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{{short description|Overview of football in Berlin}}
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[[File:Olympic Stadium in Berlin.JPG|thumb|280px|Berlin's [[Olympiastadion (Berlin)|Olympiastadion]] hosted the [[2006 FIFA World Cup Final]]. The [[DFB Cup]] Final is held every year at the venue since 1985.]]
[[File:Union-Fans-Choreographie.jpg|thumb|280px|Supporters choreography at a match of 1. FC Union Berlin]]

'''Football in Berlin''', the capital of [[Germany]], has a long history. The city contributed 24 of the 86 founders of the DFB, the [[German Football Association]]. The [[DFB Cup]] Final has been held every year at the Olympiastadion since 1985.

The two main football clubs in [[Berlin]] are [[Hertha Berlin]] and [[Union Berlin]]. Hertha BSC, a founder of the DFB, played in the West German system during the [[Cold War]]. 1. FC Union Berlin played in the East German system.

The [[Olympiastadion (Berlin)|Olympic Stadium]] hosted the later stages of [[football at the 1936 Summer Olympics]], with the other matches played at smaller grounds in the city. The ground was also a venue in the [[1974 FIFA World Cup]] group containing both West and East Germany. The [[2006 FIFA World Cup Final]] was held at ''Olympiastadion'' and saw [[Italy national football team|Italy]] defeat [[France national football team|France]] on penalties. In 2015 the [[2015 UEFA Champions League Final|UEFA Champions League Final]] was held in Berlin.

==Football culture==
[[File:Berlin Football Globe Worldcup.JPG|thumb|Fan Fest 2006]]

Open Air gatherings of several hundred thousands spectators have become popular during international football competitions, like the World Cup or the [[UEFA European Championship]]. Many fans and viewers come together to watch the matches on huge video screens. The event is known as the ''Fan Mile'' and takes place at the [[Brandenburg Gate]] every two years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.bettor.com/The-best-sports-stadiums-in-the-world-a21645 |title=500,000 spectators to watch the game together |publisher=Blogs.bettor.com |access-date=6 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322085540/http://blogs.bettor.com/The-best-sports-stadiums-in-the-world-a21645 |archive-date=22 March 2012 }}</ref>

==Clubs==

===Hertha BSC===
{{main|Hertha BSC}}
[[File:Ostkurve in Action.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Fans of [[Hertha BSC]] in the [[Olympiastadion (Berlin)|Olympic Stadium]]]]

[[Hertha BSC]] were founded on 25 July 1892 and were a [[Founding Clubs of the DFB|founding member of the German Football Association (DFB) in 1900]]. Hertha won its only two German championships in 1930 and 1931, the latter being the last DFB league title won by a Berlin club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/duitchamp.html|title=(West) Germany - List of Champions|website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref> Hertha was the most successful club in the [[Brandenburg football championship]] (1892–1933), winning on 12 occasions, including seven consecutive titles between 1925 and 1931 and the last season in 1932-33 before the [[Oberliga Berlin-Brandenburg|VBB-Oberliga]] was abolished by the Nazi regime.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/duithistpre45.html|title=Germany - Championships 1902-1945|website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref>

The club was a founder of the German [[Bundesliga]] in 1963, but has never won its title. They currently play in the [[Bundesliga]] following promotion after finishing champions of the [[2. Bundesliga]] in the 2012–13 season. Hertha are a tenant of the [[Olympiastadion (Berlin)|Olympic Stadium]].

In [[1999–2000 UEFA Champions League|1999–2000]], Hertha were Berlin's first-ever representative in the [[UEFA Champions League]], defeating [[Anorthosis Famagusta]] of Cyprus to qualify for the First Group Stage, where they advanced at the expense of Italy's [[AC Milan]]. In the Second Group Stage they were eliminated after finishing bottom.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.herthabsc.de/de/hertha/das-ist-hertha/ueberblick/page/351-357---.html|title=Das ist Hertha - HerthaBSC.de|website=www.herthabsc.de}}</ref>

===1. FC Union Berlin===
{{main|1. FC Union Berlin}}
[[File:Stadion an der Alten Försterei.png|thumb|right|250px|[[Union Berlin]] have played at the [[Stadion An der Alten Försterei]] since 1920.]]

FC Olympia Oberschöneweide was established in 1906, from a merger of three smaller local clubs in [[Oberschöneweide]] (despite a team of a similar name winning the German title the previous year, [[Blau-Weiß 1890 Berlin|Union 92 Berlin]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/duithistpre45.html|title=Germany - Championships 1902-1945|website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref> The team were runner-up in the [[1923 German football championship]], where they lost 0-3 in the final to [[Hamburger SV]].

After [[World War II]] the club was temporarily banned, and then re-established as SG Oberschöneweide. Located in the [[East Berlin|eastern part]] of Berlin, the club suffered badly from the division of the city. Due to Soviet authorities imposing a travel ban on the club, most players and coaches left for [[West Berlin]] in 1950 to form [[SC Union 06 Berlin]]. The remaining part carried on as SG Union Oberschöneweide, which was the name of the club since 1948. Following a series of name changes and mergers, the club was re-founded as football club [[1. FC Union Berlin]] in 1966. Despite some early mild success in post-split Germany, Union were relatively unsuccessful in East Germany, frequently changing between the [[DDR-Oberliga]] and the second-tier [[DDR-Liga]]. Union won the [[FDGB-Pokal]] in 1968.

