VfL Nagold is a German multi-sport club, best known for its

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Nagold Nagold is a town in southwestern Germany, bordering the Northern Black Forest. It is located in the ''Landkreis'' (district) of Calw (Germany/Baden-Württemberg). Nagold is known for its ruined castle, Hohennagold Castle, and for its road viad ...

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. It is the largest sports club in the Nagold region. Their football team currently plays in the

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, the seventh-tier in the

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. The club's history dates back to 1847, and officially formed in 1934 when Turnverein (TV) Nagold, (re)founded in 1860 and the Sportverein (SV) Nagold, founded in 1911, merged to form VfL Nagold. Nagold operates teams across 16 sports including badminton, basketball, football, handball, judo, karate, swimming, table tennis, and gymnastics. They currently have 1700 members.

Association Football

Nagold's football program was founded in 1911 and is the largest sports department in the club. They currently have over 400 registered players, of which approximately 300 are in their youth program, which has been the club's main focus in football since the 1990s, when they made the decision to switch to a player development focus, bringing in Walter Baur to run the football program. The first team currently plays in the sixth-tier

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, the top flight of the Württemberg state association. The second team, VfL Nagold II, plays in the eighth-tier Bezirksliga Böblingen-Calw, as of 2019/20. The youth teams range from the E1 (U10/11) to the A1 youth (U19). As of 2019/20, the U19 team plays in the Verbandsstaffel Nord (WFV); the U17 team plays in the Verbandsstaffel Nord (WFV); and the U15 team plays in the Landesstaffel 1 (WFV). The U-19 team has previously played as high as the Oberliga and in 2010 advanced to the U19 Cup final against

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. Their home stadium is the Reinhold-Fleckenstein Stadium, which was renovated in 2014 to include a high-quality turf field and a surrounding track in the club's blue color. It has a capacity of 1000 spectators, including the new covered grandstand which seats 200-250 people.

Notable former players

* Tim Kübel *

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* Alemão * Eberhard Carl * Michael Deutsche

Recent seasons

The recent season-by-season performance of the club:

References

External links

VfL Nagold football official websiteVfL Nagold sports club official websiteVfL Nagold Stats
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