In a city obsessed with the Red Devils, there probably isn't much room for any other club. That is the problem that VfR Kaiserslautern has dealt with, languishing in the shadow of 1.FCK.
During the end of the war years 1944-45, VfR was actually merged with 1.FCK. However due to the dire situation, they only played a couple of friendlies. After the war, the union was dissolved.
After restarting in 1946, there was some minor succes - indeed, famed Fritz Walter helped train the club - in the late 1940s. , as the club managed to play in the old (but relatively weak) Oberliga Südwest, but there wasn't much interest
These days VfR kicks around in the 8th division in obscurity.
Full Name | Verein für Rasenpiele Kaiserslautern e.V. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
City |
Kaiserslautern
(Rheinland-Pfalz). Pop: 100,000 (2002)
Address |
Stadion Erbsenberg, 67663 Kaiserslautern | Phone: 0631-44792 Colors |
Blue jersey, blue shorts, white socks
| Nickname |
| Stadium |
Stadion Erbsenberg. Capacity: 5,000 (700 seats) | The park was built in 1938, although parts of the wooden covered stands were taken from another site constructed in 1925. Originally it had a capacity of 10,000, and was built out to 15,000 in 1962. Since then, it has been reduced. The Erbsenberg, which is located only about 2 minutes from the Fritz-Walter-Stadion, is also home to the "Kaiserslautern Bears" baseball team. Tickets |
| Supporters |
Hardly any interest, as even in the 1950s, the highest attendance average
was about 3,000.
| Friends |
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Foes |
| Heroes |
Ernst Willimowski played in the twilight of his career. After 25 caps for Poland, including 4 goals against
Brazil in the 1938 World Cup, he became a German citizen in 1939. He was capped another 8 times for Germany. In the
early 1950s, he led VfR to some of their best years in the old Oberliga Südwest. | Zeroes |
| Beer |
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Pub Grub |
| The Net |
None found (2004)
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Recent History:
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1963-64 (II) Regionalliga Südwest 7th
1964-65 (II) Regionalliga Südwest 17th
1965-66 (III) Amateurliga Südwest 1st
1966-67 (III) Amateurliga Südwest 6th
1967-68 (III) Amateurliga Südwest 4th
1968-69 (III) Amateurliga Südwest 8th
1969-70 (III) Amateurliga Südwest 14th
1970-71 (III) Amateurliga Südwest 2nd
1971-72 (III) Amateurliga Südwest 3rd
1972-73 (III) Amateurliga Südwest 11th
1973-74 (III) Amateurliga Südwest 12th
1974-75 (III) Amateurliga Südwest 16th
1975-76 (IV) Bezirksliga Westpfalz 9th
1976-77 (IV) Bezirksliga Westpfalz 14th
1977-78 (IV) Bezirksliga Westpfalz 15th
1978-79 (V) Bezirksliga Westpfalz 1st
1979-80 (IV) Verbandsliga Südwest 11th
1980-81 (IV) Verbandsliga Südwest 15th
1981-82 (V) Bezirksliga Westpfalz 1st
1982-83 (IV) Verbandsliga Südwest 8th
1983-84 (IV) Verbandsliga Südwest 16th
1984-85 (V) Bezirksliga Westpfalz 2nd
1985-86 (V) Bezirksliga Westpfalz 8th
1986-87 (V) Bezirksliga Westpfalz 13th
1987-88 (V) Bezirksliga Westpfalz 12th
1988-89 (V) Bezirksliga Westpfalz
2004-05 (VIII) Bezirksklasse Westpfalz-Nord
2005-06 (VIII) Bezirksklasse Westpfalz-Nord 16th
2006-07 (IX) Kreisliga Kaiserslautern 2nd
2007-08 (IX) Kreisliga Kaiserslautern 2nd
(c) Abseits Guide to Germany: www.abseits-soccer.com