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Establishment of the Club
- When
- 1874
- Where
- Dresden
The Dresden English Football Club was founded in 1874, becoming the first association football club in Germany and likely the first outside Great Britain.
Contemporary reports from April 1874 describe the establishment of an association called the Dresden Football Club. The game involved propelling the ball with the foot, played by young men in different colored costumes. Over 70 members participated, primarily Englishmen working in Dresden, watched by hundreds of spectators.
Sources
- Dresden English Football Club Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-10
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