"DFB" redirects here. For other uses, see DFB (disambiguation).

The German Football Association (DFB) (German: Deutscher Fußball-Bund) is the governing body of football in Germany. It organises the German football leagues, including the national league, the Bundesliga and the men's and women's national teams. It was a founding member of both FIFA and UEFA. Based in Frankfurt, it is divided into five regional federations with 21 regional organizations.

It was founded in 1900 in Leipzig by representatives of 86 clubs. Today, about 26,000 clubs are members, fielding 170,000 teams with over 2 million active players and totalling over 6 million members, the largest membership of any sports federation in the world. DFB has 870,000 female members and 8600 female teams.

The official mascot is an eagle with black feathers and yellow beak called "Paule" (since 26.3.2006). Maybe an allusion to Paul Breitner.

Presidents

• Ferdinand Hueppe (1900-1904)
• Friedrich Wilhelm Nohe (1904-1905)
• Gottfried Hinze (1905-1925)
• Felix Linnemann (1925-1945)
• Peco Bauwens (1949-1962)
• Hermann Gösmann (1962-1975)
• Hermann Neuberger (1975-1992)
• Egidius Braun (1992-2001)
• Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder (since 2001), together with Theo Zwanziger (since 2004)

External links

• /Official website

UEFA | Football in Germany

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