Birgit Prinz is a German former footballer, two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion and three-time FIFA World Player of the Year. In addition to the German national team, Prinz played for 1. FFC Frankfurt in the Frauen-Bundesliga as well as the Carolina Courage in the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA), the first professional women's league in the United States. Prinz remains one of the game's most prolific strikers and is the second FIFA Women's World Cup all-time leading scorer with 14 goals. In 2011, she announced the end of her active career. She currently works as a sport psychologist for the men's and women's teams of Bundesliga club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.
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 domestic cup competitions, most notably the DFB-Pokal and DFL-Supercup.
Eintracht Frankfurt is a German women's association football club based in Frankfurt. Its first team currently plays in the German top flight, Frauen-Bundesliga. From 1998 to 2020, the club was known as 1. FFC Frankfurt.
Renate Lingor is a retired female German international footballer, who played as a midfielder or forward.
Ursula Ulrike Holl is a retired German footballer. She currently works as the goalkeeping coach for Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen.
Linda Bresonik is a German retired footballer. She played as a defensive midfielder or wing back. She mostly played for Duisburg, and many times for Germany.
Sandra Smisek is a former German footballer, who played as a striker in Germany for FSV Frankfurt, FCR Duisburg and FFC Frankfurt, as well as for the German national team.
Martina Müller is a retired German footballer. She played as a striker for VfL Wolfsburg and the German national team.
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 Rech is a German footballer. She currently plays for 1. FC Köln and the German national team.
Pia Wunderlich is a German former footballer who played as a midfielder. She played solely for 1. FFC Frankfurt at professional club level and was selected for the German national team 102 times, winning major honours with both. She was recognised by Spanish club Athletic Bilbao with the One Club Woman Award for her services to Frankfurt.
Tina Wunderlich is a German former football defender. She played for 1. FFC Frankfurt, and was capped for the Germany women's national football team.
Doris Fitschen is a German former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Jessica Wich is a German football striker.
Jutta Nardenbach was a German international footballer. She played the position of defender. Nardenbach was player in the first team and coach of the youth teams at third tier FFC Montabaur.
SC 07 Bad Neuenahr was a German football club from Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate. The best-known section within the club was its women's football team, which was founded in 1969 and won the German Championship in 1978. Sportclub Bad Neuenahr was a founding member of Germany's women's Bundesliga and played in the top division from 1997 until 2013.
Colin Bell is an English football manager and former player, who is currently managing the China U-20 women. He previously coached the South Korea women's national team when he led the team to the 2022 Women's Asian Cup where his team finished runner ups to China. He earned reputation when he won the 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League with 1. FFC Frankfurt.
The DFB-Pokal 2011–12 was the 32nd season of the cup competition, Germany's second-most important title in women's football.
Carolin Simon is a German football player for Bayern Munich and the Germany national team.
