FV Bad Vilbel
Encyclopedia
FV Bad Vilbel is a German
football
club from Bad Vilbel
, near Frankfurt, Hesse
. Founded March 30, 1919 as SV 1919 Bad Vilbel, they merged with FG Phönix Bad Vilbel in 1933 to become FC Phönix Bad Vilbel and were re-established under their current name after World War II
. The club today has a membership of about 450 and was playing in the Oberliga Hessen (IV) where they have competed as a mid-table side from 1995 to 2007. Bad Vilbels best result there was a third place finish in 2000. In 2007, the club was relegated to the Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd
, where they were playing in 2008-09, suffering another relegation.
The team plays its home matches in the Nidda-Sportfeld which has a capacity of 6,000.
Germany
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Football (soccer)
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club from Bad Vilbel
Bad Vilbel
Bad Vilbel is a spa town with many mineral waters. Bad Vilbel is the town with the most inhabitants in the Wetteraukreis district in Hessen, Germany. The city center of Bad Vilbel is located 8 km northeast of the center of Frankfurt am Main...
, near Frankfurt, Hesse
Hesse
Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...
. Founded March 30, 1919 as SV 1919 Bad Vilbel, they merged with FG Phönix Bad Vilbel in 1933 to become FC Phönix Bad Vilbel and were re-established under their current name after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. The club today has a membership of about 450 and was playing in the Oberliga Hessen (IV) where they have competed as a mid-table side from 1995 to 2007. Bad Vilbels best result there was a third place finish in 2000. In 2007, the club was relegated to the Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd
Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd
The Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd, until 2008 named Landesliga Hessen-Süd, is currently the 6th tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3...
, where they were playing in 2008-09, suffering another relegation.
The team plays its home matches in the Nidda-Sportfeld which has a capacity of 6,000.
Recent seasons
| Year | Division | Position |
| 1999-2000 | Oberliga Hessen (IV) | 3rd |
| 2000-01 | Oberliga Hessen | 7th |
| 2001-02 | Oberliga Hessen | 4th |
| 2002-03 | Oberliga Hessen | 12th |
| 2003-04 | Oberliga Hessen | 10th |
| 2004-05 | Oberliga Hessen | 5th |
| 2005-06 | Oberliga Hessen | 6th |
| 2006-07 | Oberliga Hessen | 15th ↓ |
| 2007-08 | Landesliga Hessen-Süd (V) | 4th |
| 2008-09 | Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd (VI) | 16th ↓ |
| 2009-10 | Gruppenliga (VII) |