VfR Wormatia 08 Worms is a German association football club that plays in Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate. The club and its historical predecessors were regular participants in regional first-division football competition until the formation of the national top-flight Bundesliga in 1963.
SC Wormatia was formed on 23 May 1908 and renamed VfL Wormatia Worms in 1921 just before merging with VfR Wormatia Worms in 1922. VfR was the product of the 1919 merger of Union 08 and Viktoria 1912. Both VfL and VfR were playing in the Kreisliga Hessen (I).[1]
The combined side played in the Bezirksliga Rheinhessen-Saar earning mid-table results. In 1927, SC joined the Bezirksliga Main-Hessen and enjoyed first- and second-place finishes in that league's Gruppe Hessen. German football was re-organized under the Third Reich into sixteen Gauligen, or regional upper class leagues, in 1933. Wormatia found themselves playing in the Gauliga Südwest (I) where they continued to play well, capturing the division title three times. The side was merged into Reichsbahn TuSV Worms in 1938 and then played on under that name. The Gauliga Südwest was broken up into a two divisions in 1941 and the club went to the Gauliga Hessen-Nassau, playing there for only a couple of seasons before the end of World War II and the collapse of league play.
Historical chart of Wormatia league performance
The club re-emerged as VfR Wormatia Worms after the war and joined the Oberliga Südwest (I) earning finishes in the upper half of the table in its first decade of play there, but only once advancing into the national championship rounds. That performance slipped somewhat in the years leading up to the formation of the Bundesliga, Germany's first professional league, in 1963. In the late 1960s, Wormatia became one of the first clubs to display advertising on its jerseys. Wormatia was seeded into the second division Regionalliga Südwest (2. Bundesliga after 1973) where, except for two seasons in the mid-1970s, the club played until 1981. The club's best results came in 1965, when it finished second and played in the Bundesliga promotion rounds, and in 1979, when it earned a third-place finish in the 2. Bundesliga.
The 1979 season was full of drama for Wormatia. At the mid-way point of the season the side led the 2.Bundesliga Süd as the Herbstmeisterschaft, or Autumn champions. Their second round German Cup match against Hertha BSC Berlin was called at 1–1 when the lights in Berlin's Olympiastadion failed and Worms then lost the subsequent re-match 0–2. The league championship remained within the club's grasp almost to the last, but crucial points were lost in drawing two of the season's final three matches. All of this took place against a background of steadily growing financial problems.
After struggling to avoid relegation through several poor seasons, the team finally slipped to the tier III Amateur Oberliga Südwest in 1982. A return to the 2. Bundesliga after a first-place finish in 1986 was frustrated when the club was denied a license because of its weak financial state. Wormatia continued to play third-division football until another financial crisis in 1994 drove them down to the Verbandsliga Südwest (V). The team returned to the Oberliga Südwest (IV) in 1998 and played there until 2008, when it qualified for the new Regionalliga West (IV) formed after the introduction of the 3. Liga. Finishing in the relegation zone at the end of its first season there, the club was saved from being sent down by the withdrawal of 12th-placed FSV Oggersheim from the league. Worms improved the following year and was moved to the Regionalliga Süd (IV) from 2010 to 2012. At the end of the 2011–12 season the club became part of the new Regionalliga Südwest (IV). They finished in a relegation position in 2014 but were spared from dropping back down to the Oberliga by the insolvency of SSV Ulm, but were relegated in 2019.
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.
