Global InformationFootball in Germany information
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Olympiastadion in Berlin, used by Hertha BSC, the national football team of Germany and for the final of the DFB-Pokal | |
| Country | Germany |
| Governing body | DFB |
| National team(s) | Germany |
| First played | 1874 |
| Clubs | 31,000F |
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Football is the most popular sport in Germany.[1] 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 31,000 football clubs. There is a league system, with the Bundesliga, 2. Bundesliga and 3. Liga on top. The winner of the Bundesliga is crowned the German football champion. Additionally, there are national cup competitions, most notably the DFB-Pokal (German Cup) and DFL-Supercup (German Supercup).[2]
The Germany national football team has won four FIFA World Cups (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014), being the joint-second most successful nation in the tournament only surpassed by Brazil. It also holds a record (tied with Spain) three UEFA European Championships (1972, 1980, 1996), and won the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2017.[citation needed].
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. No team has more combined men's and women's World Cup championships, and only the United States has won more combined men's and women's regional/continental championships (United States 12 in CONCACAF, Germany 11 in UEFA). Germany was the host of the 1974 and 2006 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 1988, and the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup. They also hosted the 1989, 1995 and 2001 UEFA European Women's Championship, and the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. Germany will host UEFA Euro 2024 after beating out rival Turkey by 8 votes (12–4).
- ^ "German football: Tor! Tor! Tor!". The Economist. 25 May 2013. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ "A wonderful history of German football clubs in Europe: 1960 til now". Anorak. 3 October 2013. Archived from the original on 12 September 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.