VfB Oldenburg
Encyclopedia
VfB Oldenburg is a German association football club
based in Oldenburg
, Lower Saxony
. As of the 2011/12 season they play in the Oberliga Niedersachsenliga, which is at the 5th level of football in Germany.
The club played for two seasons in the Gauliga Weser-Ems (I), just before the end of the war, from 1942 to 1944.
After again restoring their ground in the aftermath of World War II, the club was able to pick up play in the Oberliga Nord in the 1949–50 season, but immediately found themselves relegated to tier II. They made another single season appearance in the upper league in 1955–56, before returning for a run of three seasons from 1960 to 1963 in the lead up to the formation of the Bundesliga, Germany's new professional football league. Oldenburg did not qualify for the new circuit and found themselves in the Regionalliga Nord (II). They played at that level until the mid-70's when they slipped into the Amateur Oberliga Nord (III).
They enjoyed their highest league finish in 1991-92. They finished bottom of the third level in 1999-2000, and came close to being dissolved due to financial problems.
in 1960 and Hamburger SV
in 1974, before crowds of 30,000 people.
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...
based in Oldenburg
Oldenburg
Oldenburg is an independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the western part of the state between the cities of Bremen and Groningen, Netherlands, at the Hunte river. It has a population of 160,279 which makes it the fourth biggest city in Lower Saxony after Hanover, Braunschweig...
, Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
. As of the 2011/12 season they play in the Oberliga Niedersachsenliga, which is at the 5th level of football in Germany.
History
Founded by a group of high school boys as FC 1897 Oldenburg on 17 October 1897, they merged with FV Germania 1903 Oldenburg in 1919 and adopted their current name. Their interests were football, cricket and track. Within a year the club acquired an old velodrome in Donnerschwee – part of the town of Oldenburg today – and converted it to a football ground.The club played for two seasons in the Gauliga Weser-Ems (I), just before the end of the war, from 1942 to 1944.
After again restoring their ground in the aftermath of World War II, the club was able to pick up play in the Oberliga Nord in the 1949–50 season, but immediately found themselves relegated to tier II. They made another single season appearance in the upper league in 1955–56, before returning for a run of three seasons from 1960 to 1963 in the lead up to the formation of the Bundesliga, Germany's new professional football league. Oldenburg did not qualify for the new circuit and found themselves in the Regionalliga Nord (II). They played at that level until the mid-70's when they slipped into the Amateur Oberliga Nord (III).
They enjoyed their highest league finish in 1991-92. They finished bottom of the third level in 1999-2000, and came close to being dissolved due to financial problems.
Stadium
Since 1991 VfB Oldenburgs home games have taken place in the municipal Marschweg-Stadion which has a current capacity of 15,200 (4,500 seats). Attendance records were set when the club played losing German Cup matches against Borussia MönchengladbachBorussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Mönchengladbach is a German association football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. The team plays in the Bundesliga and is one of the country's most well-known, well-supported, and successful teams. Borussia Mönchengladbach has over 40,000 members and is the sixth...
in 1960 and Hamburger SV
Hamburger SV
Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department...
in 1974, before crowds of 30,000 people.
Honours
After a third-place finish in the Amateur-Oberliga Nord, Oldenburg went on to become German amateur vice-champions in 1988.- Oberliga Niedersachsen-West champions: 1952, 1957, 1959, 2009
- Oberliga Niedersachsen champions: 1972
- Oberliga Nord champions: 1975, 1980, 1990
- Regionalliga Nord champions: 1996
- Oberliga Nord, Staffel Niedersachsen/Bremen champions: 2002
Current squad
Notable former players
- Hans-Jörg Butt
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- Radek Drulák
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- Wolfgang SidkaWolfgang SidkaWolfgang Sidka is an association football manager. He led SV Werder Bremen to victory in the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 1998. He was head coach of the Iraq national football team, having signed on August 9, 2010 and was sacked on August 2, 2011.-Manager:-References:...
- Mirko Votava