Lower Rhine Football Association
| Lower Rhine Football Association | |
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| Founded | January 18, 1947 |
| president | Peter Frymuth |
| address | Friedrich-Alfred-Strasse 10 47055 Duisburg |
| Master gentlemen | VfB Homberg |
| Cup winners men | KFC Uerdingen 05 |
| Master women | GSV Moers |
| Cup winners women | 1. FC Mönchengladbach |
| Parent association |
West German football association |
| Subordinate Associations | 13 football circles |
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| Clubs (approx.) | 1,225 |
| Members (approx.) | 413.921 |
| Teams (approx.) | 9,606 |
| Homepage | www.fvn.de |
The Niederrhein Football Association (FVN) is the umbrella organization of 1,225 football clubs with 413,921 members and 9,606 teams. The FVN was founded in January 1947 and is one of the 21 regional associations of the DFB and the West German Football Association . The FVN is based in Duisburg and has been headed by Peter Frymuth as President since 2013 . The best-known clubs in the Niederrhein Football Association are Borussia Mönchengladbach , Fortuna Düsseldorf , MSV Duisburg , KFC Uerdingen 05 , Wuppertaler SV , Rot-Weiß Oberhausen and Rot-Weiss Essen as well as the former professional clubs Schwarz-Weiß Essen , 1. FC Bocholt , SG Union Solingen and FC Remscheid . The area of the FVN covers the administrative regions of Düsseldorf and Bottrop as well as the cities of Isselburg , Bocholt and Rhede .
history
The football association Niederrhein e. V. (FVN) was founded on January 18, 1947 by 175 voting delegates in the great hall of the Henkel works in Düsseldorf . At that time, the FVN already had around 500 clubs and 100,000 members who, thanks to the association, found regular gaming operations and often played championships with great participation from the population.
Under the leadership of its chairmen Arthur Weber, Albert Luberichs, Michel Berchem, Theo Janßen, Ludwig Bernsmann, Willi Haneke, Walter Hützen and Peter Frymuth, the Niederrhein e. V. has now developed so positively that it is one of the most modern and innovative football associations in the DFB and, with 1,234 clubs and 400,988 members, is the sixth largest of 21 DFB regional associations.
As the fragmentation threatens more and more, both camps met on May 25, 1946 for a meeting in the Rheinbahnhaus / Düsseldorf. A “twelve committee” (Weber, Figge, Schleisiek, Werner, Pegels, Schlösser, Heisterkamp, Thielemann, Schumacher, Hülsken, Jackfeld and Müller) is formed, which decides to bury the differences and to found the “Football Association of Lower Rhine”. With the division of the game traffic, with the city championships serving as the basis, and the division into the four districts of Berg-Mark, Linker Niederrhein, Rechter Niederrhein and Ruhr, the community created an important basis for the later foundation of the FVN shortly afterwards.
Finally, on September 15, 1946, the championship games start in all districts, which are also divided into fourteen football districts. Three months later, on December 14, 1946, 36 district footballers in Essen's imperial court decided to hold an association day.
founding
On January 18, 1947, 175 delegates with voting rights met in the great hall of the Henkel works in Düsseldorf and founded the Niederrhein e. V. The first FVN board consists of Artur Weber (1st chairman), Fritz Schoof (2nd chairman and treasurer), Heinrich Werner (3rd chairman) and Alfred Kühn and Artur Schleisiek (assessors). The FVN already has 500 clubs and around 100,000 members.
Shortly afterwards, the association's first youth leaders' conference took place: Fritz Merkelbach was elected youth chairman on February 1, 1947. His eight-person committee immediately did pioneering work by organizing training courses for club youth leaders and young people in youth hostels.
On March 18, 1947, Mathias Schumacher, a full-time managing director, was hired, initially at the Deutschlandhaus in Essen, but then in the larger premises of the Oberhausen police headquarters on Friedensplatz from August 1947 . The office manages to process around 60,000 three-part registration cards and 20,000 passports within a very short time. In this way, the game can be quickly steered into normal channels.
