VfL Frohnlach

Football club infobox
clubname = VfL Frohnlach


fullname = Verein für Leibesübungen 1919 e. V. Frohnlach
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founded = 1919
ground = Willi-Schillig-Stadion
capacity = 5,000
chairman = Willi Schillig
manager = Werner Gückel
league = Oberliga Bayern (V)
season = 2007-08
position = Landesliga Bayern-Nord (V) 1st
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VfL Frohnlach is a German football club from the municipality of Frohnlach in Ebersdorf bei Coburg, Bavaria.

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History

The club was established as "Sports Club Arminia Frohnlach" in 1919 and, after a 1925 merger with "Turnverein Frohnlach", became "Verein für Leibesübungen 1919 e. V. Frohnlach". In addition to fielding a football side the sports club had departments for cycling, fistball, and gymnastics. Like other clubs that were part of the "Arbeiter-Turn- und -Sportbundes" (Worker's Gymnastics and Sports Union) "VfL" was banned in 1933 by the Nazi regime as politically undesirable. After World War II it was re-established as "TV Frohnlach" and before the end of 1945 was playing as "Allgemeine Sportvereinigung Frohnlach". By 1948 the association was again known as "VfL".

The footballers took part in lower level local play in the Coburg district league, until the mid-70s when the club made a rapid ascent with the support of local furniture maker Willi Schillig, who took on the presidency and a major spornsorship role. Three consecutive promotions from 1978 to 1980 saw the club through to the fourth division Oberliga Bayern. They also made their first appearance in DFB-Pokal (German Cup) play in 1980 where they were put out in the second round by "Stuttgarter Kickers" (0:9). "Frohnlach" enjoyed a decade long run in the Oberliga until slipping to become an elevator side, moving frequently up and down between fourth and fifth tier play. The team competed as an Oberliga side in 1992-93, 1994-99, and 2004-07. Their most current result, a 16th place finish, saw the club sent down to the Landesliga Bayern-Nord (V), where they finished on top and returned to the Oberliga for the 2008-09 season.

Recent seasons

Honours

*Landesliga Bayern-Nord (V) champions: 1980, 1992, 2004, 2008

tadium

Between 1958 and 1980 the club played its home matches at Am Wirtsteich until the opening of the Waldstadion (capacity 5,000). The stadium has served as a venue for matches of the German junior national U20 and U21 teams. In 2006 the facility was re-named for club president Willi Schillig.

External links

* [http://www.vflfrohnlach.de Official team site]

References

*Grüne, Hardy (2001). Vereinslexikon. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag ISBN 3-89784-147-9
* [http://www.f-archiv.de/ Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv] historical German domestic league tables (in German)
* [http://eufo.de/football/ger/vfl_lach.htm eufo.de] European football club profiles and current team rosters