SC Verl - last updated on 1 August 2008
(Courtesy of Johnny Beaufays)
Club name: Sportclub Verl von 1924 e.V.
Foundation: September 6th 1924
City: Verl
Colours: White and black
Website: www.scverl.de
Honours:
Oberliga Westfalen - 2 (1991, 2007)
Verbandsliga Westfalen - 1 (1986)
Bezirksklasse Bielefeld-Wiedenbrück-Lippe - 1 (1970)
A bit of history:
SC Verl has played in the Landesliga Westfalen (IV) since 1970, and qualified for the re-structured Verbandsliga Westfalen-Nordost (IV) in 1978. In 1979 they took part in the DFB-Pokal (German Cup) tournament for the first time and defeated third division club VfB Oldenburg and fourth tier Spvgg Elversberg before going out to 2. Bundesliga side Stuttgarter Kickers.
The capture of the Verbandsliga title in 1986 put the club into the Oberliga Westfalen (III), at that time the highest amateur class in German football. In 1991 they won the title in that league, and participated in the promotion round for the 2. Bundesliga. SC Verl stood to be the smallest town to ever field a German pro football team, but failed to advance. In 1992 they won the Westfalenpokal (Westphalia Cup) and again qualified for the DFB-Pokal, but lost an all-amateur match in the first round.
In 1994, the Regionalliga was introduced as the new third level competition above the Oberliga, reducing the number of divisions in the third tier from ten to four. SC Verl qualified for the newly formed for the West/Südwest division. They finished as runners-up in the first season, behind Arminia Bielefeld. The club won its third Westfalenpokal in 1999, and in the first round of German Cup play put out the Bundesliga's Borussia Mönchengladbach 6:5 on penalties. They were in turn eliminated by Eintracht Frankfurt, the second Bundesliga club they faced in the competition (0:4).
After the German league system was restructured again in 2000, the number of third-tier leagues was reduced from four to two and Verl again qualified for play in the highest amateur class. In 2003, a 15th place finish in the Regionalliga Nord (III) saw the team sent down after 17 consecutive seasons in the third tier. They spent four years in the Oberliga Westfalen (IV) before winning the championship and advancing to Regionalliga again in 2007. In the same year, the club qualified for their fourth appearance in the DFB-Pokal, but lost in the first round against TSV 1860 München.
SC Verl suffered through a poor 2007-08 campaign and finished in 18th place. They will remain in the Regionalliga which will become a fourth division circuit with the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008-09.
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SC Verl
