SC Herford
Encyclopedia
SC Herford is a German association football club
based in Herford
, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was formed out of the merger of several local sides in the late 60s and early 70s and then went on to enjoy a short turn in second division football
in the late 70s and early 80s. The footballers are today part of a larger sports club which has departments for athletics, badminton, handball
, judo, swimming, table tennis, and volleyball.
In 1963 predecessor SuS 1928 Herford was playing in the Landesliga
Westfalen (IV) and was followed the next season by Union. In 1967 Union and VfB Einigkeit 07 Herford merged to form Herforder SC 07/08 which continued to compete in the Landesliga. The combined side earned a second place finish in 1971 before plunging to the bottom of the table the next season and was headed to relegation.
Herforder was then joined by SuS (16 June 1972) to play as SC Herford which delivered a remarkable turnaround performance in capturing the division in 1973 and advancing to the Amateurliga Westfalen (III). After two consecutive second place results SC was able to win promotion to the 2. Liga Nord
in 1976 where they would play four of the next five seasons before finally being sent down in 1981. The union also paid other dividends as it led to the revitalized side making regular appearances in German Cup play through the late 70s and early 80s where they advanced several times out of the first round, but could not make it past the second round.
The club's turn in second tier football left them with a considerable debt and they began a slow, but steady slide that saw a descent to the Verbandsliga Westfalen
Nordost (V) by the mid 90s. They returned to the Oberliga Westfalen
(IV) for a couple of seasons at the turn of the millennium, but fell back to Verbandsliga, and in 2005 descended to play in the Landesliga Westfalen Ost (VI). A 15th place finish there in 2005–06 relegated the club to the Bezirksliga Westfalen, Gruppe 1 (VII), from where it returned to the Landesliga in 2008.
and they share the use of the facility with the second division women's side of Herforder SV Borussia Friedenstal. Built in 1955 and re-furbished in the late 1990s, the stadium has a capacity of 18,400 which includes approximately 1,400 seats.
Football in Germany
Association football is the most popular sport in Germany. The German Football Association is the sport's national governing body, with 6.6 million members organized in over 26,000 football clubs. There is a league system, with the 1. and 2. Bundesliga on top, and the winner of the first...
based in Herford
Herford
Herford is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the lowlands between the hill chains of the Wiehen Hills and the Teutoburg Forest. It is the capital of the district of Herford.- Geographic location :...
, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was formed out of the merger of several local sides in the late 60s and early 70s and then went on to enjoy a short turn in second division football
2. Fußball-Bundesliga
- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
in the late 70s and early 80s. The footballers are today part of a larger sports club which has departments for athletics, badminton, handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
, judo, swimming, table tennis, and volleyball.
History
SpVgg Union 08 Herford was the most successful of the club's predecessor sides having taken part in the early rounds of national championship play in 1930–31. The team also found its way to the first tier Gauliga Westfalen in 1944, but only played a pair of matches that year as the division collapsed as World War II drew to a close and Allied armies advanced into Germany.In 1963 predecessor SuS 1928 Herford was playing in the Landesliga
Landesliga
The Landesliga is the 7th tier of football in most of Germany, one division below the Verbandsliga. In Bavaria, Sachsen, Thüringen, Bremen, Lower Saxony and Hamburg the Landesligas are set right below the Oberliga and therefore are the 6th tier...
Westfalen (IV) and was followed the next season by Union. In 1967 Union and VfB Einigkeit 07 Herford merged to form Herforder SC 07/08 which continued to compete in the Landesliga. The combined side earned a second place finish in 1971 before plunging to the bottom of the table the next season and was headed to relegation.
Herforder was then joined by SuS (16 June 1972) to play as SC Herford which delivered a remarkable turnaround performance in capturing the division in 1973 and advancing to the Amateurliga Westfalen (III). After two consecutive second place results SC was able to win promotion to the 2. Liga Nord
2nd Bundesliga Nord (1974-81)
The 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Nord was the second-highest level of the German football league system in the north of Germany from 1974 until the formation of the single-division 2. Fußball-Bundesliga in 1981...
in 1976 where they would play four of the next five seasons before finally being sent down in 1981. The union also paid other dividends as it led to the revitalized side making regular appearances in German Cup play through the late 70s and early 80s where they advanced several times out of the first round, but could not make it past the second round.
The club's turn in second tier football left them with a considerable debt and they began a slow, but steady slide that saw a descent to the Verbandsliga Westfalen
Verbandsliga Westfalen
The Westfalenliga is the second highest football league in the region of Westphalia which is part of the state of Nordrhein-Westfalen. It operates in two separate groups which run parallel below the NRW-Liga. Currently the sixth tier of the German football league system, the Westfalenligen were...
Nordost (V) by the mid 90s. They returned to the Oberliga Westfalen
Oberliga Westfalen
From 1978 to 2008, the Oberliga Westfalen was the highest Football League in the region of Westphalia which is part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. In its last season, it was one of nine Oberligas in German Football, the 4th tier of the German football league system...
(IV) for a couple of seasons at the turn of the millennium, but fell back to Verbandsliga, and in 2005 descended to play in the Landesliga Westfalen Ost (VI). A 15th place finish there in 2005–06 relegated the club to the Bezirksliga Westfalen, Gruppe 1 (VII), from where it returned to the Landesliga in 2008.
Stadium
SC Herford's home field is the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-StadionFriedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Stadion
Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Stadion is a multi-use stadium in Herford, Germany . It is used as the stadium of HSV Borussia Friedenstal matches. The capacity of the stadium is 18,400 spectators.-External links:*...
and they share the use of the facility with the second division women's side of Herforder SV Borussia Friedenstal. Built in 1955 and re-furbished in the late 1990s, the stadium has a capacity of 18,400 which includes approximately 1,400 seats.
External links
- Official website (football department)
- Official team site (general sports club)
- Abseits Guide to German Soccer