VfL Klafeld-Geisweid 08
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| VfL Klafeld-Geisweid | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | VfL 08 e. V. Klafeld-Geisweid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | The Sovereigns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1908 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Hofbachstadion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 10,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman |  Ulrich Jochum |
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| Manager | Matthias Janke |
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| League | District League of Westfalen Group 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005/06 | 5th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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VfL Klafeld-Geisweid 08 is a German football club playing in the Klafeld-Geiswald district of Siegen, Nordrhein-Westfalen.
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[edit] History
The club has its roots in the village teams of SG Sigambria Geisweid, founded in 1908, and SpVgg Klafeld. In 1927 these two sides merged to form SpVgg Klafeld-Geisweid. This club was joined by Turngemeinde Friesen in 1946 to form VfL Klafeld-Geisweid. The gymnastics department would separate the following year to become Turngemeinde Friesen Klafeld-Geisweid 1889.
The footballers immediately won promotion from the Berzirksliga Siegerland (V) to the Landesliga Westfalen (IV) and played at that level, with the exception of a single season demotion, until they advanced to the Verbandsliga Westfalen-2 (III) for the first time in 1964. A seventeenth place finish saw the club quickly relegated, but they returned to third tier football in 1967. Just four years later a division championship led to a climb into the second division Regionalliga West for the 1971-72 season, which was the high point of the club's history. The team was well-supported in spite of its poor performance in the Regionalliga, drawing nearly 4,000 spectators a game.
One lost the decision game around the title of the association league master against the victor of the squadron 1, Arminia Gütersloh, with 1:0. however was the regional league-year sportingly not of large success stamped and climbed one with 14:54 points at the season end again off. The parties of the regional league-season became in the cut of ca. 4,000 spectators pursues, what was very high for at that time ratios in this class. The success at the end of the 60s and beginning of the '70s's became was above all through the at that time 1st chairperson Hans Elbracht possible, that at the same time boss of the Stahlbetriebes yet resident in Geisweid also today of that noble steel mill south Westfalen gmbh and the players so, next to whom soccer, a working place was able to offer.
Between association league and country league (1972 – 1985) after the descent out of the regional league 1971/72 the Geisweider must, after a further descent to the end of the season 1973/74 that begin bitter way back into the country league. At that 13. October 1974 challenged one a friendship game against the at that time Bundesligisten harmony Frankfurt and lost with 0:9. first with the profit of the championship of the country league 1978 created one the leap back into the association league. There one established himself first of all again and concluded 5 of the 7 membership years in the upper tables half, before one 1984/85 again descent. The probably largest successes in this time were participated that in that DFB-Pokal in the season 1980/81 and 1981/82, however that ' 'sovereign' ' damaged both times in the 1st head round from: 1980/81 on own place against the at that time Hessian Landesligisten Rot-Weiß Frankfurt with 1:2 and a year later in the amateurs the VfB Stuttgart quite with 0:4.
[edit] Entering the District League (1985 – today)
The season 1984/85 league-season was the previously last associations for the society. One descended beginning of the '90s's even into the district league. Out of this, one climbed however middle of the 90s undefeated back into the country league. After some positionings in the upper tables third, it protected could establish itself, as the team of the at that time trainer Thomas Lichtenthäler there over longer time, but at the end of the season 1999/00 one climbed sang and toneless with just once 14 points into the district league off.
Based on the bad financial situation of the society, one was no longer able to get real good players and so it was inevitable to fall down From this day on, one focussed on own young players and the success came back One concluded the last three years all in the upper tables third. In the season 2004/05, one became yet vice master after a brilliant back series. One became 2003/04 second of the DFB-cup on circle plain and qualified for the Westenfalenpokal. There one reached the 2nd head round. An own young player Sezgin Karismaz, who stroke actually 90 times, was the winnerWestfalenpost. He was goal hunter of the district league Westfalen group.
The society controls today 2 seniors teams, older former players and several youth teams of the A-youth up to the Bambinis. The 1st team plays in the season 2006/07 in the Bezirksliga, the 2nd senior team in the Kreisliga
[edit] Stadium
The society expedites its home games in that Hofbachstadion. The unit controls ca. 10,000 places and is therewith the second largest unit in that Siegener city zone. It is moreover one of only two Naturrasensportplätzen in the city zone and the only at which one Tartanbahn incorporates itself. Both straight lines of the platform state step with breakwater make available the spectators, both curves begrünt are chiefly and/or gone wild. On one of the straight lines, a part of the state step was renewed some years ago. The expanse also some rows of unscrewed seat row are to be found there. The unit is in the past 30 years right marode and renovation needy become. For one of the Tribünenseiten, already a Überdachung of 14 ms depth and a length of 34 ms is approved. At the lawn place joins transformed will should a volcanic ash tennis place with ash coating, that in the near future in one Kunstrasenplatz.
During the regional league-season 1971/72, one played in that Leimbachstadion in victories, ironic manner of the home game site of the at that time large rival. Before and after that one played to the building of the unit in the yard stream valley on the traditional Schießberg where also today yet the united home is.
[edit] Regional League Team 1971/72
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[edit] Trivia
- The society a cost-free stadium notebook publishes to each home game. The notebook has existed with start of the season 2006/07 for 27th years and offers next to photos, assemblies, information to the opponent, reports out of the youth departments also a preface of the 1st chairpersons Ulrich Jochum that at the same time editor of the notebook is.
- One was in the '70s's yet at eye level with the first team of the large rival sport friends victories, played one in the 90s already against the 2nd team of the sport friends and into the district league-years 2002/03 and 2003/04 even against the 3rd team.
