Rhineland Football Association
The Rhineland Football Association (), the "FVR", is one of 21 state organisations of the German Football Association, the "DFB", and covers the northern part of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The "FVR" is also part of the Southwestern Regional Football Association, one of five regional federations in Germany. The other member of the regional association are the Southwest German Football Association and the Saarland Football Association. In 2017, the "FVR" had 182,416 members, 1,049 member clubs and 3,849 teams playing in its league system.