How many people participate in German soccer?

Soccer is Germany's most popular sport, the German Word for it is "Fußball."

The "Deutsche Fussballbund" (DFB; German Football Federation) is the largest sports organization in Germany.

With more than 6.3 million members, Soccer is played at thousands of amateur clubs. Throughout the season, hundreds of thousands of people watch the professional games while thousands more watch or play in matches between local amateur clubs.