The Deutscher Fußball-Verband der DDR (DFV), was from 1958 the football association of the (East)
German Democratic Republic
East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from Foundation of East Germany, its formation on 7 October 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on ...
, fielding the
East Germany national football team
The East Germany national football team, recognised as Germany DR by FIFA, represented East Germany in men's international Association football, football, playing as one of three post-war German teams, along with Saarland national football team ...
until 1990 before rejoining its counterpart, the
German Football Association
The German Football Association ( ; DFB ) is the governing body of Association football, football, futsal, and beach soccer in Germany. A founding member of both FIFA and UEFA, the DFB has jurisdiction for the German football league system and ...
(DFB), which had been founded in 1900.
The ''DFV'' was dissolved on 20 November 1990 in
Leipzig
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and in its place the
North East German Football Association
The Northeastern German Football Association (), the ''NOFV'', is one of five regional organisations of the German Football Association, the ''DFB'', and covers the states of Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhal ...
was formed and joined the
German Football Association
The German Football Association ( ; DFB ) is the governing body of Association football, football, futsal, and beach soccer in Germany. A founding member of both FIFA and UEFA, the DFB has jurisdiction for the German football league system and ...
on the same day and at the same location,
Verband
''NOFV'' website, accessed: 7 April 2015 a few weeks after East Germany itself had ceased to exist with the German reunification
German reunification () was the process of re-establishing Germany as a single sovereign state, which began on 9 November 1989 and culminated on 3 October 1990 with the dissolution of the East Germany, German Democratic Republic and the int ...
on 3 October 1990.
Presidents and General secretaries
Presidents
General Secretaries
See also
* Football in East Germany
References
External links
DFB website
NOFV website
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Football in East Germany
Football
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Sports organizations established in 1958
Organizations disestablished in 1990
1958 establishments in East Germany
1990 disestablishments in Germany
East Germany
East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from Foundation of East Germany, its formation on 7 October 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on ...