- SpVgg Erkenschwick
Football club infobox
clubname = SpVgg Erkenschwick
fullname = Spielvereingung 1916 Erkenschwick e.V.
nickname =
founded = June 9, 1916
ground =Stimberg Stadion
capacity = 20,000
chairman =
manager =
league =Verbandsliga Westfalen 1 (VI)
season = 2007-08
position =Oberliga Westfalen (IV), 12th (relegated)
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leftarm2=ffffff|body2=ffffff|rightarm2=ffffff|shorts2=ffffff|socks2=ffffffSpVgg Erkenschwick is a German football club based in
Oer-Erkenschwick inNorth Rhine-Westphalia . 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 70s, 80s, and 90s, "Erkenschwick" played as a third division side with just three seasons spent in the 2.Bundesliga (1974-75, 1975-65, and 1980-81). At the turn of the century they slipped to fourth and fifth level competition, and currently play in Verbandsliga Westfalen (VI).
Honours
*Verbandsliga Westfalen Nordost (IV) champions: 1965, 1967, 1968
*Verbandsliga Westfalen (III) champions: 1980, 1987
*Verbandsliga Westfalen Südwest (V) champions: 2004External links
* [http://www.spvgg-erkenschwick.de Official team website]
* [http://www.abseits-soccer.com/clubs/erken.html Abseits Guide to German Soccer]
* [http://www.f-archiv.de/ Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv] historical German football league tables (in German)
* [http://www.eufo.de eufo.de] European football club profiles
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