Vorarlberg Football Association
| Vorarlberg Football Association (VFV) |
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| founding | 4th July 1920 Dornbirn , Austria |
| president | Horst Lumper |
| Clubs (approx.) | 70 |
| Teams (approx.) | 280 |
| Competitions | 12 |
| Seat | Hohenems , Austria |
| Homepage | www.vfv.at |
The Vorarlberg Football Association (VFV) was founded on July 4th, 1920 and is the umbrella organization for all football clubs in Vorarlberg . The association is a full member of the Austrian Football Association (ÖFB) and has subordinated its statutes to the ÖFB. The headquarters of the Vorarlberg Football Association is in Hohenems .
history
Historically, the Vorarlberg Football Association emerged from the Alpine Football Association . The Alpine Football Association comprised today's regions of Tyrol and Vorarlberg. In September 1919, the Gauverband Tirol of the Alpine Football Association was founded in Tyrol , Vorarlberg founded an independent association. The Alpine Football Association was dissolved.
The Vorarlberg Football Association was founded on July 4th, 1920 in the "Hotel Rhomberg" in Dornbirn by six clubs
- FC Lustenau 07 ,
- FC Dornbirn 1913 ,
- Turnerbund Lustenau ,
- FC Bregenz ,
- FC Bludenz and
- TV Jahn Lustenau .
Gebhard Grabher from Lustenau was elected as the first president . At this meeting, FC Hag Lustenau was also accepted as a new club.
organization
Association Presidium
The Association Presidium is made up of the President and the three Vice-Presidents from the Organization, Sport and Gaming Committees. They will be assisted by a managing director and a sports director.
president
Horst Lumper is currently at the head of the association as President. Together with the managing director and the vice-presidents from the organization, finance, sport and gaming committees, he forms the board.
Presidents of the Vorarlberg Football Association:
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Organization area
The area of organization consists of the areas of finance, marketing and infrastructure.
Game operations area
The game operations area includes combat teams and RL West commission.
Sports area
The area of sport is covered by AKA Vorarlberg, games for the youngsters, girls and women’s football, and training and further education for coaches.
Association Board
The association board consists of the following agents:
- STRUMA
- SR College
- School football department and women's officer
- Lower Rhine Valley (combat team)
- Upper Rhine Valley (combat team)
- Walgau / Montafon (fighting team)
- Bregenzerwald (fighting team)
- Women's leagues
- Lower Rhine Valley (youngsters)
- Upper Rhine Valley (youngsters)
- Walgau / Montafon (youngsters)
- Bregenzerwald (youngsters)
Committees in the Vorarlberg Football Association
The existing committees in the Vorarlberg Football Association in alphabetical order
- Finance committee
- Women's and Girls Committee
- IBFV Commission
- Auditor
- Legal Committee
- Protest committee
- Regional League West Commission
- Referee Committee
- Game Committee Fighting Teams
- Play Committee for Young Talent
- Sports field picking
- Sports field construction and infrastructure commission
- Criminal, Control, Reporting and Certification Committee (STRUMA)
Office
The managing director of the Vorarlberg Football Association:
- 1948–1968: Alexander Begle
- 1968–1998: Erich Vetter
- since 1998: Horst Elsner
Vorarlberg arbitration board
The Vorarlberg Referees College (VSK) has set itself the task of improving the quality and performance of the referees in Vorarlberg and specifically promoting the next generation of referees.
Football competitions
Championship for fighting team (men)
The Vorarlberg Football Association holds championships in seven performance levels.
| Power level | league | Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | Vorarlberg | ||
| 4th | 1. | Vorarlberg League | 16 teams |
| 5. | 2. | National league | 14 teams |
| 6th | 3. | 1st national league | 14 teams |
| 7th | 4th | 2nd national league | 14 teams |
| 8th. | 5. | 3rd national league | 14 teams |
| 9. | 6th | 4th national league | 14 teams |
| 10. | 7th | 5th Lower Country League | 14 teams |
| 5th regional league Oberland | 14 teams | ||
| total | 114 teams | ||
A total of around 114 teams play in the various levels. Of course, that varies from season to season.
Championship for reserve teams (men)
| Power level | league | Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | Vorarlberg | ||
| Reserves - Future League | 6 teams | ||
| total | 6 teams | ||
A total of around 6 teams play in the various levels. Of course, that varies from season to season.
Championship for combat team (women)
The Vorarlberg Football Association holds championships in four performance levels. In the 2017/18 season these are:
| Power level | league | Teams | |
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| Austria | Vorarlberg | ||
| 3. | 1. | Women's Vorarlberg League | 6 teams |
| 4th | 2. | Women's Vorarlberg League | 7 teams |
| total | 13 teams | ||
A total of around 13 teams play in the various levels. Of course, that varies from season to season.
Championship in the youth field
In the junior division there are championships for U7 to U18 teams.
Vorarlberger Cup
The Vorarlberg Football Association also organizes a cup competition . The Vorarlberger Cup is currently named VFV-Toto-Cup for men after the competition sponsor. The two finalists will get a fixed starting place in the 1st main round of the ÖFB-Cup. The VFV Cup was held for the first time in 1925.
Vorarlberger Cup women
Since 1999/2000 the women's teams have been holding a cup competition under the Vorarlberg Football Association . At the moment, taking into account the competition sponsor, it is called the VFV Women's Toto Cup. From 1999/2000 - 2016/2017 all teams were allowed to take part in this competition. Since 2017/18 the fighting team of the FFC Vorderland or 20 players from their squad excluding the goalkeepers has been excluded. The winner of the cup competition gets a fixed starting place in the 1st main round of the ÖFB Ladies Cup.
Teams in the leagues
The following teams will play in Austrian leagues in the 2019/20 season
Men's
Women
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ VFV associations (Bregenzerwald, Upper Rhine Valley, Lower Rhine Valley, Walgau / Montafon / Klostertal). fussballoesterreich.at, accessed on July 17, 2017 .
- ^ Vorarlberger Fußballverband, an overview of the association. fussballoesterreich.at, accessed on July 17, 2017 .
- ↑ The history of the association. vfv.at, accessed on July 17, 2017 .
- ^ Austria - List of Cup Winners Countries, Vorarlberg. rsssf.com, accessed July 17, 2017 .
- ^ Regulations of the 19th VFV Women Cup. (PDF) Retrieved July 18, 2017 .
Men's
Regionalliga : West ∙ Middle ∙ East
Regional league of the respective federal state: Burgenland ( BFV ) ∙ Carinthia ( KFV ) ∙ Lower Austria ( NÖFV ) ∙ Upper Austria ( OÖFV ) ∙ Salzburg ( SFV ) ∙ Styria ( StFV ) ∙ Tyrol ( TFV ) ∙ Vorarlberg ( VFV ) ∙ Vienna ( WFV )
Women
ÖFB Women's Bundesliga ∙ 2nd league
Regional league of the respective federal state: Burgenland ( BFV ) ∙ Carinthia ( KFV ) ∙ Lower Austria ( NÖFV ) ∙ Upper Austria ( OÖFV ) ∙ Salzburg ( SFV ) ∙ Styria ( StFV ) ∙ Tyrol ( TFV ) ∙ Vorarlberg ( VFV ) ∙ Vienna ( WFV )
Including follow depending on the state association , the country's lower leagues or upper leagues , area leagues and district leagues , 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th classes.