North German Football Association
| North German Football Association | |
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| Founded | April 15, 1905 |
| president | Günter Distelrath |
| address | Franz-Böhmert-Strasse 1 b 28205 Bremen |
| Master gentlemen | VfL Wolfsburg II |
| Master women | Werder Bremen II |
| Parent association | German Football Association (DFB) |
| Subordinate Associations |
Schleswig-Holst. Football verb Hamburg Football Association Bremen Football Association Lower Saxony Football Association |
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| Clubs (approx.) | 3,717 * |
| Members (approx.) | 1,036,501 * |
| Teams (approx.) | 25,746 * * As of July 2019 |
| Homepage | www.nordfv.de |
The North German Football Association ( NFV ) is one of five regional associations of the German Football Association . The president of the NFV is Günter Distelrath. The association is based in Bremen . In the area of the North German Football Association there are currently 3,717 football clubs and 1,036,501 members.
history
The NFV was founded on April 15, 1905 as a merger of the following associations: Hamburg-Altona (9 clubs), Bremen (9), Hanover (9), Herzogthum Braunschweig (5), Kiel (3) and Mecklenburg (3). Six individual clubs were also involved, namely FC Bremerhaven-Lehe and Geestemünder SC (their former Unterweser Association no longer existed at the time), plus Lüneburger FC , Britannia Hildesheim , FC Oldenburg and Lübecker BC .
Chair until 1933:
- 1905–1907 Heinrich Thran (Hamburg)
- 1907–1909 Hugo Egon Kubaseck (Hamburg)
- 1909–1914 Paul Koretz (Hamburg)
- 1914–1924 August Bosse (Hamburg)
- 1924–1928 Henry Barrelet (Hamburg)
- 1928–1929 Georg P. Blaschke (Kiel)
- 1929–1933 Günther Riebow (Aumühle)
From now on, the predecessor associations should see themselves as districts of the NFV and organize what they did at different speeds. In 1907, the association divided its area into nine districts: Schleswig, Holstein, Hamburg-Altona, Mecklenburg, Altmark, Braunschweig, Hanover, Bremen, Oldenburg . Vorpommern belonged to Mecklenburg after the first clubs were founded there. The area around Cassel (spelling at that time) had also belonged to the NFV temporarily, but its clubs had already switched to the Rheinisch-Westfälischer Spiel-Verband in 1906 ; later the Altmark was "ceded".
In the far north, the influence of the NFV only reached as far as the current German-Danish border, as it was not possible to integrate the clubs from North Schleswig . These had been organized in Nordslesvig Fælles-Idrætsforening since 1903 , which was asked to join the association in 1911, but refused. Thereupon the NFV disqualified the North Schleswig clubs and reported this to the Danish association Dansk Boldspil-Union . After the referendum of 1920, the area became Danish and the association there was henceforth called Sønderjysk Idrætsforening .
From about 1910 on, the number of wild clubs that were based in the association area, but either only played friendly games or played in city / district leagues, increased considerably. Many of these clubs (provided they had survived the World War) joined the NFV after 1919, as this often became the prerequisite for being able to use municipal sports facilities (free of charge or at least inexpensively).
In addition to football, the NFV was also "operationally" responsible for athletics in its field for the first 28 years and, for example, organized the annual North German championships in this sport. When more and more of his member clubs founded further branches during the Weimar Republic , he took this into account in 1927 by renaming himself the North German Sports Association .
Championships until 1933
Before the National Socialist seizure of power , the North German champions - with the exception of the 1913/14 season ( North German League ) - played in a final round. Participants up to and including 1920 were only the masters of the districts, the number and names of which varied over the years. Later the field of participants grew to up to 16 teams, and the mode of competition was changed several times. Most recently there were six districts: Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck-Mecklenburg, Greater Hamburg, Northern Hanover (with Harburg and Wilhelmsburg), the southern district (Hanover / Braunschweig) and Weser-Jade.
In 1915 the championship was canceled due to the war, in 1916 and 1918 a competition with the selection teams of the districts took place (winner in each case: Greater Hamburg).
