Football in Germany

Football is the most popular sport in Germany with 57% of the population declaring interest in watching it. The German Football Association (German: Deutscher Fußball-Bund or DFB) is the sport's national governing body, with 6.6 million members (roughly eight percent of the population) organized in over 23,713 football clubs.

There is a league system, with the Bundesliga (men, women) and 2. Bundesliga (men, women) on top. The winner of the Bundesliga is crowned the German football champion. Additionally, there are domestic cup competitions, most notably the DFB-Pokal (men, women) and Supercup (men, women).

The Germany men's national football team has won four FIFA World Cups (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014), being the joint-second most successful nation (shared with Italy) in the tournament only surpassed by Brazil. It also holds three UEFA European Championships (1972, 1980, 1996), behind only Spain, and won the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2017.

The Germany women's national football team has won two FIFA Women's World Cups (2003, 2007) and a record eight UEFA European Women's Championships (1989, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013), as well as a gold medal in the Summer Olympics in 2016.

Germany was the first nation to win both the men's and women's World Cup.

(West) Germany hosted of men's FIFA World Cup in 1974 and 2006, the UEFA European Championship in 1988 and 2024 and the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2005. They also hosted the 1989, 1995 and 2001 editions of the UEFA European Women's Championship, as well as the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.