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The Germany national football team (German: Deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft) represents Germany in men's international football and played its first match in 1908. The team is governed by the German Football Association (Deutscher Fußball-Bund), founded in 1900.
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- Rudi Völler (Caretaker)
Eight years after the establishment of the German Football Association (DFB), the first official match of the Germany national football team was played on 5 April 1908, against Switzerland in Basel, with the Swiss winning 5–3.
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The story of the DFB’s national team began eight years after the association was founded – and it began with a defeat. On April 5th 1908, Switzerland won 5-3 against a group of German players put together by the DFB match committee. There was no coach in these early years, which lacked sporting success; only two of the first ten ...
The Germany national football team ( German: Deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft) represents Germany in men's international football and played its first match in 1908. The team is governed by the German Football Association ( Deutscher Fußball-Bund ), founded in 1900.
- History
- Critics
- Structure
- Men's Honours
- Women's Honours
- DFB Mascot
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1875 to 1900
From 1875 to the mid-1880s, the first kind of football played in Germany was according to rugby rules. Later, association-style footballteams formed separate clubs, and since 1890, they began to organise on regional and national levels.
1900 to 1933
The DFB (Deutscher Fußball-Bund) was founded on 28 January 1900 in Leipzig by representatives of 86 clubs. The vote held to establish the association was 62:22 in favour (84 votes). Some delegates present represented more than one club, but may have voted only once. Other delegates present did not carry their club's authority to cast a ballot. Ferdinand Hueppe, the representative of DFC Prague, was named its first president. The DFB consolidated the large number of state-based German regional...
1933 to 1945
The role of DFB and its representatives like Felix Linnemann under Nazi Germany was documented in 100 Jahre DFB and by Nils Havemann in Fußball unterm Hakenkreuz. According to Gleichschaltung policy, the DFB, with its large membership from all political sides, and strong regional structures compared to weak national ones, submitted to new rulers and new Gaustructures. On a short general meeting on 9 July 1933 in Berlin, the DFB did so, at least formally. Later, the Hitler salute was made comp...
The main criticisms of the DFB are the lack of transparency and the commercialization of football, which has been strongly promoted by DFB officials. Christian Prechtl, from the fan organization FC PlayFair!, mentioned that the growing unpopularity of the men's national teamis “just a perfect example of what can happen when you have the fans out of...
Members
Direct members of the DFB are only its five regional associations and its 21 state associations, along with the German Football League, whereas the clubs participating in the German football league systemare members of the state associations covering their district. Today, more than 25,000 clubs are organised in those state associations, fielding nearly 170,000 teams with over two million active players and totalling over six million members, the largest membership of any single sports federa...
Regional and state associations
The DFB is organised into five regional associations, which themselves are sub-divided into 21 state associations. These associations typically have their boundaries run along the borders of the German states, with the exception of some states (North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, and Baden-Württemberg) having up to three state associations covering different areas of such state.
Presidents
1. Ferdinand Hueppe(1900–1904) 2. Friedrich Wilhelm Nohe(1904–1905) 3. Gottfried Hinze(1905–1925) 4. Felix Linnemann(1925–1940) 5. Peco Bauwens(1950–1962) 6. Hermann Gösmann(1962–1975) 7. Hermann Neuberger(1975–1992, died in office) 8. Egidius Braun(1992–2001) 9. Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder(2001–2004) 10. Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder and Theo Zwanziger(2004–2006) 11. Theo Zwanziger(2006–2012) 12. Wolfgang Niersbach(2012–2015) 13. Acting: Rainer Koch and Reinhard Rauball(2015–2016) 14. Reinhard Grindel...
Major competitions
FIFA World Cup 1. Champions (4): 1954, 1974, 1990, 2014 2. Runners-up (4): 1966, 1982, 1986, 2002 3. Third place (4): 1934, 1970, 2006, 2010 4. Fourth place (1): 1958 UEFA European Championship 1. Champions (3): 1972, 1980, 1996 2. Runners-up (3): 1976, 1992, 2008 3. Third place (3): 1988, 2012, 2016 Summer Olympic Games 1. Gold Medal (1): 1976 2. Silver Medal (2): 1980, 2016 3. Bronze Medal (3): 1964, 1972, 1988 4. Fourth place (1): 1952 FIFA Confederations Cup 1. Champions (1): 2017 2. Thir...
Major competitions
FIFA Women's World Cup 1. Champions (2): 2003, 2007 2. Runners-up (1): 1995 3. Fourth place (2): 1991, 2015 UEFA Women's Championship 1. Champions (8): 1989, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013 2. Runners-up (1): 2022 3. Fourth place (1): 1993 Summer Olympic Games 1. Gold Medal (1): 2016 2. Bronze Medal (3): 2000, 2004, 2008
The official mascot is an eagle with black feathers and a yellow beak called "Paule"(since 26 March 2006).
Media related to Deutscher Fußball-Bundat Wikimedia Commons 1. Official website 2. Germanyat FIFA site (archived 3 June 2007) 3. Germanyat UEFA site Ihr koennt da auf eigene Faust nichts planen alle Schritte mit den Regeln des Geetzes das bedeutet Juergen Klipp kann nicht zum DFB der Mann hat nie DFB gespielt : andere Nationalmannschaften machen ih...
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- 28 January 1900; 123 years ago in Leipzig
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Jun 2, 1990 · Women's National Team; Men's Under 21s; Picture Galleries; Squad. Shirt number Name Birthday Team Matches Goals; Goalkeeper; 24: Oliver Baumann: 1990-06-02:
In 1900, the German Football Association (DFB) was founded by representatives of 86 clubs. This played a major part in consolidating various German regional competitions into a single national league, which came to pass in 1902. The national team played its first official match in 1908, losing to Switzerland 3-5.