The first representative game took place months earlier: In Rheydt, the FVN celebrated a clear 5-1 win against Südwest on June 29, 1947.
On July 4, 1947, the new association was also formally approved by the British Military Government and from then on it could officially operate under its name. The first statute appears on August 25, 1947. The Oberliga West acts as the top division and starts playing on September 14. The substructure is formed by three association and four district leagues.
The official announcements appear for the first time on November 11, 1947 : the contents are football rules, statutes, administrative regulations and a directory of the clubs and bodies. At the end of the year, the FVN already had 135,000 members.
The West German Football Association (WFV) was founded on November 20, 1948 in Wuppertal as the legal successor to the West German Football Association ( WSV) . The WFV board includes Artur Weber (deputy chairman), Heinz Ströhlein (treasurer), Albert Luberichs (chairman of the judiciary), Hans Körfer and Alfred Ney (football committee), Fritz Krämer (youth committee) and Michel Berchem, Jacob Pegels, Gustav Lüngen and Hermann Müller (association advisory board) represented. The former WSV home in Duisburg-Wedau is now under the administration of the WFV and becomes the organizational site of the West German umbrella organization, which from now on carries out the games of the upper league under its direction.
On December 7, 1948, the WFV, which at that time had a million members, was granted a license to hold football bets. The three western associations finally have the prospect of funds with which the most urgent tasks can be mastered. This includes especially the youth work, for which the WFV on 16./17. October 1948 in Solingen establishes a uniform order. 40,000 young people are already playing football in the Lower Rhine region. In 1948 the FVN organized 20 tent camps for them . In addition, a total of 6,000 sports pants are provided.
Start of activity
The West German Toto starts on January 16, 1949 and heralds “golden times” for the associations involved: The funds for youth work skyrocketed from DM 5,000 in the previous year to DM 110,000 in 1949. Numerous youth courses under Dettmar Cramer in the Duisburg Wedau , 30 tent camps and half a dozen culture days for young people can therefore be held. On June 25, 1949, Hans Körfer, who replaces Heinrich Werner as the association's football lobbyist, played a key role in the WFV's introduction of contract player and amateur status as well as paid footballers in the top divisions on an extraordinary association day. Soon afterwards he became chairman of the DFB's game committee, which celebrated its re-establishment in July 1949. The WFV introduces the II. League West for the 1949/50 season. The referee committee, headed by Carl Nettesheim since February 1949, already booked 14,000 game directors in the 1948/49 season. At a regional cup match in Leipzig, Willibald Kreß's Lower Rhine selection is defeated by Saxony with 1: 2 goals in front of 60,000 spectators.
The dead mean continues to rise. As a result, on June 20, 1950, the FVN was able to pay out a sum of 1,406,750 DM to its clubs. On the association day on July 22, 1950, Albert Luberichs becomes the new chairman of the Niederrhein football association. V. elected.
On January 3, 1951, the association dismantled 50% of its instances for cost reasons. The number of members of the FVN has grown to 160,000. The care of around 45,000 young people is becoming more intensive, but it also makes it clear that there is a lack of permanent centers for district youth work. The board reacts and, with the help of the Totomittel, will build a total of thirteen district youth homes in Wuppertal-Barmen, Essen-Rellinghausen, Rhede, Rheinberg, Oberhausen-Osterfeld, Mönchengladbach, Lobberich, Düsseldorf-Grafenberg, Duisburg-Hamborn, Grevenbroich, Wesel, Neuss-Weißenberg and Kevelaer. Eight more follow.
Another sensible construction measure follows: On March 27, 1951, the advisory board approves the construction plans for the "Niederrhein House" in Düsseldorf. But also the sporting development work of the association bears fruit, because the selection of the FV Niederrhein wins the national cup for the first time on May 3, 1951 in Berlin : In the Olympic Stadium 40,000 spectators see the 5-4 success against Berlin.
