Collection: Bundesliga - Retro-Fußballtrikots

Retro Bundesliga Jerseys. 

Since its inception in 1963, the Bundesliga has developed into one of the best, most recognisable leagues in the world. This is its story so far...

Prior to the Bundesliga's inception, the German football pyramid was broken up into regional tiers that represented Berlin and the north, the south, southwest, and west of West Germany. The top two in each region would then advance to a second stage to determine that year's national champion.

With Germany split in two until reunification in 1990, the east of the country operated its own system from 1948 to 1991, with the DS-Oberliga (later renamed the Fußball Oberliga DFV in 1958) sitting at the top of three divisions that made up the Eastern league structure.

Everything was amateur or semi-professional in those days and the merging of West Germany's Oberligen marked a new era of professionalism for football in the country.

The formation of the Bundesliga has not only been attributed to a desire to professionalise the sport in Germany, but also to stop the best players from heading abroad and to revive the fortunes of the national team following their 1962 FIFA World Cup exit at the hands of hosts Chile at the quarter-final stage.