Historical logos of predecessor side SpVgg Bielefeld.Historical logos of predecessor side VfB Bielefeld.
Of these predecessor sides VfB Bielefeld 03 was the more successful, as SpVgg remained an anonymous local side. In 1931 VfB finished runners-up in the Western German football championship. Two years later German football was re-organized under the Third Reich into sixteen top flight divisions and VfB eventually earned promotion to the Gauliga Westfalen in 1941. However, they were immediately relegated after finishing at the bottom of the table well back of other clubs. In 1943 VfB joined Arminia Bielefeld in the wartime side (Kriegspielgemeinschaft) KSG VfB/DSC Arminia Bielefeld to play to the Gauliga. The combined side also finished last, but remained in the top flight through the incomplete 1944–45 season as the league struggled to continue play as Allied armies advanced on Germany.
After the war the two clubs resumed play as separate sides. VfB's best result was ascent into the 2. Oberliga West in 1950 and participation in the semi-finals of the German amateur championship. Through the 60s and into the early 70s the club played as a third division side in the Verbandsliga Westfalen-NO, before slipping and bouncing between fourth and fifth tier competition until the end of the 90s.
SpVgg played in the Landesliga Westfalen (IV) during most of this period, with the occasional descent to the Verbandsliga (V) or Bezirksliga Westfalen (VI).
At the time of their 1999 merger VfB and SpVgg were both competing in the Verbandsliga Westfalen (V). Two years later the new club was promoted to the Oberliga Westfalen (IV) where they remained until being sent down in 2006. From 2013 to 2016 the club was part of the tier six Westalenliga again until relegated to the Landesliga.
Fichte plays its home matches at the Stadion Rußheide which has a capacity of ~12,000 spectators.
External linksedit
Official team site
Abseits Guide to German Soccer
December 20, 2023
fichte, bielefeld, german, association, football, club, based, bielefeld, north, rhine, westphalia, club, formed, merger, bielefeld, spvgg, fichte, bielefeld, july, 1999, fichte, bielefeldfull, name, founded1903groundbezirkssportanlage, rußheidecapacity12, 000. VfB Fichte Bielefeld is a German association football club based in Bielefeld North Rhine Westphalia The club was formed out of the merger of VfB Bielefeld 03 and SpVgg Fichte Bielefeld 06 07 on 1 July 1999 Fichte BielefeldFull nameVfB Fichte Bielefeld e V Founded1903GroundBezirkssportanlage RussheideCapacity12 000LeagueLandesliga Westfalen VII 2015 16Westfalenliga 1 VI 14th relegated Home coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 2 Honours 3 Stadium 4 External linksHistory edit nbsp Historical logos of predecessor side SpVgg Bielefeld nbsp Historical logos of predecessor side VfB Bielefeld Of these predecessor sides VfB Bielefeld 03 was the more successful as SpVgg remained an anonymous local side In 1931 VfB finished runners up in the Western German football championship Two years later German football was re organized under the Third Reich into sixteen top flight divisions and VfB eventually earned promotion to the Gauliga Westfalen in 1941 However they were immediately relegated after finishing at the bottom of the table well back of other clubs In 1943 VfB joined Arminia Bielefeld in the wartime side Kriegspielgemeinschaft KSG VfB DSC Arminia Bielefeld to play to the Gauliga The combined side also finished last but remained in the top flight through the incomplete 1944 45 season as the league struggled to continue play as Allied armies advanced on Germany After the war the two clubs resumed play as separate sides VfB s best result was ascent into the 2 Oberliga West in 1950 and participation in the semi finals of the German amateur championship Through the 60s and into the early 70s the club played as a third division side in the Verbandsliga Westfalen NO before slipping and bouncing between fourth and fifth tier competition until the end of the 90s SpVgg played in the Landesliga Westfalen IV during most of this period with the occasional descent to the Verbandsliga V or Bezirksliga Westfalen VI At the time of their 1999 merger VfB and SpVgg were both competing in the Verbandsliga Westfalen V Two years later the new club was promoted to the Oberliga Westfalen IV where they remained until being sent down in 2006 From 2013 to 2016 the club was part of the tier six Westalenliga again until relegated to the Landesliga Honours editThe club s honours VfB Bielefeld Western German football championship Runners up 1931 Verbandsliga Westfalen Champions 1973VfB Fichte Bielefeld Verbandsliga Westfalen Champions 2001Stadium editFichte plays its home matches at the Stadion Russheide which has a capacity of 12 000 spectators External links editOfficial team site Abseits Guide to German Soccer Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title VfB Fichte Bielefeld amp oldid 1010420310, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
