2. Amateurliga Bayern 2. Amateurliga Bayern The 2. Amateurliga Bayern was a set of eleven regional leagues in Bavaria existing from 1951 to 1963 as the fourth tier of football in the state. The leagues were disbanded in 1963, when the German football league system was reorganised with the introduction of the "Bundesliga" and replaced by the "Landesligas". The "2. Amateurligas" were introduced in Bavaria in 1951 to replace the previously existing Kreisligas at this level. This step was taken after the introduction of the "2nd Oberliga Süd" as the new second division in Southern Germany in 1950 and the renaming of the
Names of Germany federal state since West Berlin, although considered a de facto federal state, had the legal status of a military occupation zone. The official name of the country is "Federal Republic of Germany" (Bundesrepublik Deutschland). The terms "Westdeutschland" and "Ostdeutschland" are still used for the western and the eastern parts of the German territory, respectively. Names of Germany Because of Germany's geographic position in the centre of Europe, as well as its long history as a non-united region of distinct tribes and states, there are many widely varying names of Germany in different languages, perhaps more so than for any other