Wolfsburg sporting executive Klaus Allofs has called for new domestic competitions to raise the profile of German football abroad in an interview with Sport Bild.
Allofs argued that the move was needed to increase the attraction of the game in Germany to both players and fans outside the country.
He said steps could include upgrading the Supercup, currently played between the Bundesliga champions and DFB-Pokal winners, to a small tournament including the runners-up in both competitions.
"You could also think about creating another competition, just like in England," he added. "On top of the national championship and the FA Cup, they also have the League Cup.
"The question is this: do we have to allocate matches to China, Indonesia or other markets? Yes -- but this won't happen overnight.
"You have to put some thought into the competitions, into the attractiveness. They have to be top events. It's a fact that we have to be more open."
The Bundesliga is the only league in Europe's top five to contain 18 teams, with Spain, Italy, England and France playing four more matches with 20 clubs playing in their top divisions.
Bundesliga sides not competing in Europe can currently play a maximum of 44 games in domestic competitions.
Last week, the German Football League [DFL] released the 2016 Bundesliga Report, which revealed that the 18 top flight clubs had posted record revenues for the 11th time in a row with total revenue rising to €2.62 billion.
But with a new TV contract set to bring more money into the Premier League from next season, Bundesliga officials have come up with new ideas to generate more income for their own league.
Last month, Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge put forward the idea of a European Super League for the big clubs from the five big European leagues, a plan backed by DFL chief executive Christian Seifert.