VfB Fichte Bielefeld

VfB Fichte Bielefeld
Basic data
Surname	Association for movement games Fichte Bielefeld e. V.
Seat	Bielefeld , North Rhine-Westphalia
founding	July 1, 1999
Colours	Red-white-green
Chairman	Mike Arendt
Website	vfbfichte.de
First soccer team
Head coach	Mario Ermisch
Venue	Rußheide Stadium
Places	12,000
league	Westfalenliga 1
2019/20	14th place
home Away

The VfB Fichte Bielefeld (full name: Verein für Bewegungsspiele Fichte Bielefeld eV ) is a sports club from Bielefeld . The club was created on July 1, 1999 through the merger of the clubs VfB 03 Bielefeld and SpVgg Fichte Bielefeld and offers football , handball , judo , athletics , table tennis , tennis , gymnastics and "Leisure & Fitness". The club colors are red, black and green.

The club became known for its football department. The first team has been playing in the sixth class Westfalenliga since its promotion in 2019 . Between 2001 and 2006 the club was a member of the Oberliga Westfalen and once took part in the DFB Cup . The parent club VfB 03 Bielefeld was West German runner-up in 1931 and took part in the final round of the German championship . In contrast, the footballers of SpVgg Fichte played in the highest Westphalian amateur league for 20 years.

The players of VfB Fichte are known as the "Reds" or the "Hüpker". The word "Hüpker" comes from the Low German and describes young football players ("young hops") who ran through an alley and jumped to reach the sports field.

The parent clubs

VfB 03 Bielefeld

→ Main article: VfB 03 Bielefeld

Historical club coat of arms of VfB 03 Bielefeld

On March 3, 1903, the Bielefeld SK Cheruskia was founded, which in 1907 changed its name to VfB 03 Bielefeld. At the same time, the club took part in league games for the first time and was district champion and cup winner in 1915. After the war ended, VfB played with varying degrees of success in the first-class district class or district league of Westphalia, which was dominated by Arminia at the time. It was not until 1928 that the "Hüpker" group winners, but lost the final of the Westphalia Championship against Borussia Rheine . Now the most successful period of the club began. In 1930, VfB became Westphalia champions and narrowly missed qualifying for the final round of the West German championship. A year later the team was more successful. In the final round, VfB was runner-up.

In the final round of the German championship, VfB lost in the round of 16 against eventual champions Hertha BSC . In 1933 VfB missed the qualification for the newly introduced Gauliga Westfalen . It was not until 1939 that the leap into the Gauliga was made, where the "Hüpker" caused a sensation in the promotion season with a 3-1 win against Schalke 04. A year later , the "Reds" even came third. Then things went downhill in terms of sport and VfB got down in 1942 . On July 25, 1943 VfB 03 entered a war syndicate (KSG) with DSC Arminia . The so-called " Bielefeld football remnants " had no chance and ended the Gauliga season 1943/44 in last place. Away from the soccer field, VfB 03 came to terms with National Socialism . As early as 1935, signs were hung on the VfB arena, saying that Jews were not wanted here.

After the end of the Second World War , the "Hüpker" missed the qualification for the Oberliga West in 1947 . In 1949, the "Reds" failed to qualify for the 2nd Division West and slipped into the third division for the first time. A year later, the "Hüpker" rose to the 2nd division as the Westphalian runner-up. After just two years, the team had to relegate again. 1953 later the VfB Westphalia champion and reached the semi-finals of the German amateur championship , where the VfB was eliminated by the Homberger SV . In 1955 the "Hüpker" were Westphalian runners-up and made it to the 2nd Division West. After only one season the immediate relegation followed. In 1962, Arminia was promoted to the 2nd Division West, which means that the two clubs have separated to this day. In 1972 the "Reds" were again Westphalian champions, but only finished last in the promotion round to Regionalliga West .

In 1976, the VfB rose for the first time in the fourth division. With the introduction of the Oberliga Westfalen in 1978, VfB was only fifth class for the first time. In 1980, Bielefeld qualified again for the DFB Cup and lost to VfB Friedrichshafen in the first round . with 1: 3. In the last years of its existence, the “Hüpker” became an elevator team that crashed into the district league between 1987 and 1990. In the last season before the merger, VfB 03 was on the ball in the association league.