In the 1990s the club was present mostly in regional leagues (third division) and were promoted to [[2. Bundesliga]] in 2001. After three years they were relegated twice to fourth division but won, after being promoted to third division again, [[3. Liga]] in 2009 to reach 2. Bundesliga. Union reached the final of the [[2000–01 DFB-Pokal]] before losing 2–0 in the final in Berlin to [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/duitcup01.html|title=Germany Cup (DFB Pokal) 2000/01|website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref> Union were promoted to the [[Bundesliga]] for the first time in their history in 2019, following a 2–2 aggregate draw in the Promotion-Relegation Playoff with [[VfB Stuttgart]], which Union won on away goals.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48428382|title=Union Berlin promoted to Bundesliga for the first time after beating Stuttgart|work=BBC Sport }}</ref>

The club plays at [[Stadion An der Alten Försterei]], which the club and its predecessors has occupied since 1920. The stadium has a capacity of 22,012 spectators, for the most part on standing terraces. The venue became also known for events like the annual "Weihnachtssingen" (''Christmas Carols Event'') and the "WM-Wohnzimmer" (''World Cup Living Room'') in 2014.

Today, Union Berlin is well known for its enthusiastic and creative fan base and for its chant "Eisern Union" (Iron Union).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bundesligaandbeyond.net/planning/starting-berlin/union-berlin/|title=Union Berlin|access-date=2018-12-29|archive-date=2018-12-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230090750/https://www.bundesligaandbeyond.net/planning/starting-berlin/union-berlin/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The club is widely recognized as one of Germany's cult clubs, based on many unique initiatives over the last two decades.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.com/blog/the-toe-poke/65/post/2790472|title=Union Berlin fans celebrate club's 50th birthday in style|website=ESPNFC.com}}</ref>

===BFC Dynamo ===
{{main|Berliner FC Dynamo}}

[[SC Dynamo Berlin]] was founded as a [[Sports club (East Germany)|sports club]] in [[East Berlin]] in 1954. In order to establish a competitive team in the East German capital, the team of [[SG Dynamo Dresden]] was delegated to East Berlin to play for SC Dynamo Berlin. SC Dynamo Berlin won the [[1959 FDGB-Pokal]], but was overshadowed by [[1. FC Frankfurt|ASK Vorwärts Berlin]] in the 1960s. The team played its home matches at the large [[Stadion der Weltjugend|Walter-Ulbricht-Stadion]] during the first seasons. The football department of SC Dynamo Berlin was separated from the sports club in 1966 and re-organized as [[football club (East Germany)|football club]] BFC Dynamo.

[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1987-0717-036, Mannschaftsfoto BFC Dynamo.jpg |thumb|right|200px|The team of BFC Dynamo at the [[Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark]] on 17 July 1987]]BFC Dynamo was developed into a flagship club of sports association [[SV Dynamo]].<ref name="Dostp3738">{{cite journal |last=Dost |first=Robert |date=17 January 2011 |title=Der zivile Club - Die gesellschaftliche Stellung des 1.FC Union Berlin und seiner Anhänger in der DDR |url=https://monami.hs-mittweida.de/frontdoor/deliver/index/docId/940/file/BA.Arbeit.Robert.Dost.pdf |language=de |location=Berlin |publisher=[[Hochschule Mittweida]] |publication-place=[[Mittweida]] |pages=37–38 |access-date=10 January 2021 }}</ref> It had the best material conditions in the league and the best team by far.<ref>{{cite news |last=Voss |first=Oliver |date=29 June 2004 |title=Der Schiri, der hat immer Recht |url=https://taz.de/!734771/ |language=de |newspaper=[[Die Tageszeitung]] |publisher=taz Verlags u. Vertriebs GmbH  |location=Berlin |access-date=11 December 2020 }}</ref> BFC Dynamo won ten [[DDR-Oberliga|East German championships]] in succession between 1979 and 1988.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/ddrchamp.html|title=East Germany - List of Champions|website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref> It also won the FDGB-Pokal in 1988 and 1989 as well as the [[DFV-Supercup]] in 1989. BFC Dynamo is the only club in Berlin to have reached the semi-finals of the most prestigious European club competitions. The club reached the semi-finals of the [[1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup]], before losing to [[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]] in a penalty shoot-out.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec197172.html|title=European Competitions 1971-72|website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref> BFC Dynamo became the first German team to defeat an English team in England in the European Cup when the team defeated [[Nottingham Forest]] under [[Brian Clough]] at the [[City Ground]] in the quarter-finals of the [[1979–80 European Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www1.wdr.de/stichtag/stichtag-gruendung-bfc-dynamo-100.html |title=15. Januar 1966 - "Stasi-Klub" BFC Dynamo gegründet |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=15 January 2021 |website=wdr.de |location=[[Cologne]] |publisher=[[Westdeutscher Rundfunk]] |language=de |access-date=17 April 2021 |quote=1980 gewinnt der BFC mit 1:0 bei Nottingham Forest. Es ist der erste deutsche Sieg in England in diesem Wettbewerb. }}</ref>