In February of that year, the association's office relocates from its makeshift Oberhausen district to Düsseldorf and moves into the "Niederrhein House" there. The SC Cronenberg reached the final of the German Amateur championship, but subject in May 1952 the VfR Schwenningen more than 80,000 spectators in the Ludwigshafen stadium with 2: 5 goals.
The FVN board decided to purchase a 20,000 m² site at the Aggertalsperre in order to create a small holiday paradise for young people. The small town of Deitenbach is already occupied by six hundred young people between June and September.
The association is also very active this year in the field of training and further education: With a total of 149 courses for youth leaders, trainers, culture officers, young referees and young people, there are over 8,000 participants. For talented youth footballers there are another 80 courses in the WFV sports school.
Rot-Weiss Essen won the DFB Cup in 1953 , while Homberger SV lost the final of the German amateur championship.
The first district youth homes can be used in Wuppertal and Essen: a large hall, a room for games, a writing and reading room, a meeting room and a room that can be used as an office are part of the standard equipment.
The Association Day of the Football Association Niederrhein e. V. on June 12, 1954 in Düsseldorf expressed its full confidence in the old and thus new board of directors. Two sports teachers are hired to intensify the training work.
On June 11, 1955, the WFV Association Day passed the resolution to dissolve the II. League West as a catchment basin for the Oberliga West and to replace this class with an amateur association league. Fifteen days later, Rot-Weiss Essen wins the German championship in Hanover with a 4-3 win against 1. FC Kaiserslautern. A change in the articles of association regarding the non-profit status brings tax advantages for the FVN.
The association's support for the clubs continues: the FVN awards specific grants from the pool, which are distributed in proportion to the number of teams playing. Necessary purchases can be made in this way.
The DFB Federal Court declares the decision of the WFV Association Congress to dissolve the II. West League as illegal. This later enforces the introduction of an amateur top class by voting by name.
With effect from February 2, 1957, Albert Luberichs took on a major role at West-Toto and was forced to resign from his sporting positions. The second chairman, Michel Berchem, is acting in his place. The VfL Benrath (Düsseldorf District ) won the German Amateur Championship with a 4: 2 victory over Alemannia 90 Berlin.
For the second time, the Football Association Niederrhein e. V. the DFB country cup: In Hanover , Lower Saxony are defeated 2-0 on May 31, 1958. Theo Janssen replaces Michel Berchem as chairman. Fritz Matzke is the first VFO to be a member of the FVN board.
1960s
Borussia Mönchengladbach won the DFB Cup for the first time in 1960.
In 1961, the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the LSB North Rhine-Westphalia started the “Aktion Vereinshilfe” program to reduce the acute need for trainers in the clubs. The FVN then accelerates its efforts in this area and conducts short courses to obtain the C license. Willi Steinbrecher takes over from Fritz Krämer and becomes VJO.
In 1962, the FVN youth committee held a football course for teachers for the first time. In 1964, the DSB introduced its own trainer ID card, the F-license, which was also used in the WFV area. Dieter Engelmann and Karl-Heinz Müller join the FVN as association sports instructors.
On January 23, 1965, the FVN advisory board decided for the first time a catalog of penalties against clubs that would apply if the SR target was not met. VSO Albert Lanzloth moves up to the board. The FVN is raising DM 1 million from dead funds, which are in decline for the first time, for the proper equipment of sports facilities. In Deitenbach, another piece of land of 8000 m² is acquired and converted into a school soccer field. Willi Haneke becomes 2nd chairman.
Under the direction of 3rd chairman Horst Schorn, the Lower Rhine selection travels to the Middle East in 1966. Stations and games in Nicosia, Damascus, Aleppo, Baghdad and Beirut lead to an unforgettable experience for everyone.
The 1965 catalog of penalties was revoked by the referees in 1968 after gains in the meantime. The VfB Marathon Remscheid becomes German amateur champion.
Bundesliga
The Bundesliga starts on August 24, 1963. As a founding member of the Niederrhein region, MSV came in second. Ludwig Bernsmann becomes the new FVN chairman. Ernst Platte takes over the position of managing director from Mathias Schumacher.
