FC Nordstern 1896 München was a short-lived German association football club in

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, Bavaria. Both ''Nordstern'' and '' 1. Münchner FC 1896'' laid claim to being the oldest football clubs in the city. Alongside ''

FC Bavaria 1899 München FC Bavaria München was a short-lived German association football club from Munich, Bavaria. Alongside FC Nordstern 1896 München and 1. Münchner FC 1896, Bavaria was notable as one of the founding members of the German Football Association ...

'', these clubs were notable as founding members of the German Football Association (Deutscher Fußball Bund) at

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in 1900. Established by students in 1896, the club's only known recorded match was a lopsided 0:15 loss to newly formed ''

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'' on 15 April 1900. ''Nordstern'' folded in February 1902.

References

* "Fußball in München. Von der Theresienwiese zur Allianz-Arena" * "München und der Fußball",

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