Die Deutsche Fußball-Liga GmbH (also known as DFL) is a subsidiary of Die Liga - Fußballverband. The DFL is responsible for the operation of the 1. Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga.
The DFL was founded on December 18, 2000 as a GmbH. The organization is a subsidiary of the league association, which originally operated Germany's professional football leagues before. Today the Bundesligas are operated by the DFL, but jointly hosted by the German Football Association and the league association. Several documents define the cooperation of the DFB and the league association:
- constitution of the DFB
- constitution of the league association
- base contract of DFB and league association
The league association is the association of clubs of the Bundesligas. Those clubs are members of the league association, but not of the German football association. The league association is a member of the German football association, though.
