Foundation of the Women's Bundesliga FBL e.V. | OneFootball

On 10 December, the 14 first division clubs in German women's football will found the Women's Bundesliga FBL e.V. This will see the clubs in the Google Pixel Women's Bundesliga jointly open a new chapter in the history of women's football in Germany.

Over the past few months, the 14 first division clubs have jointly driven forward a unique process in the history of German women's football. Following the recent highly successful collaboration in the "Geschäftsplan Frauen-Bundesliga Projekt GbR" (Women's Bundesliga Business Plan Project), this will culminate in the founding of the Women's Bundesliga FBL e.V., in which the clubs will organise themselves collectively with the clear aim of ensuring the modern, professional and sustainable development of the Women's Bundesliga and strengthening the commercial potential of professional women's football. The basis for the merger of the clubs is the intention to invest significantly in women's football, to promote it in sporting terms and make it more visible in society, thereby raising it to a new professional level. Whether the process that has been initiated, in which the German Football Association (DFB) has also recently been involved, will be continued together with the DFB in the future is still open at this stage. Contrary to the original plans and the clubs' intentions, the foundation will take place without the involvement of the DFB.

FC Bayern CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen: "The 14 clubs have worked together in a climate of great trust. We are united by the desire to put the Women's Bundesliga on a new, sustainable footing. The key points for the establishment of a joint FBL GmbH had already been agreed in the discussions with the DFB, so it was all the more surprising for us clubs that the cornerstones negotiated are now being called into question - even though the clubs will be investing significantly more in the Women's Bundesliga in comparison. To avoid wasting any more time, we have therefore unanimously decided to finalise the founding of the FBL e.V. as an association of Bundesliga clubs in December - without the DFB. FC Bayern is ready to take on responsibility in the new association."