FFC Brauweiler Pulheim
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FFC Brauweiler Pulheim 2000 was a German
women's football club based in Pulheim
, North Rhine-Westphalia
. It was founded when the women's section of Grün-Weiß Brauweiler in 2000 established its own club. The team played its last season in the Regionalliga
, the German third division. Afterwards the clubs disbanded to join 1. FC Köln
.
at its inception in 1990. The following season marked one of the clubs greatest successes as promotion to the Bundesliga was achieved. Brauweiler won the cup in the same season, being still the only time a club from the second division was able to achieve this feat. As of yet best team in the year after its promotion the club fought its way to the Bundesliga final, there losing to TSV Siegen
. After winning another cup in 1993 and several second places in the league Brauweiler won its first and only championship in 1997. A week later the club's third cup win completed the Double.
With a fourth place in 1997–98 Brauweiler qualified for the single-railed Bundesliga, but several seasons of mediocre performance followed. Eventually the team was relegated to the 2nd league
in 2003–04. A direct re-promotion was followed by a year of constant fighting against being relegated yet again. The retirement of several core players led to a disastrous 2006–07 season where Brauweiler took loss after loss, resulting in relegation without having won a single point. The second consecutive relegetion followed right away in a season that also brought financial turmoil for Brauweiler, leaving the team to play in the third division for the first time. In 2008–09 Brauweiler won the championship in the Regionalliga
thus qualifying for the 2nd league once again. The club disbanded before the 2009–10 season to join 1. FC Köln
, though.
Maren Meinert
Silke Rottenberg
Tina Theune-Meyer
Bettina Wiegmann
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
women's football club based in Pulheim
Pulheim
Pulheim is a city in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.Since the 1920s, a large substation of the RWE has been sited at Pulheim...
, North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
. It was founded when the women's section of Grün-Weiß Brauweiler in 2000 established its own club. The team played its last season in the Regionalliga
Fußball-Regionalliga (women)
The five Regionalligas are the third-tier leagues in German women's football. In each division the champion will be promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga in the next season.- Mode :...
, the German third division. Afterwards the clubs disbanded to join 1. FC Köln
1. FC Köln
1. FC Köln is a German association football club based in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs Kölner Ballspiel-Club 1901 and SpVgg Sülz 07....
.
History
In 1974 Thomas Meyer established a training group which became the women's section of Grün-Weiß Brauweiler. The team played in the top division from the beginning on and relegations in 1980 and 1986 were followed by direct re-promotions. Despite three consecutive wins of the regional Mittelrheinpokal in 1989-91 Brauweiler did not qualify for the BundesligaFußball-Bundesliga (women)
The Women's Football Bundesliga is the main league competition for women's football in Germany. In 1990 the German Football Association created the German Women's Bundesliga, based on the model of the men's Bundesliga. It was first played with north and south divisions, but in 1997 the groups...
at its inception in 1990. The following season marked one of the clubs greatest successes as promotion to the Bundesliga was achieved. Brauweiler won the cup in the same season, being still the only time a club from the second division was able to achieve this feat. As of yet best team in the year after its promotion the club fought its way to the Bundesliga final, there losing to TSV Siegen
Sportfreunde Siegen
Sportfreunde Siegen is a German association football club based in Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was founded in 1899 as the football department of the gymnastics club Turn Verein Jahn von 1879 Siegen...
. After winning another cup in 1993 and several second places in the league Brauweiler won its first and only championship in 1997. A week later the club's third cup win completed the Double.
With a fourth place in 1997–98 Brauweiler qualified for the single-railed Bundesliga, but several seasons of mediocre performance followed. Eventually the team was relegated to the 2nd league
2. Fußball-Bundesliga (women)
The 2nd Women's Football Bundesliga is the second league competition for women's football in Germany. It is divided into 2 groups of north and south...
in 2003–04. A direct re-promotion was followed by a year of constant fighting against being relegated yet again. The retirement of several core players led to a disastrous 2006–07 season where Brauweiler took loss after loss, resulting in relegation without having won a single point. The second consecutive relegetion followed right away in a season that also brought financial turmoil for Brauweiler, leaving the team to play in the third division for the first time. In 2008–09 Brauweiler won the championship in the Regionalliga
Fußball-Regionalliga (women)
The five Regionalligas are the third-tier leagues in German women's football. In each division the champion will be promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga in the next season.- Mode :...
thus qualifying for the 2nd league once again. The club disbanded before the 2009–10 season to join 1. FC Köln
1. FC Köln
1. FC Köln is a German association football club based in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs Kölner Ballspiel-Club 1901 and SpVgg Sülz 07....
, though.
