VfL Oldenburg
Appearance
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Full name | Verein für Leibesübungen Oldenburg | ||
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Founded | 1894 | ||
Ground | Stadion Alexanderstraße | ||
Capacity | 3,500 | ||
League | Oberliga Niedersachsen (V) | ||
2021–22 | 6th | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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VfL Oldenburg is a German sports club from the town of
handball, American football
, badminton, athletics, gymnastics and volleyball.
History
VfL Oldenburg were relegated from the German fifth tier (Oberliga) in 2009–10.[2] In 2013, they returned to the Oberliga Niedersachsen as Landesliga Weser-Ems champions.[3] In 2018, the club achieved promotion to the Regionalliga Nord.[4] It was relegated back to the Oberliga after the 2018–19 season.[5]
In June 2021, it was announced that VfL Oldenburg had qualified for 2021–22 DFB-Pokal. The club was awarded the DFB-Pokal berth after a draw between the remaining participants of the Lower Saxony Cup, which had been abandoned amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.[6]
Local derby rivalry
VfL Oldenburg has a local derby rivalry with VfB Oldenburg.[7][8]
Honours
- Verbandsliga Niedersachsen-West: 2008
- Landesliga Weser-Ems: 1984, 2004, 2013
References
- ^ "VfL Oldenburg | Oberliga Niedersachsen Weser-Ems/Lüneburg 2020/21 | Teaminfo". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ Busch, Henning (8 May 2010). "Fußball-Oberliga NORDHORN: VfL kann Klassenerhalt rechnerisch nicht mehr packen". NWZ (in German). Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ Mietzon, Manfred (3 August 2013). "Fußball Oldenburg: Oberliga-Aufsteiger setzt auf Überraschungseffekt". NWZ (in German). Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "4:0-Sieg In Brinkum: VfL Oldenburg schafft Aufstieg in Regionalliga". NWZ (in German). 31 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ Mietzon, Manfred (4 May 2019). "Regionalliga Nord: 0:3-Pleite besiegelt Abstieg des VfL Oldenburg". NWZ (in German). Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Erster Amateurvertreter: VfL Oldenburg jubelt über DFB-Pokal-Teilnahme". kicker (in German). 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ Zur Brügge, Jan (10 September 2018). "Neuer Stürmer schießt VfL zum 1:1 gegen VfB". NWZ (in German). Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "VfL Oldenburg vs VfB Oldenburg: Die Fotos vom hitzigen Regionalliga-Nord-Derby in der Huntestadt". Nordbuzz (in German). 9 September 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
External links
- Official Website Sportsclub (in German)
- Official Football Website (in German)
- Team information at Fussballdaten
- Official Website Oldenburg Knights (American football team) (in German)