The English Premier League, Serie A and La Liga will all be watching closely as the German competition faces risk factors which could lead to more disruption or another shutdown.
DFL, after a meeting with first and second division clubs following the green signal from the government, said that the season will restart under strict health protocol which includes no fans inside the stadiums.
The Bundesliga is the first European league among the continent's top-five footballing nations to resume amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The German top flight is set to begin on May 15, becoming the first European league among the top-five to resume the season.
Merkel announced a loosening of a range of containment measures after meeting with the country’s 16 state governors. The pressure to relax the rules had been growing as the rate of daily infections in the country has dropped.
The DFL said that 1,724 tests for COVID-19 were carried out over two rounds among players, coaches, physiotherapists and other staff. The tests were part of the league’s hygiene concept as it bids to restart competitive games sometime in May.
Cologne midfielder Birger Vestraete raised concerns over safety measures adopted by the club.
Leagues in Netherlands, Belgium and France have been called off while other nations like England, Italy, Spain and Germany are battling hard to salvage their respective seasons.
Three members of FC Koln, including two footballers, were tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday.
The German side recently returned to training in groups and had the entire playing squad, as well as the coaching and background staff tested for the virus this week.
While the clubs continued their hope of receiving a green signal for the restart of the 2019/20 season which has been on a suspension for two months, Chancellor Angela Merkel clarified that decision on sporting activities will be taken on May 6.
Despite a ban on all large gatherings through the end of August in Germany, football officials had been hoping to restart the league without spectators as early as May 9.
After a meeting with the top clubs of Germany that comprise the top flight Bundesliga, Seifert told reporters in a video conference that while the league is ready to return next month, the final decision rests on Chancellor Angela Merkel's government.
He adds that “there will be no use by sportspeople of testing capacity which would be missed elsewhere.”
The 35-year-old, having played 29 matches this season in all competitions, joined Dortmund in 2010 and won two Bundesliga titles and two German Cup.
Bundesliga was the last of the five major leagues in Europe to suspend play. The decision was forced on soccer officials as some players contracted the virus before the 26th round could begin.
A medical task force is investigating options to start 'ghost games' beginning in May in an attempt to finish the remaining nine rounds of matches.
On March 16, it was decided to postpone Bundesliga games until April 2 but in line with most of the rest of Europe's top leagues, that date has been pushed back amid the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.
Bundesliga title challenger Borussia Monchengladbach players approached the club with an offer to take reduced salaries.
Gladbach sporting director Max Eberl says the players approached the club with an offer of voluntary pay cuts, and the coaching staff, directors and executives have joined in.
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