SC Köln-Mülheim Nord
The sports club SC Köln-Mülheim Nord (officially: SC Mülheim-Nord von 1919 eV) is a football club in Cologne on the right bank of the Rhine . The association currently has 250 members. He plays his home games at the sports facility on Rixdorfer Straße. Since the 2011/2012 season, the course has also been called the North Park . A senior team (1st men) and four junior teams take part in training and matches (as of the 2014/15 season). The first team currently plays in the district class A (district of Cologne).
history
The beginnings
In 1919 the first gate poles were erected on the parade grounds of the former Infantry Regiment 16 (Hacketäuer). The first sports field could be created after a short time. "Litze Weed" (pasture from the Schönrath family estate of the Litz family) was the name of the piece of pastureland that was later delimited by the "Im Winkel" settlement. With a pick and a shovel, the players and members of the club created the opportunity to pursue their hobby and play football.
The self-created sports field was used by the British occupation at the time until 1925, which meant that games were partially hindered, but the situation also brought advantages. The English, who came from the motherland of football, not only taught some of the “Stroppen” to play, they also always ensured a good atmosphere and so there was always something going on on the “Rasquinplatz”. Some of these boys, who learned to play with the Tommys, later became first-class players.
The time that SC Köln-Mülheim Nord played on the Rasquingelände was undoubtedly the proudest and most traditional time of the club. Many of the big football clubs saw the death of football there. At that time the club had 1,000 members and several thousand spectators came to the games. The whole of Mülheim went to the soccer game with kids, even if the team had to go outside - and that on foot! On the way home, the old football songs were sung, even if the game was lost. This unique togetherness did not diminish when the clubs were brought into line in 1933 and, for the sake of simplicity, the workers' sports club Mülheim Nord was subordinated to two police officers from the district.
But it was precisely during this time that the Mülheim-Nordler should grow into popularity. The then chairman Hans Weckauf overcame the tensions that existed in this difficult time in his own way and repeatedly stood up to the rulers at the time, to his north boys, or as they were called at the time, the blue-whites.
Since the reputation of a club in Mülheim at that time was measured by whether it was able to fill the town hall at club festivities, these also took place there. In addition, of course, the athletic success of the footballers also contributed to increasing awareness beyond the north of Mülheim. At that time, SC Nord was the winner in the so-called acceptance class and thus a sought-after opponent, also in friendly matches.
Wartime
In 1942, almost all of the football team's players were drafted into military service. The game operation could only be carried out with the first youth team. Eventually, the game was completely stopped and the sports field at Rasquin was lost in the course of the armaments industry for the club. Until the end of the 1950s, one could see a gate of the former sports field on the site of the Rasquin company as a wistful memory.
New beginning after 1945
In the rubble of the Mülheim-Nord district, SC Nord was re-established in 1945 and club life was continued. The Rasquin court was no longer, many players had fallen, others were taken prisoner and some were no longer healthily able to play. But you didn't give up. After a short time it was achieved, not least at the initiative of chairman Willi Schirrmacher, that the club received the sports field at Fort XI (now Winfriedia Mülheim). Football was played again and not only that: in addition to football, handball was also played, boxed and wrestled. The water sports enthusiasts started their own canoeing club. In the end, all that remained was football, but it was all the more successful. After a short time, he was promoted to the 1st district league and then to the district class. Because then almost the entire storm row was poached by neighboring clubs, one rose again to the 1st district league.
In 1957, he was promoted to the district league again . Fritz Zündorf, who initially worked as a player-coach and then as a coach at SC Nord for many years, played a major role in this success. After two years, in the 40th anniversary year 1959, the promotion to the Landesliga Mittelrhein could be celebrated. The national league could be held until 1963, but then SC Nord had to relegate to the green table. Although the Mittelrhein association's judgment chamber had awarded the club the points from the game against Bayer 04 Leverkusen (2nd team), the WFV's association court decided against SC Nord, which meant relegation. In the second district league year, the 1st team was able to secure promotion to the regional league.
The north square is created
Since 1933 there has been repeated talk of building a sports field on Rixdorfer Strasse on the former site of the Kortlang-Kieslochs. But only after the decision had been made to build a new school on Tiefentalstrasse did the plan for a sports field take shape. After long negotiations, in which the chairman Willi Schirrmacher played a key role, the SC Nord was awarded the space on Rixdorfer Straße and finally handed over on October 19, 1963. After SC Nord was relegated to the district class in 1967, the 1st team again succeeded in being promoted to the state league in the anniversary year of 1969.
The 1970s - The Karl-Heinz Reincke era
In the following years, Karl-Heinz Reincke, a member, made a special contribution to the sporting success of SC Nord. In 1972 they celebrated the national league championship and the first promotion to the Mittelrhein Association League , in which they established themselves for the next three years.
After Karl-Heinz Reincke had left the club as a player and patron in 1975, the entire 1st team signed off from the club. Everyone now expected that SC Nord would forego playing with a first team in the association league. That would have meant, however, that the 2nd team in the district league B would have had to continue playing as the 1st team. But the board of directors elected on June 27, 1975 decided to take the athletic path with the players.
The only remaining players, Düster and Kaschel, formed a completely new first team with the players Hövels and Wartenberg as well as players from the 2nd and 3rd teams, the youth division, the old men and with a few newcomers. This team could of course not prevent relegation, but left a lasting impression on the Middle Rhine with their sporty attitude.
During this time, many former members could also be regained for new activities for the association. The Winkler couple from the Trans-o-flex company, who had been associated with the association for a long time, deserves a special mention. With their supportive help, many critical situations could be overcome. Otherwise the club would have threatened not only the looming sporting decline but also financial collapse - because the cash register was empty!
