1. Fußball-Club Saarbrücken is women's

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team from

Saarbrücken Saarbrücken (; Rhenish Franconian: ''Sabrigge'' ; ; ; ; ) is the capital and largest List of cities and towns in Germany, city of the state of Saarland, Germany. Saarbrücken has 181,959 inhabitants and is Saarland's administrative, commerci ...

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. It is part of the

1. FC Saarbrücken 1. Fußball-Club Saarbrücken () is a German Football in Germany, football club based in Saarbrücken, Saarland. The club plays in the 3. Liga, which is the third tier of football in Germany. History The club began its existence as the footbal ...

club.

History

In 1990, the women of VfR 09 Saarbrücken were a founding member of the Bundesliga. In 1997, the women's football team of VfR 09 Saarbrücken left VfR to join

. Up to 2010–11, the team had played in 16

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seasons, since then they played in the 2. Bundesliga and

Regionalliga Südwest The Regionalliga Südwest ('Regional League Southwest') is the fourth tier of the German football league system in the states of Hesse, Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland. It is one of five leagues at this level, together with t ...

. The team's greatest success was an appearance in the 2008 DFB Cup final where they lost 5–1 to 1. FFC Frankfurt.

Current squad

Former internationals

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* Cynthia Uwak

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saarbrucken, 1. Fc women Women's football clubs in Germany Football clubs in Saarland 1997 establishments in Germany

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Association football clubs established in 1997 Frauen-Bundesliga clubs