Germany did not have professional players or a national league until the 1960s, yet it became one of the most successful football nations in the world. On this winter’s day, 86 clubs came together in Leipzig to form the Deutscher Fussball Bund (DFB).The first comprehensive history of German football in English, Tor! traces Germany's amazing success on the field throughout the turbulent politics of the 20th century. 28 January 1900 dates to be a significant revolution in the history of German football. While in 1899, a squad of English professional players toured Germany, beating every team emphatically in the process. For example, in 1896, a team from Duisburg went to England to play four games, which, due to a large number of goals conceded, was somewhat of a disaster. Regardless, English influence proved to be the main reason for football’s establishment. One of the most notable league being in Berlin. Funny, how the entire scenario advanced thereafter.ĭespite opposition to the game, leagues began to start around the country. In the end, military parade grounds, which were spacious and unused on Sundays, are where the earliest football games took place. In fact, those who played football were scorned and harassed by the German public. Little did the generation know, football would turn out to be such a big affair in the nation in the coming years.
The ones practicing were often termed as ‘Kicking traitors to the fatherland’. It’s quite astonishing to believe that the Germans didn’t want the people to practice football. Complicating that, the greatest challenge of that time was also in finding a place to play.
During the initial stages of the sport, the countrymen faced a plethora of complications like finding boots and footballs to practice football. Confusion over the actual rules of football was widespread in Germany. Even as late as 1900, the men who founded FC Nürnberg began playing with an oval ball. However, what they played in Hannover was rugby.
The German Football Club of Hannover, founded in 1878, is often accredited with the title of being the first football club in Germany.
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