1970s
Borussia Mönchengladbach became German soccer champions for the first time in 1970 .
In 1971, the A-Juniors Lower Rhine League created a concentration of the strongest youth teams in a cross-county division for the first time. The conversion of tents to roof-only houses begins in Deitenbach. The first district youth homes in Duisburg-Hamborn and Rhede are sold again. Borussia Mönchengladbach defends the championship title.
The FVN celebrated its 25th anniversary in 1972 and at that time had 700 clubs and 196,000 members.
In 1973, the FVN Association Day elects Willi Haneke as its new chairman. For the first time, a teaching committee is being formed, which from now on takes on the planning and coordination of the entire teaching system. In a memorable DFB Cup final in the new Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf , Borussia Mönchengladbach wins against 1. FC Köln with 2-1 goals afterwards. At the invitation of the Federal Foreign Office, the Lower Rhine team is going on a tour to Africa, where games in Kenya (3: 1), Tanzania (0: 2), Rwanda (2: 0) and Sudan (1: 1) in front of over 20,000 spectators each.
- 1974
The FVN decides to expand educational work in order to improve the situation of employees in the clubs. Ursula Decker becomes the first female manager of the FVN. Additional washing and shower facilities as well as the leisure home 2 with indoor pool improve the leisure camp at the Aggertalsperre. The FVN-B junior selection becomes German champion. Ulrich Gaißmayer takes over the area of "public relations".
- 1975
Under Willi Haneke, the FVN is aiming for the teams to take over the WFV sports school with the aim of expanding it into a state and federal performance center. For the first time, the distribution key for the total funds will be based on the number of members. The age limit in youth football is less than eight years. The performance principle of the referees is extended to the district class. Borussia Mönchengladbach is again German champion.
- 1976
In a friendly against Westphalia, a women's selection from the Lower Rhine competes for the first time. Borussia Mönchengladbach is again champion under Udo Lattek.
- 1977
The FVN now has 255,000 members. The association is now also opening up to recreational and popular sports: Josef Bowinkelmann will be appointed representative for this field of work on June 13th. Separate legal bodies will be created for the youth sector. Borussia Mönchengladbach creates the hat trick under Udo Lattek. Fortuna Düsseldorf becomes German amateur champion and the A-youth of MSV Duisburg even German champion.
- 1978
The Wedau sports school will be transferred to the administration of the FVN on January 1st by means of a transfer agreement. The company sports association Niederrhein e. V. (BSVN) becomes a member of the association on October 1st, which welcomes 586 new company sports associations and 25,000 new members. The Oberliga Nordrhein is going into its first season. The FVN continues to endeavor to recruit new employees, provide training and further education and improve the financial situation. A new license course for youth leaders (120 hours) starts. 200 teams take part in the 1st tournament for recreational teams. Borussia Mönchengladbach missed the sixth German championship tied, despite a 12-0 (Bundesliga record) against Borussia Dortmund. It would have been the fourth in a row that no team has managed to date. The A-Juniors of MSV Duisburg defend their championship title.
- 1979
The expansion of the Wedau sports school begins on September 3rd: the goal is to erect a new one and to renovate the old one. Together with the Sepp Herberger Foundation , the FVN carries out support measures in prisons, with balls, jerseys and soccer shoes being distributed. A statute committee is appointed: Chairman is Hans Aholt. The selection of students from the Lower Rhine region wins the DFB tournament in the Wedau sports school . For the first time, a football championship round and a cup round for girls will be held. Fortuna Düsseldorf wins the DFB Cup.
1980s
Wedau celebrates the topping-out ceremony on November 3, 1980: a lot of celebrities gather around the residential tower, including DSB President Willi Weyer , WFV Chairman Fritz Klein and Willi Haneke. The DFB Cup winner is again Fortuna Düsseldorf.
