FFC Heike Rhine is a German

Germany

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 women's football club based in Rheine

Rheine

Rheine is a city in the district of Steinfurt in Westphalia, Germany. It is the largest city in the district and the location of Rheine Air Base.-Geography:Rheine is located on the river Ems, approx. north of Münster, approx...

, 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...

. The team currently plays in the German third division Regionalliga (women) West. Heike Rheine was the first independent women's football club in Germany.

History

The club has its origins at the VfB Rheine. They had played on a local level until 1986 when Alfred Werner took over the head of the women's section. Two consecutive promotions in 1988 and 1989 took the club to the Regionalliga (West), then Germany's top football league for women. A second place in their first season 1989–90 qualified Heike Rheine for the newly founded 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...

. In 1992 and 1993 they finished 3rd in their group of the league and reached the semifinals of the cup. In 1994 VfB Rheine merged with SG Eintracht Rheine, naming itself FC Eintracht Rheine. The following years Rheine repeatedly finished 4th in the league thus qualifying for the single-railed Bundesliga at its introduction in 1997 while being runner-up in the cup the same year.

On March 10, 1998 the women's section split from the club, becoming independent under the name FFC Heike Rheine. The club was relegated the same year, but managed re-promotion in the following year. In 2004 the club had its greatest success, finishing 3rd in the league and providing the league's top scorer Kerstin Garefrekes

Kerstin Garefrekes

Kerstin Garefrekes is a German footballer. She plays as a midfielder or striker for 1. FFC Frankfurt and the German national team.-Club:...

. At the end of the season Garefrekes left for 1. FFC Frankfurt

1. FFC Frankfurt

1. FFC Frankfurt is a German women's association football club based in Frankfurt, Hesse and has a membership of about 430. The team currently plays in the German first division women's Bundesliga.- History :...

 though. When other top players had left the club in the following years, Rheine was relegated to the 2. Bundesliga

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 2007. The relegation triggered the leaving of further coreplayers, leading to a second consecutive relegation in 2008. Rheine since plays in the Regionalliga.

