Bundesliga
Country's most important football competition is a 18-team Bundesliga. Bayern Monaco has won a record 21 games since the formation of the league in 1963. Hamburger SV is only one team has played in every season of the Bundesliga. Second-tier league known as the 2 Bundesliga. 3. Liga, instead of running directly from the DFB-bound DFB German football league (DFL, Deutsche Fußball Liga of Germany), which operates two Bundesliga, was introduced in 2008. German Cup
Cup in Germany (in German: "DFB-Pokal," Deutscher Fussball Bund-Pokal) is a national football tournament held annually since 1952 This is the second most important national title in German football after. Bundesliga championship.
Every football team, which participates in the German football league system is eligible for the tournament. Teams in the lower leagues to play the qualifying round of the regional, with the winners joining the teams of the Bundesliga and Bundesliga Round 2 of the main tournament next year. Each of the elimination of one of the game will determine the teams second field. Since 1985, the final will be held every year in Berlin Olympic Stadium. Bayern Monaco has won the Cup a record 12 times.
The Tschammer-Pokal was the predecessor of today's Cup. It was introduced in 1934-1935 and controversial until 1944.
Divided after the Second World War, Germany had two cup competitions with sides is competing for the Cup in the Middle German (in German: "FDGB Cup" Freie Deutsche Gewerkschaftsbund-Pokal or Free German Trade Union Federation Cup ). Introduced in 1949, the cup was contested annually until 1991, when the tournament ended in the wake of German unification and merger of the football leagues of the two Germanies. Participation in European competition
The current co-efficient rankings, Germany is guaranteed at least three places of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Champions League and three points. Clubs finishing first and second in the Bundesliga will be a group stage of the Champions League and the club finishing third in the Champions League play-offs. Fourth and fifth leaves Europe League, playoffs and the third qualifying round. DFB Cup winner will be the Europa League play-offs. However, if the DFB Cup winner was given a place in the Champions League via the League investments, then the runner-up in place for granted, and the third qualifying round of Europa League. If the DFB Cup winner (or two if the winner has already qualified for the Champions League) is valid in the Europa League through investments League, then the sixth place team in the Bundesliga shared the third qualifying round of Europa League place. Germany can take place in more Champions League on UEFA's Fair Play draw.