The 1980s - the downhill slide of the traditional club
The first team was able to hold the national league until 1978, but the bloodletting from 1975 was too big. The blue-whites from Mülheim-Nord were finally able to hold their own in the district league for four years. While the team under coach Peter Rolle - absolutely the mood cannon - stayed in the district league not least because of the consistently good camaraderie, it came again for SC Nord under the new coach Helmut Förster on Rixdorfer Straße at the beginning of the 1983/84 season thick as a stick. Guarantors of success in recent years (including Friedhelm Becker, Bernhard Sälzer, Manfred Gustav, Willi Jung and Waldemar Wartenberg) had meanwhile left the club.
And all attempts to secure relegation in the long term with new people and their own offspring failed in the end of the 1983/84 season. Even a long-awaited change of coach ("Jacky" Hövels for newcomer Förster) a few days before the end of the season could not prevent relegation. Some events in the environment, a late coach change and the loyal bad luck of a team in the table basement were probably decisive for the final decline of the traditional club SC Köln-Mülheim Nord in the sinking of the district league A. At this time, no one could have guessed that this relegation a ten-year abstinence on the Middle Rhine level would result.
As early as the following year, those in charge of SC Nord, as ungrateful second in the table, had to experience for the first time how difficult it would be to say goodbye to this valley. The runner-up championship could be rated as a success, but the direct re-promotion was missed. In the next four years, some of those in charge almost came to resignation with regard to their declared goal: promotion to the district league!
A number of setbacks had fueled this situation. As a result, "only" places in the table in the upper half of the table were achieved and an almost irreplaceable long-standing personality was suddenly no longer available to the club overnight: Walter Fischer.
Alongside Willi Schirrmacher, Walter Fischer was one of the makers of the 60s, 70s and 80s. He died unexpectedly on May 16, 1987. A longstanding institution among the blue-whites resigned. After only a one-year training period and former youth board activity, the then 26-year-old 2nd managing director Dieter Freisewinkel now had to try to achieve a reasonably proper transition in the management area. W. Fischer's double function as a cashier was placed in the hands of the old northerner and ex-board member Hilmar Kuhn. It was during this time that some members became abundantly clear for the first time which vacuum had arisen from Walter Fischer's death.
In addition to some changes in the sporting and executive areas of SC Nord, something also happened with the sports facility on Rixdorfer Straße. So - after the changing house was built in 1968–1985, the floodlight system that had been hoped for and requested was finally installed. A year later, the threshing floor followed, the spectator stands and the sports field border were renewed. The city of Cologne assumed the costs.
The 1990s: first silver lining - then ascent!
After some turbulence, finally a ray of light appeared on the horizon again in the sporting sector in 1989. After a long time, the first team had managed to cast its spell on the loyal supporters. But despite a number of good intentions and a good season, nothing came of the promotion in the end. In the end, Sportfreunde 93 had the longer breath; but not least because of a good comradeship, all top performers could be retained. The seventh attempt could be made.
The 1990/91 season then saw some events that some long-established members are still talking about today. First team played a brilliant season and held the top of the table until the penultimate matchday. But in the end it was only enough to be runner-up!
Since it had not been possible to get promoted again for almost three years with almost the same team, the board went the hard way and made a total cut in the team. At the beginning of the 1992/93 season, twelve new, young and unknown players were brought to Rixdorfer Straße. After some violent relegation tremors, at the end of the season they still finished 9th in the table. After a year of abstinence, the club management was ready to invest again at the beginning of the 1993/94 season. They wanted to set a different goal with the new coach Willi Schneider and some new players. As early as March 1992, SC Nord lost one of the last inveterate blue-whites through the death of its long-time chairman Willi Schirrmacher. This man had made a significant contribution to the history of the club for 40 years and with his commitment and all the energy he had at his disposal, he always dedicated his life's work, the SC Köln-Mülheim Nord workers' club.
Finally, the blue-whites managed to rise in the 1993/94 season under coach Wilhelm Schneider! That was even worth a one-page article in the June 6, 1994 edition of the Kölnische Rundschau. Under the headline "After more than ten years, Mülheim-Nord is returning to the district league", the renowned daily newspaper reported in detail on this success. And the Rundschau wasn't the only newspaper that wrote about the association. Numerous articles appeared in other well-known daily newspapers in the region.
Current situation
The club has been experiencing a sporting upswing since the 2011/2012 season. A club magazine and a mascot were also launched.
With the club magazine NORDPARK-Junior the new youth magazine started in the season 2011/12, which appears as needed. The special issues NORDPARK-Start and NORDPARK-Finale are published at the beginning and end of the season . The club's youth department has had its own mascot since the 2012/13 season. It bears the name Nordi Nordstrøm and represents a moose that appears in tournaments and the junior championship games. The lucky charm serves to motivate the young kickers.
In the 2013/14 season, the first team rose as champions in the district class A. After an almost unassailable deficit of 13 points on the favorite, TuS Stammheim, the team under player-coach Muzaffer Yilmaz was able to realize the promotion, which was no longer possible, with a strong second half.
With Markus Kurth , a former professional football player for the vacant coaching job could surprisingly be required as of July 1, 2014.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ F-archiv.de: Landesliga Mittelrhein 1962/63
- ↑ f-archiv.de: Landesliga Mittelrhein 1965/66
- ↑ f-archiv.de: Landesliga Mittelrhein 1969/70
- ↑ f-archiv.de: Landesliga Mittelrhein 1971/72
- ^ F-archiv.de: Verbandsliga Mittelrhein 1975/76
- ↑ f-archiv.de: Landesliga Mittelrhein 1977/78