Impressum

The DFB portal www.dfb.de, its subpages and mobile applications are provided by the Deutsche Fußball-Bund

Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. (DFB)
DFB-Campus
Kennedyallee 274
60528 Frankfurt am Main
Phone: 069-67 88 0
Fax: 069-67 88 266
Email: info(at)dfb.de

Represented by:
President: Bernd Neuendorf
Treasurer: Stephan Grunwald
General Secretary: Heike Ullrich

Registry court: Amtsgericht Frankfurt am Main
Register number: VR 7007
VAT ID: DE114233638

Responsible for editorial content: Steffen Simon (Head of Communication, Sustainability and Fans)

Youth Protection Officer: Prof. Dr. Silke Sinning, address as above

Responsible authority for audiovisual media: Hessische Landesanstalt für privaten Rundfunk und neue Medien (LPR Hessen)
Based in Germany

Online dispute settlement

The European Commission provides a platform for online dispute resolution, which can be found at https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr. DFB e.V. is not obliged to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board and therefore does not participate.

Disclaimer

As the content provider, we are responsible for our own content that we produce on our website. We also provide third-party content in some places through links. This third-party content was checked when the link was first created to determine whether it might give rise to civil or criminal liability. However, it cannot be ruled out that the content may be subsequently changed by the respective providers. We do not constantly check third-party content for changes that could give rise to new liability. If you are of the opinion that the linked external pages violate applicable law or otherwise contain inappropriate content, please let us know.

Copyright

The content of this website is protected by copyright and is only intended for private use. Any other use without prior approval by the DFB is prohibited.

Further information on service providers and copyright:

Editorial team

Head of Editorial: André Fulczyk (DFB e.V.)

Editorial Coordinators: Tobias Bach, Christian Müller, Steffen Lüdeke, Hannes Rieger, Gereon Tönnihsen (all DFB e.V.)

Editors: Jochen Breideband, Karl Lucas Evers, Jan Fedra, Thomas Hackbarth, Josephine Jäger, Arne Leyenberg, Michael Morsch, Katharina Röthig, Annette Seitz, Julia Weber, Selin Yildiz (all DFB e.V.), Isabel Krause (DFB GmbH & Co. KG), Mario Gjevukaj, Moritz Hartenstein, Daniel Hofmann, René Meertens, Hagen Müller, Frans Nähring, Tim Schellenbach, Jörg Sorgatz, Benjamin Tonn (all SID)

Text: Sport-Informations-Dienst (Cologne), MSPW Media Sportservice West (Gelsenkirchen), W-com GmbH (Frankfurt)

Photos: Thomas Böcker/DFB, Bongarts/GettyImages (Hamburg), Imago Sportfotodienst GmbH (Berlin), Harder (Weiterstadt), Kuppert (Potsdam)

Collaborators in the "Microsite DFB-Pokal" project:
Deloitte Digital GmbH, Rather Straße 110 A, 40476 Düsseldorf
Text: Robert Freytag, Elias Köcher, Christian Müller (DFB)
Photos: Thomas Böcker/DFB, GettyImages
Project leadership: Jan Kremer (DFB), Tobias Wolf (DFB)

Project leadership Fan Club Nationalmannschaft: Robin Kliemt (DFB GmbH & Co. KG)

Technical implementation:

Overall responsibility for technical implementation:
DFB GmbH & Co. KG
DFB-Campus
Kennedyallee 274
60528 Frankfurt am Main

Technical implementation for the DFB App and Fan Club App:

Sportradar Media Services GmbH | sportradar.com
Hosnedlgasse 25
A-1220 Vienna

Technical conceptualisation and realisation:

Sportradar Media Services GmbH | sportradar.com
Hosnedlgasse 25
A-1220 Vienna

DFB ticket shop (tickets.dfb.de):

Operator
DFB GmbH & Co. KG
DFB-Campus
Kennedyallee 274
60528 Frankfurt am Main

Technical service provider for the DFB ticket shop
Reservix GmbH
Humboldtstraße 2
79098 Freiburg im Breisgau

Photos:
Chris Rinke, Bongarts/GettyImages (Hamburg), Imago Sportfotodienst GmbH (Berlin), Harder (Weiterstadt), Kuppert (Potsdam) Shutterstock, Inc. (New York)

The imprint also applies to the following social-media accounts:

