BV Borussia Bocholt is a

German football Football (or "soccer") is the most popular sport in Germany. The German Football Association (german: Deutscher Fußball-Bund, link=no or ) is the sport's national governing body, with 6.6 million members (roughly eight percent of the popul ...

club from the city of Bocholt,

North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inha ...

, notable for its men's and women's first teams.

History

''Borussia'' was established on 7 August 1960 and played in the lower leagues of Bocholt for the remainder of the 20th century until they made their way up in the ranks that in 2002, they first entered the

Bezirksliga The Bezirksliga ( en, County League) is commonly a medium set of amateur divisions set at steps 7, 8 or 9 in the German football league system. Structure Depending on the structural organisation within each of the 21 state football associations ...

(VI). A last-place result in their second season in the sixth tier handed them a return to the Kreisliga until a championship in their district promoted them again in 2007. By winning another title in their Bezirksliga group, in 2011 ''Borussia'' reached the

Landesliga Niederrhein The Landesliga Niederrhein is the second highest amateur football league in the Lower Rhine region which is part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and since 2012 the sixth tier of the German football league system. It operates in two groups wh ...

(VI) for the first time. After two seasons in that league, two successive 14th-place finishes gave them a double demotion for another stint in the Kreisliga. The club opened its women's section in 2004 and competed initially in the Kreisliga. Two successive titles and promotions by 2006 enabled them to play in the Niederrheinliga (IV) for the next five years. In the women's Lower Rhine Cup ''Borussia'', runners-up twice in 2007 and 2010, were winners in 2008 and in 2012. For those cup wins they qualified for the women's DFB-Pokal but lasted only in the first round on both occasions. The female footballers attained their greatest success in 2011 by winning the Lower Rhine's highest league and promotion to the

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(III) where they play ever since.

Honors

;Men: *Bezirksliga Gruppe 7 **Winners: 2011 ;Women: *Landesliga Niederrhein **Winners: 2006 *Niederrheinliga **Winners: 2011

References

External links

Official club site
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