SF Oestrich Iserlohn
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Sportfreunde Oestrich-Iserlohn is a German association football club
from the district of Oestrich in the city of Iserlohn
, North Rhine-Westphalia
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Until the mid-70s the team played in the city and district circuits until earning promotion to the Landesliga Westfalen in 1975. Just three years later they again moved up, this time to the Verbandsliga Westfalen (V). They played there until 1995 when they won honours as league champions and advanced to the Oberliga Westfalen (IV). The Sportfreunde earned mid-to-lower table results as an Oberliga side until a 17th place finish in 2002 returned them to fifth division competition.
In 2006 the club earned a second place result but was promoted to the Oberliga over first place DSC Wanne-Eickel
when that club was denied a license.
Football in Germany
Association football is the most popular sport in Germany. The German Football Association is the sport's national governing body, with 6.6 million members organized in over 26,000 football clubs. There is a league system, with the 1. and 2. Bundesliga on top, and the winner of the first...
from the district of Oestrich in the city of Iserlohn
Iserlohn
Iserlohn is a city in the Märkischer Kreis district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the largest city by population and area within the district and the Sauerland region.-Geography:...
, North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
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History
The club's predecessor side was Oestricher Fußballclub which was formed in 1911 and later merged with the football department of Turnverein Oestrich von 1881. Like other German organizations, including sports and football associations, the club was dissolved by occupying Allied authorities after World War II. It was re-established as Fußballverein Sportfreunde Oestrich on 10 September 1949 and in 1975 adopted its current name.Until the mid-70s the team played in the city and district circuits until earning promotion to the Landesliga Westfalen in 1975. Just three years later they again moved up, this time to the Verbandsliga Westfalen (V). They played there until 1995 when they won honours as league champions and advanced to the Oberliga Westfalen (IV). The Sportfreunde earned mid-to-lower table results as an Oberliga side until a 17th place finish in 2002 returned them to fifth division competition.
In 2006 the club earned a second place result but was promoted to the Oberliga over first place DSC Wanne-Eickel
DSC Wanne-Eickel
DSC Wanne-Eickel is a German association football club that plays in Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia.-History:The club was founded in 1954 as TB Eickel when it left behind Sportfreunde Wanne-Eickel, a short-lived union it had formed with SV Preußen 04 Wanne in 1950. It took on the name DSC...
when that club was denied a license.
Honours
- Landesliga Westfalen champions: 1975
- Verbandsliga Westfalen champions: 1995
- Verbandsliga Westfalen vice-champions: 2006
- A-youth Westfalen Pokal (Westphalia Cup) winner: 1970, 1994
- B-youth Westdeutschen Fußballverbandes Pokal (West German Football Federation Cup) winner: 1992
- C-youth Westfalen champions: 2001
- C-youth West German Football Federation vice-champions: 2001
- C-youth Westfalen Cup winner: 2001