Facebook:
www.fb.com/dfb-team
www.fb.com/UnitedByFootball2024
www.fb.com/dfb-frauen
www.fb.com/dfb-junioren
www.fb.com/dfb-training
www.fb.com/dfb.kampagne
www.fb.com/die.dritte.liga
www.fb.com/DFBPokal
www.fb.com/dfbpokal.en/
www.fb.com/DFB.Verband
www.fb.com/fussball.de
www.fb.com/fanclubnationalmannschaft
www.fb.com/FLYERALARM.frauen.bundesliga
www.facebook.com/DFB.Maedels/
www.facebook.com/DFB-Auszubildende
www.facebook.com/DFB-Akademie

Twitter:
twitter.com/UBF_EURO2024
twitter.com/dfb_junioren
twitter.com/3_Liga
twitter.com/DFB_Frauen
twitter.com/DFB
twitter.com/DFB_Live
twitter.com/DFB_Team
twitter.com/DFB_Pokal
twitter.com/DFB_Team_EN
twitter.com/dfb_fanclub
twitter.com/DFB_Akademie
twitter.com/DFB_eFootball

YouTube:
Channel FUSSBALL.DE
Channel German Football
Channel DFB

Instagram:
www.instagram.com/dfb_team
www.instagram.com/unitedbyfootball2024
www.instagram.com/dfb_frauenteam
www.instagram.com/dfb_verband
www.instagram.com/dfb_fanclub
www.instagram.com/dfb_pokal
www.instagram.com/dfb_training
www.instagram.com/die_liga/
www.instagram.com/fussball_de/
www.instagram.com/dfb_futsal_team
www.instagram.com/dfb_akademie
www.instagram.com/3.liga
www.instagram.com/dfb_maedels/
www.instagram.com/dfb_efootball/

Sina Weibo:
http://e.weibo.com/dfbteam

Twitch:
www.twitch.TV/dfb_efootball

Tencent Weibo:
http://t.qq.com/dfbteam

Terms and conditions: https://beta-www.dfb.de/nutzungsbedingungen

GENERAL TERMS OF USE FOR DFB APPS AND PORTALS

1. Scope of application

1.1 These Terms of Use apply to all services provided by the DFB in connection with its portals and apps.

1.2 Special terms of use for individual portals or apps shall take precedence over or supplement the provisions in these Terms of Use.

1.3 These Terms of Use do not apply to the relationship between users and a different platform operator if the app in question was distributed via that platform (e.g. app store). However, they do apply in addition to the respective provisions of the respective platform operator.

2. Registration and login

2.1 Some DFB apps can be used without registration. The use relationship between users and the DFB is established by the former downloading the app and accepting the Terms of Use.

2.2 Registration is required to use some apps and portals. In this case, the use relationship between users and the DFB is established by the former properly completing the registration process and accepting these Terms of Use. Properly completing the registration process includes, in particular, truthfully providing all required data. The DFB reserves the right to check the data prior to activation and to activate them separately. Following the data check carried out by the DFB, users will receive a confirmation e-mail. The free-of-charge use becomes effective through the activation of the account by the DFB.

2.3 The access code and password must be treated confidentially, protected from access by, and not passed on to, any unauthorised third parties.

2.4 Registration is possible from the age of 13 with the consent of a legal representative; users aged 16 and older do not need such consent. Minors under the age of 16 will be asked to provide the e-mail address of a legal representative during the registration process.

3. Description of services

3.1 In general, the DFB makes the apps and portals available to users on a free-of-charge basis. The DFB reserves the right to impose restrictions and/or conditions and/or to discontinue the service without giving reasons or previously notifying users. In principle, there is no legal claim to using, activating or participating in the apps and portals of the DFB.

3.2 No claims may be asserted against the DFB for availability of the service. The DFB will use its best endeavours to offer the services with as few interruptions as possible. However, even with all due care, impairments of the service cannot be completely ruled out as maintenance work and/or further development of the services may restrict and/or temporarily interrupt utilisation options. As a result, the loss of users' entries cannot be ruled out in individual cases.

3.3 Operating the portals and apps requires the use of commonly used and up-to-date technologies to run the website, web app or mobile app. The functionalities of the app can only be used to their full extent as long as users use these technologies and enable their use through the app. The use of older technologies or technologies that are not in general use may prevent the use of the app or only enable limited use.

3.4 The DFB reserves the right to change, supplement, remove or discontinue the information and services provided in its portals and apps at any time and without prior notice.

3.5 The DFB assumes no liability for the accuracy and completeness of the content on the individual portals or in the apps. The DFB does not check any content posted in advance, but only after it has been made aware of inconsistencies or legal violations.

