The DFB (Deutscher Fußball-Bund or German Football Association) was formed 28 January 1900 in Leipzig, German Empire. The commonly accepted number of founding clubs represented at the inaugural meeting is 86, but this number is uncertain. The vote held to establish the association was 64–22 in favour (86 votes). Some delegates present represented more than one club, but may have voted only once. Other delegates present did not carry their club's authority to cast a ballot.Spiel und Sport (in German). No. 444. 3 February 1900.
Founding associations are believed to include the following:
Altonaer FC von 1893 FC Eintracht Altona Ascherslebener SC 1898 Akademischer BC 1897 Charlottenburg Akademischer SC 1893 Berlin BTuFC Alemannia 90 Berliner FC 1893 BTuFC Britannia 1892 BFC Burgund 1896 Berlin BFC Concordia 1895 Berlin BFuCC Deutschland Berlin BSC Favorit 1896 Berlin BFC Fortuna 1894 Berlin BFC Frankfurt 1885 Berlin Friedenau SC Excelsior Berlin BFC Germania 1888 Berlin BFC Hertha 1892 Berlin BFC Columbia 1896 Berlin Berliner Sport-Club Komet BFC Phönix Berlin BFC Preussen 1894 Berlin BFuCC Rapide 1893 Berlin BFC Stern 1889 Berlin BFC Tasmania 1890 Berlin BTuFC Toscana Berlin BTuFC Union 1892 Berlin BTuFC Viktoria 1889 Berlin BFC Vorwärts 1890 Berlin 1. Bockenheimer FC 1899 FC Brunsviga 1896 Braunschweig FuCC Eintracht 1895 Braunschweig FC Germania Braunschweig ASC 1898 Bremen Bremer SC 1891 (represented by Hamburg's Walter Sommermeier) Club SuS 1896 Bremen SC Germania 1899 Bremen SC Hansa 1898 Bremen KSV Simson Bremen FV Werder 1899 Bremen (represented by Hamburg's Walter Sommermeier) SV Blitz 1897 Breslau Britannia Chemnitz Dresdner FC 1893 Dresdner SC 1898 SC Erfurt 1895 FC Frankfurt 1880 Frankfurter FC 1899 Frankfurter FC Germania 1894 Frankfurter FC Viktoria 1899 Freiburger FC 1897 Hamburger FC 1888 SC Germania 1887 zu Hamburg FC Hammonia 1896 Hamburg FC St. Georg 1895 Hamburg FC Victoria 1895 Hamburg FC Association 1893 Hamburg 1. Hanauer FC 1893 Hanauer FG 1899 FC Viktoria 1894 Hanau Deutscher FV 1878 Hannover Karlsruher FV 1891 Phönix 1894 Karlsruhe Karlsruher FC Südstadt Leipziger BC 1893 FC Lipsia 1893 Leipzig FC Olympia 1896 Leipzig VfB Sportbrüder 1893 Leipzig FC Wacker 1895 Leipzig FuCC Victoria 1896 Magdeburg FuCC Cricket-Viktoria 1897 Magdeburg Mannheimer FC Viktoria 1897 Mannheimer FG 1896 Mannheimer FG Union 1897 Mannheimer FG Germania 1897 Mannheimer FV 1898 Mittweidaer BC FC Germania 1899 Mühlhausen FC Bavaria 1899 München 1. Münchner FC 1896 FC Nordstern 1896 München SC Naumburg VfB 1893 Pankow 1. FC 1896 Pforzheim Pforzheimer FC Frankonia Deutscher FC 1892 Prag Deutscher FC Germania 1898 Prag Straßburger FV 1890
References
External links DFB official website