SpVgg Erkenschwick
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Wikipedia - SpVgg Erkenschwick
SpVgg Erkenschwick is a German football club based in Oer-Erkenschwick in North Rhine-Westphalia.
History
Founded as Sportverein Erkenschwick in 1916, they joined Emscher-Lippe-Spielverband to form Sportfreunde Erkenschwick in 1918, which in then merged with Turn- und Leichtathletikverein TV Erkenschwick in 1921 to form the sports club still known today as TuS 09 Erkenschwick. The football side separated from this club and joined the footballers from Blau-Weiss Oer to form SpVgg Erkenschwick.
The side was competitive from 1943 through to 1953, playing top-flight football in the Gauliga Westfalen until the end of World War II and in the Oberliga West (I) immediately after the war.
Through the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, Erkenschwick played as a third division side with just three seasons spent in the 2. Bundesliga (1974–75, 1975–76, and 1980–81). At the turn of the century they slipped to fourth and fifth level competition, and, since 2012, play in Oberliga Westfalen (V) again.
El club ha ganado la Copa de Westfalia en dos ocasiones, en 1978 y 1982. También ha participado en la Copa de Alemania en varias ocasiones, alcanzando la segunda ronda en 1978 y 1982.
El SpVgg Erkenschwick es un club modesto, pero tiene una gran tradición futbolística. Su estadio, el Stimberg Park, tiene capacidad para 10.000 espectadores.
Algunos de los jugadores más famosos que han jugado en el SpVgg Erkenschwick son:
* Willi Koslowski
* Reinhard Libuda
* Klaus Fischer
* Olaf Thon
* Jürgen Klinsmann
* Stefan Reuter
* Oliver Bierhoff
* Michael Ballack
* Philipp Lahm
* Toni Kroos
* Joshua Kimmich
El SpVgg Erkenschwick es un club con mucho potencial y se espera que en los próximos años pueda volver a jugar en las divisiones profesionales del fútbol alemán.