SV Werder Bremen Frauen is

SV Werder Bremen Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen (), Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen, Bremen (state), Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, they are be ...

's women's football section, currently competing in the

Frauen-Bundesliga The Frauen-Bundesliga (German for ''Women's Federal League''), currently known as the FLYERALARM Frauen-Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of league competition for women's association football in Germany. In 1990 the German Foo ...

of Germany. In 2014–15 they were promoted to the

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History

Already in the early 1970s a women's team played for the German Championship, but was dissolved some years later. Recreated in 2007, Werder Bremen reached the second national category two years later, after topping the

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's North group. In the 2. Bundesliga's North group, Werder Bremen was 7th in

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and 5th in

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and

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. On 27 September 2009, during the in the 2009–10 season,

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scored the club's first goals in the 2. Bundesliga, by scoring a brace during their opening match against

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to push them to a 2–2 draw. Finishing second in 2014–15 they were promoted because 1. FC Lübars did not apply for a Bundesliga licence for financial reasons.

Current squad

References

External links

* Women's football clubs in Germany Football clubs in Bremen (state) Association football clubs established in 2007

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2007 establishments in Germany Frauen-Bundesliga clubs {{Germany-footyclub-stub