Lower Saxony Football Association
The Lower Saxony Football Association, the NFV, is one of 21 state organisations of the German [Football Association], the DFB, and covers the state of Lower Saxony.
Overview
The NFV is also part of the Northern [German Football Association], one of five regional federations in Germany. The other members of the regional association are the Bremen Football Association, the Hamburg Football Association and the Schleswig-Holstein Football Association.In 2017, the NFV had 642,556 members, 2,661 member clubs and 17,975 teams playing in its league system. It is the third-largest of the German state associations.