SpFr Hamborn 07

Founded in 1907, this little club has just under 500 members. The highpoint was probably the mid 1960s, when they played in the Regionalliga West, which was then the multi-league 2nd division. The last season was 1970-71, when they finished last. They were severely pummeled, but nevertheless fought hard every game. (Your editor remembers a rainy day in the Wuppertaler Zoo Stadion when the brave little Hamborners got rolled 8:1)

The actual roots started in 1903, when the Ball Club Hamborn was born. In 1911 they combined with SV Marxloh to form Sportfreunde Hamborn 07. (Where the "07" comes from, I'm not sure! Most likely Marxloh was founded that year). Most of the play was in the local leagues, with derbies against rivals such as Union Hamborn. (Hamborn was at the time an independent town, but has since been merged and is a district of Duisburg.)

The 1930s were among the highlights of Hamborn football. They were one of the stronger clubs in the Ruhr area, and one of the founders of the Gauliga Niederrhein, winning the title in 1942. During WW-II, there was also a temporary merger with local rivals Union Hamborn, as the KSG 07/Union Hamborn. However, this really only lasted a year, as the war made matches impossible, and the alliance was soon dissolved.

One claim to fame was is TV fame. Hamborn played St.Pauli in the DFB-Cup at the Millerntor, and won 4-3. This was the first live football broadcast on German TV.

Fullname Sportfreunde Hamborn 1907 Fußballabteilung e.V.
City Duisburg (Nordrhein-Westfalen). Pop: 512,000 (2002). Hamborn is a district of the city, about 73,000 inhabitants (2007)
Address Westerwaldstraße 43, 47167 Duisburg.
Phone: (02 03) 59 53 24
e-mail: info@hamborn-07.de

Colors Yellow and black jersey, black shorts; also red jersey, black shorts.

Nickname Die Löwen (the Lions)

Stadium Bezirkssportanlage Am Holtkamp Capacity: 5,500.
This facility, owned by the club, has been it's home since 1978. From 1954-69, Hamborn played in the August-Thyssen-Stadion. They then moved to the Schwelgernstadion for a decade.

Tickets Easy to get. Just show up at game time.
Supporters They averaged only around 450 fans per match in 2000, 385 in 2004 (Verbandsliga).

Friends

Foes Probably MSV Duisburg, especially since the Meiderichers have usurped the town name.

Heroes Midfielder Josef Rodzinski was capped 3 times for Germany in 1936. He would later lose a leg in WW-II. Famed coach Christoph Daum also came out of the club, although I'm not sure you could consider him a hero...

Zeroes

Beer Königs-Pils is brewed locally in Duisburg and is the town favorite.
Pub Grub

The Net A nice official web site at www.hamborn-07.de , which puts many larger club sites to shame.


Recent History:
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1963-64	(II)	Regionalliga West		14th
1964-65	(II)	Regionalliga West		14th
1965-66	(II)	Regionalliga West		8th
1966-67	(II)	Regionalliga West		5th
1967-68	(II)	Regionalliga West		9th
1968-69	(II)	Regionalliga West		11th
1969-70	(II)	Regionalliga West		16th
1970-71	(II)	Regionalliga West		18th
1971-72	(III)	Amateurliga Niederrhein		16th
1972-73	(IV)	Landesliga Niederrhein-3	10th
1973-74	(IV)	Landesliga Niederrhein-3	6th
1974-75	(IV)	Landesliga Niederrhein-3	14th
1975-76
1976-77
1977-78	(IV)	Landesliga Niederrhein-3	3rd
1978-79	(III)	Verbandsliga Niederrhein	5th
1979-80	(III)	Verbandsliga Niederrhein	1st
1980-81	(III)	Am.Oberliga Nordrhein		2nd
1981-82	(III)	Am.Oberliga Nordrhein		9th
1981-83	(III)	Am.Oberliga Nordrhein		9th
1981-84	(III)	Am.Oberliga Nordrhein		9th
1984-95	(IV)	Verbandsliga Niederrhein	1st
1985-86	(III)	Am.Oberliga Nordrhein		9th
1986-87	(III)	Am.Oberliga Nordrhein		9th
1987-88	(III)	Am.Oberliga Nordrhein		4th
1988-89	(III)	Am.Oberliga Nordrhein		12th
1989-90	(III)	Am.Oberliga Nordrhein		7th
1990-91	(III)	Am.Oberliga Nordrhein		8th
1991-92	(III)	Am.Oberliga Nordrhein		4th
1982-93	(III)	Am.Oberliga Nordrhein		13th
1983-94	(III)	Am.Oberliga Nordrhein		15th
1994-95	(IV)	Oberliga Nordrhein		16th
1995-96	(V)	Verbandsliga Niederrhein	15th	
1996-97	(VI)	Landesliga Niederrhein-3	1st	
1997-98	(V)	Verbandsliga Niederrhein	5th
1998-99	(V)	Verbandsliga Niederrhein	9th
1999-00	(V)	Verbandsliga Niederrhein 	6th
2000-01 (V)	Verbandsliga Niederrhein	1st
2001-02	(IV)	Oberliga Nordrhein		16th
2002-03 (V)	Verbandsliga Niederrhein	10th
2003-04 (V)	Verbandsliga Niederrhein	13th
2004-05 (V)	Verbandsliga Niederrhein	
2005-06 (V)	Verbandsliga Niederrhein	13th
2006-07 (V)	Verbandsliga Niederrhein	17th
2007-08 (VI)	Landesliga Niederrhein-3

Fullname	Sportfreunde Hamborn 1907 Fußballabteilung e.V.
City	Duisburg (Nordrhein-Westfalen). Pop: 512,000 (2002). Hamborn is a district of the city, about 73,000 inhabitants (2007)
Address	Westerwaldstraße 43, 47167 Duisburg. Phone: (02 03) 59 53 24 e-mail: info@hamborn-07.de
Colors	Yellow and black jersey, black shorts; also red jersey, black shorts.
Nickname	Die Löwen (the Lions)
Stadium	Bezirkssportanlage Am Holtkamp Capacity: 5,500. This facility, owned by the club, has been it's home since 1978. From 1954-69, Hamborn played in the August-Thyssen-Stadion. They then moved to the Schwelgernstadion for a decade.
Tickets	Easy to get. Just show up at game time.
Supporters	They averaged only around 450 fans per match in 2000, 385 in 2004 (Verbandsliga).
Friends
Foes	Probably MSV Duisburg, especially since the Meiderichers have usurped the town name.
Heroes	Midfielder Josef Rodzinski was capped 3 times for Germany in 1936. He would later lose a leg in WW-II. Famed coach Christoph Daum also came out of the club, although I'm not sure you could consider him a hero...
Zeroes
Beer	Königs-Pils is brewed locally in Duisburg and is the town favorite.
Pub Grub
The Net	A nice official web site at www.hamborn-07.de , which puts many larger club sites to shame.