North German Football Association (German: Norddeutscher Fußball-Verband - NFV), includes the states of Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein and is one of four football associations. The association used in the management of the North German football leagues until 1933. From 1947-1963, he was the highest league Oberliga Nord, intermidently, was again 1974-2008. The four sub-groups are as follows: [7]
Football Association Bremen (Bremer Fußball-Verband - BFV)
Football Association of Hamburg (Hamburg Fußball-Verband - HFV)
Lower Saxony Football Association (Fußball-Verband Niedersächsischer - NFV)
Schleswig-Holstein Football Association of Schleswig-Fußball-Verband Holsteinischer - SHFV)