3.6 The DFB reserves the right to log the use of the portals and apps in order to verify compliance with the provisions of this agreement and to rectify any errors.

4. Obligations of the user

4.1 Users warrant that all information provided to the DFB during registration is complete and truthful. Users undertake to notify the DFB immediately of any changes. Users are granted the rights to use the apps and portals as well as the free functions.

4.2 Users acknowledge that, as the owner of an account, they are fully responsible for all activities carried out through it by them or unauthorised third parties.

4.3 At all times when using the portals or apps, users are obliged to comply with the Terms of Use, in particular the netiquette (see section 5 of this user agreement below).

4.4 In some apps or portals it is possible to upload images and other content. Users assure the DFB that they have the necessary rights to the content they upload to the portal or app. They grant the DFB the non-exclusive, irrevocable, transferable, and sub-licensable right, unlimited in time, space, and content, to use the uploaded content in full or in part. The right to use the posted content also extends to its publication on other portals of the DFB and the member associations and clubs of the DFB.

4.5 As a user, you undertake to check your content, contributions, and topics before publishing them for any content or information that you do not wish to publish. Your content, contributions, and topics may be recorded in search engines and thus be accessible worldwide. No claims may be asserted against the DFB for deletion or correction of such search engine entries.

4.6 Users shall indemnify the DFB against all third-party claims based on the use, with or without their approval, of the information, services and data provided or claims that arise in particular from data protection, copyright, art copyright or other legal disputes associated with the use of the portal or the app. If users become aware of actual or suspected cases of unauthorised use of the account or any other violation of the terms and conditions formulated herein, they shall inform the DFB immediately.

5. Netiquette

The DFB portals and apps are conceived as information and/or networking services. A friendly and respectful atmosphere should prevail. The DFB's portals and apps must not be misused. Abusive content may be deleted. In particular, the following activities will not be tolerated:

• -knowingly and wilfully entering false data;
• entering data contrary to or not meeting the purpose of the portal or the app (this includes, in particular, content that is not related to the sport of football;
• interfering with the portals and apps in a way that users are not authorised to; this also includes automated procedures for accessing data, such as data crawling and data scraping, as well as the use of mechanisms, software or scripts for this purpose;
• attempting to circumvent or breach security measures, for example by scanning or testing user account passwords;
• violating regional, national or international law;
• insulting, harassing, threatening or causing financial, physical or psychological harm, abuse or threat to another user or any other natural or legal person or entity via the portals or apps;
• posting illegal or immoral content or content that contravenes the DFB Code of Ethics. This includes discrimination, harassment or insults, whether based on gender, ethnic origin, skin colour, religion, age, disability or sexual orientation, content that serves to stir up hatred, incites criminal offences or glorifies or trivialises violence, is sexually offensive or pornographic or is otherwise likely to inflict harm on children or young people or impair their well-being or damage the reputation of the DFB and its member associations;
• - posting legally protected content (in particular copyright, trademark, personal rights) without being in possession of the rights required;
• - sending unsolicited advertising material of any kind to other users or posting such material on the portals or apps, with the exception of elements of the service intended exclusively for these purposes and expressly labelled as such.

6. Measures in the event of violations, abuse regulation

6.1 The DFB may, at its discretion, penalise repeated or serious violations of these Terms of Use by temporarily or permanently blocking the user account. The DFB also reserves the right to terminate the user relationship with the user and delete the account.

6.2 If the account has been unjustly blocked by the DFB, the users affected may lodge a complaint within one month. The account will not be unblocked after this period.

6.2 Breaches of these Terms of Use may also give rise to claims for damages or entail consequences under criminal law.

7. Rights of use

7.1 Lots of the content on the DFB portals and apps is protected by copyright and/or trademark law. That includes texts, photos, logos and database content (for amateur and professional football). The use of this content is only permitted for private purposes. Any other use requires the prior consent of the rights holder. This includes reprinting, copying, inclusion in and making available through online services through online services (including apps). In particular, any commercial use of protected content is prohibited. However, it is permitted to integrate the widgets provided into a private, non-commercial website, provided that the corresponding source code is not edited outside the places and methods described in the documentation. Use of the portals and apps or their content for commercial purposes will only be permitted if the DFB has expressly consented to such use.

7.2 Users who use an app and have agreed to these Terms of Use are granted an indefinite, revocable, simple, non-transferable right to use the app for the purposes pursued by the app. Users are not granted any exploitation rights. They may make copies of the app as part of data backups. No further rights to the app are granted.

