Westphalia Football and Athletics Association

Westphalia Football and Athletics Association
Formation 1946 / 1954
Type Football association
Headquarters Jakob-Koenen-Str. 2
Location
Membership
909,984 (2015)
Hermann Korfmacher
Parent organization
German Football Association
Website flvw.de

The Westphalia Football and Athletics Association (German: Fußball- und Leichtathletikverband Westfalen – FLVW) is the umbrella organization of football and athletics clubs in the German Westphalia area, and comprises 34 districts. The FLVW was created in 1954 through the merger of the Football Association of Westphalia, founded in 1946, with the Athletics Association of Westphalia.[1] The FLVW has its headquarters in Kamen. President of the FLVW is Hermann Korfmacher.[2]

The FLVW belongs to the Western German Football and Athletics Association[3] and is one of 21 state organizations of the German Football Association (German: Deutscher Fussball-Bund – DFB).[4]

In 2015 the FLVW had 909,984 members from 2,300 football clubs with 17,198 teams.[5]

The FLVW is provider of the Sportschule Kaiserau in Kamen.[6]

References

  1. "Satzung" (in German). Fußball- und Leichtathletik-Verband Westfalen e.V. 2013-06-29. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  2. "Korfmacher bleibt WFLV-Präsident". Westdeutsche Allgemeine. 2013-08-18. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  3. "Der WFLV" (in German). Westdeutscher Fußball- und Leichtathletikverband e. V. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  4. "Regional Associations". Deutscher Fussball-Bund. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  5. "Mitglieder-Statistik 2015" (PDF) (in German). Deutscher Fussball-Bund. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  6. "Imprint". Fußball- und Leichtathletik-Verband Westfalen e.V. Retrieved 2015-09-23.

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