German soccer league called Bundesliga is one of the famous soccer league in the world. A
lot of world-class players are playing in this league. Bundesliga was established in 1963,
and only teams in West Germany could participate until Germany was united in 1990.
There are 18 teams, and they have 34 games in one season. They compete for
“Meisterschale”. Meisterschale is a trophy of Bundesliga. It is made from silver and weigh
5.5 kg. Every champion’s team name is inscribed.
Bundesliga is also known as the most difficult league to participate in the world. Because
of some strict rules, it is hard to maintain a license to participate in the league as a team.
For example, it is not allowed to get into a large debt to manage a team as teams in Italy or
Spain usually do. In addition, paying a large amount of salary to one player is also
prohibited. Thus, they need to buy good players before they get famous and sell them after
maturing as big-players. This is why Bundesliga is known as the most difficult league to
participate, and it is famous in the developed financial management.
Soccer league in Japan called J-League has a strong relationship to Bundesliga. J-League
has 6th spectators’ attendance to stadium over the world, while Bundesliga has the greatest
number of them. J-League started in 1993, and has been following the way Bundesliga has
managed. For examples, teams in Bundesliga are strongly connected to the local regions,