The national conference is composed of a total of 259 voting delegates, including members of the presidential board and executive board, the delegates of the state and regional associations of the DFB and the Deutsche Fußball Liga members.
[1] The national conference can make decisions if at least half of the voters are present.
For the elections of the steering committee and the executive board, a simple casting of majority vote is sufficient for the decision.
[2] The 41st national conference was held in October 2013 in Nuremberg.
The 42nd national conference will be held in November 2016 in Erfurt.