VfR Neumünster

VfR Neumünster

Full name	Verein für Rasensport Neumünster von 1910 e.V.
Founded	1910
Ground	Grümmi-Arena
Ground Capacity	10,000
Chairman	Herbert Sander
Manager	Ervin Lamce
League	Regionalliga Nord (IV)
2011–12	Schleswig-Holstein-Liga, 1st (Promoted)
Home colours Away colours

VfR Neumünster is a German association football club based in Neumünster, Schleswig-Holstein. The club was established on 3 March 1910 as FV Neumünster by members of FC Germania 1907 Neumünster and FC Viktoria 1909 Neumünster. In 1924, FV was joined by VfR 1923 Neumünster – which was the football department of TV Gut-Heil Neumünster – to form the present day club.

History

VfR enjoyed only modest success in its early years, taking part in second division competition for a single season in 1937–38. They advanced to the first division Oberliga Nord in 1955, with their best result coming as a third place finish there in 1959. After the formation of the Bundesliga, Germany's first top flight professional league, in 1963, VfR found itself in the second division Regionalliga, but quickly slipped from the professional ranks. During the late 50s and early 60s, until the formation of the Bundesliga, the club's amateur side played second-division football in the Amateurliga Schleswig-Holstein.

In the mid-90s the team returned to the Oberliga Nord (IV) and finished as vice-champions in 2002–03. That earned the club a place in the promotion playoffs for the Regionalliga Nord where they beat Kickers Emden to move up. Their third division adventure lasted only a single season and they were promptly relegated after an 18th place finish. This was followed by financial problems leading to bankruptcy proceedings in 2005. VfR briefly recovered itself but was forced back into bankruptcy in 2007, which will likely lead to forcible relegation to the fifth tier Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein despite an 14th place Oberliga result in 2006–07.

Stadium

The club plays its home fixtures in the Grümmi-Arena (former known as VfR-Stadion an der Geerdtsstraße) built in 1927 and having a current capacity of 10,000.

Current Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Marcus Hesse GK Mark Kassler DF Amando Aust DF Yannick Yakubowski DF Jae Hyun Ju DF Daniel Michalowski DF Jakob Olthoff DF Hannes Schäfke DF Kevin Schulz MF Patrick Christophersen

No. Position Player MF Michel Harrer MF Kevin Ingreso MF Patrick Nagel MF Christian Rave MF Finn-Lasse Thomas MF Felix Schlagelambers FW Christopher Kramer FW Ali Moslehe FW Ermir Zekiri FW Marco Schultz MF Emil Biggel

Honours

• Amateurliga Schleswig-Holstein (III) champions: 1966
• Landesliga Schleswig-Holstein (IV) champions: 1976
• Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein (IV) champions: 1980
• Verbandsliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein (IV) champions: 2000
• Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein champions (IV): 2003
• Schleswig-Holstein Pokal (Schleswig-Holstein Cup) winner: 1975, 2004, 2013

External links

• Official team site

References

Grüne, Hardy (2001). Vereinslexikon. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag ISBN 3-89784-147-9

• Abseits Guide to German Soccer
• eufo.de European football club profiles and current team rosters
• Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables (in German)

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