Innovations

The DFL is an innovation leader in professional sport and especially football. In the interests of professionalisation and specialisation, it has founded several subsidiaries that allow the DFL Group to play a formative role in the field of innovation in sport.

The courage to embrace technological development is one of the hallmarks of German professional football. In recent years, this has resulted in groundbreaking changes. These include the development and/or implementation of state-of-the-art camera systems, continuous advancements in the handling of match data, a formative role in eFootball, and the establishment of SportsInnovation as a platform for demonstrating innovative technologies and a venue for specialists to discuss the latest developments in the sector.

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Further information on the DFL’s innovation topics and activities is available below:

Suspense until the final whistle

Exclusive DFL content adds passion to the end-of-season happenings.

Jonas “Jonny” Wirth is the 2024 champion of the WOW Virtual Bundesliga

The 18-year-old player representing SC Paderborn 07 beat RB Leipzig’s Levy “levyfinn” Rieck with an overall score of 8:1.

The trophy for the German eFootball Champion.

VBL Grand Final by WOW: Who will be the German VBL Champion 2024?

A total of 32 players will compete for the individual title of German VBL Champion 2024.

That was SportsInnovation 2024

Video review of the trade fair for future technologies in sport. More than 2000 guests experienced the latest trends and technologies in Düsseldorf.

Further improved visualisation of match data in football broadcasting

Launch of “Bundesliga In-Match Analysis” in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and graphics specialist Vizrt.

VBL Club Championship by WOW: SC Paderborn 07 is the German Club Champion 2024

The team prevailed over the former German Club Champion RB Leipzig in Cologne this evening.