VfL Engelskirchen
The VfL Engelskirchen 1883/1913 eV is a sports club in Engelskirchen , which became known nationwide through the success of its women's handball team.
history
On June 24, 1883, the Turnverein (TV) Engelskirchen was founded. In the summer of 1913, three young men founded the football club FC Engelskirchen. In 1919, as a result of newly added sports, the FC Engelskirchen was renamed the Spiel- und Sportverein (SSV) Engelskirchen 1913. The merger in 1937 came about as a result of political pressure, but VfL has continued to develop under the new club name "VfL Engelskirchen 1883/1913 eV". In 2008 the association had 1,300 members in ten departments; around half of them were children and young people.
The handball players of VfL Engelskirchen
In 1979 he was promoted to the two-pronged Bundesliga . In the first season 1979/80 they reached the semi-finals of the German championship as runner-up in the northern season, but then dropped out against TSV GutsMuths Berlin (11:13, 12:12). Two years later they reached the final. In Aachen, however, the dominant team of those years proved to be too strong: Bayer Leverkusen won 23:12. 1985/86, in the first year of the single-track Bundesliga, the second runner-up: behind Bayer Leverkusen (33: 3), VfL Engelskirchen finished second with 28: 8 points. There was another runner-up in the European Cup Winners' Cup: In 1984 "the little angels", as they were also called, were defeated by the Yugoslav representative Dalma Split.
In DHB Cup competition in 1985 again only the second course: Although it won the first leg against Bayer Leverkusen with 22:18, but the VfL had in the return game with 17:25 sail deleted. But then the time had come: VfL was finally able to outstrip Bayer Leverkusen and bring the DHB Cup to Engelskirchen . In 1986 they triumphed away with 19:13 and in their own hall with 17:16 and in 1988 they won at home with 13:12 and 20:17 in Leverkusen .
In 1989 the bitter end: VfL Engelskirchen had to withdraw from the Bundesliga for financial reasons and sank into the insignificance of the district league. In addition, over the years the youth work had been neglected. In contrast to the handball department at VfL Engelskirchen, the handball department in ASC Loope was still healthy. After tough negotiations, the founding contract for the formation of the SG Engelskirchen-Loope handball community was signed on May 8, 1991 and approved by the Mittelrhein Handball Association. From 1993 to 1995 the club belonged to the Regionalliga West for two years. In the 2007/08 season, the SG finished second in the Oberberg district league with 26: 6 points.
Greatest successes
- DHB Cup winner 1986, 1988
- German runner-up in 1982, 1986
- 1986 European Cup Winners' Cup finalist
- Finalist DHB Cup 1985
- The outstanding player Dagmar Stelberg was appointed to the world selection and was voted German handball woman of the year four times : 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987.
The Bundesliga balance sheet
season | Division | space | Sp | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1979/80 | Bundesliga North | 2 | 18th | 289: 245 | +44 | 28: 8 |
1980/81 | Bundesliga North | 3 | 18th | 298: 231 | +67 | 28: 8 |
1981/82 | Bundesliga North | 2 | 18th | 329: 245 | +84 | 29: 7 |
1982/83 | Bundesliga North | 3 | 18th | 399: 275 | +124 | 30: 6 |
1983/84 | Bundesliga North | 4th | 16 | 322: 281 | +41 | 18:14 |
1984/85 | Bundesliga North | 3 | 18th | 384: 309 | +75 | 26:10 |
1985/86 | Bundesliga | 2 | 18th | 406: 313 | +93 | 28: 8 |
1986/87 | Bundesliga | 3 | 18th | 449: 330 | +119 | 27: 9 |
1987/88 | Bundesliga | 3 | 18th | 394: 323 | +71 | 27: 9 |
1988/89 | Bundesliga | 6th | 18th | 319: 388 | −69 | 13:23 |
DHB cup winner |