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| Formation | 2 August 1946 |
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| Type | Football association |
| Headquarters | Franz-Böhmert-Strasse 1 b |
| Location | |
Membership | 44,066 (2017) |
| Björn Fecker | |
Parent organization | German Football Association |
| Website | www.bremerfv.de |
The Bremen Football Association (German : Bremer Fussball-Verband), the BFV, is one of 21 state organisations of the German Football Association, the DFB, and covers the state of Bremen. [1]
The BFV is also part of the Northern German Football Association, one of five regional federations in Germany. The other members of the regional association are the Hamburg Football Association, the Lower Saxony Football Association and the Schleswig-Holstein Football Association. [1]
In 2017, the BFV had 44,066 members, 85 member clubs and 1,294 teams playing in its league system. It is the smallest of the 21 state associations in Germany. [2]
The German Football Association is the successful governing body of football in Germany. A founding member of both FIFA and UEFA, the DFB has jurisdiction for the German football league system and is in charge of the men's and women's national teams. The DFB headquarters are in Frankfurt am Main. Sole members of the DFB are the German Football League, organising the professional Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga, along with five regional and 21 state associations, organising the semi-professional and amateur levels. The 21 state associations of the DFB have a combined number of more than 25,000 clubs with more than 6.8 million members, making the DFB the single largest sports federation in the world.
The Saarland Football Association, the SFV, is one of 21 state organisations of the German Football Association, the DFB, and covers the state of Saarland.
The North Baden Cup is one of the 21 regional cup competitions of German football. The winner of the competition gains entry to the first round of the German Cup.
The Bremer Pokal is an annual football cup competition, held by the Bremer Fußball-Verband. It is one of the 21 regional cup competitions in Germany and a qualifying competition for the German Cup, with the winner of the competition being automatically qualified for the first round of the German Cup in the following season. For sponsorship reasons, the competition is known as the Lotto-Pokal.
The Bavarian Football Association, the BFV, is one of 21 regional organisations of the German Football Association, the DFB, and covers the state of Bavaria. It was formed as an independent association on 4 February 1949 but its origins date back to 1945.
The Baden Football Association, the BFV, is one of 21 state organisations of the German Football Association, the DFB, and covers the north of Baden, the north-western part of the state of Baden-Württemberg.
The Northern German Football Association is one of the five regional associations of the German Football Association and covers the four German states of Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein.
The Verbandspokal is a regional men's association football competition in Germany. There are 21 Verbandspokal competitions which function as qualifying tournaments for the following season's DFB-Pokal, the premier German Cup competition. Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga clubs are not permitted to enter as they are already directly qualified for the first round of the DFB-Pokal. While no Verbandspokal winner has ever gone on to win the German Cup, two have reached the final. Hertha BSC Amateure won the Berlin Cup in 1992 and went on to lose the 1992–93 DFB-Pokal final against Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FC Energie Cottbus won the 1996 Brandenburg Cup and went on to lose the 1996–97 DFB-Pokal final against VfB Stuttgart.
The Southern German Football Association, the SFV, is one of five regional organisations of the German Football Association, the DFB, and covers the states of Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria and Hesse.
The Hamburg Football Association, the HFV, is one of 21 state organisations of the German Football Association, the DFB, and covers the state of Hamburg and some parts of southern Schleswig-Holstein.
The Lower Saxony Football Association, the NFV, is one of 21 state organisations of the German Football Association, the DFB, and covers the state of Lower Saxony.
The Schleswig-Holstein Football Association, the SHFV, is one of 21 state organisations of the German Football Association, the DFB, and covers most parts of the state of Schleswig-Holstein.
The 2014–15 Verbandspokal, consisting of twenty one regional cup competitions, the Verbandspokale, is the qualifying competition for the 2015–16 DFB-Pokal, the German Cup.
The Berlin Football Association is the umbrella organization of football clubs in the German capital Berlin. The BFV was founded in 1897 and has its headquarters in Berlin. President of the BFV is Bernd Schultz.
Rainer Koch is a German jurist and football official. From November 2015 to April 2016, he was the acting president of the German Football Association along with Reinhard Rauball.
The 2016–17 Verbandspokal, consisted of 21 men's German association football regional cup competitions, the Verbandspokale, which serve as qualifying competition for the 2017–18 DFB-Pokal.
The 2017–18 Verbandspokal, consisted of twenty one regional cup competitions, the Verbandspokale, the qualifying competition for the 2018–19 DFB-Pokal, the German Cup.
The 2019–20 Verbandspokal, consisted of twenty-one regional cup competitions, the Verbandspokale, the qualifying competition for the 2020–21 DFB-Pokal, the German Cup.
The 2020–21 Regionalliga is the 13th season of the Regionalliga, the ninth under the new format, as the fourth tier of the German football league system.
The 2020–21 Verbandspokal consists of twenty-one regional cup competitions, the Verbandspokale, the qualifying competition for the 2021–22 DFB-Pokal, the German Cup.
