Weyhe Vikings
The Weyhe Vikings were the American football team at SC Weyhe .
history
Started in the Aufbauliga in 1995, the team took part in regular match operations from 1996. After two ascents in a row, the Vikings played from 1998 to 2000 in the league, until promotion to the Regionalliga Nordost was achieved.
After the 2003 season, he was promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga . After a fourth place in the 2004 season, relegation was missed in 2005 by one point, so that the Vikings played in 2006 in the Regionalliga Nord. There you could win the championship. The rise Relegation against Bochum Cadets from the Regional League West was won (27:28 / 34:14), so the Vikings in the 2007 season, again playing in the 2. Bundesliga. There they only ended up in last place and went back to the regional league, where they finished sixth in the 2008 season.
In 2010 the board of directors of SC Weyhe decided to discontinue the football department of the club for economic reasons.
Others
Due to the geographical proximity to Bremen , the Weyhe Vikings were members of the Bremen Association, the American Football Association Nord e. V.
Web links
- Report on the closure on football-aktuell.de