- 1981
The new residential tower was opened on June 30, 1981. Walter Hützen becomes an assessor on the FVN board. NRW sports funding is only flowing less.
- 1982
A supplementary agreement with the BSVN regulates the problem of "double players". The first "Sepp Herberger Day" takes place in Willich. Referee Gerd Hennig resigns after 65 international appearances due to reaching the age limit. The FVN women's team wins the DFB national cup. The income from the football pool is falling noticeably. For amateur teams there is a big tournament in Wedau.
- 1983
As a popular sport representative, Josef Bowinkelmann moves up to the board, which is also expanded to include Ulrich Gaißmayer (press officer) and managing director Ernst Platte. Inge Demski succeeds Magda Martin and heads the women's football committee. The FVN receives a new statute after the one from 1947 has been updated. Once again, a generally binding catalog of penalties for non-compliance with the referee’s target is set. The FVN is the only regional association that still pays team money: it has been ten million DM since 1956. For the first time, a football course for primary school teachers is taking place. The KBC Duisburg is German Cup Women.
The FVN B-Jugend will play on April 30, 1983 under the direction of coach Engelmann at the international tournament of the Bavarian Football Association against the selection teams of the BFV, the youth national team of the CSSR and the selection of Burgenland. Coach Engelmann's team prevailed in first place with the following players: Oliver Bierhoff (Schwarz-Weiss Essen), Rudi Decker (Hamborn 07), Stefan Schmielewski (MSV Duisburg), Thomas Salomon (Rot-Weiss Essen), Markus Meis (VfB Uerdingen), Martin Friebel (MSV Duisburg), Wolfgang Koth (Rot-Weiss Essen), Guido Huelskath (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Sven Backhaus (Fortuna Düsseldorf), Ulrich Bohnen, Thorsten Schmielewski (MSV Duisburg), Klaus Sent (VfL Rhede ), Ralf Liegener (VfB Uerdingen), Dieter Grumke (Fortuna Düsseldorf) and Markus Raves (TV Asberg).
- 1984
The second construction phase in Duisburg-Wedau begins: the old ward block will be given changing rooms and teaching rooms with modern media equipment. In schools there are promotions for girls' football. Horst Schorn is leaving as headmaster at the end of the year and is being replaced by Robert Baues.
- 1985
In Wedau, efforts are being made to expand the competitive sports sector: halls for dance sports, roller sports, judo sports as well as gymnastics and weight rooms are started. Dieter Pauly is honored as the best German referee. With Bodo Menze , the association has signed a new coach. The Niederrhein women win the country cup again. The youth also reported good news: The A2 juniors won the DFB tournament in Duisburg. A cup round for recreational teams is started on the Lower Rhine. Bayer 05 Uerdingen wins the DFB Cup. KBC Duisburg wins the German women's championship.
- 1986
The FVN now has 275,000 members. The association summarizes its successful offer for the first time in a family sports day, which on May 29, 1986 attracts almost 20,000 visitors to Wedau. For the third time, the women’s selection has entered the list of winners of the national cup. Rolf Göttel replaces Willi Helsper as referee chairman. Rolf Lüpertz becomes chairman of the new school football committee. Twelve district youth homes have already had to be sold again. BVL 08 Remscheid wins the German amateur championship.
- 1987
The FVN hires three sports teachers for the field of recreational and popular sports, who for the first time conducts a licensed course “Trainer in recreational and popular sports”.
- 1988
The "SR Masters" tournament and two courses for girls who have not yet belonged to a club are taking place for the first time. With the F-certificate "Children and Youth Training" there is a new FVN offer for youth workers. "Football is fun", a technology competition, is announced. In Düsseldorf, the FVN is taking part in the “aktiv leben” trade fair for the first time.
- 1989
The association day on June 10th elects Walter Hützen as the new chairman of the association and honors Willi Haneke with the appointment as honorary chairman. Albert Otto takes over the area of leisure and popular sports from Josef Bowinkelmann, who is elected 2nd chairman. On May 25th, 25,000 visitors flocked to the Wedau Sports School for the Family Sports Day, which will be inhabited by athletes from all over the world at the Universiade in August. The FVN girls take first place in the DFB tournament and for the first time several talent scouting camps are taking place in Duisburg for the C-Juniors.
