Zwickau footballers experience EM fever up close in Basel!

Zwickau footballers experience EM fever up close in Basel!

On July 22, 2025, the players of the DFC West Saxony Zwickau visited a highly expected tournament in Basel, Switzerland. In November 2024, the association, which was founded in 1995 and specialized in women's and girls' football, acquired tickets for it. At this point, however, it was unclear which teams would take part in the tournament. The joy of promising for the tournament exceeded the uncertainty among the players, and the weekend in Basel became an emotional experience for everyone.

accompanied by family members and the club managers, the women experienced a sporty intensive event. The DFC West Saxony Zwickau plays in the Landesliga and has set itself the goal of offering girls and women the opportunity to play football in the club and to develop their skills. The association is the only one of its kind in the Zwickau district and now has 80 members who are actively involved in football.

A look at the history of women's football

In order to understand the importance of such exciting events such as the tournament in Basel, it is worth taking a look at the history of women's football in Germany. In 1930, the then 19-year-old Lotte Specht took the move and looked for women-loving footballers to found the "1st German women's football club". This was an important step in emancipation and social change for women, but was also confronted with massive resistance. Players were often insulted and thrown at stones, which makes it clear how strongly social prejudices and resistance to women were in sports.

The German Football Association (DFB) officially excluded women from football in 1955, which seriously disabled the development of women's football until the 1970s. But despite these adversity, many women remained loyal to sport and organized unofficial championships. After lifting the ban by the DFB, women's football experienced a real upswing. The first official international match under DFB took place in 1982, in which Germany won 5-1 against Switzerland. Such events are not only important in terms of sport, but also symbolically stand for the achievements and the commitment of women in football to this day.

DFB West Saxony and the future

The DFC West Saxony Zwickau keeps this tradition alive by offering young girls a place in football. Information about playing opportunities can be requested by phone or email. Even if there are challenges, the association is determined to promote and advance the integration and development of young talents in women's football in the long term. With the help of the support of families and committed association managers, you will be offered an environment in which you can develop.

In times when the participants of the DFC West Saxony can reflect on their journey into the past and the future of women's football, it is to be hoped that the enthusiasm for sport will continue and will follow many exciting football moments, such as those in Basel.

For more information about the DFC West Saxony Zwickau and its activities, interested parties can visit the official website of the association: dfc-westsachsen.de . There are also historical backgrounds for women's football on the Planet Wissen website: planet-wissen.de . The experiences of the Zwickau players in Basel were comprehensively documented by .