FC Oberneuland
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FC Oberneuland is a German association football club
from Bremen
, founded on 13 April 1948 in Zum Dorfkrug. In addition to football, the association has departments for basketball and gymnastics.
Bremer Pokal (Bremen Cup) wins in 1993 and 2003 led to the club's participation in the DFB-Pokal
(German Cup) where they went out in the first round on both occasions. In 2008, a third Bremer Pokal win again put the team into the German Cup tournament where they beat TuS Koblenz
in the opening round before going out to VfL Wolfsburg
.
Jamal BounounaTorsten Gütschow
Football in Germany
Association football is the most popular sport in Germany. The German Football Association is the sport's national governing body, with 6.6 million members organized in over 26,000 football clubs. There is a league system, with the 1. and 2. Bundesliga on top, and the winner of the first...
from Bremen
Bremen
The City Municipality of Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany. A commercial and industrial city with a major port on the river Weser, Bremen is part of the Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan area . Bremen is the second most populous city in North Germany and tenth in Germany.Bremen is...
, founded on 13 April 1948 in Zum Dorfkrug. In addition to football, the association has departments for basketball and gymnastics.
History
For most of its history FC Oberneuland played as a lower tier local side until breaking out in the early 1990s and rising rapidly through a series of title wins. By 1994, the club had advanced to the Verbandsliga Bremen (V) and, after a second place result, went on to capture the division title the following season. They were promoted to the Oberliga Niedersachsen/Bremen (IV) where they played until 2004 when they were dropped back to fifth tier play after league re-organization. Oberneuland returned to fourth division play in the Oberliga Nord in 2006 after their second Verbandsliga title.Bremer Pokal (Bremen Cup) wins in 1993 and 2003 led to the club's participation in the DFB-Pokal
DFB-Pokal
The DFB-Pokal or DFB Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually. 64 teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga. It is considered the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga...
(German Cup) where they went out in the first round on both occasions. In 2008, a third Bremer Pokal win again put the team into the German Cup tournament where they beat TuS Koblenz
TuS Koblenz
TuS Koblenz is a German association football club, located in Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Fussball Club Deutschland Neuendorf, which was formed in 1911, is viewed as the foundation of the modern club.-Play under the Third Reich:...
in the opening round before going out to VfL Wolfsburg
VfL Wolfsburg
VfL Wolfsburg is a professional German association football club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, who play in the Bundesliga football competition. Wolfsburg have won the Bundesliga once in their history, in the 2008–09 season, and were DFB-Pokal runners-up in 1995. The current head coach is Felix...
.
Honours
- Kreisliga A Bremen (VIII) champions: 1992
- Bezirksliga Bremen (VII) champions: 1993
- Landesliga BremenLandesliga BremenThe Landesliga Bremen is the sixth tier of the German football league system and the second-highest league in the German state of Bremen, below the Oberliga Bremen.-Overview:...
(VI) champions: 1994 - Verbandsliga Bremen (V) champions: 1996, 2006
- Bremer Pokal (Bremen Cup) winner: 1993, 2003, 2008, 2010
Current squad
Stadium
The team plays its home matches in the Sportpark Vinnenweg, which has a capacity of 3,500.Former coaches
Fırat Aktaş Mohamed AmiqMike BartenMike Barten
Mike Barten is a German football coach and a former player. He works as head coach for FC Oberneuland.-Honours:* DFB-Pokal winner: 1999* DFB-Pokal finalist: 2000* DFB-Ligapokal finalist: 1999-External links:*...
Jamal BounounaTorsten Gütschow
Torsten Gütschow
Torsten Gütschow is a German former footballer who played as a striker. He is most associated with Dynamo Dresden, with whom he had two successful spells, playing top level football in East Germany and after reunification. In between these he played for three other German clubs, and spent six...
- Carsten Huning
- Thorsten Kampmann Remzo Memić
- Holger MicheliWolfgang SidkaWolfgang SidkaWolfgang Sidka is an association football manager. He led SV Werder Bremen to victory in the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 1998. He was head coach of the Iraq national football team, having signed on August 9, 2010 and was sacked on August 2, 2011.-Manager:-References:...