The Regional Football Association South West (german: Fussball-Regional-Verband Südwest), the ''FRVS'', is one of five regional organisations of the

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 t ...

, the ''DFB'', and covers the states of

Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the ...

and

Saarland The Saarland (, ; french: Sarre ) is a state of Germany in the south west of the country. With an area of and population of 990,509 in 2018, it is the smallest German state in area apart from the city-states of Berlin, Bremen, and Hamburg, and ...

.Regional Associations
''DFB'' website - Map and details of the regional associations, accessed: 6 April 2015

Overview

The association was formed on 3 August 1950 as the ''Fußball-Verband Rheinland-Pfalz'' when the South West German Football Association left the

Southern German Football Association The Southern German Football Association (german: Süddeutscher Fussball-Verband), the ''SFV'', is one of five regional organisations of the German Football Association, the ''DFB'', and covers the states of Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria and Hesse. ...

in mutual consent over a dispute over whether the Oberliga should be played in one or two regional divisions. It was renamed on 11 July 1956 to ''Fußball-Verband Rheinland-Pfalz-Saar'' before receiving its current name on 12 July 1958. The ''FRVS'' is in turn subdivided into the

Rhineland Football Association The Rhineland Football Association (german: Fussball-Verband Rheinland), the ''FVR'', is one of 21 state organisations of the German Football Association, the ''DFB'', and covers the northern part of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.South West German Football Association The South West German Football Association (german: Südwestdeutscher Fussball-Verband), the ''SWFV'', is one of 21 state organisations of the German Football Association, the ''DFB'', and covers the southern part of the state of Rhineland-Palati ...

and the

Saarland Football Association The Saarland Football Association (german: Saarländischer Fussball-Verband), the ''SFV'', is one of 21 state organisations of the German Football Association, the ''DFB'', and covers the state of Saarland. Fourth-tier clubs in the region play at the

Regionalliga Südwest The Regionalliga Südwest ( en, Regional League Southwest) is the fourth tier of the German football league system in the states of Hesse, Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland. It is one of five leagues at this level, together wit ...

, whereas fifth-tier clubs play in the

Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar The Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar, formerly the ''Oberliga Südwest'', is the highest regional football league for the Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland states of Germany, organized by the Southwestern Regional Football Association. It is the fifth ...

. In 2017, the ''FRVS'' had 514,692 members, 2,455 member clubs and 11,496 teams playing in its league system.

References

Sources

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

External links

DFB website

FRVS website
{{German state football associations Football in Rhineland-Palatinate Football in Saarland Football governing bodies in Germany 1950 establishments in West Germany