FC Nordstern 1896 München was a short-lived German association football club

Football in Germany

Association football is the most popular sport in Germany. The German Football Association is the sport's national governing body, with 6.6 million members organized in over 26,000 football clubs. There is a league system, with the 1. and 2. Bundesliga on top, and the winner of the first...

 in Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

, Bavaria. Both Nordstern and 1. Münchner FC 1896

1. Münchner FC 1896

1. Münchner FC 1896 was a German association football club in Munich, Bavaria whose origins were in the formation on 5 September 1896 of the club Terra Pila by a group of students playing football on the city's Theresienwiese, which is today the official ground of the Munich Oktoberfest. Both 1...

laid claim to being the oldest football clubs in the city. Alongside FC Bavaria 1899 München

FC Bavaria 1899 München

FC Bavaria München was a short-lived German association football club from Munich, Bavaria. Alongside FC Nordstern 1896 München and 1. Münchner FC 1896, Bavaria was notable as one of the founding members of the German Football Association at Leipzig in 1900.Established on 1 November 1899, in...

, these clubs were notable as founding members of the German Football Association

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...

 (Deutscher Fußball Bund) 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.

Established by students in 1896, the club's only known recorded match was a lopsided 0:15 loss to newly formed Bayern Munich on 15 April 1900. Nordstern folded in February 1902.