SpVgg EGC Wirges
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SpVgg EGC Wirges is a German association football club
from the city of Wirges
, Rhineland-Palatinate.
and Amateur Oberliga Südwest
where they earned unremarkable results. SpVgg EGC made appearances in the opening round of the DFB-Pokal
(German Cup) competition in 1978 and 1979. Through the balance of the 1980s and into the 1990s the team played lower division football, highlighted by their third DFB-Pokal appearance in 1991. The club advanced to the Oberliga Südwest in 1994 for a two-year stint, and returned to the league once more in 1998, where they have remained since as a mid-table side. During this time, the team also made another appearance in the DFB-Pokal in 2003.
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 city of Wirges
Wirges
-Location:Wirges lies in a high hollow in the further Westerwald between Köppel and Malberg, roughly 5 km northwest of Montabaur and 20 km northeast of Koblenz. It was granted town rights in 1975. Wirges is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde of Wirges, a kind of collective municipality...
, Rhineland-Palatinate.
History
Spielvereinigung Eintracht Glas-Chemie Wirges was formed 1 July 1972 through the merger of Sport Club Wirges (1924), Sportverein Rot-Weiß Keramchemie Siershahn (1921), and Sportverein Ebernhahn (1949). Through the late 1970s and early 1980s the club played third division football in the Amateurliga RheinlandAmateurliga Rheinland
The Amateurliga Rheinland was the highest football league in the region of the Rheinland FA and the third tier of the German football league system from its inception in 1952 to the formation of the Oberliga Südwest and the Verbandsliga Rheinland below it in 1978.- Overview :The Amateurliga...
and Amateur Oberliga Südwest
Oberliga Südwest
The Oberliga Südwest is the highest regional football league for the Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland state of Germany. It is the fifth tier of the German football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German Football, the 5th tier of the German football league system...
where they earned unremarkable results. SpVgg EGC made appearances in the opening round of the DFB-Pokal
DFB-Pokal
The DFB-Pokal or DFB Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually. 64 teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga. It is considered the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga...
(German Cup) competition in 1978 and 1979. Through the balance of the 1980s and into the 1990s the team played lower division football, highlighted by their third DFB-Pokal appearance in 1991. The club advanced to the Oberliga Südwest in 1994 for a two-year stint, and returned to the league once more in 1998, where they have remained since as a mid-table side. During this time, the team also made another appearance in the DFB-Pokal in 2003.
Honours
- Verbandsliga RheinlandVerbandsliga RheinlandThe Rheinlandliga, formerly the Verbandsliga Rheinland, is currently the 6th tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga it was the 5th tier of the league system.- Overview :...
(V) champions: 1983, 1987, 1998 - Rhineland CupRhineland CupThe Rhineland Cup is one of the 21 regional cup competitions of German football. The winner of the competition gains entry to the first round of the German Cup. It is limited to clubs from the northern part of Rhineland-Palatinate, however, teams from the Fußball-Bundesliga and 2nd...
winners: 1991, 2003
Recent seasons
Year | Division | Position |
1999–2000 | Oberliga Südwest Oberliga Südwest The Oberliga Südwest is the highest regional football league for the Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland state of Germany. It is the fifth tier of the German football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German Football, the 5th tier of the German football league system... (IV) |
5th |
2000–01 | Oberliga Südwest | 6th |
2001–02 | Oberliga Südwest | 5th |
2002–03 | Oberliga Südwest | 8th |
2003–04 | Oberliga Südwest | 7th |
2004–05 | Oberliga Südwest | 15th |
2005–06 | Oberliga Südwest | 10th |
2006–07 | Oberliga Südwest | 7th |
2007–08 | Oberliga Südwest | 8th |
2008–09 | Oberliga Südwest (V) | 6th |
2009–10 | Oberliga Südwest | 16th |