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BFC Fortuna 1894 Berlin
i Fortuna Berlin (''Berliner Fussball Club Fortuna 1894 '') was a German association football club established on 1 November 1894 in Berlin out of the memberships of the clubs ''Semnonia Berlin'' and ''Berliner FC Hercynia''. The short-lived side is notable as one of the founding clubs of the German Football Association (Deutscher Fussball Bund or German Football Association) in Leipzig in 1900. The club colours were black and blue and the footballers played in a kit of white shirts and black shorts at their home pitch at Tempelhofer Feld. The club was a founding member of the VBB (Verband Berliner Ballspielvereine or Federation of Berlin Ballgame Teams) and also played in the VDBV (Verband Deutscher Ballspiel Vereine or Federation of German Ballgame Teams) as a first division side from 1898 to 1904 before slipping to lower-tier competition. ''BFCF'' also spent at least one season (1909) in second division play in the Berliner Ballspiel Bund. In 1910, the team advanced to the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football In Germany
Football (or "soccer") is the most popular sport in Germany. The German Football Association (german: Deutscher Fußball-Bund, link=no or ) is the sport's national governing body, with 6.6 million members (roughly eight percent of the population) organized in over 31,000 football clubs. There is a league system, with the Bundesliga, 2. Bundesliga and 3. Liga on top. The winner of the Bundesliga is crowned the German football champion. Additionally, there are national cup competitions, most notably the DFB-Pokal (German Cup) and DFL-Supercup (German Supercup). The Germany national football team has won four FIFA World Cups ( 1954, 1974, 1990, 2014), being the joint-second most successful nation in the tournament only surpassed by Brazil. It also holds a record (tied with Spain) three UEFA European Championships (1972, 1980, 1996), and won the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2017.. The Germany women's national football team has won two FIFA Women's World Cups ( 2003, 2007) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constituent states, Berlin is surrounded by the State of Brandenburg and contiguous with Potsdam, Brandenburg's capital. Berlin's urban area, which has a population of around 4.5 million, is the second most populous urban area in Germany after the Ruhr. The Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's third-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr and Rhine-Main regions. Berlin straddles the banks of the Spree, which flows into the Havel (a tributary of the Elbe) in the western borough of Spandau. Among the city's main topographical features are the many lakes in the western and southeastern boroughs formed by the Spree, Havel and Dahme, the largest of which is Lake Müggelsee. Due to its l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Founding Clubs Of The DFB
The DFB (''Deutscher Fußball-Bund'' or German Football Association) was formed 28 January 1900 in Leipzig. The commonly accepted number of founding clubs represented at the inaugural meeting is 86, but this number is uncertain. The vote held to establish the association was 64–22 in favour (86 votes). Some delegates present represented more than one club, but may have voted only once. Other delegates present did not carry their club's authority to cast a ballot. Founding associations are believed to include the following: #Altonaer FC von 1893 # FC Eintracht Altona # Ascherslebener SC 1898 #Akademischer BC 1897 Charlottenburg # Akademischer SC 1893 Berlin # BTuFC Alemannia 90 # Berliner FC 1893 # BTuFC Britannia 1892 #BFC Burgund 1896 Berlin # BFC Concordia 1895 Berlin #BFuCC Deutschland Berlin # BSC Favorit 1896 Berlin #BFC Fortuna 1894 Berlin # BFC Frankfurt 1885 Berlin #Friedenau SC Excelsior Berlin # BFC Germania 1888 Berlin # BFC Hertha 1892 Berlin # BFC Columbi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Football Association
The German Football Association (german: Deutscher Fußball-Bund ; DFB ) is the governing body of football in Germany. A founding member of both FIFA and UEFA, the DFB has jurisdiction for the German football league system and is in charge of the men's and women's national teams. The DFB headquarters are in Frankfurt am Main. Sole members of the DFB are the German Football League (german: Deutsche Fußball Liga; DFL), organising the professional Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga, along with five regional and 21 state associations, organising the semi-professional and amateur levels. The 21 state associations of the DFB have a combined number of more than 25,000 clubs with more than 6.8 million members, making the DFB the single largest sports federation in the world. History 1875 to 1900 From 1875 to the mid-1880s, the first kind of football played in Germany was according to rugby rules. Later, association-style football teams formed separate clubs, and since 1890 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leipzig
Leipzig ( , ; Upper Saxon: ) is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony. Leipzig's population of 605,407 inhabitants (1.1 million in the larger urban zone) as of 2021 places the city as Germany's eighth most populous, as well as the second most populous city in the area of the former East Germany after (East) Berlin. Together with Halle (Saale), the city forms the polycentric Leipzig-Halle Conurbation. Between the two cities (in Schkeuditz) lies Leipzig/Halle Airport. Leipzig is located about southwest of Berlin, in the southernmost part of the North German Plain (known as Leipzig Bay), at the confluence of the White Elster River (progression: ) and two of its tributaries: the Pleiße and the Parthe. The name of the city and those of many of its boroughs are of Slavic origin. Leipzig has been a trade city since at least the time of the Holy Roman Empire. The city sits at the intersection of the Via Regia and the Via Imperii, two important medieval trad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weißenseer FC
Weißenseer FC is a German football club from district of Weißensee in the city of Berlin. The club's roots go back its founding on 8 September 1900, while more recently it has been linked with ''Sportverein Prussia Berlin'' and '' Pankower Fußball Verein Bergmann-Borsig''.Grüne, Hardy (2001). Vereinslexikon. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag History Weißenseer FC was part of the Märkischen Fußball-Bund, an early Berlin-based football league, where they captured the title in 1904. They finished as vice-champions three years later, but left the MFB to join the Verband Berliner Ballspielvereine as a third division side. They quickly rose to second class play and the following year won the city cup. Weißenseer FC advanced to the first division where they would remain until 1918. They won their way back to top-flight city competition in 1922 and, with the exception of the 1926–27 season, stayed there until 1931. The club grew during this time to include departments for athleti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berliner SV 1892
Berliner SV 1892 is a German association football club from the district of Wilmersdorf, Berlin. ''BSV'' is one of the country's oldest clubs and was a founding member of the DFB (German Football Association) in 1900. The club also operates a rugby union department, Berliner SV 92 Rugby, which, in 1948, reached the German rugby union championship final. History Britannia Berlin The club was founded as ''Berliner Thor- und Fussball Club Britannia in 1892'' and fielded both football and cricket teams, which alongside rugby were English sports becoming popular in continental Europe at the time. The team first appeared in the city's top flight competition in 1899. In July 1914, after retiring as a player, England national football team and Derby County F.C. legend Steve Bloomer went to Germany to coach Britannia Berlin 92. However within three weeks of arriving the First World War broke out and Bloomer found himself interned at Ruhleben, a civilian detention camp in the Spand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berliner SV
Berliner SV 1892 is a German association football club from the district of Wilmersdorf, Berlin. ''BSV'' is one of the country's oldest clubs and was a founding member of the DFB (German Football Association) in 1900. The club also operates a rugby union department, Berliner SV 92 Rugby, which, in 1948, reached the German rugby union championship final. History Britannia Berlin The club was founded as ''Berliner Thor- und Fussball Club Britannia in 1892'' and fielded both football and cricket teams, which alongside rugby were English sports becoming popular in continental Europe at the time. The team first appeared in the city's top flight competition in 1899. In July 1914, after retiring as a player, England national football team and Derby County F.C. legend Steve Bloomer went to Germany to coach Britannia Berlin 92. However within three weeks of arriving the First World War broke out and Bloomer found himself interned at Ruhleben, a civilian detention camp in the Spand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
