German football has won interest in all of Europe because the majority of associations are financially healthy and the number of spectators in stadiums has been rising.
[3][4] During the first years of European competitions, Germany was divided into West and East Germany, so initially German football was represented by two countries and two different championships, the Bundesliga and the DDR-Oberliga.
After the German reunification in October 1990, the Bundesliga became the league for all of Germany.
West German football clubs have entered European association football competitions since the 1955–56 season, when Rot-Weiss Essen took part in European Cup competition.
East German football clubs entered European association football competitions two years later, since the 1957–58 season, when FC Erzgebirge Aue took part in European Cup competition.