VfR Bürstadt is a German association football club playing out of Bürstadt, Hesse. The team was founded 1 February 1910 as SC 1910 Bürstadt and took on the name VfR on 23 August 1919. Between 1973 and 1983 they played as VfR Oli Bürstadt in recognition of sponsoring firm Otto Limburg Bürstadt-Bobstadt.
The club briefly rose to the highest level when playing in the Kreisliga Odenwald in 1921–22 and the Bezirksliga Main-Hessen for one season in 1932–33, but quickly disappeared back into lower-tier competition again. The club made two failed attempts (1933 and 1942) to qualify for the Gauliga Hessen (I), one of 16 regional top-flight divisions established in the 1933 reorganization of German football under the Third Reich. Following World War II, the club was reestablished and played briefly as SG Bürstadt.[1]
Kickers enjoyed their greatest success during its sponsorship by OLI and stirred some excitement through the 1970s and 1980s as an overachieving side playing in Hesse's tier III leagues with occasional brave forays into the Regionalliga Süd (II) and 2. Bundesliga where they were the smallest club playing at that level. In 1973, they won the national amateur championship with a 3–0 victory over SC Victoria Hamburg. They made two more failed final appearances in 1976 and 1986, losing in turn to HSV Holzwickede (0–1) and BVL Remscheid (1–2 aet).[2] VfR is one of the relatively few German clubs that have sold their naming rights to an outside sponsor, an arrangement that ended with the bankruptcy of OLI in 1982.[3]
Their run of success ended in the 1990s with a series of poor finishes in the Amateur Oberliga Hessen (III) early in the decade. Beginning with the 1993–94 season, they bounced between the Oberliga Hessen (IV) and Landesliga Hessen-Süd (V) for nearly a decade before finally collapsing in 2002 and voluntarily accepting relegation all the way down to Bezirksliga (VII).
After a drop to the ninth tier in 2008–09 the club has recovered again and moved back up to the Gruppenliga (VII) in 2011–12, followed by promotion to the Verbandsliga in 2013. The team won the league title in the Verbandsliga in 2014 as well but, instead of accepting promotion to the Hessenliga the club withdrew to the tier eight Kreisoberliga Bergstraße instead for financial reasons.
With the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 and the 3. Liga in 2008 as the new third tier, below the 2. Bundesliga, all leagues below dropped one tier. Also in 2008, a large number of football leagues in Hesse were renamed, with the Oberliga Hessen becoming the Hessenliga, the Landesliga becoming the Verbandsliga, the Bezirksoberliga becoming the Gruppenliga and the Bezirksliga becoming the Kreisoberliga.
^Grüne, Hardy (2001). Enzyklopädie des deutschen Ligafußballs 7. Vereinslexikon. Kassel: Agon-Sportverlag. ISBN978-3-89784-147-5.
^Grüne, Hardy (1996). Vom Kronprinzen bis zur Bundesliga. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag ISBN3-928562-85-1
^. Archived from the original on 24 March 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv (in German) Historical German domestic league tables
^Fussball.de – Ergebnisse 7 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine(in German) Tables and results of all German football leagues
External links
Official website (in German)
The Abseits Guide to German Soccer
Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv (in German) historical German domestic league tables
January 31, 2023
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VfR Burstadt is a German association football club playing out of Burstadt Hesse The team was founded 1 February 1910 as SC 1910 Burstadt and took on the name VfR on 23 August 1919 Between 1973 and 1983 they played as VfR Oli Burstadt in recognition of sponsoring firm Otto Limburg Burstadt Bobstadt VfR BurstadtFull nameVerein fur Rasensport Burstadt 1910 e V Founded1910GroundRobert Kolsch StadionCapacity12 000LeagueKreisoberliga Bergstrasse VIII 2019 2012thHome coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 2 Honours 2 1 League 2 2 Cup 3 Recent seasons 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe club briefly rose to the highest level when playing in the Kreisliga Odenwald in 1921 22 and the Bezirksliga Main Hessen