DBU Funen ( da, DBU Fyn) is the local

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for

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and

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Funen Funen ( da, Fyn, ), with an area of , is the third-largest island of Denmark, after Zealand and Vendsyssel-Thy. It is the 165th-largest island in the world. It is located in the central part of the country and has a population of 469,947 as of ...

and the surrounding isles,

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. They are responsible for the governance and development of men's and women's football at all levels in the region. DBU Funen is a member of the Union of Local Football Associations in Denmark (FLU) under the

Danish Football Association The Danish Football Union ( da, Dansk Boldspil-Union; DBU) is the governing body of football in Denmark. It is the organization of the Danish football clubs and runs the professional Danish football leagues and the men's and women's national t ...

(DBU) and

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(DIF). The headquarters is located in the western part of

Odense Odense ( , , ) is the third largest city in Denmark (behind Copenhagen and Aarhus) and the largest city on the island of Funen. As of 1 January 2022, the city proper had a population of 180,863 while Odense Municipality had a population of 20 ...

. Clubs situated on

and surrounding areas, covering the

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between 5000 and 5999 can be accepted as members of DBU Funen. In 2017 the football association consisted of 158 clubs and 28,993 members with

Dalum IF Dalum Idrætsforening is a Danish football club currently playing in the Danish 3rd Division, the fourth tier of the Danish divisions. They play at Dalum Stadion in southern parts of Odense on Funen, a stadium with a capacity of 4,000. Founded ...

being the largest club membership-wise. Founded on 10 July 1904, it is the fourth oldest regional football association under the Danish FA and kept its original name, Fyns Boldspil-Union (FBU), until 1 February 2011, where it was changed to its current name, DBU Fyn.

History

Former og current logos: File:blank.png , Fyns Boldspil-Union
100 years anniversary File:blank.png , Fyns Boldspil-Union (Until 01.02.2011) File:blank.png , DBU Fyn
(01.02.2011–2016?) File:blank.png , DBU Fyn
(2016?–''present'')

Competitions

As of 2016, the football association administers the local men's senior leagues at level 5 in the

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besides women's and youth football. The top league at the local senior men's level under the football association's administration is called Fynsserien and was regarded as one among several top regional leagues in Danish football between 1904 and 1927. Before the national "knockout" cup competition, DBU Pokalen, was introduced in 1954, the football association had its own regional cup competitions known as

FBUs Pokalturnering FBUs Pokalturnering (unofficial English translation: ''FBU Cup'' or ''Funen Cup'') was a Danish regional knockout association football competition contested annually from 1920 to 1953 by members of the regional football association Funen FA (FBU) ...

, which was contested between 1920 and 1953. Clubs playing at the lower leagues participate in the qualification rounds for the first round proper of

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Senior Men's

* Leagues ** Fynsserien () ** Serie 1 () ** Serie 2 () ** Serie 3 () ** Serie 4 () ** Serie 5 () * Cups ** Qualification for

() ** Herresenior Pokalturnering (Albani Pokalen for Herrer) for clubs playing in Series 3 to Series 5

Senior Women's

* Leagues ** Kvinde-Fynsserien () ** Kvinde Serie 1 () ** Kvinde Serie 2 () * Cups ** Qualification for DBU Kvindepokalen () ** Damesenior Pokalturnering (Albani Pokalen for Kvinder) for clubs playing in Kvinde-Fynsserien to Series 2

Defunct

(1920–1953) for the FBU member clubs

List of chairmen

A total of 8 different persons have been chairman for DBU Funen. * 1904–1908: Max Smith,

Odense BK Odense Boldklub (; also known as Odense BK or the more commonly used OB) is a Danish professional football club based in the city Odense. The club has won three Danish championships and five Danish Cup trophies. OB play in the Danish Superliga ...

* 1908–1944: Niels Jensen, Odense BK * 1944–1964: Egon Larsen,

Odense KFUM Odense ( , , ) is the third largest city in Denmark (behind Copenhagen and Aarhus) and the largest city on the island of Funen. As of 1 January 2022, the city proper had a population of 180,863 while Odense Municipality had a population of 2 ...

* 1964–1983: Carl Anton Kofoed, Odense BK * 1983–1997: Ernst Christensen,

Nyborg G&IF Nyborg is a city in central Denmark, located in Nyborg Municipality on the island of Funen and with a population of 17,525 (2022). It is the easternmost settlement on Funen. By road, it is located 34 km east of Odense, 35 km north of ...

* 1997–2002:

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, Middelfart G&BK * 2002–2013: Thomas Bytoft, Thurø BK * 2013–''present'': Bjarne Christensen,

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.dbufyn.dk/

Organizations based in Odense Sports organizations established in 1904