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External links
Official website (in German)
The Abseits Guide to German Soccer
Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables (in German)
Wormatia Worms at Fussballdaten.de
Wormatia Worms at Weltfussball.de
January 31, 2023
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VfR Wormatia 08 Worms is a German association football club that plays in Worms Rhineland Palatinate The club and its historical predecessors were regular participants in regional first division football competition until the formation of the national top flight Bundesliga in 1963 VfR Wormatia 08 WormsFull nameVerein fur RasenspieleWormatia Worms 08 e V Founded23 May 1908GroundEWR ArenaCapacity5 724ChairmanTim BrauerManagerMarcel GeebhardtLeagueRegionalliga2021 22Oberliga Rheinland Pfalz Saar 1st Promoted WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway colourscolours Contents 1 History 2 Honours 2 1 League 2 2 Cup 3 Current squad 4 Recent seasons 4 1 Key 5 Former coaches 6 References 7 External linksHistory Edit Logo used until 2010 SC Wormatia was formed on 23 May 1908 and renamed VfL Wormatia Worms in 1921 just before merging with VfR Wormatia Worms in 1922 VfR was the product of the 1919 merger of Union 08 and Viktoria 1912 Both VfL and VfR were playing in the Kreisliga Hessen I 1 The combined side played in the Bezirksliga Rheinhessen Saar earning mid table results In 1927 SC joined the Bezirksliga Main Hessen and enjoyed first and second place finishes in that league s Gruppe Hessen German football was re organized under the Third Reich into sixteen Gauligen or regional upper class leagues in 1933 Wormatia found themselves playing in the Gauliga Sudwest I where they continued to play well capturing the division title three times The side was merged into Reichsbahn TuSV Worms in 1938 and then played on under that name The Gauliga Sudwest was broken up into a two divisions in 1941 and the club went to the Gauliga Hessen Nassau playing there for only a couple of seasons before the end of World War II and the collapse of league play Historical chart of Wormatia league performance The club re emerged as VfR Wormatia Worms after the war and joined the Oberliga Sudwest I earning finishes in the upper half of the table in its first decade of play there but only once advancing into the national championship rounds That performance slipped somewhat in the years leading up to the formation of the Bundesliga Germany s first professional league in 1963 In the late 1960s Wormatia became one of the first clubs to display advertising on its jerseys Wormatia was seeded into the second division Regionalliga Sudwest 2 Bundesliga after 1973 where except for two seasons in the mid 1970s the club played until 1981 The club s best results came in 1965 when it finished second and played in the Bundesliga promotion rounds and in 1979 when it earned a third place finish in the 2 Bundesliga The 1979 season was full of drama for Wormatia At the mid way point of the season the side led the 2 Bundesliga Sud as the Herbstmeisterschaft or Autumn champions Their second round German Cup match against Hertha BSC Berlin was called at 1 1 when the lights in Berlin s Olympiastadion failed and Worms then lost the subsequent re match 0 2 The league championship remained within the club s grasp almost to the last but crucial points were lost in drawing two of the season s final three matches All of this took place against a background of steadily growing financial problems After struggling to avoid relegation through several poor seasons the team finally slipped to the tier III Amateur Oberliga Sudwest in 1982 A return to the 2 Bundesliga after a first place finish in 1986 was frustrated when the club was denied a license because of its weak financial state Wormatia continued to play third division football until another financial crisis in 1994 drove them down to the Verbandsliga Sudwest V The team returned to the Oberliga Sudwest IV in 1998 and played there until 2008 when it qualified for the new Regionalliga West IV formed after the introduction of the 3 Liga Finishing in the relegation zone at the end of its first season there the club was saved from being sent down by the withdrawal of 12th placed FSV Oggersheim from the league Worms improved the following year and was moved to the Regionalliga Sud IV from 2010 to 2012 At the end of the 2011 12 season the club became part of the new Regionalliga Sudwest IV They finished in a relegation position in 2014 but were spared from dropping back down to the Oberliga by