German Baseball and Softball Federation

German Baseball and Softball Federation

Sport	Baseball
Jurisdiction	Germany
Abbreviation	DBV
Founded	1950
Affiliation	WBSC
Regional affiliation	WBSC Europe
Headquarters	Frankfurt, Germany
President	Jürgen Elsishans
Official website
www.baseball-softball.de

The German Baseball and Softball Federation (DBV) (German: Deutscher Baseball Softball Verband) is the national governing body of baseball and softball in Germany. The federation was established in 1955 as the Amateur Baseball Federation Germany and changed its name to the current in 1980.^[1]

The German Baseball and Softball Federation is responsible for the Germany national baseball team and the Germany women's national softball team, as well as their youth teams, and overseeing the Baseball-Bundesliga, the top baseball competition in Germany.