The Schleswig-Holstein Football Association (german: Schleswig-Holsteinischer Fussball-Verband), the ''SHFV'', is one of 21 state organisations of the

German Football Association The German Football Association (german: Deutscher Fußball-Bund ; DFB ) is the governing body of football in Germany. A founding member of both FIFA and UEFA, the DFB has jurisdiction for the German football league system and is in charge o ...

, the ''DFB'', and covers most parts of the state of

Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein (; da, Slesvig-Holsten; nds, Sleswig-Holsteen; frr, Slaswik-Holstiinj) is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Sc ...

.Regional Associations
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Overview

The ''SHFV'' is also part of the Northern German Football Association, one of five regional federations in

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee ...

. The other members of the regional association are the Bremen Football Association, the Hamburg Football Association and the

Lower Saxony Football Association The Lower Saxony Football Association (german: Niedersächsischer Fussball-Verband), the ''NFV'', is one of 21 state organisations of the German Football Association, the ''DFB'', and covers the state of Lower Saxony.

. In 2017, the ''SHFV'' had 184,551 members, 585 member clubs and 5,046 teams playing in its league system.

References

External links

DFB website

NFV website

SHFV website
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