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27-778: The Württemberg FA is also part of the Southern German Football Association , the SFV , one of five regional federations in Germany . The other members of the SFV are the football associations of Hesse , Bavaria , South Baden and Baden . The SFV is the largest of the five regional federations and based in Munich . Football in Southern Germany, and thereby in Baden was originally administrated by

54-779: A much enlarged federation, the Süddeutscher Fussball- und Leichtathletik-Verband - SFLV . With the rise of the Nazis to power in 1933, the federation received the order from Berlin to disband itself in March 1933. On 6 August 1933, the SFLV held its last general meeting, in Stuttgart , where the order to disband was officially carried out. The financial liquidation of the federation was completed in 1942. Post- Second World War Germany saw Württemberg predominantly become part of

81-551: A much enlarged federation, the Süddeutscher Fußball- und Leichtathletik-Verband - SFLV . With the rise of the Nazis to power in 1933, the federation received the order from Berlin to disband itself in March 1933. On 6 August 1933, the SFLV held its last general meeting, in Stuttgart , where the order to disband was officially carried out. The financial liquidation of the federation was completed in 1942. Post- Second World War Germany saw Baden become part of

108-762: A new president will be elected at the annual general meeting of the WFV . In 2017, the WFV had 530,443 members, 1,762 member clubs and 12,792 teams playing in its league system, making it the fourth-largest of the 21 state associations in Germany. The association also organizes the Württemberg regional football team which has represented Germany at four editions of the UEFA Regions' Cup . Southern German Football Association The Southern German Football Association ( German : Süddeutscher Fußball-Verband ),

135-402: Is also part of the Southern German Football Association , the SFV , one of five regional federations in Germany . The other members of the SFV are the football associations of Hesse , Bavaria , South Baden and Württemberg . The SFV is the largest of the five regional federations and based in Munich . Football in Southern Germany, and thereby in Baden was originally administrated by

162-771: The Regionalliga Süd was reestablished, now as the third tier. As of 2015 the SFV organises only three leagues, the third tier Women's Regionalliga Süd, the Girls Under-17 Bundesliga and the Under 15 Regionalliga Süd . The Regionalliga Süd, the senior men's league it administrated since 1994, was disbanded in 2012 and replaced by the Regionalliga Bayern which coveres Bavaria and the Regionalliga Südwest , which covers

189-544: The SFLV in an acting role in its final pre-Second World War year and it was him that preserved the Southern German Championship trophy from the Nazis during this era. The financial liquidation of the federation was completed in 1942. Post- Second World War Germany the reestablishing of a Southern German federation seemed initially impossible as travel between occupation zones was very difficult and

216-775: The SFV after the First World War when the territory was returned to France. In January 1900 the VSFV was a driving force in the formation of the German Football Association , the DFB . In 1914 the VSFV renamed itself to Süddeutscher Fußball-Verband . In November 1927, the federation merged with the Southern German track and field association, forming a much enlarged federation, the Süddeutscher Fussball- und Leichtathletik-Verband - SFLV . With

243-549: The SFV from the US authorities. Below the Oberliga, the not yet officially reestablished SFV decreed that Landesligas were to be established for each of the states. On 4 November 1945, the new Oberliga played its first round. To alleviate any friction between the Southern German and the state association, the state associations became a member of the SFV but the football clubs remained members of their state associations only, not

270-608: 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 SFV is in turn subdivided into the Baden Football Association , Bavarian Football Association , Hessian Football Association , South Baden Football Association and Württemberg Football Association . In 2017, the SFV had 3,113,899 members, 9,809 member clubs and 60,929 teams playing in its league system. The Süddeutscher Fussball-Verband

297-867: The Southern German football championship , followed by a league system a few years later. Originally the VSFV covered the Kingdom of Bavaria , the Kingdom of Württemberg , the Grand Duchy of Baden , the Grand Duchy of Hesse , Alsace-Lorraine , the Prussian Province of Hohenzollern , the Prussian Province of Hesse-Nassau ( southern parts only ) and the Prussian Rhine Province ( southern parts only ). Alsace-Lorraine ceased to be part of Germany and thereby

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324-562: The Süddeutscher Fussball-Verband , which was formed on 17 October 1897 in Karlsruhe , then under the name of Verband Süddeutscher Fussball-Vereine . The new federation soon began to organise a regional football competition, the Southern German football championship , followed by a league system a few years later. In November 1927, the federation merged with the Southern German track and field association, forming

351-506: The Süddeutscher Fußball-Verband , which was formed on 17 October 1897 in Karlsruhe , then under the name of Verband Süddeutscher Fußball-Vereine . The new federation soon began to organise a regional football competition, the Southern German football championship , followed by a league system a few years later. In November 1927, the federation merged with the Southern German track and field association, forming

