Sportfreunde Lotte
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Full name | Verein für Laufspiele Sportfreunde Lotte e.V. von 1929 | ||
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Nickname(s) | Blau-Weiß | ||
Founded | 1929 | ||
Ground | Stadion am Lotter Kreuz | ||
Capacity | 10,059 | ||
Chairman | Hans-Ulrich Saatkamp | ||
Manager | Imke Wübbenhorst | ||
League | Oberliga Westfalen (V) | ||
2022–23 | Oberliga Westfalen, 4th of 18 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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VfL Sportfreunde Lotte is a German association football club from Lotte, North Rhine-Westphalia. The football team is part of a sports club with approximately 1400 members and departments for handball, walking, gymnastics, and swimming, as well as other activities.
History
[edit]The association was established as the gymnastics club Turnverein Lotte in 1929. After World War II the club was re-established as VfL Sportfreunde Lotte on 9 February 1946 and was built around football and handball departments.
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Lotte reached the Verbandsliga Westfalen (V) in 1996 and after a title there in 2004 were promoted to the Oberliga Westfalen (IV), later Regionalliga West. They won that league in 2012–13 but lost the promotion play-off to RB Leipzig. In 2013–14, the club finished in second place. They won the Regionalliga West once more in 2015–16 and, after defeating Waldhof Mannheim in the play-off, earned promotion to the 3. Liga for the first time.[1] On 18 May 2019, they were relegated back to the Regionalliga.[2]
Sportfreunde plays their home matches in the Frimo Stadion (formerly the Sportpark am Lotter Kreuz) which holds 10,059 spectators.
Honours
[edit]The club's honours:
- Regionalliga West
- Verbandsliga Westfalen
- Champions: 2004
- Landesliga Westfalen
- Champions: 1996
- Bezirksliga Westfalen
- Champions: 1989
- Westphalia Cup
- Winners: 2015
Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]- As of 31 January 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable coaches
[edit]- Manfred Wölpper (2008)
- Maik Walpurgis (2008–2013)
References
[edit]- ^ "Regensburg, Lotte und Zwickau steigen in die 3. Liga auf" (in German). 29 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "Absteiger Sportfreunde Lotte" (in German). 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German football league tables (in German)
- Racism accusations against SF Lotte players