VfB Forchheim
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| Surname | Association for Movement Games Forchheim 1861 e. V. |
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| Club colors | green / white / red |
| Founded | June 22, 1861 |
| Place of foundation | Forchheim |
| Association headquarters | Bavaria |
| Members | about 500 |
| Chairperson | Gerhard Honeck Peter Lenkl Gert Closmann |
| Homepage | www.vfb-forchheim.de |
The VfB Forchheim 1861 eV is a sports club from the Upper Franconian town of Forchheim . In the club the sports soccer , goshin-jitsu , judo , table tennis , triathlon , gymnastics , basketball and volleyball are practiced .
history
The VfB 1861 was founded on June 22nd, 1861 as the gymnastics club Forchheim 1861, and is the oldest sports club in town. At first there was only gymnastics. In 1911, through the affiliations of the "Pfeil football club" and the Hitzler power sports club, further departments were formed in which football, fistball, athletics and heavy athletics were played. In 1927 a separate gym was completed on Jahnstrasse. In 1946, shortly after the Second World War, the handball department was established. Also in that year a boxing department was founded, which later disbanded. At that time it was also united with 1. FC Germania 08, and from that point on the club was called VfB Forchheim 1861. However, the two clubs were separated again in 1948, and the former gymnastics club kept the new name.
Over time, for example, chess (1946–1972) and swimming departments were created and then disappeared again. In the 1960s the judo division was organized.
Handball department
The handball department of VfB Forchheim was the largest and most successful department of the club.
The 1st men's team played in the 2001/02 season and from 2003 to 2007 in the Regionalliga Süd and Regionalliga Mitte. VfB took in the season 2003/04 and 2005/06 at the DHB Cup in part, reaching in both cases, the second main round.
The greatest success was the runner-up in 2005 in the Regionalliga Mitte as well as the Bayernliga championships in 2001 and 2003. In the 2011/12 season, the first men's team played in the regional league in East Bavaria.
The greatest success of the women's team was promotion to the regional league North in 2008. In the 2011/12 season, the VfB women played in the regional league East Bavaria West.
The youth division has been playing under the newly founded handball club Forchheim 2011 since the 2011/12 season. The greatest success of a youth team was the Bavarian championship of male B youth in 2009. Since the 2012/13 season, the adult teams have also been playing at HC Forchheim.