“Urgently be professionalized”
DFB wants to invest 100 million euros in the women’s Bundesliga
October 25, 2025 – 7:12 a.mReading time: 1 min.
The DFB wants to further advance the women’s Bundesliga. The association is planning an XXL investment for this.
DFB President Bernd Neuendorf says he attaches top priority to upgrading the women’s Bundesliga. This needs to be “urgently professionalized,” said the association boss in an interview with the “Frankfurter Rundschau”. “We will set up our own company together with the clubs. The DFB is making around 100 million euros available for this,” Neuendorf continued.
The supervisory board and shareholders’ meeting of DFB GmbH & Co. KG had already agreed on the key points of a growth plan in September. The new company will be formally founded at the DFB Bundestag on November 7th Frankfurt am Main take place.
“The clubs will also participate substantially in this process. It is the DFB’s largest investment since the campus was built. Together we have a great interest in keeping our best players in the country and presenting a strong league here,” Neuendorf continued
In the current season, 14 teams are competing in the women’s Bundesliga for the first time – previously there were twelve.