German football league systemThe German football league system, or league pyramid, refers to the hierarchically interconnected league system for association football in Germany that in the 2016–17 season consisted of 2,235 leagues in up to 13 levels having 31,645 teams, in which all divisions are bound together by the principle of promotion and relegation. The top three professional levels contain one division each.
Germany national football teamMen's association football teamFIFA rankingCurrent 12 2 (20 July 2026)Highest1 (December 1992 – August 1993, December 1993 – March 1994, June 1994, July 2014 – June 2015, July 2017, September 2017 – June 2018)Lowest22 (March 2006)First international Switzerland 5–3 Germany (Basel, Switzerland; 5 April 1908)Biggest win Germany 16–0 Russian Empire(Stockholm, Sweden; 1 July 1912)Biggest defeat England Amateurs 9–0 Germany (Oxford, England; 13 March 1909)World CupAppearances21 (first in 1934)Best resultChampions (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014)European ChampionshipAppearances14 (first in 1972)Best resultChampions (1972, 1980, 1996)Nations League FinalsAppearances1 (first in 2025)Best resultFourth place (2025)Olympic GamesAppearances8 (first in 1912)Best result Bronze medal (1988)Confederations CupAppearances3 (first in 1999)Best resultChampions (2017)Medal recordWebsitedfb.de(in German)The Germany national football team (German: Deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft) represents Germany in men's international football and played its first match in 1908.
Germany women's national football teamWomen's association football teamFIFA rankingCurrent 3 1 (16 June 2026)Highest1 (October 2003 – December 2006, October – December 2007, December 2014 – March 2015, March 2017)Lowest6 (August – December 2023)First international West Germany 5–1 Switzerland (Koblenz, West Germany; 10 November 1982)Biggest win Germany 17–0 Kazakhstan (Wiesbaden, Germany; 19 November 2011)Biggest defeat United States 6–0 Germany (Decatur, United States; 14 March 1996)World CupAppearances9 (first in 1991)Best resultChampions (2003, 2007)European ChampionshipAppearances13 (first in 1989)Best resultChampions (1989, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013)Olympic GamesAppearances6 (first in 1996)Best resultGold medal (2016)Nations League FinalsAppearances2 (first in 2024)Best resultRunners-up (2025)Medal recordWebsiteDFB.de(in German)The Germany women's national football team (German: Deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft der Frauen) represents Germany in international women's football.
Association footballTeam sport played with a ballAssociation football, commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who mostly use their feet to kick an inflated ball around a pitch (playing field). The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposing team by moving the ball into the rectangular-framed goal which that team defends. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes.
UEFAInternational governing body for association football in EuropeThe Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) is the governing body of football in Europe and one of FIFA's six continental confederations for association football consisting of 55 national associations.German languageGerman (Deutsch, pronounced [dɔɪ̯tʃ] ) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western and Central Europe. It is the majority and official (or co-official) language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein. It is also an official language of Luxembourg, Belgium and the Italian autonomous province of South Tyrol, French autonomous region of Alsace and as well as a recognised national language in Namibia.
GermanyCountry in EuropeGermany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Western and Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north with the Alps to the south. Its 16 constituent states have a total population of over 83 million, making it the most populous member state of the European Union (EU).
FrankfurtLargest city in Hesse, GermanyCity in Hesse, GermanyFrankfurt am Main, usually shortened to Frankfurt, is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 778,589 inhabitants as of 2025 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located in the foreland of the Taunus on its namesake river Main, the city forms a continuous conurbation with Offenbach; its urban area has a population of more than 2.7 million.
FIFAThe Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) (French for 'International Association Football Federation') is an international self-regulatory governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal. It was founded on 21 May 1904 to oversee international competition among the national associations of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.
Bundesliga-GruppeThe Bundesliga-Gruppe GmbH (or simply Bundesliga-Gruppe or Bundesliga GmbH;lit.'Bundesliga-Group') is a league and wholly owned subsidiary of Bundesliga e.V.. The Bundesliga-Gruppe is responsible for entire operating business of the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga leagues. Since 1 July 2001, the Bundesliga-Gruppe has organised the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga. From 2005 until 2007, they also organised the DFL-Ligapokal.
Beach soccerBeach soccer, also known as beach football, sand football or sand soccer, is a variant of association football played on a beach or some form of sand between two teams of five players each. Association football has long been played informally on beaches. Beach soccer was introduced in 1992 as an effort to codify rules for the game by the founders of Beach Soccer Worldwide, a company set up to develop the sport and responsible for the majority of its tournaments.
FutsalFutsal () is a scaled-down, smaller, less popular variant of association football played between two teams of five players each on a court smaller than a football pitch. Its rules are based on the Laws of the Game of association football, and it also shares similarities with five-a-side football and indoor soccer.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.