1990s
The FIFA referee Dieter Pauly ended his picture-book career in 1990 with the 100th Bundesliga game. The “Youth Football Day” and family sports days in Kleve and Willich attracted many thousands of sports enthusiasts. For the 25th time a school camp of the German Football Association took place in Wedau. Inspired by a trip to Malta, the men's selection of the FVN won the DFB country cup: In Solingen, Bodo Menze's team beat Hessen with 5: 4 goals on penalties. Even after the unification of German football, the FVN remained the DFB's sixth largest national association with 281,318 members.
- 1991
With the project “Fascination Football”, the FVN started a new initiative in the school / club area at a Duisburg primary school. 543 participants were counted in the 26 FVN courses in Duisburg. The decentralized teaching work was also very successful: 1,300 F and E junior trainers have been trained since 1989. Hans-Jürgen Weber was put on the FIFA list in July. An SR pilot project at a Mönchengladbach school brought the FVN 64 new referees. Gerhard Bode took over from Bodo Menze as association coach, but he and his team were still on the winning journey to Chicago / USA.
- 1992
After the accident in Solingen, the DFB started a benefit program in the area of social integration. The FVN then called on its associations and other initiatives to present their measures to involve foreign citizens. International youth football matches in France, Denmark and Holland supplemented the numerous promotional measures in youth football.
- 1993
The organization center was completed on March 28th: the FVN office left the "Niederrhein House" after forty years and moved to Duisburg. The "Year of Volunteering" proclaimed by the LSB also led to numerous advertising measures on the Lower Rhine: 4500 association and club employees were involved in various activities. The FVN trainer Karl-Heinz Müller retired after 29 years working for the FVN. On December 11th, proposals for a structural reform were submitted to the advisory board for the first time: It was proposed to dispense with the subdivision into districts and reduce it to nine football circles.
- 1994
After 23 years, the treasurer Hermann Beckfeld resigned from his office. Werner Blaumeiser took over his duties temporarily. With the completion of the tennis and triple sports hall as well as the sauna wing, the expansion of the Wedau sports school, which began in 1980, has now almost come to an end. The teaching committee announced that 1200 club employees were trained in 57 courses. In many football circles, several hundred more were added through decentralized measures. After a panel discussion, a one-hour live broadcast on WDR and after a club competition, the “Referee Advertising Weeks” resulted in 501 new referees being registered.
In the area of “social integration”, Walter Hützen can pass DM 131,000 on to initiatives in the Lower Rhine region. The Niederrhein selection recorded their fourth victory in the DFB country cup: the Bode-Elf won 1-0 against the Rhineland on December 17, 1994 in Essen. The “magic limit” has been reached: With 307,534 members, the association has a new record.
- 1995
On June 10, 1995, the Association Day dissolves the four districts, Linker and Rechter Niederrhein, Berg-Mark and Ruhr, which have existed since the founding time. The FVN Advisory Board had already rejected a reduction in the 14 FVN circles. On May 4, 1995, the association's youth convention elects Peter Frymuth as the new youth chairman and successor to Heinz Göllmann, who was in charge of youth football in the Lower Rhine region for twelve years. On May 25, 1995, 25,000 people flocked to the Wedau sports school to take part in the "FVN Family Sports Day" that has meanwhile become known. Shortly afterwards, the first DFB U19 women’s tournament takes place in Duisburg, where the FVN selection takes a good place. Youth football in the Lower Rhine region is enjoying a great boom and welcomes over 500 new teams. The men's selection travels to the USA again, where several games await the national cup winner. The BROHLER Cup, a round of oldies, is a sure-fire success and regularly has 200 participating teams. The youth sector is bringing out a brochure for the first time, in which non-sporting measures are listed, which should contribute to the preservation of young people in the clubs. The big finale of the year is the DFB Bundestag, which will take place on 21./22. October 1995 takes place in Düsseldorf. The football association Niederrhein e. V. is highly praised as the host of the 650 delegates.