for one season in 1932 33 but quickly disappeared back into lower tier competition again The club made two failed attempts 1933 and 1942 to qualify for the Gauliga Hessen I one of 16 regional top flight divisions established in the 1933 reorganization of German football under the Third Reich Following World War II the club was reestablished and played briefly as SG Burstadt 1 Kickers enjoyed their greatest success during its sponsorship by OLI and stirred some excitement through the 1970s and 1980s as an overachieving side playing in Hesse s tier III leagues with occasional brave forays into the Regionalliga Sud II and 2 Bundesliga where they were the smallest club playing at that level In 1973 they won the national amateur championship with a 3 0 victory over SC Victoria Hamburg They made two more failed final appearances in 1976 and 1986 losing in turn to HSV Holzwickede 0 1 and BVL Remscheid 1 2 aet 2 VfR is one of the relatively few German clubs that have sold their naming rights to an outside sponsor an arrangement that ended with the bankruptcy of OLI in 1982 3 Their run of success ended in the 1990s with a series of poor finishes in the Amateur Oberliga Hessen III early in the decade Beginning with the 1993 94 season they bounced between the Oberliga Hessen IV and Landesliga Hessen Sud V for nearly a decade before finally collapsing in 2002 and voluntarily accepting relegation all the way down to Bezirksliga VII After a drop to the ninth tier in 2008 09 the club has recovered again and moved back up to the Gruppenliga VII in 2011 12 followed by promotion to the Verbandsliga in 2013 The team won the league title in the Verbandsliga in 2014 as well but instead of accepting promotion to the Hessenliga the club withdrew to the tier eight Kreisoberliga Bergstrasse instead for financial reasons Honours EditThe club s honours League Edit German amateur championship Champions 1975 Oberliga Hessen Champions 1972 1977 1979 1983 1984 Runners up 1982 1986 Landesliga Hessen Sud Champions 2001 Runners up 1997 Verbandsliga Hessen Sud Champions 2014 Gruppenliga Darmstadt Champions 2013 Cup Edit Hesse Cup Winners 1975 1977Recent seasons EditThe recent season by season performance of the club 4 5 Season Division Tier Position1999 2000 Landesliga Hessen Sud V 3rd2000 01 Landesliga Hessen Sud 1st 2001 02 Oberliga Hessen IV 18th 2002 03 Bezirksliga Darmstadt Sud VII 2003 04 Kreisliga A Bergstrasse VIII 1st 2004 05 Bezirksliga Darmstadt Sud VII 2nd2005 06 Bezirksliga Darmstadt Sud 6th2006 07 Bezirksliga Darmstadt Sud 5th2007 08 Bezirksliga Darmstadt Sud 15th 2008 09 Kreisliga A Bergstrasse IX 2nd 2009 10 Kreisoberliga Bergstrasse VIII 6th2010 11 Kreisoberliga Bergstrasse 1st 2011 12 Gruppenliga Darmstadt VII 8th2012 13 Gruppenliga Darmstadt 1st 2013 14 Verbandsliga Hessen Sud VI 1st withdrawn 2014 15 Kreisoberliga Bergstrasse VIII 15th2015 16 Kreisoberliga Bergstrasse 10th2016 17 Kreisoberliga BergstrasseWith the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 and the 3 Liga in 2008 as the new third tier below the 2 Bundesliga all leagues below dropped one tier Also in 2008 a large number of football leagues in Hesse were renamed with the Oberliga Hessen becoming the Hessenliga the Landesliga becoming the Verbandsliga the Bezirksoberliga becoming the Gruppenliga and the Bezirksliga becoming the Kreisoberliga Promoted RelegatedReferences Edit Grune Hardy 2001 Enzyklopadie des deutschen Ligafussballs 7 Vereinslexikon Kassel Agon Sportverlag ISBN 978 3 89784 147 5 Grune Hardy 1996 Vom Kronprinzen bis zur Bundesliga Kassel AGON Sportverlag ISBN 3 928562 85 1 VfR Chronik VfR history Archived from the original on 24 March 2011 Retrieved 1 June 2011 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Das deutsche Fussball Archiv in German Historical German domestic league tables Fussball de Ergebnisse Archived 7 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine in German Tables and results of all German football leaguesExternal links EditOfficial website in German The Abseits Guide to German Soccer Das deutsche Fussball Archiv in German historical German domestic league tables Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title VfR Burstadt amp oldid 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