BFC Dynamo put a lot of focus on its [[Berliner FC Dynamo#Youth academy during East German era|youth work]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Farshi |last2=Hadi |first1= Sabbagh |first2=Mohammad |date=20 May 2011 |title=Deutsch-Deutsche Transfers: Der Wechsel von Thomas Doll vom BFC Dynamo zum HSV 1990  |url=https://monami.hs-mittweida.de/frontdoor/deliver/index/docId/1235/file/BA_Arbeit_Pruefungsexemplar_Hadi_Farshi.pdf |language=de |location=[[Hamburg]] |publisher=[[Hochschule Mittweida]] |publication-place=[[Mittweida]] |page=33 |access-date=10 January 2021 }}</ref> Its successes during the East German era was built on an elaborate youth system.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Luther |last2=Willmann |first1=Jörn |first2=Frank |date=2003 |title=BFC Dynamo - Der Meisterclub |language=de |location=[[Berlin]] |edition=1st |publisher=Das Neue Berlin |page=75 |isbn=3-360-01227-5 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Stolz |first=Sascha |date=7 August 2006 |title=Berlins große Mannschaften: Der FC Bayern des Ostens - Mit zehn Titeln in Folge stellte der BFC Dynamo in der früheren DDR einen Europa-Rekord auf |url=https://home.snafu.de/erich.mielke/HTMLPresse/2006_08_07.html |language=de |newspaper=Fußball-Woche ([[:de:Fußball-Woche|de]]) |location=Berlin |publisher=Fußball-Woche Verlags GmbH |access-date=13 November 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=MacDougall |first=Alan |date=2014 |title=The People's Game: Football, State and Society in East Germany |location=[[Cambridge]] |edition=1st |publisher=Cambridge University Press |page=227 |isbn=978-1-107-05203-1 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Kopp |first=Johannes |date=16 January 2006 |title=40 Jahre BFC Dynamo – "Wir sind doch sowieso die Bösen" |url=https://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/40-jahre-bfc-dynamo-wir-sind-doch-sowieso-die-boesen-a-395493.html |language=de |newspaper=[[Der Spiegel (website)|Der Spiegel]] |publisher=Der Spiegel GmbH & Co. KG |location=Hamburg |access-date=10 January 2021 }}</ref><ref name="Dostp3738"/> The club was able to recruit young talented players from training centers (TZ) across the whole of East Germany, including numerous training centers (TZ) of [[SV Dynamo]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Dennis |first=Mike |year=2007 |title=Behind the Wall: East German football between state and society  |url=http://www.gfl-journal.de/2-2007/dennis.pdf |journal=German as a Foreign Language |issue=2 |volume=2007 |pages=46–73 |access-date=9 June 2019 |issn=1470-9570 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Kannowski |first=Stephan |date=1999 |title=Der Einfluss der SED auf den Sport der DDR am Beispiel des Fußballvereins 1. FC Union Berlin |edition=October 1999 |location=Hamburg |publisher=Diplomarbeiten Agentur diplom.de (Bedey Media GmbH) |page=30  |isbn=978-3832419226 }}</ref> BFC Dynamo had the youngest team in the league in the [[1975-76 DDR-Oberliga]] season with an average age of only 22,8 years.<ref>{{cite news |last=Grüne |first=Hardy |date=1 June 2020 |title=Der angefeindete Serienmeister des Ostens |url=https://www.fussball-woche.de/artikel/der-angefeindete-serienmeister-des-ostens/ |language=de |newspaper=Fußball-Woche ([[:de:Fußball-Woche|de]]) |location=Hamburg |publisher=SPM Sportplatz Media GmbH |access-date=16 August 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Farshi |last2=Hadi |first1=Sabbagh |first2=Mohammad |date=20 May 2011 |title=Deutsch-Deutsche Transfers: Der Wechsel von Thomas Doll vom BFC Dynamo zum HSV 1990 |url=https://monami.hs-mittweida.de/frontdoor/deliver/index/docId/1235/file/BA_Arbeit_Pruefungsexemplar_Hadi_Farshi.pdf |language=de |location=[[Hamburg]] |publisher=[[Hochschule Mittweida]] |publication-place=[[Mittweida]] |pages=22 |access-date=10 January 2021 }}</ref> Most of its top performers of the 1980s came through its own [[Berliner FC Dynamo#Youth academy during East German era|youth teams]], such as [[Andreas Thom]], [[Frank Rohde]], [[Bodo Rudwaleit]] and [[Rainer Ernst]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Farshi |last2=Hadi |first1= Sabbagh |first2=Mohammad |date=2010 |title=Deutsch-Deutsche Transfers: Der Wechsel von Thomas Doll vom BFC Dynamo zum HSV 1990 |url=https://monami.hs-mittweida.de/frontdoor/deliver/index/docId/1235/file/BA_Arbeit_Pruefungsexemplar_Hadi_Farshi.pdf |language=de |location=[[Hamburg]] |publisher=[[Hochschule Mittweida]] |publication-place=[[Mittweida]] |pages=34–35 |access-date=10 January 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Schoen |first=Herbert |date=1 April 1999 |title=Leserbrife: Wieso war der BFC so oft DDR-Meister? |url=https://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/757817.wieso-war-der-bfc-so-oft-ddr-meister.html |language=de |newspaper=[[Neues Deutschland]] |location=Berlin |publisher=Neues Deutschland Druckerei und Verlag GmbH |access-date=10 January 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://fussballstadt.com/dynamo-berlin-history-east-germany/ |title=Dynamo Berlin – The Rise and Long Fall of Germany's Other Record Champion |last=Veth |first=Manuel |date=27 July 2017 |website=fussballstadt.com |access-date=10 January 2021 }}</ref>

BFC Dynamo was the only first division club in the whole of Berlin when the [[Berlin Wall]] opened in 1989. The club was controversial for its connection to the [[Stasi]] and was re-branded  FC Berlin on 19 February 1990. The club fell on hard times after [[German reunification]] and suffered a near bankruptcy in 2001. The club has since recovered and managed to qualify for the [[Regionalliga Nordost]] after a successful [[2013–14 NOFV-Oberliga#North|2013–14 season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bz-berlin.de/sport/bfc-dynamo-steigt-in-regionalliga-auf|title=BFC Dynamo steigt in Regionalliga auf|website=www.bz-berlin.de|date=12 April 2014 }}</ref> The team subsequently moved back to the stadium of its heyday, the [[Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark]].<ref>{{cite web |title=BFC Dynamo zieht in Jahn-Sportpark um |url=https://www.fupa.net/berichte/bfc-dynamo-bfc-dynamo-zieht-in-jahn-sportpark-um-137303.html |website=FuPa |access-date=30 December 2018 |language=de}}</ref> BFC Dynamo is based in the locality of [[Alt-Hohenschönhausen]] of the borough of [[Lichtenberg, Berlin|Lichtenberg]]. The [[Sportforum Hohenschönhausen]] is considered the spiritual home of the club. BFC Dynamo has youth teams in all age groups and operates an award-winning [[Child care|day care]] project.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dw.com/en/stasi-club-bfc-dynamo-what-happened-to-the-record-east-german-champions/a-51084561 |title='Stasi club' BFC Dynamo: What happened to the record East German champions? |last=Ford |first=Matt |date=7 November 2019 |website=dw.com |location=[[Bonn]] |publisher=[[Deutsche Welle]] |access-date=10 January 2021 }}</ref>

===FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin===
[[File:Viktoria Berlin Team 1910-13.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The football team of BFC Viktoria around 1910-1913]]
{{main|FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin|BFC Viktoria 1889}}
[[BFC Viktoria 1889]] was established in 1889 and was a founder of the DFB in 1900. The club emerged as the strongest football club in Berlin at the turn of the century, until [[World War I]], and won two German championships (1907–08 and 1910–11). It was weakened by the division of Berlin during the Cold War, as only one club from West Berlin was permitted entry to the new [[Bundesliga]] in 1963, an honour given to Hertha. The club won the 1893–94 German Championship on 28 July 2007, in a two-legged final 113 years after their opponents [[FC Hanau 93]] decided not to travel 400&nbsp;km to Berlin on the original occasion.<ref>{{cite news|last=[[Reuters]]|title=Viktoria Berlin win 1894 final, 113 years late|url=http://espnfc.com/news/story?id=448508&cc=5739#|newspaper=[[ESPN]]|date=28 July 2007}}</ref>

The club announced its plans to merger with [[Lichterfelder FC]] in March 2013. The new club competes under the name [[FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin]], and the full name of the new association is ''Fußballclub Viktoria 1889 Berlin Lichterfelde-Tempelhof e. V''. The aim of the merger was to become the third club in the ongoing evolution of Berlin football, behind Hertha BSC and 1. FC Union Berlin.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tagesspiegel.de/sport/berlinsport/fusion-geplant-ein-neuer-grossverein-fuer-berlin-/7867416.html|title=Ein neuer Großverein für Berlin|newspaper=Der Tagesspiegel Online|date=2 March 2013 |last1=Stier |first1=Sebastian }}</ref> FC  Viktoria 1889 Berlin qualified for the [[Regionalliga Nordost]] after the [[2012–13 NOFV-Oberliga|2012-13 season]]. The club then qualified for the [[3. Liga]] after a successful 2020-21 season. The club led [[2020–21 Regionalliga#Regionalliga Nordost|2020-21 Regionalliga Nordost]] when the season ended prematurely after eleven rounds played due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Germany|COVID-19 pandemic]]. The team had won all eleven matches played during the short season.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=16 April 2021 |title=Abbruch der Regionalliga Nordost offiziell - Doch ein Absteiger? |url=https://www.kicker.de/abbruch-der-regionalliga-nordost-offiziell-802468/artikel |language=de |newspaper=Kicker Online |location=Nuremberg |publisher=Olympia Verlag GmbH |access-date=16 April 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=16 April 2021 |title= NOFV bestätigt Sainsonabbruch in Regionalliga: Aufstiefer steht fest |url=https://www.otz.de/sport/fussball/regionalliga/nofv-bestaetigt-saisonabbruch-fc-carl-zeiss-bleibt-in-regionalliga-id232062375.html |language=de |newspaper=[[Ostthüringer Zeitung]] |location=[[Gera]] |publisher=OSTTHÜRINGER ZEITUNG VERLAG II GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=16 April 2021 }}</ref>

===Tennis Borussia Berlin===
{{main|Tennis Borussia Berlin}}
Tennis Borussia Berlin was founded in 1902 as ''Berliner Tennis- und Ping-Pong-Gesellschaft Borussia'' taking its name from its origins as a [[tennis]] and [[ping-pong]] club. Borussia is a [[Latin]]ised version of [[Prussia]] and was a widely used name for sports clubs in the former state of Prussia. The club took up football in 1903 and quickly developed a rivalry with Berlin's leading side [[Hertha BSC]].

After World War II and into the early 1950s, TeBe emerged as Berlin's top side but were unable to keep up their form and earn selection to the Germany's new professional league, the [[Bundesliga]], formed in 1963. The team played in tier II leagues throughout the 60s and 70s with the exception of two short-lived forays into the Bundesliga in [[1974–75 Bundesliga|1974–75]] and [[1976–77 Bundesliga|1976–77]]. Most of the 1980s were spent playing in the third tier [[Oberliga Berlin (1947–1991)|Oberliga Berlin]].

Through most of its history ''TeBe'' has been afflicted by financial problems but has always managed to hang on while many other of Berlin's clubs folded or disappeared in mergers.

Finally, in 2000, the club had adopted its current name ''"Tennis Borussia Berlin"'', as the club had always been known under this moniker and to avoid being mistaken as a tennis club.

===Ethnic clubs===
Berlin's oldest [[Jew]]ish football club, Bar Kochba Berlin, founded in 1898, merged with another, [[Hakoah Berlin]] in 1930 to form Bar Kochba-Hakoah. Under the [[Nazi]] regime, Jewish clubs were segregated in 1933 and dissolved in 1938. Jewish clubs competed in other sports from the end of the war, but it was not until 1970 that Bar Kochba-Hakoah were revived as a football club, as a member of the [[Maccabi World Union]] which encourages Jewish sport. Now competing as [[TuS Makkabi Berlin]] in the sixth-tier [[Berlin-Liga]], the club made headlines in Germany and the Jewish State of Israel<ref>{{cite news|script-title=he:שוב אנטישמיות בגרמניה: קריאות "גז ליהודים" לשחקני מכבי ברלין|url=http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3312039,00.html|newspaper=[[Ynet]]|date=7 October 2006|language=he|last1=הידיעות |first1=סוכנויות }}</ref> in October 2006. Despite the club's low profile and the increase in tolerance in German society, the club were subjected to anti-Semitic, Neo-Nazi chants from fans and players of [[VSG Altglienicke]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Ahrens|first=Peter|title=Antisemitismus im Fußball: Milde Strafe für Judenhass|url=http://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/antisemitismus-im-fussball-milde-strafe-fuer-judenhass-a-453901.html|access-date=26 February 2014|newspaper=[[Der Spiegel]]|date=12 December 2006|language=de}}</ref>

[[Türkiyemspor Berlin]] is another sixth-tier [[Berlin-Liga]] club, founded in 1978 and composed of Germans of Turkish descent. In 2010-11, it was relegated from the fourth-tier [[Regionalliga Nord]]. The name Turkiyemspor is used by other Turkish-centred clubs in Germany and abroad. Former [[Turkey national football team|Turkish international]] [[Ümit Karan]] began his career at the club. [[SV Yeşilyurt]], another club founded by immigrants from [[İzmir]] and [[Istanbul]], was founded in 1973 and wound up in 2007 when it merged with [[Berliner AK 07]]. AK, despite being founded in 1907, have merged with various Turkish-centred clubs in its history and since 2006 has been in partnership with the Turkish club [[Osmanlıspor|Ankaraspor]], taking on their name and colours for the 2006-07 season.

