VfB Gaggenau
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VfB Gaggenau is a German association football club
from the city of Gaggenau
, Baden-Württemberg
established 27 July 1911. Following World War II
, football and sports clubs across the country were disbanded by occupying Allied authorities as part of the broader process of denazification
. The team was reestablished in 1946 as Sportverein Gaggenau, which included the former memberships of VfB, Turnerbund Gaggenau, and Ski-Club Gaggenau. It was renamed VfB Gaggenau on 5 August 1950.
(III) in 1955 and, except for a second place finish in 1960 and a third place finish in 1963, earned generally lower table results. VfB was relegated in 1966 and did not return to Amateurliga play until 1977. They slipped to the Verbandsliga Südbaden (IV) through league restructuring the following season, and won their way to the Amateuroberliga Baden-Württemberg (IV) by winning the division title there in 1979. Their turn in the Amateuroberliga lasted just a single season and they did not return to fourth tier play until 1986. In the 1994-95 season, the Amateuroberliga became the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg
(IV). VfB narrowly missed demotion that year when GSV Maichingen voluntarily went down instead, but could not escape being sent down after another poor finish in the following campaign.
VfB has made several appearances (1976, 1980, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996) in preliminary round play for the DFB Pokal (German Cup), going out after first round losses in each instance.
The club was bankrupted at the turn of the millennium, dropping out of the Verbandsliga in 2000-01, after having played 20 of 30 rounds, and was reestablished on 17 April 2001, restarting play in the tier nine Kreisliga B. Since capturing the Bezirksliga Baden-Baden title in 2009, VfB has played in the Landesliga Südbaden 1 (VII), where it finished runners-up in 2010-11.
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 Gaggenau
Gaggenau
Gaggenau is a town in the district of Rastatt, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located some 8 km northeast of Baden-Baden.- Geography :...
, Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...
established 27 July 1911. Following World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, football and sports clubs across the country were disbanded by occupying Allied authorities as part of the broader process of denazification
Denazification
Denazification was an Allied initiative to rid German and Austrian society, culture, press, economy, judiciary, and politics of any remnants of the National Socialist ideology. It was carried out specifically by removing those involved from positions of influence and by disbanding or rendering...
. The team was reestablished in 1946 as Sportverein Gaggenau, which included the former memberships of VfB, Turnerbund Gaggenau, and Ski-Club Gaggenau. It was renamed VfB Gaggenau on 5 August 1950.
History
VfB played local level football prior to the war with the club taking part in the regional Südpokal (South German Cup) in 1922. Following the conflict it became part of the Amateurliga SüdbadenAmateurliga Südbaden
The Amateurliga Südbaden was the highest football league in the region of the Südbaden FA and the third tier of the German football league system from its inception in 1945 to the formation of the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg and the Verbandsliga Südbaden below it in 1978.-Overview:The Amateurliga...
(III) in 1955 and, except for a second place finish in 1960 and a third place finish in 1963, earned generally lower table results. VfB was relegated in 1966 and did not return to Amateurliga play until 1977. They slipped to the Verbandsliga Südbaden (IV) through league restructuring the following season, and won their way to the Amateuroberliga Baden-Württemberg (IV) by winning the division title there in 1979. Their turn in the Amateuroberliga lasted just a single season and they did not return to fourth tier play until 1986. In the 1994-95 season, the Amateuroberliga became the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg
Oberliga Baden-Württemberg
The Oberliga Baden-Württemberg is the highest Football League in the state of Baden-Württemberg and the Baden-Württemberg football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German Football, the 5th tier of the German football league system...
(IV). VfB narrowly missed demotion that year when GSV Maichingen voluntarily went down instead, but could not escape being sent down after another poor finish in the following campaign.
VfB has made several appearances (1976, 1980, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996) in preliminary round play for the DFB Pokal (German Cup), going out after first round losses in each instance.
The club was bankrupted at the turn of the millennium, dropping out of the Verbandsliga in 2000-01, after having played 20 of 30 rounds, and was reestablished on 17 April 2001, restarting play in the tier nine Kreisliga B. Since capturing the Bezirksliga Baden-Baden title in 2009, VfB has played in the Landesliga Südbaden 1 (VII), where it finished runners-up in 2010-11.
League
- Verbandsliga SüdbadenVerbandsliga SüdbadenThe Verbandsliga Südbaden 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:...
- Champions: 1979, 1986
- Bezirksliga Baden-Baden
- Champions: 2009
- Kreisliga A Baden-Baden Nord
- Champions: 2007
- Kreisliga B Baden-Baden 4
- Champions: 2006
Recent seasons
The recent season-by-season performance of the club:| Season | Division | Tier | Position |
| 1999–2000 | Verbandsliga Südbaden Verbandsliga Südbaden The Verbandsliga Südbaden 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 | 12th |
| 2000–01 | Verbandsliga Südbaden | 16th ↓ | |
| 2001–02 | |||
| 2002–03 | |||
| 2003–04 | Kreisliga B Baden-Baden 4 | IX | 3rd |
| 2004–05 | Kreisliga B Baden-Baden 4 | 3rd | |
| 2005–06 | Kreisliga B Baden-Baden 4 | 1st ↑ | |
| 2006–07 | Kreisliga A Baden-Baden Nord | VIII | 1st ↑ |
| 2007–08 | Bezirksliga Baden-Baden | VII | 7th |
| 2008–09 | Bezirksliga Baden-Baden | VIII | 1st ↑ |
| 2009–10 | Landesliga Südbaden 1 | VII | 4th |
| 2010–11 | Landesliga Südbaden 1 | 2nd | |
| 2011–12 | Landesliga Südbaden 1 |
- With the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 and the 3rd Liga3rd LigaThe 3rd Liga is the third division of football in Germany. The league started with the beginning of the 2008–09 season, when it replaced the Regionalliga as the third tier football league in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2...
in 2008 as the new third tier, below the 2nd Bundesliga2. Fußball-Bundesliga- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
, all leagues below dropped one tier.
External links
- Official team site
- Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables (in German)
- VfB Gaggenau (–2001) at Weltfussball.de
- VfB Gaggenau (2001–) at Weltfussball.de