VfL Oldenburg is a German sports club from the town of Oldenburg, Lower Saxony which is best known for its football team, which plays in the Niedersachsenliga, the fifth level of the

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. The club has over 2,000 members in nine different sports departments including handball,

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, badminton, athletics, gymnastics and volleyball.

History

VfL Oldenburg were relegated from the German fifth tier (Oberliga) in 2009–10. In 2013, they returned to the

Oberliga Niedersachsen The Oberliga Niedersachsen ( en, Upper League Lower Saxony), sometimes referred to as ''Niedersachsenliga'' (Lower Saxony league), is the fifth tier of the German football league system and the highest league in the German state of Lower Saxony (ge ...

Landesliga Weser-Ems The Landesliga Weser-Ems, called the ''Bezirksoberliga Weser-Ems'' from 1979 to 1994 and 2006 to 2010,

champions. In 2018, the club achieved promotion to the

Regionalliga Nord The Regionalliga Nord ( en, Regional League North) is the fourth tier of the German football league system in the states of Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Bremen and Hamburg. It is one of five leagues at this level, together with the Regional ...

. It was relegated back to the Oberliga after the 2018–19 season. In June 2021, it was announced that VfL Oldenburg had qualified for 2021–22 DFB-Pokal. The club was awarded the DFB-Pokal berth after a draw between the remaining participants of the Lower Saxony Cup, which had been abandoned amid the

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Local derby rivalry

VfL Oldenburg has a local derby rivalry with

VfB Oldenburg VfB Oldenburg is a German association football club based in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony. In the 2022–23 season, they play in the 3. Liga, the third level of football in Germany. History Founded by a group of high school boys as ''FC 1897 Ol ...

Honours

* Verbandsliga Niedersachsen-West: 2008 *

Landesliga Weser-Ems The Landesliga Weser-Ems, called the ''Bezirksoberliga Weser-Ems'' from 1979 to 1994 and 2006 to 2010,

: 1984, 2004, 2013

References

External links

Official Website Sportsclub

Official Football Website

Team information at FussballdatenOfficial Website Oldenburg Knights (American football team)
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