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2 unusual facts about DFB


FC Heilbronn

The team made regular appearances in the opening rounds of play for the DFB-Pokal (German Cup) through the 1970s.

Sportschau

The ARD and the second public TV broadcaster ZDF show football matches of the German national football team, DFB-Pokal as well as the FIFA World Cup, the UEFA European Championship, the DTM, wintersports and the Olympic Games in a special edition called Sportschau live.


1991 DFB-Supercup

Uniquely, because Germany had just been reunified, the competition featured four teams instead of the usual two: The previous season's Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal winners, 1. FC Kaiserslautern and SV Werder Bremen, respectively, were joined by their counterparts from the East.

Andreas Reinke

After helping FC St. Pauli narrowly miss out on promotion from the second level, Reinke signed with 1. FC Kaiserslautern, where he won his first trophies: in 1996, the Palatinate Forest side suffered top flight relegation, but managed to win the cup, 1–0 against Karlsruher SC.

Barabinsk

Barabinsk has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb), with very cold winters and warm summers.

Cristian Fiél

He also got his first taste of European football, as Union had qualified for the UEFA Cup as the previous season's DFB-Pokal finalists, and Fiél played in four matches, assisting two goals in a first-round victory over Finnish side FC Haka, before Union were eliminated in the next round by Litex Lovech of Bulgaria.

Felipe Santana

In 2009-10, 2010–11 and 2011–12 season, Santana's playing time was reduced, due to the defensive partnership with Mats Hummels and Neven Subotić and in the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons, the club won three domestic trophies: two times in the league in 2010–11 and 2011–12 season; another one in the DFB-Pokal, 2011–12 season.

Felix Linnemann

Felix Linnemann announced the end of the DFB under the rule of Adolf Hitler.

DFB president Linnemann was active as a curator at the University of Leibesübungen in Berlin and as a member of the amateur commission of FIFA.

Foreign football players in Germany

For the 2006–07 season, the limits on foreign (non-EU) players were lifted, based on a decision of the German Football Association (DFB) and Deutsche Fußball Liga made on 21 December 2005.

Izhevsk

Izhevsk has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) with long cold winters and warm summers.

Karlheinz Pflipsen

A playmaker, Pflipsen played the first decade of his career at hometown club Borussia Mönchengladbach, alongside stars like Martin Dahlin and Stefan Effenberg, winning the German Cup in 1995.

Martina Voss-Tecklenburg

Together with Doris Fitschen and Silvia Neid, she is considered one of the most successful German women's soccer players, having won seven national titles and six DFB trophies.

Maxwell Konadu

After participating in the 31st and 32nd International DFB (German Football Association) coaching courses in Hennef, Germany, he received the International DFB Coaching Certificates “B” and “A” in 2008 and 2009 respectively.

Nevelsk

Nevelsk has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) with cold winters, warm summers and generally heavy precipitation from the Aleutian Low, whose winds hit the town direct from the Sea of Japan.

Silvia Neid

Together with Doris Fitschen and Martina Voss, she is considered the most successful German women's soccer player, having won seven national championships and six DFB-Pokal trophies.


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