page_title: Konrad Koch
section_title: Football
hierarchical_section_title: Konrad Koch / Football
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Rechtlicher Hinweis: Die Verwendung der Fotos ist frei für journalistische Zwecke zur Berichterstattung über Braunschweig bei Nennung der Quelle. Bitte schicken Sie ein Belegexemplar an: Braunschweig Stadtmarketing GmbH Schild 4 38100 Braunschweig Email: stadtmarketing@braunschweig.de "Titelseite der ersten deutschen Fußballregeln von 1875 (Archiv Kurt Hoffmeister) Konrad Kochs Regeln für den Schulfußball am Braunschweiger Martino-Katharineum von 1875 waren das erste Regelwerk für den Fußball in deutscher Sprache. Die Abbildung zeigt die Titelseite der 1. Auflage unter dem Titel: Konrad Koch: Fußball. Regeln des Fußball-Vereins der mittlern Classen des Martino-Catharineums zu Braunschweig. Braunschweig 1875."
context_page_description: Wilhelm Carl Johann Conrad Koch, commonly known as Konrad Koch was a German teacher and football pioneer.
context_section_description: Koch was a pioneer in introducing ball games as part of physical education in German schools. He was influenced by the ideas of Thomas Arnold respectively Thomas Hughes' novel Tom Brown's School Days. In 1874 Koch and his colleague August Hermann organized what is believed to be the first-ever football match in Germany, between pupils from their school Martino-Katharineum. However, according to other sources, earlier games of football might have taken place in other German cities, possibly between members of the Dresden English Football Club.
  In 1875, Koch published the first German version of the rules of football, although Koch's version of the game still closely resembled rugby football. The new game was quickly adopted by other schools in Braunschweig and spread to other cities during the late 1870s, including Hanover, Bremen, Hamburg, and Göttingen.
  In 1876, a newspaper in Hamburg wrote that Koch had learned about football during a trip to England. This is likely false, as there are no sources that indicate that he had visited England before 1895. Koch did speak English, however, as he had been taught from a young age by his father, an English teacher.
caption: The first German version of the rules of football by Konrad Koch
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