German Football Association
Homepage: http://www.dfb.de
History:
The German Football Association,
otherwise known as the Deutscher Fußball-Bund
(DFB), is the governing body of football
in Germany. While founded way back in 1900
in Leipzig, DFB formally introduced professional
soccer in Germany in 1963. DFB was also
a founding member of both FIFA and UEFA.
Initially made up of 86 clubs, DFB now claims
to be the largest sports federation membership
in the world - composed of over 26,000 clubs,
with over 6 million members. To facilitate
efficient management, these clubs are divided
into five regional federations with 21 regional
organizations. Among others, DFB aims to
reach out to people of all age groups, from
the youngsters to the senior classes. To
help carry out their activities, DFB takes
in volunteers to work with committees of
soccer teams, in addition to a 150-strong
full time staff based in Frankfurt.
DFB’s crowning
glories in its more than a century of existence
includes three World titles (1954,1974,1990)
for the German men’s national team;
as well as three European Championships
(1972,1980,1996). Moreover, the women’s
team took home their first World Cup title
in the USA in 2003; as well as five European
Championships in 1989, 1991,1995, 1997,
and 2001.
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