- 1996
FVN youth football is more successful than ever: the D3 youth team of FC Dülken is already the 5,000th youth team in the association's territory. For the first time, all fourteen FVN groups are holding their own “Youth Football Days” with a total of 100,000 visitors. A holiday camp offered by the FVN together with UMBRO and the NRZ will also be a great success. This also applies to the competition “Make children strong”: FVN clubs win 50% of the nationwide prizes. The "Day of Girls' Football", which this time takes place in Moers , has received a lot of praise . On April 22, 1996, SV Straelen was the first FVN club to open a part-boarding school. The FVN women win the DFB country cup for the fifth time with a 3-2 win in Hessen. The popular sport sector is happy about the trainer license No. 200. In refereeing, the “Concept 2,000” deals with ways of getting and winning referees. FVN player Martina Voss is voted “Footballer of the Year”. For the first time, decentralized “public relations courses” are taking place. The Wedau sports school went online on October 1st, 1996.
- 1997
The FVN women return from an eventful trip from Birmingham / Alabama in early January. A lot of celebrities will appear on January 18 for the ceremony on the occasion of the 50th birthday of the FVN in Duisburg's Rheinhausenhalle. The association is already awarding its 500th youth leader license. For the first time, the "Talent Show of German Football" with the best U19 footballers will take place in Wedau. The FVN referees develop their own logo. Record at the “Open Day”: 25,000 people attend the Wedau sports school. With the new holiday camps and a subsidy program for small field goals, the FVN is landing another hit. With 342,225 members, it is still the sixth largest national football association. The DFB's “volunteering campaign” starts nationwide. The year ends with a remarkable referee action in Leverkusen (“I like to be a referee”), to which 10,000 people appear.
- 1998
The renovation and expansion of the sports school kitchen starts in January. Twelve people from Lower Rhine receive the 1997 DFB honorary award. Everywhere on the Lower Rhine the “Referees Day” takes place on March 14th and 15th, which contributes a lot to the positive image of the referees. After Düsseldorf in the previous year, the FVN is carrying out its school project this time in Mönchengladbach. 347,994 members mean a new record in the FVN. Novelty: With MSV and FCR Duisburg there are two clubs from one place in the DFB Cup final: FCR wins, MSV just loses against Bayern Munich. At the Association Day on June 6th in Duisburg, the new honorary ring bearer Walter Hützen once again received the unanimous trust of the delegates when he was elected President. Albert Otto (Wuppertal), Bruno Rudloff (Essen) and Walter Wenzel (Moers) become new honorary members of the association. DFB President Egidius Braun inaugurates the seventh grass pitch in the Wedau sports school on September 30th. The FVN did a good job of advertising on “Recreational Football Day” on October 17th. On October 28, VSO Rolf Göttel presented a donation of DM 15,989.26 to the medeor campaign for the Lower Rhine referees.
- 1999
At the "Referee Masters" in Moers, the referees from Duisburg / Mülheim / Dinslaken managed the hat trick. Again twelve deserving helpers from the FVN have been appointed "Volunteer of the Year". The modernized kitchen of the Wedau sports school can be opened on January 4th. Ralf Peter will join the FVN coaching staff from April. FIFA referee Hans-Jürgen Weber whistles his last game after 21 years in the Bundesliga. Martina Voss will experience her first DFB national cup tournament as an FVN trainer in October and landed eighth. The DFB is starting a broad support program with 121 bases and 242 fee coaches. On the "Day of Recreational Football" in Wedau, 47 teams spray football fun. Two incidents with massive violence against referees cause great excitement and numerous reactions. Shortly thereafter, the FVN advisory board approved a catalog of anti-violence measures.
