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.
TSC Eintracht Dortmund
Predecessor side "Dortmunder SC 1895" was established on 10 May 1895 as "Dortmunder Fussball Club 1895" and is recognized as the city's oldest football club. The team folded in 1897, but was re-formed on 27 October 1899. It was joined by "Fussball Club Union Dortmund" in 1910 and on 13 July 1913 merged with "Ballspielverein 1904 Dortmund" to become "Sportvereinigung Dortmund 1895" before first adopting the name "Dortmunder Sport Club 1895" in 1919. This combined side made an appearance in the top flight regional playoff round in 1920–21.