[[FC Polonia Berlin]] is a football club founded by Poles living in Berlin and Germans of Polish descent. The club was founded in 2012 and refers to the heritage of the ''Polski Klub Sportowy Berlin'' (PSK Berlin). PKS Berlin was founded in 1911. The team found itself in the [[Allied-occupied Germany|Soviet sector]] of Berlin after [[World War II]]. The team played as ''PKS Zryw Berlin'' in the 1950-51 Landesliga Berlin. The club was then joined with sports community ''BSG Empor Nord Berlin'' in 1951. BSG Empor Nord Berlin was founded as ''BSG Handelsorganisation Berlin'' (BSG HO Berlin) in 1949. BSG HO Berlin then became affiliated to the new [[Sports associations (East Germany)|sports association]] SV Empor in 1951 and renamed BSG Empor Nord Berlin. The team played as BSG Empor HO Berlin from  1974. The team reached the third tier of the [[East German football league system]]. Polonia Berlin  plays in Kreisliga C (eleventh-tier). The name ''Polonia'' is used by other Polish-centred clubs in Germany (for example [[Polonia Hamburg]]) and abroad.

[[SD Croatia Berlin]], of the eighth-tier Berlin [[Bezirksliga]] Division 1, was founded in 1972 for the city's Croatian community. Its [[futsal]] club won the [[DFB Futsal Cup]] in 2010 and 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Germany: National Futsal Cup|url=http://www.futsalplanet.com/story/story-national-02.asp?paeseclub=102&invia=Submit|publisher=Futsal Planet|access-date=2013-02-19|archive-date=2017-10-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012202917/http://www.futsalplanet.com/story/story-national-02.asp?paeseclub=102&invia=Submit|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==List of current clubs ==
===Men's football===
''As of the [[2020–21 in German football|2020–21]] season.''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Club !! Club founded !! League !! Level !! Home Ground !! Capacity 
|- 
|[[1. FC Union Berlin]] || 1966 {{efn|name=fn1}}  || [[Bundesliga]] || 1 || [[Stadion An der Alten Försterei]] || 22,012 
|- 
|[[Hertha BSC]] || 1892 || [[2.Bundesliga]] || 2 || [[Olympiastadion (Berlin)|Olympiastadion]] || 74,475 
|- 
|[[BFC Dynamo]] || 1966 {{efn|name=fn2}} || [[Regionalliga Nordost]] || 4 || [[Sportforum Hohenschönhausen#Football stadium|Stadion im Sportforum]] ||7,800 
|-  
|[[FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin]] || 1889 || [[Regionalliga Nordost]] || 4 || Stadion Lichterfelde || 4,300 
|-
|[[Berliner AK 07]] || 1907 || [[Regionalliga Nordost]] || 4 || [[Poststadion]] || 10,000 
|-
|[[VSG Altglienicke]] || 1946 {{efn|name=fn3}} || [[Regionalliga Nordost]] || 4 || [[Olympiapark Berlin#Venues|Stadion auf dem Wurfplatz]] {{efn|name=fn4}} || 5,400
|-
|[[SV Lichtenberg 47]] || 1947 || [[Regionalliga Nordost]] || 4 ||  Hans-Zoschke-Stadion || 10,000 
|-
|[[Tennis Borussia Berlin]] || 1902 || [[Regionalliga Nordost]]   || 4 ||[[Mommsenstadion]] || 11,500 
|-
|[[SpVg Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin]] || 1992 {{efn|name=fn5}} || [[NOFV-Oberliga Nord]] || 5 || Sportplatz an der Rathausstraße (Union-Platz) || 3,000  
|- 
|[[SV Tasmania Berlin]] || 1973 {{efn|name=fn6}} || [[NOFV-Oberliga Nord]] || 5 || Sportpark Neukölln || 3,500 
|- 
|[[Hertha Zehlendorf|FC Hertha 03 Zehlendorf]] || 1903 || [[NOFV-Oberliga Nord]] || 5 || Ernst-Reuter-Sportanlage || 4,000 
|-
|[[CFC Hertha 06]] || 1903 || [[NOFV-Oberliga Nord]] || 5 || Sportplatz Sömmeringstraße || 3,000
|-
|SC Staaken || 1919 || [[NOFV-Oberliga Nord]] || 5 || Sportpark Staaken || 1,500
|-
|[[SFC Stern 1900]] || 1900 || [[NOFV-Oberliga Nord]] || 5 || Sportplatz Schildhornstraße || 1,000
|-
|SV Sparta Lichtenberg || 1911 || [[Berlin-Liga]] || 6 ||  Sportplatz Fischerstraße || 1,000
|-  
|[[Berliner Sport-Club]] || 1892 || [[Berlin-Liga]] || 6 || Hubertussportplatz || 3,000
|-
|[[SCC Berlin|SC Charlottenburg]] || 1898 ||  [[Berlin-Liga]] || 6 || [[Mommsenstadion]] || 15,005 
|-
|[[TuS Makkabi Berlin]] || 1970 {{efn|name=fn7}} || [[Berlin-Liga]] || 6 || Julius-Hirsch-Sportanlage || 1,000
|-  
|SV Empor  Berlin || 1949 || [[Berlin-Liga]] || 6  || [[Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark]] || 19,708
|- 
|[[SD Croatia Berlin]] || 1972 || [[Berlin-Liga]] || 6 || Friedrich-Ebert-Stadion || 4,500 
|- 
|[[Türkiyemspor Berlin]] || 1978 || [[Berlin-Liga]]   || 6 || Willy-Kressmann-Stadion || 5,000 
