In 2017, the WDFV football department had 1,711,740 members, 4,561 member clubs and 35,141 teams playing in all its men, women and junior league systems, making it the second largest of the five regional associations of DFB.[2] Since the 2012–13 season, at the top of the WDFV men's league system sits the Regionalliga West, a level four division in the German football league system.
The WDFV itself is formed by the following state associations (football departments only):
President of the association is Hermann Korfmacher who is also President of the Westphalia Football and Athletics Association.
Historyedit
The history of the WDFV dates back to 1898[3] with the foundation of the Rhineland local Rheinischer Spiel-Verband, then following several mergers with other local football associations in Western Germany. It used to administer the Western German football championship for the next decades. In 1933, the association along with all other regional associations was disbanded by the Nazi government, with all German football competitions now organized – by the Reich. Soon after the World War II, football competitions in Western Germany typically restarted on an informal basis, with the association officially reintroduced in 1947. Until 1963, it had the jurisdiction on the Oberliga West, the regional division of the former lop level German Oberliga. After the introduction of the Bundesliga in 1963, the association's league system became a feeder to the nationwide divisions. In 2002, the football department merged with the Athletics Association of the North Rhine and was known as Western German Football and Athletics Association (Westdeutscher Fußball- und Leichtathletik Verband) until August 2016 when the WFLV took its present name after the two associations separated.
The association has been operating an educational institute with a focus on sports since 1977. Target groups are the volunteers working in the football and athletics clubs in the country. The qualifications center is intended for all volunteer officials in organized sports of the WDFV and its other association members. Bases for the courses are the Sportschule Wedau in Duisburg, the Sportschule Kaiserau in Kamen and the Sportschule Hennef.
Referencesedit
^dfb.de: Regional Associations, retrieved 3 August 2012
^"Mitglieder-Statistik 2017" (PDF) (in German). Deutscher Fussball-Bund. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
^wdfv.de: History of the WDFV (in German), retrieved 3 August 2012
External linksedit
(in German and English) German Football Association official website
(in German) Western German Football Association official website
(in German) Football Association of the Lower Rhine official website
(in German) Football Association of the Middle Rhine official website
(in German) Football and Athletics Association of Westphalia official website
January 01, 1970
western, german, football, association, german, westdeutscher, fußballverband, wdfv, five, regional, associations, german, football, association, german, deutscher, fußball, bund, covers, german, state, north, rhine, westphalia, westdeutscher, fußballverbandab. The Western German Football Association German Westdeutscher Fussballverband WDFV is one of the five regional associations of the German Football Association German Deutscher Fussball Bund DFB and covers German state of North Rhine Westphalia 1 Western German Football AssociationWestdeutscher FussballverbandAbbreviationWDFVFormation1898 1947TypeFootball associationLocationDuisburg GermanyMembership1 711 740 2017 PresidentHermann KorfmacherParent organizationGerman Football AssociationAffiliationsMiddle Rhine Football AssociationLower Rhine Football AssociationWestphalia Football and Athletics AssociationWebsitewww wdfv de Contents 1 Structure 2 History 3 References 4 External linksStructure edit nbsp DFB its five regional and 21 state associations In 2017 the WDFV football department had 1 711 740 members 4 561 member clubs and 35 141 teams playing in all its men women and junior league systems making it the second largest of the five regional associations of DFB 2 Since the 2012 13 season at the top of the WDFV men s league system sits the Regionalliga West a level four division in the German football league system The WDFV itself is formed by the following state associations football departments only Lower Rhine Football Association German Fussball Verband Niederrhein FVN Middle Rhine Football Association German Fussball Verband Mittelrhein FVM Westphalia Football and Athletics Association German Fussball und Leichtathletikverband Westfalen FLVW President of the association is Hermann Korfmacher who is also President of the Westphalia Football and Athletics Association History editThe history of the WDFV dates back to 1898 3 with the foundation of the Rhineland local Rheinischer Spiel Verband then following several mergers with other local football associations in Western Germany It used to administer the Western German football championship for the next decades In 1933 the association along with all other regional associations was disbanded by the Nazi government with all German football competitions now organized by the Reich Soon after the World War II football competitions in Western Germany typically restarted on an informal basis with the association officially reintroduced in 1947 Until 1963 it had the jurisdiction on the Oberliga West the regional division of the former lop level German Oberliga After the introduction of the Bundesliga in 1963 the association s league system became a feeder to the nationwide divisions In 2002 the football department merged with the Athletics Association of the North Rhine and was known as Western German Football and Athletics Association Westdeutscher Fussball und Leichtathletik Verband until August 2016 when the WFLV took its present name after the two associations separated The association has been operating an educational institute with a focus on sports since 1977 Target groups are the volunteers working in the football and athletics clubs in the country The qualifications center is intended for all volunteer officials in organized sports of the WDFV and its other association members Bases for the courses are the Sportschule Wedau in Duisburg the Sportschule Kaiserau in Kamen and the Sportschule Hennef References edit dfb de Regional Associations retrieved 3 August 2012 Mitglieder Statistik 2017 PDF in German Deutscher Fussball Bund Retrieved 30 March 2018 wdfv de History of the WDFV in German retrieved 3 August 2012External links edit in German and English German Football Association official website in German Western German Football Association official website in German Football Association of the Lower Rhine official website in German Football Association of the Middle Rhine official website in German Football and Athletics Association of Westphalia official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Western German Football Association amp oldid 1147178530, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
