Founding Clubs of the DFB
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The DFB (Deutscher Fußball-Bund or German Football Association) was formed 28 January 1900 in Leipzig, German Empire. The commonly accepted number of founding clubs represented at the inaugural meeting is 86, but this number is uncertain. The vote held to establish the association was 64–22 in favour (86 votes). Some delegates present represented more than one club, but may have voted only once. Other delegates present did not carry their club's authority to cast a ballot.
Founding associations are believed to include the following:
Altonaer FC von 1893
FC Eintracht Altona
Ascherslebener SC 1898
Akademischer BC 1897 Charlottenburg
Akademischer SC 1893 Berlin
BTuFC Alemannia 90
Berliner FC 1893
BTuFC Britannia 1892
BFC Burgund 1896 Berlin
BFC Concordia 1895 Berlin
BFuCC Deutschland Berlin
BSC Favorit 1896 Berlin
BFC Fortuna 1894 Berlin
BFC Frankfurt 1885 Berlin
Friedenau SC Excelsior Berlin
BFC Germania 1888 Berlin
BFC Hertha 1892 Berlin
BFC Columbia 1896 Berlin
Berliner Sport-Club Komet
BFC Phönix Berlin
BFC Preussen 1894 Berlin
BFuCC Rapide 1893 Berlin
BFC Stern 1889 Berlin
BFC Tasmania 1890 Berlin
BTuFC Toscana Berlin
BTuFC Union 1892 Berlin
BTuFC Viktoria 1889 Berlin
BFC Vorwärts 1890 Berlin
1. Bockenheimer FC 1899
FC Brunsviga 1896 Braunschweig
FuCC Eintracht 1895 Braunschweig
FC Germania Braunschweig
ASC 1898 Bremen
Bremer SC 1891 (represented by Hamburg's Walter Sommermeier)
Club SuS 1896 Bremen
SC Germania 1899 Bremen
SC Hansa 1898 Bremen
KSV Simson Bremen
FV Werder 1899 Bremen (represented by Hamburg's Walter Sommermeier)
SV Blitz 1897 Breslau
Britannia Chemnitz
Dresdner FC 1893
Dresdner SC 1898
SC Erfurt 1895
FC Frankfurt 1880
Frankfurter FC 1899
Frankfurter FC Germania 1894
Frankfurter FC Viktoria 1899
Freiburger FC 1897
Hamburger FC 1888
SC Germania 1887 zu Hamburg
FC Hammonia 1896 Hamburg
FC St. Georg 1895 Hamburg
FC Victoria 1895 Hamburg
FC Association 1893 Hamburg
1. Hanauer FC 1893
Hanauer FG 1899
FC Viktoria 1894 Hanau
Deutscher FV 1878 Hannover
Karlsruher FV 1891
Phönix 1894 Karlsruhe
Karlsruher FC Südstadt
Leipziger BC 1893
FC Lipsia 1893 Leipzig
FC Olympia 1896 Leipzig
VfB Sportbrüder 1893 Leipzig
FC Wacker 1895 Leipzig
FuCC Victoria 1896 Magdeburg
FuCC Cricket-Viktoria 1897 Magdeburg
Mannheimer FC Viktoria 1897
Mannheimer FG 1896
Mannheimer FG Union 1897
Mannheimer FG Germania 1897
Mannheimer FV 1898
Mittweidaer BC
FC Germania 1899 Mühlhausen
FC Bavaria 1899 München
1. Münchner FC 1896
FC Nordstern 1896 München
SC Naumburg
VfB 1893 Pankow
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