BFC Frankfurt 1885

Football club infobox
clubname = BFC Frankfurt


fullname = Berliner Fußball Club 1885 Frankfurt
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founded = 1885
ground = Tempelhofer Feld
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chairman = George Leux
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season = -
position = defunct
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BFC Frankfurt Berlin was a German football club that played in Berlin.

Founded on 5 May, 1885, the club's unusual name was taken from the hometown of founder and president George Leux. The Leux family was well known as sportsmen in Frankfurt and George had come to Berlin to order to be better able to pursue his career as an artist.

" the year before. The first match known to be played between clubs from two different German cities saw "BFCF" defeat "Bremer FC Teutonia" 5:0 on March 11, 1894.

"BFC Frankfurt" folded after only a brief existence with the club's members leaving to join "Union 92 Berlin", which in turn became part of current day club "Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin". Nonetheless, "BFC Frankfurt" is recognized as one of the earliest football clubs formed in Germany - with some sources marking it as the country's first - and it was also one of the founding clubs of the DFB (Deutscher Fussball Bund or German Football Association) at Leipzig in 1900.

Honours

* Allgemeinen Deutschen Sport Bundes champions: 1898
* Allgemeinen Deutschen Sport Bundes vice-champions: 1897