SC 07 Bad Neuenahr
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SC 07 Bad Neuenahr is a German football club from Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
, Rhineland-Palatinate
. The best-known section within the club is its women's football team, which was founded in 1969 and won the German Championship in 1978. Sportclub Bad Neuenahr was a founding member of Germany's women's Bundesliga
and has played continuously in the top division since 1997.
The men's side played second division football in the first half of the 1950s as part of the 2. Liga-Südwest before slipping to the Amateurliga Rheinland
in 1955. They generally earned upper table results there through the balance of the decade and on through the 1960s and 1970s. They took part in the opening round of the DFB-Pokal
(German Cup) in 1975 when they were put out by FC St. Pauli
. Their only other cup experience was in 1932 when they advanced to the quarter final of the regional Westpokal.
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler is a town in the German Bundesland of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is the capital of the Ahrweiler district. It is a renowned spa and it has a casino. The A61 motorway connects the town with cities like Cologne and Mainz. The city consists of two parts, Bad Neuenahr in the east...
, Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz. English speakers also commonly refer to the state by its German name, Rheinland-Pfalz ....
. The best-known section within the club is its women's football team, which was founded in 1969 and won the German Championship in 1978. Sportclub Bad Neuenahr was a founding member of Germany's women's 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...
and has played continuously in the top division since 1997.
The men's side played second division football in the first half of the 1950s as part of the 2. Liga-Südwest before slipping to the Amateurliga Rheinland
Amateurliga Rheinland
The Amateurliga Rheinland was the highest football league in the region of the Rheinland FA and the third tier of the German football league system from its inception in 1952 to the formation of the Oberliga Südwest and the Verbandsliga Rheinland below it in 1978.- Overview :The Amateurliga...
in 1955. They generally earned upper table results there through the balance of the decade and on through the 1960s and 1970s. They took part in the opening round of 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) in 1975 when they were put out by FC St. Pauli
FC St. Pauli
Fußball-Club St. Pauli is a German sports club based in the St. Pauli quarter of Hamburg. The football section is part of a larger club that also has Rugby Fußball-Club St. Pauli is a German sports club based in the St. Pauli quarter of Hamburg. The football section is part of a larger club that...
. Their only other cup experience was in 1932 when they advanced to the quarter final of the regional Westpokal.