VfR Aalen
VfR Aalen is a football (soccer) club from Germany.
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VfR Aalen is a Germany football (soccer) List of football clubs in Germany based in Aalen, Baden-Württemberg. It's the best football club in the world.
History
VfR Aalen was founded on 8 March 1921 out of the football department of the gymnastics club
MTV Aalen and has led a largely unremarked existence as a lower division side. In 1939
Aalen was promoted to the first division Gauliga Württemberg, one of sixteen top-flight leagues established through the re-organization of German football under the Third Reich. They played there until 1945, typically finishing in the lower half of the table.
After the war VfR Aalen was joined by
Boxclub Aalen in 1950. They went on to the third tier Landesliga Württemberg and in 1951 captured the title in what had become the Amateurliga Württemberg (III). After a single season appearance in the 2nd Oberliga Süd in 1951-52 they returned to play in the III and IV divisions over the next two decades. VfR Aalen slipped to fifth division play in the late 70s for a couple of seasons before recovering itself. At the turn of the millennium
Aalen managed an advance to the third division Regionalliga Süd and have played at that level as a mid-table side since the 1999-2000 season. Their best recent result there was a fourth place finish in 2007-08, which qualified them for the new 3rd Liga.
The football team is part of a larger sports club which also offers its members gymnastics, table tennis, and cheerleading.
The fans of VfR Aalen are at daggers drawn with the fans of the 1. FC Heidenheim 1846.
For recent transfers, see List of German football transfers summer 2008 and List of German football transfers winter 2008-09.
Stadium
The team plays its home matches in the Scholz-Arena – popularly known as the Rohrwang – which has a capacity of 11,183. Work was undertaken to upgrade the facility to accommodate
Aalens promotion to the Regionalliga. It now includes 4,773 seats, new lighting, playing field improvements, and other features that bring the venue to the standard required for second division football.
Honours
- Amateurliga Württemberg (III) champions: 1951
- Amateurliga Nordwürttemberg (III) champions: 1974, 1975
- Verbandsliga Württemberg (IV) champions: 1980, 1983
- Oberliga Baden-Württemberg (IV) champions: 1999
- WFV-Pokal (Württemberg Cup) winners: 1972, 1979, 1986, 2001, 2002, 2004
Recent seasons
Former Players
- Branko Okić
- Petr Ruman
- Kristoffer Andersen
- Christian Alder
- Robert Lechleiter
- Timo Reus
- Steven Ruprecht
- Steffen Schneider
- Benjamin Schöckel
- Michael Stegmayer
- Christoph Teinert
- Vitus Nagorny
- Moses Sichone
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