KSV Simson Bremen
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KSV Simson Bremen was a German association football club
based in the Hanseatic city of Bremen
. The team was part of the Verband Bremer Ballspiel Vereine and was a founding member of the DFB
(Deutscher Fußball Bund, en:German Football Association) at Leipzig
in 1900. The club played a single season in the VBBV before withdrawing from competition.
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...
based in the Hanseatic city of Bremen
Bremen
The City Municipality of Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany. A commercial and industrial city with a major port on the river Weser, Bremen is part of the Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan area . Bremen is the second most populous city in North Germany and tenth in Germany.Bremen is...
. The team was part of the Verband Bremer Ballspiel Vereine and was a founding member of the DFB
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, en:German Football Association) 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 club played a single season in the VBBV before withdrawing from competition.