Vfl 07 Bremen is a German

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club located in the Findorff neighbourhood of north

Bremen Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (german: Stadtgemeinde Bremen, ), is the capital of the German state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (''Freie Hansestadt Bremen''), a two-city-state consis ...

. They play in the

Bremen-Liga The Bremen-Liga, sometimes also referred to as ''Oberliga Bremen'', is a fifth tier of the German football league system and the highest league in the German state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. It is one of fourteen Oberligas in German football ...

, one of fourteen regional leagues in the fifth tier of German football.

History

The club was formed in 1907 by a 14-year-old named Hermann Popper. The original name of the team was ''Fußball Club Hohenzollern'', in tribute to the German Emperor Wilhelm II of Hohenzollern. After the

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was dissolved in 1918, the name ''Verein für Leibesübungen 07'' was informally adopted, although the club name was not officially changed until after the end of

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in 1945. In recent times the club has fluctuated between the

Landesliga Bremen The Landesliga Bremen is the sixth tier of the German football league system and the second-highest league in the Germany, German States of Germany, state of Bremen, below the ''Bremen-Liga''. Overview The ''Landesliga Bremen'' is the second-high ...

and the

above, playing in the latter again since 2013.

Stadium

''VfL 07 Bremen'' play their home matches in BSA Findorff, Bremen. The stadium has a capacity of 2000 spectators.

Honours

(VI): ** Runners-up (1): 2006–07, 2012–13 * Bezirksliga Bremen (VII): ** Winners (1): 2003–04

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bremen, VfL Football clubs in Germany Association football clubs established in 1907 Vfl Bremen Sport in Bremen (city) 1907 establishments in Germany