DFL Ehrenangehörige (Honorary Members)

To date, the General Assembly has elected ten DFL Ehrenangehörige (Honorary Members) at the proposal of the Executive Committee of the DFL (formerly the Executive Board of the Ligaverband). This honour is bestowed in recognition of exceptional service to German professional football.

Franz Beckenbauer

DFL Honorary Member, Former Vice-President of the DFB

Dr Franz Böhmert

DFL Honorary Member, Former board member of the League Association, Former member of the board of the DFB

Helmut Hack

DFL Honorary Member, Former 2nd Vice President DFL e.V., Former DFB Vice President

Wolfgang Holzhäuser

DFL Honorary Member, Former Chairman of the DFL Licensing Committee, Former 1st Vice-President of the DFB

Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder

DFL Honorary Member, Former DFB President, Former Chairman of the DFB League Committee, Former member of the DFB Presidium

Peter Peters

DFL Honorary Member, Former member of the Executive Committee and Supervisory Board of the DFL, Former Chief Financial Officer FC Schalke 04

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

DFL Honorary Member, Former member of the Executive Board of the Ligaverband (now the Executive Committee of DFL e.V.), Former CEO of FC Bayern München AG

Christian Seifert

DFL Honorary Member, Former DFL CEO and Speaker of the DFL Executive Committee

Wilfried Straub

DFL Honorary Member, Former Chairman of the Management Board of DFL GmbH, Former DFB Vice President

Harald Strutz

DFL Honorary Member, Former Executive Board of the League Association, 1988 – 2017: President of 1. FSV Mainz 05