The club was the product of the 25 July 1950 union of Turn- und Sport 1904 Manfort, established 21 June 1904 as Ballspielverein Manfort, and Turn- und Sport Jahn 1914 Küppersteg, established 15 February 1914. Küppersteg played the 1949–50 season in the Amateurliga Mittelrhein (II); the newly combined side took up their place and competed there through the early- to mid 50s before slipping into the Landesliga Mittelrhein (III).[1]
League re-structuring saw the club sent down to fourth division play in 1956. VfL returned to the Amateurliga Mittlerhein (III) in 1964 for a two-season turn before falling back through the Landesliga Mittelrhein (IV) into lower division play by 1966. They returned to the Landesliga in 1972 and narrowly escaped relegation in each of the next several seasons until finally being sent down in 1977.
Leverkusen finally recovered a place in the Landesliga Mittelrhein in 2003, capturing the division title that same year, winning immediate promotion to the Verbandsliga Mittelrhein (IV). In 2008 the club won the Verbandsliga championship but was not promoted as that league and others below it were downgraded by one level with the foundation of the 3. Liga. Verbandsliga Mittelrhein was renamed Mittelrheinliga where the club remained for three more seasons before it went down to Landesliga 1 (VI). Three more seasons were spent there before Leverkusen finished second in 2014 for a return to the renamed Oberliga Mittelrhein. The club was relegated back to the Landesliga at the end of the 2015–16 season.
In February 2017, the club was declared insolvent[2] and, consequently, withdrew from competitions thereafter. Results from its previous games in the Landesliga were expunged while its remaining fixtures were cancelled and the club was placed last in the table.[3] It later closed down in March and a successor, SC Leverkusen, was founded to inherit VfL's youth department.[4]
^"VfL Leverkusen ist insolvent - Neugründung im Gespräch". rp-online.de (in German). RP Digital. 17 February 2017.
^"VfL Leverkusen tritt nicht außer Konkurrenz an" (in German). FuPa. 2 March 2017.
^"SC Leverkusen 2017: Neuer Verein übernimmt Jugendabteilung des insolventen VfL". ksta.de. Kölner-Stadt Anzeiger. 24 March 2017.
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March 12, 2023
leverkusen, german, association, football, club, from, central, district, küppersteg, city, leverkusen, north, rhine, westphalia, full, nameverein, für, leibesübungen, leverkusen, founded1950dissolved2017groundtannenbergstraßecapacity2, 000home, coloursaway, c. VfL Leverkusen was a German association football club from the central district of Kuppersteg in the city of Leverkusen North Rhine Westphalia VfL LeverkusenFull nameVerein fur Leibesubungen Leverkusen 04 14 e V Founded1950Dissolved2017GroundTannenbergstrasseCapacity2 000Home coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 2 Honours 3 Notable players 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe club was the product of the 25 July 1950 union of Turn und Sport 1904 Manfort established 21 June 1904 as Ballspielverein Manfort and Turn und Sport Jahn 1914 Kuppersteg established 15 February 1914 Kuppersteg played the 1949 50 season in the Amateurliga Mittelrhein II the newly combined side took up their place and competed there through the early to mid 50s before slipping into the Landesliga Mittelrhein III 1 League re structuring saw the club sent down to fourth division play in 1956 VfL returned to the Amateurliga Mittlerhein III in 1964 for a two season turn before falling back through the Landesliga Mittelrhein IV into lower division play by 1966 They returned to the Landesliga in 1972 and narrowly escaped relegation in each of the next several seasons until finally being sent down in 1977 Leverkusen finally recovered a place in the Landesliga Mittelrhein in 2003 capturing the division title that same year winning immediate promotion to the Verbandsliga Mittelrhein IV In 2008 the club won the Verbandsliga championship but was not promoted as that league and others below it were downgraded by one level with the foundation of the 3 Liga Verbandsliga Mittelrhein was renamed Mittelrheinliga where the club remained for three more seasons before it went down to Landesliga 1 VI Three more seasons were spent there before Leverkusen finished second in 2014 for a return to the renamed Oberliga Mittelrhein The club was relegated back to the Landesliga at the end of the 2015 16 season In February 2017 the club was declared insolvent 2 and consequently withdrew from competitions thereafter Results from its previous games in the Landesliga were expunged while its remaining fixtures were cancelled and the club was placed last in the table 3 It later closed down in March and a successor SC Leverkusen was founded to inherit VfL s youth department 4 Honours EditThe club s honours Landesliga Mittelrhein VI Champions 2003 Verbandsliga Mittelrhein V Champions 2008Notable players EditJens Hegeler Bahadir Incilli Sascha MarquetReferences Edit Grune Hardy 2001 Vereinslexikon Kassel AGON Sportverlag ISBN 3 89784 147 9 VfL Leverkusen ist insolvent Neugrundung im Gesprach rp online de in German RP Digital 17 February 2017 VfL Leverkusen tritt nicht ausser Konkurrenz an in German FuPa 2 March 2017 SC Leverkusen 2017 Neuer Verein ubernimmt Jugendabteilung des insolventen VfL ksta de Kolner Stadt Anzeiger 24 March 2017 External links EditDas deutsche Fussball Archiv historical German domestic league tables in German Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title VfL Leverkusen amp oldid 1023063120, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