SpVgg spruce 06/07

→ Main article: SpVgg Fichte Bielefeld

Historical club crest of the SpVgg Fichte 06/07

The SpVgg Fichte 06/07 emerged from a series of club mergers. In 1921 the clubs SC Concordia 1906 and SV Teutonia 1911 merged to form Spielverein 06 . In 1925 this merged with the 1st BSC Eintracht in 1907 to form Bielefelder SpVgg . A year later, the sports club Sieker joined the game association. At the same time, there was the FTSV Fichte Bielefeld workers' association , which was banned by the National Socialists in 1933. In 1945 the game association 06/07 and the re-established FTSV Fichte merged to form the game association Fichte 06/07 . Other sources speak of 1947 as the year of the merger.

The game association 06/07 managed in 1928 and 1930 the promotion to the second-class district league Westphalia, group east and occupied places there usually in the midfield. In 1937, the team rose from the East Westphalia regional league. After the Second World War, Fichte was promoted to the state league in 1954, which was then the highest amateur league in Westphalia. However, the guest performance only lasted a year. In 1958 the promotion followed and the team was able to stay in the association league for six years. In 1975 Fichte was even relegated to the district league, from which the team rose again after two years. After two more years, Fichte rose again to the association league. After relegation in 1985 it took until 1990 before the third association league promotion was made perfect. Like VfB 03, the club became an elevator team. In 1995 the team was relegated to the national league and in 1997 again.

fusion

Family tree of VfB Fichte Bielefeld

As early as 1967, both clubs were discussing a merger, as both clubs took away sponsors from each other due to their proximity. With the 1. Bielefelder Sport-Vereinigung a name for the fusion club had already been found. However, the talks failed. At the suggestion of VfB chairman Walter Goldmann and Fichte's head of the soccer department, Berndhard Geldmeier, new negotiations about a merger were started in 1998. The goals were to create a powerful football team, increase advertising income and end the decades-long rivalry between the two clubs.

While the members of VfB 03 immediately voted in favor of the merger, the supporters of the merger at SpVgg Fichte had to do more convincing. Fichte had more members and departments at the time. Only at the second attempt did Fichte also agree to the merger. Both clubs went into the merger free of debt.

History of VfB Fichte

To the top league and back (1999 to 2007)

The new club got off to a bumpy start into existence. Especially the search for a coach caused a dispute. An external solution was discussed before VfB-03 coach Mario Ermisch was awarded the contract. VfB Fichte played in the Verbandsliga Westfalen in the 1999/2000 season, where both parent clubs played in the previous season. First, the club won the Bielefeld indoor city championship in 1999 and 2000, before the team trained by Mario Ermisch achieved their first success on the field in 2001 with promotion to the Oberliga Westfalen.

After two placements in mid-table, the 2003/04 season was the most successful season after the merger. In December 2003, the club made headlines nationwide when it signed former national goalkeeper Uli Stein for three games after two goalkeepers were injured. The team took second place for a long time and had the opportunity to move up to the regional league. On the penultimate game day, however, the "Hüpker" lost to Arminia Bielefeld II with 0: 2 and VfB Fichte was ultimately fourth.

Trainer Ermisch then left the club for SC Verl , while Jörg Weber took over as coach. After the 2005/06 season , the team under coach Sven Moning rose again from the association league. A year later he voluntarily withdrew to the state league after the main sponsor Rainer Goldmann , who is active in the chemical industry , announced his withdrawal.

Elevator Years (2007 to 2016)

In 2008, VfB Fichte was the first Bielefeld team since 1991 to reach the final of the Westphalia Cup . In the semifinals, the "Hüpker" won 6: 5 on penalties against Delbrücker SC . In the final, the team went to Preußen Münster on May 11, 2008 and lost 3-0 after extra time . The successful team consisted of 90 percent players who were already active in the youth of VfB Fichte. With the finals, the club was able to secure participation in the main round of the DFB-Pokal 2008/09 .

On August 9th, the "Hüpker" met the first division club Borussia Mönchengladbach in the first round . Due to the limited space available on the Rußheide, the game was played in the SchücoArena . In front of 8,100 spectators, the game ended with an 8-1 victory for Gladbach. Substitute Sami Önen was the goal scorer for Fichte. On the last matchday of the 2008/09 state league season, VfB Fichte under coach Mark Sawkill secured the championship with a 7-0 win over Arminia Bielefeld's third team and benefited from the 1-1 draw of direct rivals FC Preußen Espelkamp at FC Bad Oeynhausen . The "Hüpker" could only stay in the Westphalia league for two years and had to accept relegation to the state league in the 2010/11 season.

