SC Naumburg
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Naumburg SC was a German association football club
that played in Naumburg
, Saxony-Anhalt. The club was founded 29 September 1899 and was the first formed in the city. Part of the Verband Mitteldeutscher Ballspiel-Vereine (VMBV), Naumburg played their home matches at the Vogelwiese ("bird meadow") wearing the team colours of black and white.
Naumburg SC is notable only as a founding member
of the German Football Association
(Deutscher Fussball Bund or German Football Association) at Leipzig
in 1900 as it disappeared from the German football scene early on when the club was dissolved in 1908.
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...
that played in Naumburg
Naumburg
Naumburg is a town in Germany, on the Saale River. It is in the district Burgenlandkreis in the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt. It is approximately southwest of Leipzig, south-southwest of Halle, and north-northeast of Jena....
, Saxony-Anhalt. The club was founded 29 September 1899 and was the first formed in the city. Part of the Verband Mitteldeutscher Ballspiel-Vereine (VMBV), Naumburg played their home matches at the Vogelwiese ("bird meadow") wearing the team colours of black and white.
Naumburg SC is notable only as 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 German Football Association
German Football Association
The German Football Association is the governing body of football in Germany. A founding member of both FIFA and UEFA, the DFB organises the German football leagues, including the national league, the Bundesliga, and the men's and women's national teams. The DFB is based in Frankfurt and is...
(Deutscher Fussball Bund or 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 as it disappeared from the German football scene early on when the club was dissolved in 1908.