VfL Marburg
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| Verein für Leibesübungen 1860 Marburg | ||
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| Club details | ||
| Established | 28 July 1860 | |
| Address | VfL 1860 Marburg Leopold-Lucas-Str. 46a 35037 Marburg |
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| Club colours | blue + white | |
| № of members | 2200 approx. | |
| Internet | ||
| Official website | www.vfl1860marburg.de | |
VfL Marburg is the oldest sports club
Sports club
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of the Universitätsstadt
College town
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Marburg
Marburg
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, Germany
Germany
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, having been established in 1860 as a gymnastics
Gymnastics
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club.
Sporting spectrum
VfL Marburg has 12 different sporting departments, in gymnasticsGymnastics
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, hockey
Hockey
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, volleyball
Volleyball
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, lacrosse
Lacrosse
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, handball
Team handball
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, table tennis
Table tennis
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, badminton
Badminton
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, fencing
Fencing
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, swimming
Swimming (sport)
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, athletics, fitness
Fitness and figure competition
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and music
Music
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.
Football
From 1937, VfB MarburgVfB Marburg
VfB Marburg is a German football club based in Marburg, Hesse, currently playing in the Hessenliga.- History :VfB Marburg was established on 13 May 1905 as Marburger Fußball Club and in its first two years boasted over 100 members...
belonged to the sports club, until separating in 1992 and reclaiming its historical identity as the Verein für Bewegungsspiele 1905 Marburg e.V.