Westphalian Football and Athletics Association explained

Westphalian Football and Athletics Association
Native Name:Fußball- und Leichtathletik-Verband Westfalen
Size:200px
Abbreviation:FLVW
Formation:1946/1954
Type:Football association
Headquarters:Jakob-Koenen-Str. 2
Location:Kamen, Germany
Membership:946,502 (2017)
Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Gundolf Walaschewski
Parent Organization:German Football Association

The Westphalia Football and Athletics Association (German: Fußball- und Leichtathletik-Verband Westfalen, FLVW) is the umbrella organization of football and athletics clubs in the German Westphalia area, and comprises 29 districts. The FLVW was created in 1954 through the merger of the Football Association of Westphalia, founded in 1946, with the Athletics Association of Westphalia.[1] The FLVW has its headquarters in Kamen. President of the FLVW is Gundolf Walaschewski.[2]

The FLVW belongs to the Western German Football Association[3] and is one of 21 state organizations of the German Football Association (German: Deutscher Fussball-Bund – DFB).[4]

In 2017, the FLVW had 946,502 members from 2,201 football clubs with 17,309 teams.[5]

The FLVW is provider of the Sportschule Kaiserau in Kamen.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Satzung . 2013-06-29 . Fußball- und Leichtathletik-Verband Westfalen e.V. . 23 September 2015 . German .
  2. Web site: Gundolf Walaschewski in Gütersloh zum neuen FLVW-Präsidenten gewählt . 4 June 2016 . Neue Westfälische . 26 September 2016 . German .
  3. Web site: Der WDFV . Westdeutscher Fußballverband e. V. . 23 September 2015 . German .
  4. Web site: Regional Associations . Deutscher Fussball-Bund . 23 September 2015 .
  5. Web site: Mitglieder-Statistik 2017 . Deutscher Fussball-Bund . 30 March 2018 . German .
  6. Web site: Imprint . Fußball- und Leichtathletik-Verband Westfalen e.V. . 23 September 2015 .