Eintracht Ahaus is a German football club from the city of

Ahaus Ahaus (; Westphalian: ''Ausen'') is a town in the district of Borken in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located near the border with the Netherlands, lying some 20 km south-east of Enschede and 15 km south from Gr ...

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

History

The team was established in 1908 as ''Ahauser Ballspielclub'' and quickly underwent a pair of name changes, first playing as ''Ahauser Spielvereinigung 08'' and then later adopting the name ''Spiel-Verein Eintracht 08 Ahaus''.Grüne, Hardy (2001). Vereinslexikon. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag In 1934, all sports clubs in Ahaus were merged into a single side called ''Turn- und Sportverein 1892 Ahaus''. ''Eintract'' reappeared as a separate side after

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. The club played two seasons in the Amateurliga Westfalen/Gruppe Nord (II) in 1953–55 before slipping into lower tier competition. They returned to the Amateurliga, which had become a third tier circuit, for a three-season turn beginning in 1968. ''Eintrachts best result there was a 7th-place finish. The team currently plays in the tier seven

Landesliga Westfalen The Landesliga Westfalen is a German amateur football division administered by the Westphalian Football and Athletics Association, one of the 21 German state football associations. Being the third level of the Westphalian state association, the La ...

References

External links

Official team siteDas deutsche Fußball-Archiv
historical German domestic league tables Football clubs in Germany Association football clubs established in 1908 Football clubs in North Rhine-Westphalia 1908 establishments in Germany {{Germany-footyclub-stub