the insolvency of SSV Ulm but were relegated in 2019 Honours EditThe club s honours League Edit Bezirksliga Main Hessen I Champions 1928 1929 1930 1931 Gauliga Sudwest Mainhessen I Champions 1936 1937 1939 Oberliga Sudwest I Runners up 1947 1949 1950 1951 1955 Regionalliga Sudwest II Runners up 1965 Oberliga Sudwest III Champions 1986 Amateurliga Sudwest III Champions 1976 1977 Verbandsliga Sudwest V Champions 1998 Cup Edit South West Cup Tiers III VII Winners 1976 1988 1992 2007 2009 2012 2018Current squad EditAs of 11 November 2018 2 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK GER Chris Keilmann3 MF GER Cedric Heller4 DF GER Tevin Ihrig5 DF GER Dominique Jourdan6 MF GER Perric Afari7 DF GER Eugen Gopko8 MF GER Andreas Glockner9 MF GER Luca Graciotti10 FW GER Jan Lucas Dorow11 FW ITA Giuseppe Burgio14 FW GRE Dimitrios Ferfelis16 DF GER Ahmed Diack17 MF GER Leon Volz18 DF TUR Unal Altintas No Pos Nation Player20 MF GER Aret Demir21 GK GER Niklas Reichel22 DF GER Malte Moos25 DF GER Niklas Kern26 DF COD Cedric Mimbala27 MF GER Sascha Korb29 FW GER Marc Anders30 FW JPN Koki Matsumoto31 DF GER Pasquale Marsal33 MF GER Niko Dobros34 MF GER Pascal Schmidt37 DF GER Linus Radau44 MF GER Dino Bajric MF GER Sandro LoecheltRecent seasons EditThe recent season by season performance of the club 3 4 Season Division Tier Position1999 2000 Oberliga Sudwest IV 7th2000 01 Oberliga Sudwest 16th2001 02 Oberliga Sudwest 15th2002 03 Oberliga Sudwest 3rd2003 04 Oberliga Sudwest 3rd2004 05 Oberliga Sudwest 8th2005 06 Oberliga Sudwest 4th2006 07 Oberliga Sudwest 3rd2007 08 Oberliga Sudwest 3rd 2008 09 Regionalliga West 16th2009 10 Regionalliga West 17th2010 11 Regionalliga Sud 12th2011 12 Regionalliga Sud 4th2012 13 Regionalliga Sudwest 12th2013 14 Regionalliga Sudwest 16th2014 15 Regionalliga Sudwest 5th2015 16 Regionalliga Sudwest 9th2016 17 Regionalliga Sudwest 6th2017 18 Regionalliga Sudwest 13th2018 19 Regionalliga Sudwest 16th 2019 20 Oberliga Rheinland Pfalz Saar V 7thWith 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 Key Edit Promoted RelegatedFormer coaches EditThe managers of the club 5 6 Engelhardt 1920 1921 Peter Hartmann 1922 1923 Karl Willnecker 1923 1924 Ludwig Muller 1924 1926 Ludwig Philipp 1926 1931 Fritz Polsterl 1931 1932 Curtis Booth 1932 1934 Ludwig Muller 1934 1939 Ferdinand Fabra 1939 Ludwig Muller 1945 1948 Fritz Fries 1949 Toni Kugler 1949 1953 Karl Striebinger 1953 1954 Ludwig Muller 1954 1957 Willibald Kress 1957 1959 Karl Winkler 1959 1960 Paul Bohme 1960 1961 Radoslav Momirski 1961 1964 Nandor Lengyel 1964 1965 Manfred Neidig 1965 1966 Helmut Schneider 1966 1967 Karl Heinz Schmal 1967 1969 Fritz Schollmeyer 1970 Virgil Popescu 1970 Walter Schlipp 1970 Milan Nikolic 1970 1972 Otmar Calder 1972 Radoslav Momirski 1972 1974 Slavko Stojanovic 1974 Karl Heinz Schmal 1975 1976 Lothar Buchmann 1976 Bernd Hoss 1976 77 Werner Kern 1977 1978 Eckhard Krautzun 1978 Ozcan Arkoc 1979 Gerd Dier 1979 Bernd Fischer 1979 1980 Horst Dieter Strich 1981 Slobodan Jovanovic 1981 Josef Stabel 1981 1983 Klaus Gleim 1983 Heiner Ueberle 1983 1987 Gerd Menne 1987 1988 Peter Klag 1988 Horst Dieter Strich 1988 Peter Klag 1989 Stefan Lottermann 1989 Eckhard Krautzun 1989 1990 Peter Klag 1990 Peter Unger 1990 Gunter Braun 1990 Reinhard Meier 1990 1991 Heiner Ueberle 1991 1992 Peter Klag 1992 Gerd Dier 1992 1993 Harald Braner 1993 Hans Scheffel 1993 1995 Alexander Raab 1995 Heinz Jurgen Schlosser 1995 1996 Engelbert Klag 1996 1997 Demir Hotic 1997 1999 Robert Jung 1999 2001 Lutz Hofmann 2001 Gunther Birkle 2001 Peter Rubeck 2001 2002 Dirk Anders 2002 2004 Max Reichenberger 2004 Stefan Ertl 2004 2005 Alois Schwartz 2005 2007 Bernhard Trares 2007 2009 Jurgen Klotz 2009 Sascha Koch 2009 Jurgen Klotz 2009 2010 Volker Kuhr 2010 Ronny Borchers 2010 2012 Stefan Emmerling 2012 2013 Hans Jurgen Boysen 2013 2014 Sascha Eller 2014 2015 Steven Jones 2015 References Edit Grune Hardy 2001 Enzyklopadie des deutschen Ligafussballs 7 Vereinslexikon Kassel Agon Sportverlag ISBN 978 3 89784 147 5 Wormatia Worms Squad Retrieved 11 November 2018 Das deutsche Fussball Archiv in German Historical German domestic league tables Fussball de Ergebnisse in German Tables and results of all German football leagues Trainer Wormatia Worms Trainer von A Z in German Weltfussball de accessed 23 December 2011External links EditOfficial website in German The Abseits Guide to German Soccer Das deutsche Fussball Archiv historical German domestic league tables in German Wormatia Worms at Fussballdaten de Wormatia Worms at 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