VfL Frohnlach
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| Full name | Verein für Leibesübungen 1919 e. V. Frohnlach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1919 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Willi-Schillig-Stadion (Capacity 5,000) |
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| Chairman | Willi Schillig | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Werner Gückel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Oberliga Bayern (V) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-08 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord (V) 1st | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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VfL Frohnlach is a German football club from the municipality of Frohnlach in Ebersdorf bei Coburg, Bavaria.
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[edit] History
The club was established as Sports Club Arminia Frohnlach in 1919 and, after a 1925 merger with Turnverein Frohnlach, became Verein für Leibesübungen 1919 e. V. Frohnlach. In addition to fielding a football side the sports club had departments for cycling, fistball, and gymnastics. Like other clubs that were part of the Arbeiter-Turn- und -Sportbundes (Worker's Gymnastics and Sports Union) VfL was banned in 1933 by the Nazi regime as politically undesirable. After World War II it was re-established as TV Frohnlach and before the end of 1945 was playing as Allgemeine Sportvereinigung Frohnlach. By 1948 the association was again known as VfL.
The footballers took part in lower level local play in the Coburg district league, until the mid-70s when the club made a rapid ascent with the support of local furniture maker Willi Schillig, who took on the presidency and a major spornsorship role. Three consecutive promotions from 1978 to 1980 saw the club through to the fourth division Oberliga Bayern. They also made their first appearance in DFB-Pokal (German Cup) play in 1980 where they were put out in the second round by Stuttgarter Kickers (0:9). Frohnlach enjoyed a decade long run in the Oberliga until slipping to become an elevator side, moving frequently up and down between fourth and fifth tier play. The team competed as an Oberliga side in 1992-93, 1994-99, and 2004-07. Their most current result, a 16th place finish, saw the club sent down to the Landesliga Bayern-Nord (V), where they finished on top and returned to the Oberliga for the 2008-09 season.
[edit] Recent seasons
| Year | Division | Position |
| 1999-2000 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord (V) | 3rd |
| 2000-01 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord | 3rd |
| 2001-02 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord | 2nd |
| 2002-03 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord | 3rd |
| 2003-04 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord | 1st ↑ |
| 2004-05 | Oberliga Bayern (IV) | 11th |
| 2005-06 | Oberliga Bayern | 7th |
| 2006-07 | Oberliga Bayern | 16th ↓ |
| 2007-08 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord (V) | 1st ↑ |
| 2008-09 | Oberliga Bayern (V) |
[edit] Honours
- Landesliga Bayern-Nord (V) champions: 1980, 1992, 2004, 2008
[edit] Stadium
Between 1958 and 1980 the club played its home matches at Am Wirtsteich until the opening of the Waldstadion (capacity 5,000). The stadium has served as a venue for matches of the German junior national U20 and U21 teams. In 2006 the facility was re-named for club president Willi Schillig.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- Grüne, Hardy (2001). Vereinslexikon. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag ISBN 3-89784-147-9
- Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables (in German)
- eufo.de European football club profiles and current team rosters
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German Oberliga Bayern (IV) Football Clubs (2007-08)
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