The master:
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Master by club
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Hamburger SV | 10 | 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1933 |
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Holstein Kiel | 6th | 1910, 1911, 1912, 1926, 1927, 1930 |
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Victoria Hamburg | 2 | 1906, 1907 |
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Altona 93 | 2 | 1909, 1914 |
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Eintracht Braunschweig | 2 | 1908, 1913 |
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SV Arminia Hanover | 1 | 1920 |
| KV Victoria / 88 Hamburg | 1 | 1919 (eight Victoria players were in the final eleven) | |
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Borussia Harburg | 1 | 1917 |
Northern football without NFV until 1947
After May 10, 1933, as a result of the National Socialist seizure of power, the seven existing traditional regional associations (Baltic Lawn Sports Association, Southeast German Football Association, Brandenburg Ball Game Association, Central German Ball Game Association, NFV / NSV, West German Game Association and South German Football Association Association) were dissolved and thus none Regional championships held more. The NFV - since 1927 North German Sport Association (NSV) - completed its formal self-dissolution on July 16, 1933 at the Association Day in Altona. In place of the regional associations, the 16 Sportgaue including the Gauligen , in the north these were Nordmark and Lower Saxony , and for the first time there was a nationwide uniform league. The two north German district, later area leagues existed from 1933/34 to 1941/42, then there were several smaller districts until 1944/45. Until the founding of the North Football League in 1947/48, after the Second World War, games were played in the north from 1945/46 to 1946/47 at the district or state level . A North German championship in 1946 had to be canceled at the behest of the British military government after the clubs from Kiel and the surrounding area had not received a travel permit.
NFV from 1948
After the Second World War, it was re-established on December 4, 1948, now again as the North German Football Association, with its current membership structure and a reduced area (excluding Mecklenburg).
Chair of the NFV:
- 1948–1953 Heino Gerstenberg (Hamburg)
- 1953–1962 Hermann Gösmann (Osnabrück)
- 1962–1975 Ernst Hornbostel (Oldenburg)
- 1975–1989 August Wenzel (Einbeck)
- 1989–2006 Engelbert Nelle (Hildesheim) ("President" from 1997)
- 2006–2009 Dieter Jerzewski (Bremen)
- 2009–2018 Eugen Gehlenborg (Garrel, reassigned to office on June 20, 2015)
- since 2018 Günter Distelrath
NFV Cup
In 1924, the NFV held a cup competition for its club teams for the first time. It was held four times before it was set for the time being due to the low number of spectators. Between 1952 and 1974 the competition was played again, this time it was used to determine the North German participants in the DFB Cup ; accordingly - with the exception of the years 1953 and 1955 to 1960 - only so many rounds took place until all participants were determined for the first DFB Cup main round. The way the competition was held changed frequently, which is why the number of participants, winners and rounds changed almost every year. The cup ended ten times with a final game won by three clubs (HSV 6, Holstein Kiel 3, VfL Osnabrück 1).
Winning teams
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Overview of the NFV Cup winners (or the clubs qualified for the DFB Cup)
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| season | Winning team (s) |
| 1924/25 | Holstein Kiel |
| 1925 | Holstein Kiel |
| 1926 | Hamburger SV |
| 1927 | Holstein Kiel |
| 1952 | Eintracht Osnabrück , Concordia Hamburg , FC St. Pauli , Eintracht Braunschweig , 1. SC Göttingen 05 , SC Victoria Hamburg |
| 1953 | Hamburger SV |
| 1954 | FC St. Pauli, Eintracht Braunschweig, Altona 93 , Hamburger SV, SV Arminia Hannover , VfB Lübeck , Bremerhaven 93 |
| 1955 | Hamburger SV |
| 1956/57 | Hamburger SV |
| 1958 | VfL Osnabrück |
| 1959 | Hamburger SV |
| 1960 | Hamburger SV |
| 1960/61 | Werder Bremen , VfV Hildesheim , Heider SV , Altona 93 |
| 1961/62 | Sportfreunde Lebenstedt , Holstein Kiel, VfV Hildesheim, Eintracht Braunschweig |
| 1962/63 | Hamburger SV, VfL Wolfsburg , Werder Bremen, Concordia Hamburg |
| 1963/64 | Hannover 96 , VfL Wolfsburg, VfL Osnabrück, Altona 93 |
| 1964/65 | VfL Osnabrück, VfL Wolfsburg, Altona 93, SuS Northeim |
| 1965 | TuS Haste 01 , FC St. Pauli, Holstein Kiel, Concordia Hamburg |
| 1966 | Arminia Hannover, Hannover 96 Amateurs, VfB Lübeck, Altona 93 |
| 1967 | VfB Lübeck, Itzehoer SV , VfB Oldenburg |
| 1968 | Arminia Hannover, VfL Wolfsburg, Langenhorner TSV , SC Sperber Hamburg |
| 1969 | VfL Osnabrück, Göttingen 05, Arminia Hannover |
| 1970 | VfL Wolfsburg, FC St. Pauli, TSV Westerland , Holstein Kiel |
| 1971 | Holstein Kiel, SpVgg Bad Pyrmont , FC St. Pauli |
| 1972 | OSV Hannover , VfL Wolfsburg, FC St. Pauli, HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst |
| 1973 | VfB Oldenburg, SV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst, Eintracht Braunschweig |
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Hamburger SV | 8th | 1926, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956/57, 1959, 1960, 1962/63 |
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Holstein Kiel | 7th | 1924, 1925, 1927, 1962, 1965, 1970, 1971 |
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VfL Wolfsburg | 6th | 1962/63, 1963/64, 1964/65, 1968, 1970, 1972 |
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FC St. Pauli | 6th | 1952, 1954, 1965, 1970, 1971, 1972 |
Structure and members
The North German Football Association consists of the four regional associations Lower Saxony Football Association (NFV), Hamburg Football Association (HFV), Bremen Football Association (BFV) and Schleswig-Holstein Football Association (SHFV).
Divisions of the North German Football Association
The following five leagues are organized directly:
Clubs in higher leagues
Men season 2019/20
| step | designation | number | societies |
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| 1. | Bundesliga | 2 |
VfL Wolfsburg , Werder Bremen
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| 2. | 2nd Bundesliga | 5 |
Hamburger SV , Hannover 96 , Holstein Kiel , VfL Osnabrück , FC St. Pauli  
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| 3. | 3rd league | 2 |
Eintracht Braunschweig , SV Meppen
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title
German champion (15) :
1912: Holstein Kiel, 1923: Hamburger SV, 1928: Hamburger SV, 1938: Hannover 96, 1954: Hannover 96, 1960: Hamburger SV, 1965: Werder Bremen, 1967: Eintracht Braunschweig, 1979: Hamburger SV, 1982: Hamburger SV, 1983: Hamburger SV, 1988: SV Werder Bremen, 1993: Werder Bremen, 2004: Werder Bremen, 2009: VfL Wolfsburg
DFB Cup (10) :
1960/61: Werder Bremen, 1962/63: Hamburger SV, 1975/76: Hamburger SV, 1986/87: Hamburger SV, 1990/91: Werder Bremen, 1991/92: Hannover 96, 1993/94: Werder Bremen, 1998 / 99: Werder Bremen, 2003/04: Werder Bremen, 2008/09: Werder Bremen, 2014/15: VfL Wolfsburg
Women season 2019/20
| step | designation | number | societies |
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| 1. | Women's Bundesliga | 2 |
VfL Wolfsburg
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| 2. | 2. Women's Bundesliga | 4th |
Werder Bremen , BV Cloppenburg , SV Meppen , VfL Wolfsburg II
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Board of Directors and Management
Engelbert Nelle (Hildesheim) was president of the association from 1989 until the association day on March 18, 2006. He was elected honorary president at the association day. His successor was elected in Lübeck: Dieter Jerzewski , President of the Bremen Football Association. Karl Rothmund (Barsinghausen), President of the Lower Saxony Football Association, became treasurer. The chairman of the game committee was Hans-Rainer Hansen (Wanderup / Schleswig-Holstein).
Rüdiger Lorenz has been the managing director since January 1, 2007 . The 63-year-old was previously the branch manager of the Bundesliga club Energie Cottbus. Stefan Lehmann replaced him in 2009 .
Since the Association Day on June 6, 2009, Eugen Gehlenborg from Garrel was the new President. All 198 delegates elected him. Predecessor Jerzewski did not run again and is now also honorary president. Gehlenborg's successor has been Günter Distelrath since 2018 .
Contact details: North German Football Association, Franz-Böhmert Str. 1 B (Weserstadion), 28205 Bremen
literature
- Walter A. Cordua: 50 years of the North German Football Association 1905–1955. Edited by North German Football Association V., Hamburg 1955.
- Bernd Jankowski, Harald Pistorius, Jens R. Prüß : football in the north. History - Chronicle - Names - Dates - Facts - Figures. Edited by Bernd Jankowski on behalf of the NFV for the 100th anniversary, Peine 2005, ISBN 3-89784-270-X .
- Jens Reimer Prüß (Ed.): Bung bottle with flat pass cork. The history of the Oberliga Nord 1947–1963. Klartext, Essen 1991, ISBN 3-88474-463-1 .
Web links
- Website of the North German Football Association
- Website of the Lower Saxony Football Association
- Website of the Hamburg Football Association
- Website of the Schleswig-Holstein Football Association
- Website of the Bremen Football Association
- Interview with the outgoing President Dieter Jerzewski
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b according to DFB membership statistics 2019, see https://www.dfb.de/verbandsstruktur/lösungen/aktuelle-statistik/ , accessed on August 8, 2019.
- ↑ cf. J. Hansen , Idræt i grænselandet, in: Idrætshistorisk Aarbog 1997, Odense 1998, p. 25 f.
- ↑ Arnd Krüger : Supplements to the club lists on the history of sport on the history of sport in Lower Saxony up to 1914, in: Yearbook of the Lower Saxony Institute for Sport History (NISH) 4 (2001), 184-189.
- ↑ NFV website , accessed on June 22, 2015.
