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, the north-western part of the state of

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. The other members of the ''SFV'' are the football associations of

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and

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.Southern German FA website
Intro, accessed: 29 July 2011

History

Pre-''BFV'' history

Football in Southern Germany, and thereby in Baden was originally administrated by the ''Süddeutscher Fußball-Verband'', which was formed on 17 October 1897 in

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, then under the name of ''Verband Süddeutscher Fußball-Vereine''. The new federation soon began to organise a regional football competition, the

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, followed by a league system a few years later. In November 1927, the federation merged with the Southern German track and field association, forming a much enlarged federation, the ''Süddeutscher Fußball- und Leichtathletik-Verband - SFLV''. With the rise of the

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to power in 1933, the federation received the order from

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to disband itself in March 1933. On 6 August 1933, the ''SFLV'' held its last general meeting, in Stuttgart, where the order to disband was officially carried out. The financial liquidation of the federation was completed in 1942.''100 Jahre Süddeutscher Fußball-Verband'', p. 15

The ''BFV''

Post-

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Germany saw Baden become part of the US occupation zone. As travel within the occupation zone was restricted, the reestablishment of a Southern German federation seemed initially impossible. In September 1945, a regional football league was established, the Oberliga Süd, which was made up of 16 of the foremost football clubs of Southern Germany. The organisers of this competition had also received the permission to reestablish the ''SFV'' from the US authorities. Below the Oberliga, the not yet officially reestablished ''SFV'' decreed that Landesligas were to be established for each of the states. On 4 November 1945, the new Oberliga played its first round. To alleviate any friction between the Southern German and the state association, the state associations became a member of the ''SFV'' but the football clubs remained members of their state associations only, not the ''SFV''. The ''SFV'' had the responsibility to organise the Oberliga and the new 2nd Oberliga, all other leagues were part of their state associations. The ''Badischer Fußball-Verband'' was formed on 7 July 1946 in

Eppelheim Eppelheim () is a city in northern Baden-Württemberg bordering Heidelberg. It belongs to the district Rhein-Neckar-Kreis. Geography Location and neighboring communities Eppelheim is situated in the valley of the Upper Rhine southwest of the hil ...

Member statistics

In 2017, the ''BFV'' had 198,187 members, 610 member clubs and 4,742 teams playing in its league system.

References

Sources

* ''100 Jahre Süddeutscher Fußball-Verband - SFV'', publisher: Vindelica Verlag, published: 1996

External links

German FA website

Southern German FA website

Baden FA website
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