Südbadischer Fußball-Verband | |
Abbreviation | SBFV |
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Formation | 1948 |
Type | Football association |
Location | |
Membership | 272,181 (2017) |
Thomas Schmidt | |
Parent organization | German Football Association |
Website | www.sbfv.de |
The South Baden Football Association (German: Südbadischer Fußball-Verband), the SBFV, is one of 21 state organisations of the German Football Association, the DFB, and covers the south-western part of the state of Baden-Württemberg.[1]
The South Baden FA is also part of the Southern German Football Association, the SFV, one of five regional federations in Germany.[1] The other members of the SFV are the football associations of Hesse, Bavaria, Württemberg and Baden. The SFV is the largest of the five regional federations and based in Munich.[2]
In 2017, the SBFV had 272,181 members, 715 member clubs and 5,715 teams playing in its league system, making it the eight-largest of the 21 state associations in Germany.[3]