Honours
- German football champions: 1997
- Regionalliga champions: 2009
- DFB-Pokal: 1991, 1994, 1997
- Super-Cup: 1994, 1997
Notable Past Players
Sonja FussSonja Fuss
Sonja Fuss is a German football defender. She currently plays for FC Zürich Frauen and the German national team. She played in the German Bundesliga since 1992. In 2011 together with Inka Grings she joined Swiss side FC Zürich Frauen.-External links:*...
Maren Meinert
Maren Meinert
Maren Meinert is a retired German football midfielder/striker and currently the coach for the German U-20 Women's squad...
Silke Rottenberg
Silke Rottenberg
Silke Rottenberg is a former German football goalkeeper.-Career:She last played for 1. FFC Frankfurt. She announced her retirement from the German national team on May 27, 2008. After the game Germany versus Wales on May 29, 2008, she formally retired from international football...
Tina Theune-Meyer
Tina Theune-Meyer
Christina Theune is a graduate sports teacher, and the former national coach of the German women's national football team. After her marriage she bore the surname 'Theune-Meyer' until her divorce in 2008....
Bettina Wiegmann
Bettina Wiegmann
Bettina Wiegmann is a retired German football midfielder. She scored 51 goals in 154 caps for the German national team between 1989 and 2003. In 1997 she was selected German Female Footballer of the Year....
Statistics
| Season | League | Place | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | DFB-Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989–90 | Regionalliga West (II) | 4 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 17 | 28 | Semifinal |
| 1990–91 | Regionalliga West (II) | 1 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 11 | 38 | Won |
| 1991–92 | Bundesliga Nord Fußball-Bundesliga (women) The Women's Football Bundesliga is the main league competition for women's football in Germany. In 1990 the German Football Association created the German Women's Bundesliga, based on the model of the men's Bundesliga. It was first played with north and south divisions, but in 1997 the groups... (I) |
RU (1) | 13 | 4 | 3 | 51 | 13 | 30 | Semifinal |
| 1992–93 | Bundesliga Nord | SF (2) | 12 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 10 | 28 | Runner-Up |
| 1993–94 | Bundesliga Nord | RU (2) | 14 | 3 | 1 | 66 | 9 | 31 | Won |
| 1994–95 | Bundesliga Nord | RU (1) | 17 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 9 | 34 | Semifinal |
| 1995–96 | Bundesliga Nord | SF (1) | 15 | 1 | 2 | 60 | 17 | 48 | Quarterfinal |
| 1996–97 | Bundesliga Nord | Won (1) | 15 | 2 | 1 | 59 | 12 | 47 | Won |
| 1997–98 | Bundesliga Fußball-Bundesliga (women) The Women's Football Bundesliga is the main league competition for women's football in Germany. In 1990 the German Football Association created the German Women's Bundesliga, based on the model of the men's Bundesliga. It was first played with north and south divisions, but in 1997 the groups... |
4 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 28 | 39 | 3rd round |
| 1998–99 | Bundesliga | 9 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 51 | 23 | 3rd round |
| 1999–00 | Bundesliga | 5 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 30 | 39 | Semifinal |
| 2000–01 | Bundesliga | 4 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 56 | 32 | 37 | Quarterfinal |
| 2001–02 | Bundesliga | 7 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 27 | 33 | Quarterfinal |
| 2002–03 | Bundesliga | 6 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 41 | 27 | 31 | Semifinal |
| 2003–04 | Bundesliga | 11 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 57 | 15 | Semifinal |
| 2004–05 2. Fußball-Bundesliga (women) 2004–05 The 2nd Fußball-Bundesliga 2004–05 was the 1st season of the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga , Germany's second football league. It began on 5 September 2004 and ended on 22 May 2005.- Final standings :... |
2. Bundesliga Nord 2. Fußball-Bundesliga (women) The 2nd Women's Football Bundesliga is the second league competition for women's football in Germany. It is divided into 2 groups of north and south... (II) |
1 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 95 | 25 | 56 | 3rd round |
| 2005–06 | Bundesliga | 10 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 79 | 13 | 3rd round |
| 2006–07 | Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 100 | 0 | 2nd round |
| 2007–08 | 2. Bundesliga Süd 2. Fußball-Bundesliga (women) The 2nd Women's Football Bundesliga is the second league competition for women's football in Germany. It is divided into 2 groups of north and south... |
12 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 64 | 14 | 1st round |
| 2008–09 | Regionalliga West Fußball-Regionalliga (women) The five Regionalligas are the third-tier leagues in German women's football. In each division the champion will be promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga in the next season.- Mode :... (III) |
1 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 64 | 25 | 62 | 1st round |
| Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation. | |||||||||