Two years later, the "Hüpker" missed the championship only because of the worse goal difference compared to local rivals VfL Theesen . In a relegation round with the other Landesliga runners-up, the team lost 2-1 to Grün-Weiß Nottuln in Ahlen and rose to the Westphalia League after a 4-2 win after penalties in Erwitte against FC Lennestadt . After two eleventh places, the "Hüpker" slipped down to the last place in the table in spring 2016. Coach Yorck Bergenthal was then replaced by team manager Christopher Gliniars. On the last day of the match, a 3-1 win against TuS Hiltrup was not enough for the team to keep their class, as direct competitor TSV Victoria Clarholz won against Grün-Weiß Nottuln at the same time .

Present (since 2016)

Under the new coach Julian Hesse, the direct resurgence succeeded with five points ahead of SC Verl II. Mario Ermisch , who last worked at SV Rödinghausen , returned to the coaching position for the 2017/18 season and won the Hallenstadt championship with the “Hüpkern” in December 2017 with a 5-3 victory over Arminia Bielefeld II . Relegation was missed on the last match day when a 4-1 win against runner-up SV Schermbeck was not enough.

In the 2018/19 season, the direct re-promotion was initially missed. On the last matchday, VfB lost to the second team of SC Verl, while TuS Tengern secured the title with a 2-1 win at VfL Holsen . For the "Hüpker" there followed a playoff in neutral Werl against SC Obersprockhövel , which ended 2-2 after extra time. In the penalty shootout, however, the "Hüpker" had the upper hand 4: 3 and returned to the Westphalia League.

successes

• Participation in the DFB Cup : 2008/09
• Westphalia Cup finalist : 2008
• Champion Association League Westphalia 1 : 2001
• Champion Landesliga Westfalen 1 : 2009, 2017
• District cup winners: 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
• Winner of the Bielefeld indoor city championship: 1999, 2000, 2017

environment

Stadion

→ Main article: Stadion Rußheide

161st city derby between VfB Fichte and Arminia Bielefeld on June 23, 2013 in the Rußheide stadium

VfB Fichte Bielefeld plays its home games in the Rußheide stadium with a capacity of around 12,000. The stadium was built in the late 1960s and opened in July 1970. Before that, the Mühlenstrasse stadium, which opened in 1927, was located on the site . The construction costs for Bielefeld's first "large-scale athletic track" amounted to around 2.9 million marks . After Bielefeld had become a federal and state athletics base in 1975 , the stadium was given a new track and the main stand was roofed over. In addition to the grass pitch, there is also a hard court , which was converted into an artificial turf pitch from August 2014 .

The Rußheide has been the home of the two parent clubs VfB 03 and SpVgg Fichte 06/07 since it opened. VfB 03 initially played on a sports field on Theesener Strasse and moved to the newly built VfB arena on Heeper Strasse in 1924 . In addition to Rußheide, the association also uses an artificial turf pitch on Ravensberger Straße, which is next to the Bielefeld tax offices . The second team and youth teams play here. After completion of the artificial turf pitch on the Rußheide, these teams should also play there.

More teams

VfB Fichte bus

The second team started after the merger in the national league, but rose three times in a row. In the 2003/04 season, the team returned to the district league again, before the team relegated to the district league C, the lowest division, in 2013. In total, the club had eleven youth teams in the 2017/18 season. The A-youth plays in the second-rate Westfalenliga and the C-youth in the district league, while all other teams compete at the district level.

There has been a women's team since 2009. This won all championship games in the 2013/14 season and thus made it to the district league. After only one year, he was relegated to the district league, which was followed by direct resurgence. But again the team had to relegate directly.

Fans

With the promotion to the Oberliga Westfalen in 2001, a fan club was formed with the command VfB Fichte . The members were politically more left-wing and distinguished themselves from the fan articles they had created. For example, the flags of Italy or Hungary were used for the VfB spruce because of the color combination green-white-red. With the voluntary withdrawal to the national league in 2007, the fan club dissolved again. The supporters of VfB Fichte are on the right of the main stand. Many of them were looking for a counterpoint to Arminia, which was omnipresent in the city. At the semi-final game in the Westfalenpokal 2008, where they made it into the DFB-Pokal, VfB Fichte fans buried a one-cent coin behind the goal where the penalty shoot-out took place .

