such a league would not have been able to be called the Reichsliga anymore, as the German Reich had ceased to exist. With the formation of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949, soon requests for the Bundesliga were voiced and a national league was finally established in 1963. References Sources 30 Jahre Bundesliga 30th anniversary special, publisher: kicker Sportmagazin, published: 1993 kicker-Almanach 1990 Yearbook of German football, publisher: kicker Sportmagazin, published: 1989, External links DFB — Deutscher Fußball Bund (German Football Association) Association football leagues in Germany Proposed association football leagues 1930s in Germany Bundesliga