Saarland Football Association

Saarland Football Association
DFB
Founded25 July 1948; 76 years ago (1948-07-25)
HeadquartersHermann-Neuberger-Sportschule
LocationSaarbrücken, Saarland
Membership97,954 (2017)
DFB affiliation1956
FRVS affiliation1956
FIFA affiliation1950–1956
UEFA affiliation1954–1956
PresidentFranz Josef Schumann
WebsiteOfficial website

The Saarland Football Association (German: Saarländischer Fußballverband; SFV) is one of 21 state organisations of the German Football Association, the DFB, and covers the state of Saarland.[1]

The SFV is also part of the Southwestern Regional Football Association (FRVS), one of five regional federations in Germany. The other member of the regional association are the Southwest German Football Association and the Rhineland Football Association.[1]

In 2017, the SFV had 97,954 members, 370 member clubs and 2,276 teams playing in its league system.[2]

  1. ^ a b Regional Associations DFB website - Map and details of the regional associations, accessed: 4 April 2015
  2. ^ "Mitglieder-Statistik 2017" (PDF) (in German). Deutscher Fussball-Bund. Retrieved 30 March 2018.