Association football Sport in Germany

the german national football team after winning fifa world cup fourth time in 2014. national sport of germany football.

with total of 26,000 clubs , 178,000 teams german football sport financed means of state funding , state contributions, voluntary service, private sponsors , membership fees.

germany s top level football league, known bundesliga, has highest average attendances of association football league in world; among professional sports leagues, average attendance second american football s nfl. of 2010–11 season, bundesliga placed third in uefa rankings, based on performance of clubs in uefa champions league , uefa europa league.

football in germany (like in european countries) number 1 attended , practiced sport. besides national league, euro cup , fifa world cup has attention among population.

bayern munich (german: bayern münchen) successful german football club, 25 national championships, 17 national cups , 5 european champions titles (three european cups , 2 champions leagues) credit, , many more international titles. many other german football clubs, bayern munich multi-sport club.

franz beckenbauer s jersey in 1977

the german national football team 1 of traditional powers of international football. won fifa world cup in 1954, 1974, 1990 , 2014 , uefa european championship in 1972 , 1980 west germany , in 1996 germany. won fifa confederations cup in 2017. miroslav klose leading goal scorer national team 71 goals, fame perhaps eclipsed of franz beckenbauer 1 of few men in world have won world cup both coach , player. germany hosted world cup in 1974 , 2006, finishing third in 2006 after losing close semi-final contest eventual cup winners italy.

the women s national team world power, wins of fifa women s world cup in 2003 , 2007, making germany nation win both men s , women s world cup , european titles – rarity nation center of attention men s game.