Statistics

Season	League	Place	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	DFB-Cup
1990–91	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)	5	8	3	7	29	34	19	not qualified
1991–92	Bundesliga Nord	3	12	4	4	42	17	28	Semi-final Frauen DFB Pokal 1991–92 The Frauen DFB-Pokal 1991–92 was the 12th season of the cup competition, Germany's second-most important title in women's football. In the final which was held in Berlin on 23 June 1992 FSV Frankfurt defeated TSV Siegen 1–0, thus claiming their third cup title.In this edition of the cup for the...
1992–93	Bundesliga Nord	3	10	2	6	35	21	22	Semi-final Frauen DFB Pokal 1992–93 The Frauen DFB-Pokal 1992–93 was the 13th season of the cup competition, Germany's second-most important title in women's football. In the final which was held in Berlin on 12 June 1993 TSV Siegen defeated Grün-Weiß Brauweiler 6–5 on penalties The game had ended 1–1 after extra time. It was...
1993–94	Bundesliga Nord	4	7	5	6	31	20	19	Quarter-final Frauen DFB Pokal 1993–94 The Frauen DFB-Pokal 1993–94 was the 14th season of the cup competition, Germany's second-most important title in women's football. In the final which was held in Berlin on 14 May 1994 Grün-Weiß Brauweiler met TSV Siegen just as in the previous season. This time Brauweiler won 2–1, thus winning...
1994–95	Bundesliga Nord	4	7	6	5	38	24	20	3rd round Frauen DFB Pokal 1994–95 The Frauen DFB-Pokal 1994–95 was the 15th season of the cup competition, Germany's second-most important title in women's football. In the final which was held in Berlin on 24 June 1995 FSV Frankfurt defeated TSV Siegen 3–1, thus winning their fourth cup title...
1995–96	Bundesliga Nord	4	9	5	4	38	24	32	Quarter-final Frauen DFB Pokal 1995–96 The Frauen DFB-Pokal 1995–96 was the 16th season of the cup competition, Germany's second-most important title in women's football. In the final which was held in Berlin on 25 May 1996 FSV Frankfurt defeated Klinge Seckach 2–1, thus winning their fifth cup title and defending their title from the...
1996–97	Bundesliga Nord	4	9	4	5	30	24	31	Runner-Up Frauen DFB Pokal 1996–97 The Frauen DFB-Pokal 1996–97 was the 17th season of the cup competition, Germany's second-most important title in women's football. In the final which was held in Berlin on 14 June 1997 Grün-Weiß Brauweiler defeated Eintracht Rheine 3–1, thus winning their third cup title.-First round:Several clubs...
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...  (I)	7	9	2	11	28	32	29	Quarter-final Frauen DFB Pokal 1997–98 The Frauen DFB-Pokal 1997–98 was the 18th season of the cup competition, Germany's second-most important title in women's football. In the final which was held in Berlin on 16 June 1998 FCR Duisburg defeated FSV Frankfurt 6–2, thus winning their first cup title...
1998–99	Bundesliga	11	6	4	12	29	44	22	Quarter-final Frauen DFB Pokal 1998–99 The Frauen DFB-Pokal 1998–99 was the 19th season of the cup competition, Germany's second-most important title in women's football. The first round of the competition was held on 16–17 August 1998. In the final which was held in Berlin on 12 June 1999 FFC Frankfurt defeated FCR Duisburg 1–0, thus...
1999–00	Regionalliga West (II)	1	21	1	0	113	12	64	2nd 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	11	5	5	12	28	52	20	2nd round 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,...
2001–02	Bundesliga	8	6	9	7	34	34	27	2nd round Frauen DFB Pokal 2001–02 The Frauen DFB-Pokal 2001–02 was the 22nd season of the cup competition. Germany's second-most important title in women's football. The first round of the competition began on 22 September 2001...
2002–03	Bundesliga	4	12	2	8	52	31	38	2nd round Frauen DFB Pokal 2002–03 The Frauen DFB-Pokal 2002–03 was the 23rd season of the cup competition, Germany's second-most important title in women's football. The first round of the competition began on 17 August 2002...
2003–04	Bundesliga	3	13	4	5	64	37	43	Semi-final Frauen DFB Pokal 2003–04 The Frauen DFB-Pokal 2003–04 was the 24th season of the cup competition, Germany's second-most important title in women's football. The first round of the competition was held on 6–7 September 2003...
2004–05	Bundesliga	7	7	4	11	36	54	25	Quarter-final Frauen DFB Pokal 2004–05 The Frauen DFB-Pokal 2004–05 was the 25th season of the cup competition, Germany's second-most important title in women's football. It was the last time the cup was held over five rounds and also the last time, that clubs were allowed to have more than one side in the tournament. The first round of...
2005–06	Bundesliga	9	5	5	12	39	56	20	3rd round Frauen DFB Pokal 2005–06 The Frauen DFB-Pokal 2005–06 was the 26th season of the cup competition, Germany's second-most important title in women's football. The first round of the tournament was held on 7 August 2005. In the final which was held in Berlin on 29 April 2006 Turbine Potsdam defeated FFC Frankfurt 2–0, thus...
2006–07	Bundesliga	11	4	2	16	24	57	14	2nd round Frauen DFB Pokal 2006–07 The Frauen DFB-Pokal 2006–07 was the 27th season of the cup competition, Germany's second-most important title in women's football. The first round of the tournament was held on 2–3 September 2006...
2007–08	2. Bundesliga Nord (II)	12	3	4	15	26	50	13	2nd round
2008–09	Regionalliga West (III)	11	8	6	12	37	53	30	1st round
2009–10	Regionalliga West	6	11	5	10	48	34	38	not qualified
2010–11	Regionalliga West	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	not qualified
Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.

External links

• Heike Rheine official website