Deutscher Fußball-Verband der DDR

The German Football Association (DFV ) was the Football Association of the GDR.

History

On July 3, 1950 was constituted in the GDR under the umbrella of the German Sports Committee of the " Technical Committee football ". The first chairman was Fritz Gödicke. In December 1950, the FA has been renamed to " section football ". 1952 was admitted to the International Football Association (FIFA). On 15 June 1954, the football section was in Basel at the 29 founders of UEFA. On 17 and 18 May 1958, the German Football Association (DFV ) was finally established in East Berlin. For the first President Kurt Stoph was chosen.

As the biggest successes of the DFV the participation of the national team of East Germany at the FIFA World Cup 1974 apply with a 1-0 victory in the match against the DFB (this was the only game played in the history of both German national teams ), the profit of the Olympic gold medal in 1976 in Montreal as well as the victory of the 1st FC Magdeburg in the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1974.

The U- 21 team in 1978 and 1980 Vice European Champion. The junior national team U19 1986 European Championship in Yugoslavia and the 1987 U20 World Cup bronze medalist in Chile. The junior national team in 1988 U19 European Championship third parties and the U20 took in 1989 at the World Cup tournament in Saudi Arabia part.

Highest league in the area of ​​communications was the Oberliga. As a nationwide cup competition of fdgb Cup was played. The league table of the GDR Oberliga leads to FC Carl Zeiss Jena, before the GDR duration Master BFC Dynamo.

After the reunification of Germany, it was decided at an Extraordinary Verbandstag on 20 November 1990 in Leipzig the resolution. At this time, 390,000 members were under the umbrella of the DFV in 4,412 clubs with 17,000 teams organized. They were admitted in the German Football Association and the newly formed East German Football Association ( NOFV ) in East Germany.