|-
|BSV Al-Dersimspor || 1993 ||| [[Berlin-Liga]] || 6 || Laskersportplatz || 2,000 
|-  
|[[FC Brandenburg 03]] || 1903 || [[Berlin-Liga]] || 6 || Sportplatz Sömmeringstraße || 3,000
|-  
|[[Berlin Türkspor 1965|Berlin Türkspor]] || 1965 || [[Berlin-Liga]]   || 6 || Sportplatz Heckerdamm  || -
|-
|[[BFC Preussen]] || 1894 || Landesliga, Staffel 1  || 7 || Preussen-Stadion Malteserstraße || 3,000 
|-
|[[FSV Berolina Stralau]] || 1901 || Landesliga, Staffel 1 || 7 || Lasker-Sportplatz || 4,000 
|- 
|[[Mariendorfer SV|TSV Mariendorf 1897]] || 1897 || Landesliga, Staffel 1 || 7 || Volkspark Mariendorf || 10,000 
|- 
|Spandauer SC Teutonia 99 || 1899 || Landesliga, Staffel 1 || 7 || Stadion Hakenfelde || 1,500
|-  
|[[FC Spandau 06]] || 2003 {{efn|name=fn8}} || Landesliga, Staffel 2 || 7 || Stadion am Ziegelhof (Sportplatz Ziegelhof) || 3,000
|-
|[[BFC Meteor 06]] || 1906 || Landesliga, Staffel 2 || 7 || Hanne-Sobek-Sportanlage || 3,000 
|-
|1. FC Lübars 1962 || 1962 || Landesliga, Staffel 2 || 7 || Sportplatz Schluchseestraße ||500 
|-
|[[SV Stern Britz 1889]] || 1889 || Landesliga, Staffel 2 || 7 || Stadion am Buckower Damm || 5,000 
|-
|[[Berliner SV 1892]] || 1892 || Bezirksliga, Staffel 1 || 8 ||  Stadion-Wilmersdorf || 2,500 
|-  
|NSF Gropiusstadt || 1907 || Bezirksliga, Staffel 1 || 8 ||  Silbersteinsportplatz || - 
|-  
|SV Blau-Weiß Hohen Neuendorf || 1920 || Bezirksliga, Staffel 2 || 8 || Sportplatz Niederheide || 2,000 
|-
|FK Srbija Berlin || 2008 || Bezirksliga, Staffel 2 || 8 ||  Stadion Neuendorfer Straße || 2,500 
|-
|BSC Marzahn || 1985 || Bezirksliga, Staffel 3 || 8 || Sportanlage Schönagelstraße || 1,000 
|-
|[[SC Union 06 Berlin]] || 1950 {{efn|name=fn9}}   || Bezirksliga, Staffel 3 || 8 || [[Poststadion]] || 10,000
|- 
|FV Wannsee || 1896 || Kreisliga A, Staffel 2 || 9 ||  Stadion Wannsee || 5,000 
|-  
|[[SV Nord Wedding 1893]] || 1893 || Kreisliga A, Staffel 1 || 9 || Sportanlage Kühnemannstraße (Werner-Kluge-Sportplatz) || 2,000
|- 
|[[BSC Kickers 1900]] || 1900 || Kreisliga A, Staffel 3 || 8 ||  Sportplatz Monumentenstraße || 2,000 
|-  
|[[Friedrichshagener SV 1912]] || 1912 || Kreisliga A, Staffel 3 || 9 || Sportanlage Friedrichshagen (Sportplatz am Wasserwerk) || 2,500  
|-  
|Berliner TSC || 1963 {{efn|name=fn10}} || Kreisliga A, Staffel 4 || 9 || Sportanlage Paul-Heyse-Straße (Sportplatz Paul-Heyse-Straße) || -
|-  
|[[FC Polonia Berlin]] || 2012 || Kreisliga A, Staffel 4 || 9 || Polonia Park (Sportplatz Ollenhauerstraße) || -
|-
|[[Berliner FC Alemannia 1890]] || 1890 || Kreisliga B, Staffel 4 || 10 || Sportanlage Kienhorstpark || 7,000 
|-
|[[Minerva Berlin|SC Minerva 93]] || 1893 || Kreisliga B, Staffel 6 || 10 || Chausseestraße  || 5,000  
|-  
|[[BFC Germania 1888]] || 1888 || Kreisliga B, Staffel 5 || 10 || Sportplatz an der Götzstraße || 1,000   
|-
|}

{{notelist|refs=
{{efn|name=fn1|The history of 1. FC Union Berlin begins with football club FC Olympia Oberschöneweide, founded in 1906.}}
{{efn|name=fn2|BFC Dynamo originally began as a football department of [[SC Dynamo Berlin]], founded in 1954.}}
{{efn|name=fn3|The history of VSG Altglienicke can be traced to sports association MTV Spieß, founded in 1883.}}
{{efn|name=fn4|The Stadion auf dem Wurfplatz is also known as the Olympipark-Amateurstadion.}}
{{efn|name=fn5|SpVg Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin is the successor club of [[Blau-Weiß 1890 Berlin]], founded in 1890.}}
{{efn|name=fn6|SV Tasmania Berlin is the successor club of [[SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin]], founded in 1900.}}
{{efn|name=fn7|TuS Makkabi Berlin was founded in continuation of the tradition of jewish sports association Bar Kochba Berlin, founded in 1898.}}
{{efn|name=fn8|FC Spandau 06 was formed from a merger of several local clubs, among them, Spandauer BC 06, which was the continuation of SC Britannia 06 Spandau, founded in 1906.}}
{{efn|name=fn9|SC Union 06 Berlin share a common origin with 1. FC Union Berlin, in football club FC Olympia 06 Oberschöneweide, founded in 1906.}}
{{efn|name=fn10|The football department of TSC Berlin was separated from the sports club in 1966 and reorganized as [[Football club (East Germany)|football club]] 1. FC Union Berlin. The sports club created a new football department after German reunification.}}
}}

