Oldest football clubs
Dresden English Football Club was founded on 18 March 1874 and was the first association football club in Germany, and likely the first outside Great Britain. In 1874, over 70 members participated, primarily Englishmen working in Dresden, watched by hundreds of spectators. Another German club, 1860 Munich did not play football until 1899, although it has its origins in a gymnastics and fitness club formed in 1848 and reestablished in the year indicated by its name.
SV Göppingen
SV Göppingen is a German association football club from the city of Göppingen, Baden-Württemberg. The team was established on 13 October 1905 as "1. Göppingener Fuβballverein" and lays claim to being the oldest football club in the city. On 24 April 1920, soon after World War I the club merged with "Athletiksportverein 1895 Göppingen" and took on its current identity. The origins of predecessor side "ASV" go back to 11 August 1895 formation of "1. Athletik Klub Göppingen". This club merged with "Kraftsportverein Fortuna Göppingen" in 1901 to become "Athleten-Klub Foruna Göppingen". They adopted the name "Athletiksportverein Göppingen" early in 1907, and in 1911 merged with "Sportclub Göppingen".