since (previously Regionalliga that was founded 1963). An overview of the current national league system is presented in table 1.
On 18 December 2000, the 36 clubs of the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 established what was then known as the ‘Ligaverband’, which – as an association – has been responsible for professional football in Germany ever since and has operated under the name DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga e.V. since 2016.
Bundesliga. 2. Bundesliga. 3. Liga. Women's Bundesliga. Bundesliga. The Bundesliga has become an inseparable part of Germany’s society over the past 50 years.
At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary football competition. The Bundesliga comprises 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga. Seasons run from August to May. Games are played on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
The German Football Leagues: Who goes up and down and why The German football league structure has changed many times since it was created at the beginning of the last century. This is mainly because of the huge historical and political events that have taken place in Germany over the last 120 years but is also due to efforts to make football ...