===Women's football===
''As of the [[2020–21 in German football|2020–21]] season.''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Club !! Women's team formed !! League !! Level !! Home Ground !! Capacity 
|- 
|[[1. FC Union Berlin]] ||  1990 || [[Frauen-Regionalliga#Frauen-Regionalliga Nordost|Frauen-Regionalliga Nordost, Staffel Nord]] || 3 || Fritz-Lesch-Sportanlage || 3,000 
|-
|[[FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin]] || 1975 {{efn|name=fn1}} || [[Frauen-Regionalliga#Frauen-Regionalliga Nordost|Frauen-Regionalliga Nordost, Staffel Nord]] || 3 || Stadion Lichterfelde || 4,300
|- 
|SV Blau-Weiß Hohen Neuendorf || 2001 || [[Frauen-Regionalliga#Frauen-Regionalliga Nordost|Frauen-Regionalliga Nordost, Staffel Nord]] || 3 || Sportplatz Niederheide || 2,000   
|-
|[[SFC Stern 1900]] || 2003 || [[Frauen-Regionalliga#Frauen-Regionalliga Nordost|Frauen-Regionalliga Nordost, Staffel Nord]] || 3 || Sportplatz Schildhornstraße || 300
|- 
|[[Türkiyemspor Berlin]] || 2009 || [[Frauen-Regionalliga#Frauen-Regionalliga Nordost|Frauen-Regionalliga Nordost, Staffel Nord]] || 3 ||  Willi-Kressmann-Stadion  || 5,000
|-
|SC Staaken || 2003 || Frauen Berlin-Liga || 4 || Sportpark Staaken || 1,500
|-
|[[SV Lichtenberg 47]] || 1971 || Frauen Berlin-Liga || 4 || Sportplatz Bornitzstraße || -
|-
|[[SpVg Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin]] || 2008 || Frauen Berlin-Liga || 4 || Sportplatz an der Rathausstraße (Union-Platz) || 3,000  
|-
|[[Hertha Zehlendorf|FC Hertha 03 Zehlendorf]] || 2001 || Frauen Berlin-Liga || 4 || Ernst-Reuter-Sportfeld || 4,500
|-
|}

{{notelist|refs=
{{efn|name=fn1|The team was originally formed by FV Brandenburg-Lichterfelde, later [[Lichterfelder FC|Lichterfelder FC 1892 Berlin]].}}
}}

==In Bundesliga==
''As of the [[2022–23 Bundesliga]] season''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Club !! Seasons
|- 
| [[Hertha BSC]] || |[[1963–64 Bundesliga|1963–64]]~[[1964–65 Bundesliga|1964–65]], [[1968–69 Bundesliga|1968–69]]~[[1979–80 Bundesliga|1979–80]], [[1982–83 Bundesliga|1982–83]], [[1990–91 Bundesliga|1990–91]], [[1997–98 Bundesliga|1997–98]]~[[2009–10 Bundesliga|2009–10]]<br />[[2011–12 Bundesliga|2011–12]], [[2013–14 Bundesliga|2013–14]]~[[2022–23 Bundesliga|2022–23]]
|- 
| [[Tennis Borussia Berlin]] || [[1974–75 Bundesliga|1974–75]], [[1976–77 Bundesliga|1976–77]] 
|-
| [[Blau-Weiß 1890 Berlin]] || [[1986–87 Bundesliga|1986–87]]
|-
| [[1. FC Union Berlin|Union Berlin]] || [[2019–20 Bundesliga|2019–20]]~present
|}

== Berlin derbies ==
{{Further|Berlin derby}}

* East-West Berlin derby: [[1. FC Union Berlin]] vs. [[Hertha BSC]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.worldsoccer.com/blogs/hertha-and-union-berlin-a-rare-rivalry-331674|title=Hertha and Union Berlin: a rare rivalry - World Soccer|date=2011-09-25|work=World Soccer|access-date=2018-09-24|language=en-US}}</ref>
* East Berlin  derby: [[1. FC Union Berlin]] vs. [[Berliner FC Dynamo|BFC Dynamo]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://bundesligafanatic.com/20110701/the-oddities-of-east-berlin-a-football-culture-like-no-other/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502070229/http://bundesligafanatic.com/20110701/the-oddities-of-east-berlin-a-football-culture-like-no-other/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=May 2, 2018|title=The Oddities of East Berlin: A Football Culture Like No Other -|date=2011-07-01|access-date=2018-09-24|language=en-US}}</ref>

The first Berlin derby in the [[Bundesliga]] took place between [[Hertha BSC]]  and [[Tennis Borussia Berlin]] at the [[Olympiastadion (Berlin)|Olympiastadion]] on 16 November 1974.<ref>[https://www.dw.com/en/the-berlin-derbies-of-the-past/g-51063703 The Berlin derbies of the past]</ref><ref name="bundesliga.com">[https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/union-hertha-why-is-the-berlin-derby-such-a-special-fixture-wall-7822 Union vs. Hertha: why is the Berlin derby such a special fixture?]</ref>

Currently, the main Berlin derby is between [[Hertha BSC]] and [[1. FC Union Berlin]]. In the [[2019–20 Bundesliga]], [[Hertha BSC]] and [[1. FC Union Berlin]] disputed the first Bundesliga meeting between the two teams, occurred on 3  November 2019.<ref name="bundesliga.com"/><ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/berlin-derby-union-vs-hertha-bundesliga-berlin-wall-30-years-a9181011.html Berlin Derby: Union and Hertha set for first Bundesliga meeting nearly 30 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall]</ref>

