SpVgg Erkenschwick is a German football club based in Oer-Erkenschwick in

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

Founded as ''Sportverein Erkenschwick'' in 1916, they joined ''Emscher-Lippe-Spielverband'' to form ''Sportfreunde Erkenschwick'' in 1918, which in then merged with ''Turn- und Leichtathletikverein TV Erkenschwick'' in 1921 to form the sports club still known today as ''TuS 09 Erkenschwick''. The football side separated from this club and joined the footballers from ''Blau-Weiss Oer'' to form ''SpVgg Erkenschwick''. The side was competitive from 1943 through to 1953, playing top-flight football in the

Gauliga Westfalen The Gauliga Westphalia was the highest football league in the Prussian province of Westphalia and the small Free State of Lippe from 1933 to 1945. Shortly after the formation of the league, the Nazis reorganised the administrative regions in Germa ...

until the end of World War II and in the

Oberliga West Oberliga ( en, Premier league) may refer to: Association football * Oberliga (football), currently the fifth tier of the German football league system, formerly the first * DDR-Oberliga, the first tier of football in East Germany until 1990, re ...

(I) immediately after the war. Through the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, ''Erkenschwick'' played as a third division side with just three seasons spent in the 2. Bundesliga (1974–75, 1975–76, and 1980–81). At the turn of the century they slipped to fourth and fifth level competition, and, since 2012, play in

Oberliga Westfalen The Oberliga Westfalen is the highest level football league in the region of Westphalia, which is part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The league existed from 1978 to 2008, but was then replaced by the NRW-Liga, a new statewide league. Wi ...

(V) again.

Honours

The club's honours: *

(III) ** Champions: 1980, 1987 * Verbandsliga Westfalen Nordost (IV) ** Champions: 1965, 1967, 1968 * Verbandsliga Westfalen Südwest (V) ** Champions: 2004 *

Westphalia Cup The Westphalia Cup is a German football club Cup competition open to teams from the Westphalia region of the North Rhine-Westphalia state. The competition in its existing format is relatively new compared to many other regional cups in Germany. It ...

** Winners: 1987, 1993

External links

*
Abseits Guide to German Soccer
{{DEFAULTSORT:Erkenschwick, Spvgg Football clubs in Germany Football clubs in North Rhine-Westphalia Association football clubs established in 1916 1916 establishments in Germany Recklinghausen (district) 2. Bundesliga clubs