VfR Achern
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VfR Achern is a German football club
from the city of Achern
, Baden-Württemberg
near the Hornisgrinde
mountain. The club was established on 17 October 1907 as Fußball-Club Achern and adopted the name Verein für Rasenspiele Achern in 1910.
(I).
With the outbreak of World War II in 1939, German football was temporarily reorganized to deal with player shortages and travel restrictions. The Gauliga Baden-Süd was one of 16 top flight regional leagues in the country. Originally made up of 10 teams in a single division, it was expanded to include 20 teams playing in 5 sub-divisions. Each sub-division was a city-based local circuit to help reduce the need for travel. Achern finished atop the Staffel Offenburg in the 1939–40 season and took part in the combined Gauliga playoff where they fared poorly. The following season, the Gauliga Baden-Süd returned to a 10 team regional format; Achern did not qualify and returned to lower tier play.
After the war occupying Allied authorities
ordered the dissolution of most organizations in the country, including sports and football clubs. New associations soon appeared and VfR was reestablished on 13 July 1946 as Sportverein Achern. They advanced to the Amateurliga Südbaden
(II) in 1949 where they earned a third place result. On 2 September 1950 they reassumed their traditional identity as VfR and spent another 5 seasons as a lower table club in the Amateurliga until finally being sent down in 1955.
Achern resurface for a single season in the now third tier Amateurliga in 1965–66, but were promptly relgated. They immediately bounced back with a division championship in the 2. Amateurliga Südbaden (IV) and spent three more season in third division play. They took part in preliminary round play for the DFB-Pokal
(German Cup) in 1977 and made their last appearance in the Amateurliga in the 1977–78 season. The team, for a long period of time, competed in the Landesliga Südbaden 1 (VI), having last played in the tier-four Verbandsliga Südbaden
in 1993.
In 2011, the club suffered relegation from the Landesliga, dropping down to the Bezirksliga.
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 Achern
Achern
Achern is a city in Western Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located approximately 18 km southwest of Baden-Baden and 19 km northeast of Offenburg...
, 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...
near the Hornisgrinde
Hornisgrinde
The Hornisgrinde, 1164 m , is the highest mountain in the Northern Black Forest of Germany. The Hornisgrinde lies in northern Ortenaukreis district.- Origin of the name :...
mountain. The club was established on 17 October 1907 as Fußball-Club Achern and adopted the name Verein für Rasenspiele Achern in 1910.
History
For most of its history Achern played in lower tier local competition. They briefly came to notice in the late 1930s when they captured the title in the Bezirksliga Freiburg (II) and subsequently played a single season in the wartime Gauliga Baden-SüdGauliga Baden
The Gauliga Baden was the highest football league in the German state of Baden from 1933 to 1945. Shortly after the formation of the league, the Nazis reorganised the administrative regions in Germany, and the Gau Baden replaced the state Baden....
(I).
With the outbreak of World War II in 1939, German football was temporarily reorganized to deal with player shortages and travel restrictions. The Gauliga Baden-Süd was one of 16 top flight regional leagues in the country. Originally made up of 10 teams in a single division, it was expanded to include 20 teams playing in 5 sub-divisions. Each sub-division was a city-based local circuit to help reduce the need for travel. Achern finished atop the Staffel Offenburg in the 1939–40 season and took part in the combined Gauliga playoff where they fared poorly. The following season, the Gauliga Baden-Süd returned to a 10 team regional format; Achern did not qualify and returned to lower tier play.
After the war occupying Allied authorities
Allied Occupation Zones in Germany
The Allied powers who defeated Nazi Germany in World War II divided the country west of the Oder-Neisse line into four occupation zones for administrative purposes during 1945–49. In the closing weeks of fighting in Europe, US forces had pushed beyond the previously agreed boundaries for the...
ordered the dissolution of most organizations in the country, including sports and football clubs. New associations soon appeared and VfR was reestablished on 13 July 1946 as Sportverein Achern. They advanced to the Amateurliga Südbaden
Amateurliga 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...
(II) in 1949 where they earned a third place result. On 2 September 1950 they reassumed their traditional identity as VfR and spent another 5 seasons as a lower table club in the Amateurliga until finally being sent down in 1955.
Achern resurface for a single season in the now third tier Amateurliga in 1965–66, but were promptly relgated. They immediately bounced back with a division championship in the 2. Amateurliga Südbaden (IV) and spent three more season in third division play. They took part in preliminary round play for 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) in 1977 and made their last appearance in the Amateurliga in the 1977–78 season. The team, for a long period of time, competed in the Landesliga Südbaden 1 (VI), having last played in the tier-four 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:...
in 1993.
In 2011, the club suffered relegation from the Landesliga, dropping down to the Bezirksliga.
Honours
- Bezirksliga Freiburg (II)
- Champions: 1939
- 2. Amateurliga Südbaden (IV)
- Champions: 1967
External links
- Official team site
- Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables