▁to ▁as ▁Ober liga ▁Bre men , ▁is ▁the ▁fifth ▁tier ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁football ▁league ▁system ▁and ▁the ▁highest ▁league ▁in ▁the ▁German ▁state ▁Free ▁Han se atic ▁City ▁of ▁Bre men . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁four teen ▁Ober lig as ▁in ▁German ▁football , ▁the ▁fifth ▁tier ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁football ▁league ▁system . ▁ ▁Over view ▁▁ 1 9 4 7 - 1 9 6 3 ▁The ▁league ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁as ▁Am ate url iga ▁Bre men ▁by ▁th ir teen ▁clubs , ▁including ▁four ▁from ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁city - state , ▁in ▁the ▁newly ▁re created ▁state ▁Free ▁Han se atic ▁City ▁of ▁Bre men ▁which ▁was ▁then ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁occupation ▁zone ▁in ▁Germany . ▁ ▁The ▁Free ▁Han se atic ▁City ▁of ▁Bre men ▁and ▁its ▁football ▁association ▁are ▁the ▁smallest ▁in ▁Germany . ▁The ▁state ▁is ▁actually ▁separated ▁in ▁two ▁hal ves , ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁Bre men ▁and ▁Bre mer h aven ▁are ▁split ▁by ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Lower ▁Sax ony . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁start , ▁the ▁Am ate url iga ▁Bre men ▁was ▁a ▁fe eder ▁league ▁to ▁the ▁Ober liga ▁Nord ▁which ▁its ▁champion ▁had ▁the ▁option ▁of ▁promotion ▁to . ▁Prom otion ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁arch ived ▁through ▁a ▁play - off ▁with ▁teams ▁from ▁the ▁Am ate url ig as ▁of ▁Lower ▁Sax ony , ▁Hamburg ▁and ▁Schles wig - Hol stein . ▁As ▁such , ▁the ▁league ▁was ▁the ▁second