FC Association 1893 Hamburg
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Fußball Club Association Hamburg was a German football
club established in 1893 in Hamburg
. The team played as part of the Hamburger-Altonaer Fußball Bund between 1896 and 1900 and was a founding member
of the DFB at Leipzig
in 1900. The short-lived club disappeared soon afterwards.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club established in 1893 in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
. The team played as part of the Hamburger-Altonaer Fußball Bund between 1896 and 1900 and was a founding member
Founding Clubs of the DFB
The DFB was formed January 28, 1900 in Leipzig. 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 62:22 in favour . Some delegates present represented more than one club, but may...
of the DFB at Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
in 1900. The short-lived club disappeared soon afterwards.