FFC Flaesheim-Hillen
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FFC Flaesheim-Hillen was a short-lived women's football club from the Flaesheim district of Haltern am See
in the Ruhr area
. The club was founded in 1999 as a merger of the women's football departments of SG Rot-Weiß Hillen and Concordia Flaesheim. As Rot-Weiß had achieved promotion for the Bundesliga
the team was qualified for Germany's premier football league in their first season. Flaesheim finished eighth in 1999–2000 and improved their performance to a fifth place in 2000–01. They reached the final of the cup as well, but nevertheless had to declare bankruptcy
at the end of the season.
After the dissolution of the club a new women's department was founded at Concordia Flaesheim. The team had to start in the lowest division, but has since managed promotion to the fourth-tier Verbandsliga.
Haltern
Haltern is a town and a municipality in the district of Recklinghausen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the Lippe and the Wesel–Datteln Canal, approx...
in the Ruhr area
Ruhr
The Ruhr is a medium-size river in western Germany , a right tributary of the Rhine.-Description:The source of the Ruhr is near the town of Winterberg in the mountainous Sauerland region, at an elevation of approximately 2,200 feet...
. The club was founded in 1999 as a merger of the women's football departments of SG Rot-Weiß Hillen and Concordia Flaesheim. As Rot-Weiß had achieved promotion for the 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...
the team was qualified for Germany's premier football league in their first season. Flaesheim finished eighth in 1999–2000 and improved their performance to a fifth place in 2000–01. They reached the final of the cup as well, but nevertheless had to declare bankruptcy
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy is a legal status of an insolvent person or an organisation, that is, one that cannot repay the debts owed to creditors. In most jurisdictions bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor....
at the end of the season.
After the dissolution of the club a new women's department was founded at Concordia Flaesheim. The team had to start in the lowest division, but has since managed promotion to the fourth-tier Verbandsliga.
Seasons
| Season | League | Place | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | DFB-Pokal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–00 | 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... (I) |
8 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 74 | 20 | 1st round Frauen DFB Pokal 1999–2000 The Frauen DFB-Pokal 1999–2000 was the 20th season of the cup competition, Germany's second-most important title in women's football. The first round of the competition was held on 22–25 August 1999... |
| 2000–01 | Bundesliga | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 33 | Runner-up Frauen DFB Pokal 2000–01 The Frauen DFB-Pokal 2000–01 was the 21st season of the cup competition, Germany's second-most important title in women's football. The first round of the competition was held on 19–20 August 2000. In the final which was held in Berlin on 26 May 2001 FFC Frankfurt defeated Flaesheim-Hillen 2–1,... |