VfR 07 Schweinfurt

VfR 07 Schweinfurt
Full name Verein für Rasenspiele 1907 Schweinfurt e.V.
Nickname(s) Die Rot-Schwarzen
Founded 14 May 1907
Dissolved 2015
Ground Stadion am Hutrasen
Ground Capacity 6,000 (1941)

Verein für Rasenspiele 1907 Schweinfurt e.V., called VfR 07 Schweinfurt, VfR Schweinfurt, or simply VfR 07, was a German association football club established in Schweinfurt (Bavaria) in 1907.[1] The club has been dissolved in 2015 after it had gone bankrupt.

VfR Schweinfurt experienced a number of successful years from the late 1930s to the early 1940s. The club appeared in the top-tier Gauliga Bayern for overall four seasons, and made it into the second round of the German Cup in 1940. After Second World War, VfR 07 was not able to play any decisive role on national level.

The club's home games were held at Stadion am Hutrasen in Schweinfurt from 1928 on.

History

Early years

The football club was founded in May 1907 as 1. FV Viktoria 1907 Schweinfurt. After a fusion with FC Union 1909 Schweinfurt in May 1926, it obtained its name consisting until 2015. In 1928 the team moved to Hutrasen, which was expanded to become a football stadium with a capacity of 6,000 (1941).[2]

1930s and 1940s

The club gained first class status with promotion to the top-tier Gauliga Bayern in 1939. The team finished 9th in the 1939–40 season, achieving its best position during the single division Gauliga era. Again in 1940, VfR Schweinfurt reached the second round of the German Cup (Tschammerpokal), where it lost to 1938 cup winner and later German football champion SK Rapid Wien. After it was relegated in 1941, the club returned to Gauliga Bayern - now split into a northern and a southern division due to Second World War - for further two years in 1942.

VfR 07 midfielder Robert Bernard became a Germany international footballer in 1936 when he obtained two caps during the Olympic Summer Games in Berlin. In addition, the club provided the education for 1938 FIFA World Cup and Europe XI[3] selection player Andreas „Ander“ Kupfer, who joined the local rival 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 in 1933.

Late years

After World War II, VfR 07 was reclassified to tier two Landesliga Bayern, and many of the players, among them Robert Bernard, now joined Schweinfurt 05 as well.[1] The club could not continue on the old road to success, and for decades played in lower football leagues only. The only highlight back then was a short period in Landesliga Bayern-Nord from the late 1970s on.

Due to growing financial problems combined with membership decline, the club had to declare insolvency in April 2011.[4] Stadion am Hutrasen was leased to Hilalspor Schweinfurt, and VfR 07 Schweinfurt was finally dissolved in 2015.[5]

Seasons

Performance of the club during its most successful years 1938–1947 and 1978–1981:[6][7]

Season Division Tier Position
1938–39 Bezirksliga II ↑
1939–40 Gauliga Bayern I 9rd
1940–41 Gauliga Bayern 11th ↓
1941–42 Bezirksliga II ↑
1942–43 Gauliga Nordbayern I 8th
1943–44 Gauliga Nordbayern 4th
1944–45 Gauliga Bayern no results
1945–46 Landesliga Bayern II 4th
1946–47 Landesliga Bayern Nord 11th ↓
1978–79 Landesliga Bayern-Nord IV 13th
1979–80 Landesliga Bayern-Nord 10th
1980–81 Landesliga Bayern-Nord 16th ↓
↑ Promoted ↓ Relegated

Honours

Cup

Notable past players

References

  1. 1 2 "Einst Angstgegner der Bayern" (in German). m.mainpost.de. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  2. ↑ Hardy Grüne: Vereinslexikon. Enzyklopädie des deutschen Ligafußballs. Kassel: Agon Sportverlag, 2001. ISBN 3-89784-147-9, Pages 410f.
  3. ↑ "Football Association 75th Anniversary Celebration Match: England 3 Rest of Europe 0". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  4. ↑ Hardy Grüne. "Insolvenzticker: VfR Schweinfurt 07" (in German). fussballglobus.blogspot.de. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  5. ↑ "Rapid Wien ist längst Vergangenheit: Wieso sich nach dem insolventen VfR 07 Schweinfurt nun auch die FSG vom Spielbetrieb abmeldete" (in German). www.nuus.de. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
  6. ↑ "Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv" [Historical German domestic league tables] (in German). www.f-archiv.de. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  7. ↑ "Fussball.de – Ergebnisse" [Tables and results of all German football leagues] (in German). www.fussball.de. Retrieved 2017-06-20.

Coordinates: 50°2′19.1″N 10°14′3.7″E / 50.038639°N 10.234361°E / 50.038639; 10.234361

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