7.3 The DFB provides extensive data on amateur football via fussball.de and the app with the same name, such as match schedules, results, team line-ups, substitutions, goals, top goalscorer lists, squad lists, yellow and red cards, tables, match reports, live tickers, statistics, and profile data (each marked with a league ID and match number). This data comes from the DFBnet database, which is produced and solely owned by DFB GmbH & Co. KG. The standard use of the DFBnet database on this website is restricted to private use by individuals. Without the consent of DFB GmbH & Co. KG, even minor parts of the DFBnet database may not be reproduced, distributed, or publicly displayed outside of the normal use, especially if this is done repeatedly and systematically (§ 87b para. 1 UrhG).

The exclusive rights to the live ticker data of professional football (Bundesliga, 2. Bundesliga, 3. Liga, DFB-Pokal, international men’s matches, women's Bundesliga, women's international matches, U21 internationals, individual EURO/World Cup matches) lie with SID Sport-Informations-Dienst GmbH, Ursulaplatz 1, 50668 Cologne.

7.4 The reproduction of content protected under copyright law (works, photographs, databases), which are accessible on the portals and in apps, for commercial text and data mining within the meaning of § 44b UrhG remains reserved.

8.Users’ liability

8.1 Users shall be liable for all breaches of these Terms of Use and the contractual obligations assumed therein, for breaches of statutory provisions and for any resulting claims, insofar as they are found to be responsible for such breaches.

8.2 In particular, users shall be liable for any damage caused by unauthorised use of the service by a third party with their access code/password.

8.3 Users undertake to indemnify the DFB against any claims by third parties arising from violations of these Terms of Use by the users concerned.

9. Liability of the DFB

9.1 As the services are provided free of charge, liability for material defects and defects of title is excluded except in cases of wilful or fraudulent intent. In any case, the statutory provisions shall apply.

9.2 The offers may contain hyperlinks to third-party websites. The DFB accepts no responsibility for the content of these websites, nor does the DFB adopt these websites and their content as its own.

9.3 The DFB shall be liable without limitation in the event of wilful intent or gross negligence for all damage caused by it and its legal representatives or vicarious agents. In the event of slight negligence, the DFB shall also be liable without limitation in the event of injury to life, limb, or health. Otherwise, the DFB shall only be liable if it has breached a material contractual obligation (cardinal obligation) to which the user would have been entitled. In these cases, liability is limited to compensation for foreseeable, typically occurring damage.

10. Data protection, confidentiality

As part of the contractual relationship, users' personal data are processed in order to ensure fulfilment and implementation. Detailed information on data processing can be found in the data protection declaration: www.dfb.de/datzenschutzerklaerung.

11. Duration, termination of the user relationship

11.1 Users may terminate the user relationship at any time without giving reasons. Cancellation is effected by deleting the account in the respective settings or, if this function is not available, by notification in text form. Once the account has been deleted, data cannot usually be restored. Account deletions will not affect user content; however, such content will be automatically anonymised.

11.2 The DFB may terminate the user relationship at any time with a notice period of two weeks. The users concerned will be informed of this in a reasonable manner (e.g. by e-mail or push message).

11.3 The right to terminate without notice for good cause remains unaffected. This applies in particular in the event that users violate the Terms of Use for the portal or the app and/or other obligations incumbent upon them significantly and/or persistently and/or repeatedly. The DFB reserves the right, in the event it terminates the user relationship, to inform the DFB-affiliated club or association of which the users concerned are members of the account blocking and/or termination and the underlying reasons.

11.4 The DFB reserves the right to delete inactive profiles and the associated data after one year.

12. Amendment of the Terms of Use

12.1 The DFB reserves the right to amend these Terms of Use, provided that such amendments are reasonable for users, taking into account the interests of the DFB.

12.2 The DFB will announce amendments to these Terms of Use at least two weeks before they come into force in a manner that is reasonable for users (e.g. by e-mail or push message). The amendments in question can be viewed at www.dfb.de and via the respective portal or app.

12.3 Users who do not agree to the amendments to the Terms of Use have the right to terminate this agreement at any time with immediate effect. The amendment to the Terms of Use for the use of the portal or app shall be deemed to have been approved if users continue to use the service after two weeks. The DFB will point this out when announcing the change.

13. Final provisions

13.1 The DFB is authorised to transfer the rights and obligations arising from this agreement to third parties. The DFB shall inform users thereof in a reasonable manner (e.g. by e-mail or push message).

