1. FC Saarbrücken (women) is women's

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team from

Saarbrücken Saarbrücken (; french: link=no, Sarrebruck ; Rhine Franconian: ''Saarbrigge'' ; lb, Saarbrécken ; lat, Saravipons, lit=The Bridge(s) across the Saar river) is the capital and largest city of the state of Saarland, Germany. Saarbrücken is S ...

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. It is part of the 1. FC Saarbrücken club.

History

In 1990 the women of VfR 09 Saarbrücken were a founding member of the Bundesliga. In 1997 the women's football team of VfR 09 Saarbrücken left VfR to join 1. FC Saarbrücken. Up to 2010/11 the team has played in 16

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seasons, since then they have been playing in the 2nd Bundesliga. The team's greatest success was an appearance in the 2008 DFB cup final where they lost 1–5 to

1. FFC Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt is a German women's association football club based in Frankfurt. Its first team currently plays in the German top flight, Frauen-Bundesliga. From 1998 to 2020, the club was known as 1. FFC Frankfurt. Eintracht have won sev ...

Current squad

Former internationals

* Sif Atladóttir *

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saarbrucken, 1. Fc women Women's football clubs in Germany Football clubs in Saarland 1997 establishments in Germany

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Association football clubs established in 1997 Frauen-Bundesliga clubs