VfL 07 Bremen
Encyclopedia
Vfl 07 Bremen is a German
football club
located in the Findorff neighbourhood of north Bremen
. They currently play in the Oberliga Bremen, one of eleven regional leagues in the fifth tier of German football.
was dissolved in 1918, the name Verein für Leibesübungen 07 was informally adopted, although the club name was not officially changed until after the end of World War II
in 1945.
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...
football club
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
located in the Findorff neighbourhood of north Bremen
Bremen
The City Municipality of Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany. A commercial and industrial city with a major port on the river Weser, Bremen is part of the Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan area . Bremen is the second most populous city in North Germany and tenth in Germany.Bremen is...
. They currently play in the Oberliga Bremen, one of eleven regional leagues in the fifth tier of German football.
History
The club was formed in 1907 by a 14 year old named Hermann Popper. The original name of the team was Fußball Club Hohenzollern, in tribute to the German Emperor Wilhelm II of Hohenzollern. After the German EmpireGerman Empire
The German Empire refers to Germany during the "Second Reich" period from the unification of Germany and proclamation of Wilhelm I as German Emperor on 18 January 1871, to 1918, when it became a federal republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of the Emperor, Wilhelm II.The German...
was dissolved in 1918, the name Verein für Leibesübungen 07 was informally adopted, although the club name was not officially changed until after the end of 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...
in 1945.
Stadium
VfL 07 Bremen play their home matches in BSA Findorff, Bremen. The stadium's capacity is 2000.Current squad
As of 18 June 2011.Achievements
- Landesliga BremenLandesliga BremenThe Landesliga Bremen is the sixth tier of the German football league system and the second-highest league in the German state of Bremen, below the Oberliga Bremen.-Overview:...
(sixth tier league):- Runners Up (1): 2006-07
- Bezirksliga Bremen (seventh tier league):
- Winners (1): 2003-04