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VfL Osnabrück
Full nameVerein für Leibesübungen
von 1899 e.V. Osnabrück
Nickname(s)The Lily Whites
Founded1899
GroundOsnatel-Arena (formerly Bremer Brücke)
Capacity16,130
ChairmanChristoph Ehrenberg (acting)
Head CoachJoe Enochs
League3. Liga
2014–1511th
Current season

VfL Osnabrück is a German multi-sport club in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony. It currently fields teams in basketball, gymnastics, swimming, table tennis, and tennis, but is by far best known for its football section.

History

Foundation to WW2

The club has its origins in the coming together on 17 April 1899 of the memberships of the "wild" clubs Antipodia, Germania, and Minerva to create Fußball Club 1899 Osnabrück. This group joined Osnabrücker Ballverein 05 in 1920 to play as BV 1899 Osnabrück.

Predecessor Osnabrücker BV 05 was the product of the 1905 merger of Fußball Club Edelweiß 1902 Osnabrück and Fußball Club Alemannia Osnabrück. This club made an appearance in the quarterfinals of the regional Westdeutsche (West German) final in 1910 where they were decisively put out (2:9) by Duisburger SV.

The merger that created Verein für Leibesübungen Osnabrücker took place in 1924 when BV was joined by Spiel- und Sport Osnabrück. Prior to 1921, SuS had played as the football department of the gymnastics club Osnabrücker Turnverein 1861, created in 1914 when Fußball Club 1903 Olympia Osnabrück and Fußball Club Teutonia 1902 Osnabrück became part of TV.

Established 24 June 1902, Teutonia Osnabrück also had quarterfinal appearances in the Westdeutsche final to its credit, dropping decisions to FC München-Gladbach in 1908 (0:3), and BV Dortmund (3:4) in 1909.

VfL was formally incorporated on 8 March 1925, but part of the membership of the newly formed association soon left to create a separate side called Sportclub Rapid Osnabrück – styled after well known club Rapid Vienna. Rapid came back to the fold thirteen years later in 1938 and the re-unified club adopted the light-purple colours of the returning footballers.[1]

After the re-structuring of German football leagues in 1933 under the Third Reich, Osnabrück played second division football until winning promotion to the Gauliga Niedersachsen (I) in 1935. They were relegated after their first campaign, but returned to the top flight in 1937, capturing the division title in the 1938–39 season. The Gauliga Niedersachsen was then split into two divisions, and in each of the following two seasons VfL took the Niedersachsen-Nord title. They went on win to the overall division title in 1940, beating Hannover 96 (3:2, 2:2), but lost their title to the same club the following year (1:1, 1:3). Their Gauliga titles in 1939 and 1940 put VfL into opening round group play for the national championship, but they were unable to advance.[2]

Post-War era

After World War II, the club returned to play as 1. FSV Osnabrück but again took up their traditional name in 1946. The team played in the Oberliga Nord (I) and delivered credible performances that left them standing fourth in the league's all-time table behind well-known sides Hamburger SV, Werder Bremen, and FC St. Pauli.

Failed Bundesliga ambition

The Bundesliga was formed in 1963 as Germany's new top flight professional league. The Violets did not qualify for play there and were seeded into second division Regionalliga Nord. They had opportunities to advance through the promotion rounds in five consecutive years beginning in 1969, but were unable to break through. For three decades the club remained a tier II fixture in the Regionalliga Nord (1963–74) and the 2. Bundesliga (1974–84, 1985–93). They played a single season in the Amateur Oberliga Nord (III), but only narrowly escaped relegation in 1979 when FC St. Pauli was instead sent down when they were refused a license over their financial situation. A highlight of the period was a 5:4 victory over Bayern Munich in a 1978 DFB-Pokal (German Cup) match-up.

Current

Since 1994 the club has been part of the Regionalliga Nord (III), making cameo appearances in the 2. Bundesliga in 2000–01 and 2003–04. On the final day of their 2006–07 campaign, VfL again won promotion to second division play, and were then able to avoid being immediately sent down once more by finishing out of the relegation zone in 14th place in 2007–08.

Recent seasons

The recent season-by-season performance of the club:[3][4]

2. Bundesliga
Year Division Tier Position
1999–2000 Regionalliga Nord III 1st ↑
2000–01 2. Bundesliga II 15th ↓
2001–02 Regionalliga Nord III 7th
2002–03 Regionalliga Nord 2nd ↑
2003–04 2. Bundesliga II 18th ↓
2004–05 Regionalliga Nord III 4th
2005–06 Regionalliga Nord 10th
2006–07 Regionalliga Nord 2nd ↑
2007–08 2. Bundesliga II 12th
2008–09 2. Bundesliga 16th ↓
2009–10 3. Liga III 1st ↑
2010–11 2. Bundesliga II 16th ↓
2011–12 3. Liga III 7th
2012–13 3. Liga 3rd
2013–14 3. Liga 5th
2014–15 3. Liga 11th
2015–16 3. Liga

Key

Promoted Relegated

Honours

Notable past players

4

Manager History

3

Players

Current squad

As of 15 December 2015[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Germany GER Frank Lehmann
2 DF Germany GER Lars Bleker
3 DF Germany GER Anthony Syhre
5 DF Germany GER David Pisot
6 DF Germany GER Alexander Dercho
7 MF Germany GER Massimo Ornatelli
8 MF Germany GER Tom Christian Merkens
9 FW Germany GER Halil Savran
10 MF Germany GER Simon Tüting
11 FW Republic of the Congo CGO Francky Sembolo
13 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Addy-Waku Menga
15 DF Germany GER Maik Odenthal
16 DF Germany GER Nicolas Eiter
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Germany GER Pascal Richter
18 DF Germany GER Marcel Kandziora
20 GK Germany GER Marvin Schwäbe (on loan from Hoffenheim)
22 MF Tunisia TUN Sofien Chahed
23 DF Germany GER Michael Hohnstedt
24 DF Germany GER Tobias Willers
25 DF Germany GER Christian Groß
26 MF Germany GER Stephan Thee
27 DF Germany GER Kim Falkenberg
28 MF Germany GER Deniz Taskesen
29 FW Germany GER Marcos Alvarez
32 MF Germany GER Finn-Tarik Bode
33 MF Germany GER Kamer Krasniqi

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Germany GER Kevin Freiberger (to Rot-Weiss Essen until June 2015)

References

  1. ^ Grüne, Hardy (2001). Vereinslexikon. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag ISBN 3-89784-147-9
  2. ^ Grüne, Hardy (1996). Vom Kronprinzen bis zur Bundesliga. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag ISBN 3-928562-85-1
  3. ^ Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv Template:De icon Historical German domestic league tables, accessed: 3 December 2015
  4. ^ VfL Osnabrück Template:De icon Fussball.de, accessed: 3 December 2015
  5. ^ "VfL Osnabrück: Profikader" [VfL Osnabrück: Senior Squad] (in German). VfL Osnabrück. Retrieved 15 March 2015.