The club was formed in 1978 out of the merger of the football sides of Sport Vereinigung Arminia Gütersloh and Deutsche Jugendkraft Gütersloh in the hopes that the new club would be more successful than its un-storied predecessors. The union was a bit of a surprise because of some ill-will that had existed between the clubs going back to Arminia's refusal to share their stadium facility with DJK, and so make it possible for them to play in the Regionalliga in the late 1960s.[1]
Both sides had bounced back and forth between the second and third division through the late 1960s and into the 1970s. After their merger they settled down as a mid-table Amateur Oberliga Westfalen (III) club, with a couple of poor seasons leading to relegation to Verbandsliga Westfalen (IV), but always followed by immediate promotion. The club managed to play their way into the 2. Bundesliga in 1996, on the strength of a Regionalliga West/Südwest title, for a three-year stay, but in 1999 were crushed by their 7 million DM debt. The club was dissolved by a court and all its results for the season annulled.
The club was re-organized in 2000 and took up play in the Oberliga Westfalen (IV). In January 2010, it was announced that plans were in the works for a merger with SC Wiedenbrück 2000, but the proposal failed.[2] On 27 October 2013, the Gütersloh side suffered a record defeat losing 5:8 to SpVgg Erkenschwick: the 13 goals scored matched the total of a 1985–86 match that saw DJK Hellweg Lütgendortmund down Sportfreunde Siegen 7:6. In 2014, the club was overshadowed by rumours of around its precarious financial situation and the prospect voluntary withdrawal from play. New merger talks took place with SC Wiedenbruck and SC Verl, but these ended when the club avoided bankruptcy in October 2014 under new management.
After repeated financial troubles, the club filed for insolvency in January 2017,[3] and despite all efforts to secure funding through donations and sponsorship, announced the dissolution and liquidation of assets by the end of May 2017.[4]
Surprisingly, new sponsors were presented on 26 May, which pledged to finance operations for the next three years. The insolvency filing is to be cancelled.[5]
Rivalriesedit
FC Gütersloh followers share a heartfelt rivalry with nearby SC Verl whose supporters tease the "big city club" over its inconsistent performance and financial woes. In turn, FCG look down on the "village club".
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FC Gutersloh is a German association football club based in Gutersloh North Rhine Westphalia FC GuterslohFull nameFussball Club Gutersloh e V Founded2000 24 years ago 2000 GroundHeidewaldstadionCapacity8 400ChairmanHeiner Kollmeyer Hans Hermann Kirschner Helmut DelkerManagerOnkel SerhadLeagueRegionalliga West2022 23Oberliga Westfalen 1st of 18 promoted Home coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 2 Rivalries 3 Honours 4 Current squad 5 Notable players 6 Gallery 7 References 8 External linksHistory editThe club was formed in 1978 out of the merger of the football sides of Sport Vereinigung Arminia Gutersloh and Deutsche Jugendkraft Gutersloh in the hopes that the new club would be more successful than its un storied predecessors The union was a bit of a surprise because of some ill will that had existed between the clubs going back to Arminia s refusal to share their stadium facility with DJK and so make it possible for them to play in the Regionalliga in the late 1960s 1 Both sides had bounced back and forth between the second and third division through the late 1960s and into the 1970s After their merger they settled down as a mid table Amateur Oberliga Westfalen III club with a couple of poor seasons leading to relegation to Verbandsliga Westfalen IV but always followed by immediate promotion The club managed to play their way into the 2 Bundesliga in 1996 on the strength of a Regionalliga West Sudwest title for a three year stay but in 1999 were crushed by their 7 million DM debt The club was dissolved by a court and all its results for the season annulled The club was re organized in 2000 and took up play in the Oberliga Westfalen IV In January 2010 it was announced that plans were in the works for a merger with SC Wiedenbruck 2000 but the proposal failed 2 On 27 October 2013 the Gutersloh side suffered a record defeat losing 5 8 to SpVgg Erkenschwick the 13 goals scored matched the total of a 1985 86 match that saw DJK Hellweg Lutgendortmund down Sportfreunde Siegen 7 6 In 2014 the club was overshadowed by rumours of around its precarious financial situation and the prospect voluntary withdrawal from play New merger talks took place with SC Wiedenbruck and SC Verl but these ended when the club avoided bankruptcy in October 2014 under new management Since 2012 the club played in the tier five Oberliga Westfalen After repeated financial troubles the club filed for insolvency in January 2017 3 and despite all efforts to secure funding through donations and sponsorship announced the dissolution and liquidation of assets by the end of May 2017 4 Surprisingly new sponsors were presented on 26 May which pledged to finance operations for the next three years The insolvency filing is to be cancelled 5 Rivalries editFC Gutersloh followers share a heartfelt rivalry with nearby SC Verl whose supporters tease the big city club over its inconsistent performance and financial woes In turn FCG look down on the village club Honours editThe club s honours Regionalliga West Sudwest Champions 1996 Oberliga Westfalen Champions 1984 1995 Westfalenliga Group 1 Champions 1991 Westphalia Cup Winners 2023Current squad editAs of 1 February 2024 6 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player 4 DF nbsp GER Lars Beuckmann 5 MF nbsp GER Andre Kording 6 DF nbsp GER Julian Schauerte 7 MF nbsp GER Ilias Illig 8 MF nbsp GER Allan Firmino Dantas 9 FW nbsp GER Felix Heim 10 FW nbsp GER Matthias Haeder 11 FW nbsp GER Lennard Rolf 12 GK nbsp GER Tim Matuschewsky 13 GK nbsp GER Jarno Peters 15 DF nbsp GER Marcel Lucke 16 MF nbsp GER Tim Manstein 17 MF nbsp GER Nico Buckmaier 18 MF nbsp CZE Patrik Twardzik No Pos Nation Player 19 FW nbsp GER Kevin Freiberger 22 FW nbsp GER Markus Esko 23 DF nbsp MOZ Jeffrey Obst 24 DF nbsp GER Pascal Widdecke 25 FW nbsp GER Vincent Ocansey 26 DF nbsp GHA Philimon Tawiah 27 MF nbsp GER Aleksandar Kandic 28 GK nbsp POL Daniel Szczepankiewicz 29 DF nbsp GER Joel Cilgin 30 DF nbsp MNE Armin Pjetrovic 31 MF nbsp GER Hendrik Lohmar 36 DF nbsp GER Leo Weichert 37 FW nbsp LVA Grigorijs Degtjarevs 53 FW nbsp GER Eduard Probst on loan from SC Verl Notable players editMain category FC Gutersloh players nbsp Kemal HalatGallery edit nbsp FCG supporters nbsp Heidewaldstadion nbsp Behind the standsReferences edit Grune Hardy 2001 Enzyklopadie des deutschen Ligafussballs 7 Vereinslexikon Kassel Agon Sportverlag ISBN 9783897841475 SCW 2000 und FCG 2000 starten Fusionsgesprache FCG Insolvenz steht unmittelbar bevor Archived from the original on 31 December 2016 Retrieved 10 May 2017 Rettung gescheitert FCG wird aufgelost Archived from the original on 21 June 2018 Retrieved 10 May 2017 FC Gutersloh in letzter Sekunde gerettet Archived from the original on 30 May 2017 Retrieved 9 June 2017 Kader der ersten fcguetersloh de Retrieved 22 August 2023 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to FC Gutersloh 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