2000s
The DFB celebrates its 100th birthday in Leipzig . Remscheid wins the "Referee Masters". Eleven people from Lower Rhine (six of them end up in the DFB Club of the Best) are named “Volunteer of the Year”. In Duisburg, the FVN is hosting a thank you course for the first time with guests from the Rhineland, Saarland and Southwest. FCR Duisburg wins its first German championship on April 16. The football exhibition “The ball is round” opens in Oberhausen. The sixth edition of the Family Sports Day is also a huge success for the FVN with 20,000 visitors. Around 1,800 children are also completely enthusiastic about the “Sepp-Herberger-Tag” in Borth. Before the start of the season, the association addresses all clubs and against the violence with handouts and posters. The three large holiday camps for 9 to 13 year old boys in Wedau are great self-promotion. 328,311 members mean a significant drop for the FVN. The three Niederrhein players Inka Grings, Maren Meinert and Melanie Hoffmann win the bronze medal at the Olympics in Sydney. In Mainz, the extraordinary Bundestag of the DFB decides on a historical structural reform and the establishment of an independent league association. The FVN women are runner-up in the national cup tournament in Duisburg.
In 2013, Peter Frymuth was elected as the new association president and succeeded Walter Hützen, who has headed the association since 1989 and is now honorary president.
structure
Soccer circles
The association's territory is divided into 13 football circles:
- District of Düsseldorf
- District of Solingen
- District of Wuppertal / Niederberg
- Mönchengladbach / Viersen district
- Grevenbroich / Neuss district
- Kempen / Krefeld district
- District of Moers
- Kleve / Geldern district
- District of Duisburg / Mülheim / Dinslaken
- District of Oberhausen / Bottrop
- Rees / Bocholt district
- Circle food
- District of Remscheid
League system
The top division in the men's division is the Oberliga Niederrhein , whose champions are promoted to the Regionalliga West .
League pyramid 2017/18
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| 5 |
Oberliga Niederrhein 18 teams |
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| ↓ 4 relegated members | ||||||||
| ↑ 2–5 newcomers 1 | ||||||||
| 6th |
Regional league group 1 18 teams |
Regional league group 2 18 teams |
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| ↓ 7–10 relegated 2 + 2 participants in a relegation round | ||||||||
| ↑ 6 climbers + 6 participants in a relegation round | ||||||||
| 7th |
District league group 1 18 teams |
District League Group 2 18 teams |
District League Group 3 18 teams |
District league group 4 18 teams |
District League Group 5 18 teams |
District league group 6 18 teams |
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| ↓ 21 relegated | ||||||||
Clubs in higher leagues
Men's 2019/20 season
| step | designation | number | societies |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bundesliga | 2 | Borussia Mönchengladbach , Fortuna Düsseldorf |
| 2 | 2nd Bundesliga | 0 | - |
| 3 | 3rd league | 2 | MSV Duisburg , KFC Uerdingen 05 |
| 4th | Regionalliga West | 6th | Wuppertaler SV , Rot-Weiß Oberhausen , Rot-Weiss Essen , Borussia Mönchengladbach II , Fortuna Düsseldorf II , VfB Homberg |
Association Cup
The FVN is the host of the Lower Rhine Cup . The respective association cup winner has the right to start the DFB-Pokal .
Sports school Wedau
On January 1, 1978, the Niederrhein Football Association took over the sponsorship of the Wedau sports school in Duisburg . In addition to sports courses, coaches and referees are trained here. In addition, the sports school also serves as a meeting place. Holiday camps for ambitious children and young people are also regularly held here.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d DFB membership statistics 2019, see http://www.dfb.de/verbandsstruktur/lösungen/aktuelle-statistik/ , status on July 5, 2019, accessed on August 8, 2019.
- ↑ Peter Frymuth is the new President of the Niederrhein Football Association. Message on focus.de from June 29, 2013.
- ↑ Promotion and relegation regulation of the association leagues in senior football 2017/2018. (PDF) In: www.fvn.de. Soccer Association Niederrhein, July 1, 2017, accessed on March 26, 2018 .
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