The "Hüpker" recorded the highest average attendance in the 2001/02 season when an average of 441 spectators passed the stadium gates. Even if the rivalry between the parent club VfB Fichte and Arminia has not existed for a long time, many supporters of the "Hüpker" see Arminia as a rival. This is indicated by hymns such as “In the east the sun rises, in the west sets!”, An allusion to the geographic home of the clubs in the city.

Personalities

player

• Furkan Ars
• Engin Baytar
• Karsten Bremke
• Josef Çınar
• István Gál
• Aytürk Geçim
• Philipp Heithölter
• İlham Məmmədov
• Vidoje Matic
• Nick Mdoreuli
• Christian Mueller
• Josip Rašić
• Uli Stein
• Berkay Yilmaz

Trainer

• 1999 to 2004: Mario Ermisch
• June to October 2004: Armin Perrey
• October 2004 to 2005: Jörg Weber
• June to November 2005: Holger Wortmann
• Nov. 2005 to Oct. 2006: Sven Moning
• October 2006 to 2007: Yorck Bergenthal
• 2007 to Sep. 2010: Mark Sawkill
• Sep 2010 to 2011: Ivan Pachecho
• July to November 2011: Olaf Sieweke
• 2013 to April 2014: Arsenije Klisuric
• Apr. 2014 to Apr. 2016: Yorck Bergenthal
• Nov. to July 2016: Christopher Gliniars
• 2016 to 2017: Julian Hesse
• since 2017: Mario Ermisch

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Hüpker are coming. VfB Fichte Bielefeld, archived from the original on February 28, 2009 ; Retrieved August 19, 2013 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Hardy Green , Christian Karn: The big book of the German football clubs . AGON Sportverlag, Kassel 2009, ISBN 978-3-89784-362-2 , p. 71.
3. ↑ Kirschneck, Uhlig u. a .: DSC Arminia Bielefeld. 100 years of passion . Die Werkstatt, Göttingen 2005, ISBN 3-89533-479-0 , p. 227 .
4. ↑ ^{a b} Hardy Greens : Encyclopedia of German League Football. Volume 1: From the Crown Prince to the Bundesliga. 1890 to 1963. German championship, Gauliga, Oberliga. Numbers, pictures, stories. AGON Sportverlag, Kassel 1996, ISBN 3-928562-85-1 , pp. 111-112, 201.
5. ↑ Jan Ahlers: Historian works on the Nazi past of Arminia Bielefeld. Neue Westfälische , accessed on December 23, 2018 . 
6. ↑ cf. Grüne (1996), p. 333
7. ↑ Match statistics VfB Bielefeld - VfB Friedrichshafen 1: 3 (0: 0). Fussballdaten.de, accessed on August 19, 2013 . 
8. ^ German Sports Club for Football Statistics : Football in West Germany 1945–1952 . Hövelhof 2012, p. 40 .
9. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Hendrik Köplin: Shadow player: VfB Fichte Bielefeld . In: Zeitspiel, No. 18, pages 20–23
10. ↑ Mike Arendt: About Us. VfB Fichte Bielefeld, accessed on August 4, 2015 . 
11. ↑ Werner Skrentny (ed.): The big book of the German football stadiums . Verlag Die Werkstatt , Göttingen 2010, ISBN 978-3-89533-668-3 , p. 62 .
12. ↑ Oberliga Westfalen 2003/04. Fussballdaten.de, accessed on August 19, 2013 . 
13. ↑ Thorsten Richter: Strong: "Group 1 is dead!" RevierSport , accessed August 19, 2017 . 
14. ↑ Fichte goes under in the "foal" vortex. Kicker sports magazine , accessed on September 18, 2013 . 
15. ↑ Lothar Linke: FC Lennestadt missed the coronation by a hair's breadth. DerWesten , accessed September 18, 2013 . 
16. ^ The final of the city championship. FuPa , accessed December 31, 2017 . 
17. ↑ VfB Fichte is promoted after a penalty shoot-out. FuPa, accessed May 31, 2019 . 
18. ↑ The list of winners of the indoor championships. FLVW Kreis Bielefeld, accessed on August 18, 2017 . 

Web links

• Official website

Coordinates: 52 ° 1 ′ 12 ″  N , 8 ° 33 ′ 46 ″  E