378-544: The US occupation zone, however, the southern parts were located in the French zone. As travel within the occupation zone was restricted, the reestablishing of a Southern German federation seemed initially impossible. In September 1945, a regional football league was established, the Oberliga Süd , which was made up of 16 of the foremost football clubs of Southern Germany. The organisers of this competition had also received

405-402: The US occupation zone. As travel within the occupation zone was restricted, the reestablishment of a Southern German federation seemed initially impossible. In September 1945, a regional football league was established, the Oberliga Süd , which was made up of 16 of the foremost football clubs of Southern Germany. The organisers of this competition had also received the permission to reestablish

432-615: The US zone, had been formed in 1948, the southern association in the French zone in 1949. During the 1970s, Yugoslav gastarbeiters formed their own football clubs but the WFV did not allow them to compete in their league, so the Yugoslavs formed their own league, the Jugoliga . The WFV is led by a president elected at the annual general meeting. From 2003 to 2015 the WFV was led by Herbert Rösch. The latter will step down on 9 May 2015 and

459-457: The area of the former SFLV was split between the U.S. and French zones. Instead, state associations were formed but these new association was not exclusively popular, as it was seen by former members of the SFLV as an obstacle to reestablish the later. The situation soon deteriorated into conflict as, in September 1945, a regional football league was established, the Oberliga Süd , which

486-632: The football clubs remained members of their state associations only, not the SFV . The SFV had the responsibility to organise the Oberliga and the new 2nd Oberliga, all other leagues were part of their state associations. The Württembergischer Fußballverband was formed on 8 July 1951 in Ulm when the Northern Württemberg and the Southern Württemberg/Hohenzollern associations merged. The northern association, in

513-514: The league, which was expanded to the 2. Oberliga after formation of the league in 1950. On 19 December 1949, the Southern German Football Association was officially reestablished. To alleviate any friction between the Southern German and the state associations, the state associations became a member of the SFV but the football clubs remained members of their state associations only, not the SFV . The SFV had

540-599: The other hand, the SFV gained the region of northern Hesse which had not been part of the association before the Second World War. With the introduction of the Bundesliga in 1963 the SFV lost its premier football competition, the Oberliga Süd but maintained control of the second tier, the Regionalliga Süd . When the 2. Bundesliga was introduced in 1974 the association had to share control of

567-399: The permission to reestablish the SFV from the US authorities. Below the Oberliga, the not yet officially reestablished SFV decreed that Landesligas were to be established for each of the states. On 4 November 1945, the new Oberliga played its first round. To alleviate any friction between the Southern German and the state association, the state associations became a member of the SFV but

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594-539: The remaining area of the SFV and the area of the Regional Football Association South West. The presidents of the SFV : Baden Football Association The Baden Football Association ( German : Badischer Fußballverband ), 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 Baden FA

621-593: The responsibility to organise the Oberliga and the new 2. Oberliga Süd , all other leagues were part of their state associations. The new SFV had already lost the Saarland as a region and, in 1950, lost the southern half of Rhineland-Palatinate as well when the South West German Football Association left the SFV in mutual consent over a dispute over whether the Oberliga should be played in one or two regional divisions. On

648-404: The rise of the Nazis to power in 1933, the federation received the order from Berlin to disband itself in March 1933. On 6 August 1933, the SFLV held its last general meeting, in Stuttgart , where the order to disband was officially carried out. At the time the association was without a president as Eduard Kartini had died in 1932 and a new president was to be elected in 1933. Paul Flierl lead

675-419: The southern division of this league with the neighbouring Regional Football Association South West . When the 2. Bundesliga became a single division league the SFV lost control over the second tier as well and did not have a league under its direct control. The establishment of a new Oberliga Süd, now as a tier three league, was considered from 1980 onwards but such a step was not taken until 14 years later when

702-563: Was formed as the Verband Süddeutscher Fußball-Vereine on 17 October 1897 in Karlsruhe in a meeting of the eight leading football clubs in Southern Germany, these being the Karlsruher FV , Phönix Karlsruhe , Fidelitas Karlsruhe , 1. FC Pforzheim , FC Heilbronn , FG 96 Mannheim , FC Hanau 93 , and Germania 94 Frankfurt . The new federation soon began to organise a regional football competition,

729-425: Was made up of 16 of the foremost football clubs of Southern Germany. The organisers of this competition had also received the permission to reestablish the SFV from the US authorities. Below the Oberliga, the not yet officially reestablished SFV decreed that Landesligas were to be established for each of the states. In 1948 professionalism was legalised when the Oberliga approved a statute for contracted players for

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