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[For the 2008–09 season, the Bundesliga will add a third level, the 3. Bundesliga, and the Regionalligen will split into three divisions.
Every team in the Bundesligen must have a licence to play in the league, or else they be relegated into the regional leagues. To obtain a licence, teams must be financially healthy and meet certain standards of conduct as organisations.
As in other national leagues, there are significant benefits to being in the top division] I just got the info from a offical german footballing website |