==Major competitions ==
===1936 Summer Olympic Games===
[[Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics]] in Berlin saw group games and quarter-finals held at three venues in the capital: the [[Poststadion]], the [[Mommsenstadion]] and the [[Stadion am Gesundbrunnen]] (home to Hertha between 1924 and 1974). All games after the quarter-finals were held at the [[Olympiastadion (Berlin)|Olympic Stadium]], and [[Italy national football team|Italy]] beat [[Austria national football team|Austria]] 2-1 in the final on 15 August.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1936f-det.html|title=Football Tournament 1936 Olympiad|website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref>

===1974 FIFA World Cup Group A===
Group A at the [[1974 FIFA World Cup]] featured three matches at Berlin's Olympic Stadium, all involving [[Chile national football team|Chile]], against West Germany, East Germany and Australia. West Germany won 1-0, although the other matches were draws. The infamous match between the two German teams, however, was played in [[Hamburg]].

===2006 FIFA World Cup Final===
[[File:Zinedine zidane wcf 2006.jpg|thumb|right|[[Zinedine Zidane]] at the [[2006 FIFA World Cup Final]] in Berlin]]The [[2006 FIFA World Cup Final]] was held on 9 July 2006 at Berlin's [[Olympiastadion (Berlin)|Olympiastadion]] to determine the winner of the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]]. [[Italy national football team|Italy]] beat [[France national football team|France]] in a shootout after the match finished 1–1 after extra time. France's [[Zinedine Zidane]] was sent off in his last-ever match, for headbutting Italy's [[Marco Materazzi]]'s chest in retaliation to verbal insults.

According to FIFA, 715.1&nbsp;million individuals globally watched the final match of this tournament.<ref name="2006coverage">{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/marketing/factsfigures/tvdata.html |title=TV Data |publisher=FIFA |work=FIFA.com – About FIFA – Organisation – Marketing – Facts and Figures |access-date=24 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830065721/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/marketing/factsfigures/tvdata.html |archive-date=30 August 2009 |quote=The final Italy – France [had] a global cumulative audience of 715.1 million viewers. |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Interpublic Group of Companies|IPG]]'s independent media agency Initiative Worldwide estimated a 260&nbsp;million people viewership.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601077&sid=aOYdMOmxoV4c&refer=intsports|title=Bloomberg.com: International|website=[[Bloomberg News]] |date=9 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209011218/http://bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601077&sid=aOYdMOmxoV4c&refer=intsports|archive-date=2009-02-09}}</ref> The independent firm Initiative Futures Sport + Entertainment estimates it at 322&nbsp;million viewers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportingintelligence.com/2010/06/10/world-cup-final-will-vie-for-record-of-second-most-watched-event-in-human-history-100605/|title=World Cup final 'will vie for record of second most-watched event in human history' - Sporting Intelligence}}</ref>

===2015 UEFA Champions League Finals===
In May 2013, the Olympiastadion was chosen as the venue for the [[2015 UEFA Champions League Final]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Berlin to Host 2015 Final in Olympic Stadium|url=http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/2015-champions-league-final-to-be-held-in-berlin-germany-a-901526.html|access-date=26 February 2014|newspaper=[[Der Spiegel]]|date=23 May 2013}}</ref> In July 2014, it was announced that Berlin would also be the host for the [[2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League|2015 UEFA Women's Champions League Final]]. The women's final was played at the [[Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/0217-0e159a8ddd93-e1c861fc2c67-1000--friedrich-ludwig-jahn-sportpark-to-stage-final/|title=Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark to stage final|last=UEFA.com|website=[[UEFA]]|date=16 July 2014 }}</ref>

The 2015 UEFA Champions League Final was the final match of the [[2014–15 UEFA Champions League]], the 60th season of Europe's premier club [[association football|football]] tournament organised by [[UEFA]], and the 23rd season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the [[UEFA Champions League]]. It was played on 6 June 2015,<ref name="access">{{cite web |title=2014/15 calendar and access list |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2015/accesslist/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140420081942/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2015/accesslist/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 20, 2014 |website=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=14 February 2015 }}</ref> between Italian side [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] and Spanish side [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]. Barcelona were the winners, beating Juventus 3–1 to gain their fifth trophy in the competition.<ref>{{cite news|last1=McNulty|first1=Phil|title=Juventus 1–3 Barcelona|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33010277|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=6 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Murray|first1=Scott|title=Champions League: 9.56pm|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2015/jun/06/juventus-v-barcelona-champions-league-final-2015-live|work=The Guardian|date=6 June 2015 |access-date=6 June 2015}}</ref>

The [[2015 UEFA Women's Champions League Final]] was played on 14 May 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/0217-0e159a8ddd93-e1c861fc2c67-1000--friedrich-ludwig-jahn-sportpark-to-stage-final/|title=Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark to stage final|publisher=[[UEFA]]|date=16 July 2014}}</ref> Unlike recent years in which the Women's Champions League final was held in the same week as the men's Champions League final, the two finals were separated by almost a month.<ref>{{cite web|title=Executive Committee decides hosts for 2015 finals|url=http://www.uefa.org/about-uefa/executive-committee/news/newsid=1954884.html |publisher=UEFA|access-date=30 May 2014 |date=23 May 2013}}</ref> German side [[1. FFC Frankfurt]] defeated French side [[Paris Saint-Germain Féminines|Paris]] 2–1 in the final to win a record fourth title.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2015226--eintracht-frankfurt-vs-paris/postmatch/report/index.html|title=Islacker strikes to give Frankfurt the crown|publisher=[[UEFA]]|date=14 May 2015}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Germany}}
* [[Sport in Berlin]]
* [[Berlin Football Association]]
* [[Football in Munich]]
* [[Football in Germany]]
* [[Brandenburg football championship]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline|Association football in Berlin}}

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