Football is the most popular sport in Germany with 57% of the population declaring interest in watching it. The German Football Association is the sport's national governing body, with 6.6 million members 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 and DFL-Supercup.
Anja Mittag is a German football coach and player who plays as a striker. Mittag is currently a player-coach for RB Leipzig.
Babett Peter is a former German professional footballer and current assistant general manager for the National Women's Soccer League club Chicago Red Stars. She played as a defender for Real Madrid CF and for the Germany women's national football team.
Simone Melanie Laudehr is a German former footballer who played as a central midfielder or winger.
Célia Šašić is a German former footballer who played as a striker for SC 07 Bad Neuenahr, 1. FFC Frankfurt and the Germany national team before retiring in 2015.
Bianca Ursula Schmidt is a German footballer. She plays as a defender for Turbine Potsdam and the German national team.
Alexandra Popp-Höppe is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker for Frauen-Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Germany national team. Popp was named German Footballer of the Year twice, in 2014 and 2016, and in February 2019 was named captain of the national team.
Nadine Keßler is a German retired footballer and current UEFA's head of women's football. She played for VfL Wolfsburg and the German national team. Keßler was the recipient of the FIFA World Player of the Year award at the 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or.
Josephine Henning is a German former footballer who last played as a centre-back. After making her debut for the Germany national team in September 2010, she won over 25 caps and represented her country at UEFA Women's Euro 2013 and the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Valeria Katharina Kleiner is a German football player who plays as defender for Bayer Leverkusen in the Women Bundesliga and for the Germany Women's National U-20.
Svenja Anette Huth is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Frauen-Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg.
Almuth Schult is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper the Germany national team and is currently playing for Kansas City Current.
Lena Lotzen is a former German football forward who last played for 1. FC Köln.
Leonie Rebekka Maier is a German footballer who plays as a defender for VfB Stuttgart in the German Regionalliga Süd, and previously for the Germany national team.
Lina Marie Magull is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Germany national team.
Carolin Simon is a German football player for Bayern Munich and the Germany national team.
Marina Hegering is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for Frauen-Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the German national team.
Lena Sophie Oberdorf is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Germany national team. A versatile player who can play in various positions ranging from centre-back, left-back, defensive midfielder, and central midfielder, Oberdorf is considered one of the most promising young talents in women's football.
Klara Gabriele Bühl is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Frauen-Bundesliga club FC Bayern München and the Germany national team.
Ramona Petzelberger is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. She previously played for Bundesliga club SGS Essen. In 2022 she was called to the Germany national team.