13.2 German law shall apply with the exception of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.

13.3 Should individual provisions of this agreement be or become invalid, the respective provision shall be replaced by a valid version that most closely fulfils the intended purpose. The validity of this contractual agreement as a whole remains unaffected by this.

13.4 The European Commission's online dispute resolution platform is available at: http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr. The DFB is neither willing nor obliged to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.

Terms and conditions for competitions: https://beta-www.dfb.de/teilnahmebedingungen-gewinnspiele

TeRMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COMPETITIONS

1 Scope

1.1 The organiser of the competition is DFB GmbH & Co KG, DFB Campus, Kennedyallee 274, 60596 Frankfurt am Main ("DFB"), unless another sponsor is named in the announcement

1.2 These rules apply to all competitions, regardless of the medium through which the competition is announced, including, without limitation, the DFB's own websites or social media accounts such as Instagram or Facebook.

2 Eligibility

2.1 Eligible to participate are all natural persons who are legally competent and have reached the age of 18.

2.2 Persons who violate these rules, use unauthorized aids or otherwise obtain advantages through manipulation will be excluded from participation in the competition. The DFB may also declare such exclusion retrospectively, revoke prizes and reclaim them if the nature of the prize permits this.

2.3 Employees of the DFB and of companies affiliated with the DFB, their relatives, persons living in the same household as them and all persons directly or indirectly involved in the organisation, planning or execution of the competition are also excluded from participation.

3 Subject of the competition

3.1 The object of the competition is the prize as designated in the announcement. The prize is neither transferable nor exchangeable and its value will not be paid out in cash. Should a competition prize include travel to and/or from an event or the like, such travel to and from the event shall be understood to be within Germany only.

3.2 The DFB is entitled to make changes to the prize in its sole discretion. In doing so, the DFB may take into account the value of the prize, the interest of the winners in the prize and the circumstance that makes an exchange necessary.

4  Participation, eligibility to win

4.1 Any natural person who performs the action described in the competition announcement (e.g. answering a question, commenting on a post, liking, sharing) with the intention of participating during the period of the competition shall participate in the competition.

4.2 Each person may only participate once in the competition. Attempting to participate more than once may lead to the exclusion of the participant.

4.3 The competition begins with the publication of the competition. The closing date for the competition is the date specified in the announcement.

4.4 Participation is free of charge and is not linked to the purchase of goods or the use of services. There is no entitlement to participate in the competition.

5 How the winner is chosen and notified

5.1 The winners will be drawn at random from all participants after the end of the participation period. Odds of winning depend on the number of entries received.

5.2 The winners will be notified within one week after the conclusion of the competition (e.g. by e-mail or direct message on the respective social network). All winners notified in this way are obligated to declare acceptance of the prize to the DFB and to provide the DFB with the extended contact details for sending the prize. If the DFB does not receive such notification within three days, the possibility of accepting the prize will lapse and the DFB reserves the right to determine another winner. The originally determined winner has no claims for compensation in this respect.

6 Liability

The DFB is liable without limitation in cases of intent or gross negligence, as well as for injury to life, body, or health. In the event of a slightly negligent breach of an obligation arising from the competition that is essential for achieving the purpose of the contract (cardinal obligation), the liability of the contractor is limited in amount to the foreseeable damage that is typically to be expected. Any further liability of the DFB does not exist. The aforementioned limitation of liability also applies to the personal liability of the employees of the DFB.

7 Data protection

Personal data is processed during the execution and settlement. Further information can be found at www.dfb.de/datenschutzerklaerung. The name and place of residence of the winners will only be published on the DFB websites or social media channels if the explicit consent of the winners has been obtained. Otherwise, the publication will be in pseudonymised form (for example, Max M. from Frankfurt).

8 Changes to these rules; premature termination of the competition

8.1 The DFB reserves the right to change these rules, in particular due to technical, legal and business reasons. Any changes will be communicated to the participants in an appropriate form.

8.2 The DFB reserves the right to terminate the competition prematurely, in particular due to an error or for technical, legal or business reasons, without being obliged to give prior notice or reasons.

9 Exclusion of legal recourse

9.1 Legal recourse is excluded with regard to the determination and notification of the prize. In all other respects, German law shall apply to disputes in connection with the competition.

9.2 Participants are obligated to behave in a legally compliant manner during their participation. If the DFB is held liable for violations of the law by participants, the DFB is entitled to indemnification from the culpable participant.

10 Final provisions
 

The EU platform for out-of-court online dispute resolution can be found at ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/. The DFB is not willing or obligated to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.