After the merger in 1907 between FC Borussia and SC Neunkirchen, the club had only modest succes. The best result was probably in 1922, when they made it to the finals of the Southern rounds, losing to Wacker München. There were some decent results in the Gauliga Südwest in the 1930s, and in the 1940s, they were active in the so called Gauliga Westmark. Like all clubs, VfB Borussia was banned after the war, and like most, was restarted soon afterwards.
Neunkirchen participated in the French puppet Saarlandliga, winning the title in 1949, finishing runner-up next season. In 1950 they withdrew from all competition, until allowed to rejoin German leagues.
Despite decent results in the regional Oberliga, Neunkirchen was not invited to join the Bundesliga, but by winning the Regionalliga Südwest and the resulting Promotion rounds, were promoted to the top flight. After two seasons, the were down, bounced back and then dropped again. Aside from a couple crap appearances in the 2.Liga, that was it for Borussia's higher division visits.
In the 99-00 season, they won the Oberliga title, but failed completely in the promotion playoffs. Getting crushed 0-5 at home to Wuppertal pretty much eliminated them from the get-go.
In general, Borussia appears to be a little too strong for the regional southwest league, and insufficient for a more national level. Expect them to continue to bounce around. After winning the Oberliga title in 2005, the club did not apply for a 3rd division license, remaining in the 4th division.
Fullname | Borussia Verein für Bewegungspiele Neunkirchen e.V. | ||||||||||||||||
City | Neunkirchen (Saarland). Pop: 50,600 (2002). | ||||||||||||||||
Address |
Postfach 1342, 66153 Neunkirchen/Saar Phone: (06821) 88395 Fax: (06821) 87755 e-mail: info@borussia-online.de | ||||||||||||||||
Colors | Whte short with red/black trim, black shorts. Road uniform is blue-yellow shirt, blue shorts and socks. | ||||||||||||||||
Stadium |
Ellenfeld. Capacity: 29,200 (3,000 seats). The original construction was about 1913, although there have been additions since. | ||||||||||||||||
Tickets |
5-10 euros (2004). VIP tickets an extra 15 euros.
Supporters |
Averaged 451 in 2004 (Oberliga).
| Friends |
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Foes |
Logically, 1.FC Saarbrücken would be a rival for Saar supremacy.
| Heroes |
Only two German internationals, and 12 Saarland internationals. Karl
Ringel actually played on both.
| Zeroes |
| Beer |
Karlsberg-UrPils, from
a nearby brewery in Homburg.
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Grub and Pub |
| The Net |
Official site: www.vfb-borussia-neunkirchen.de | www.borussia-online.de , very graphics intensive. |
Recent History:
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1963-64 (II) Regionalliga Südwest 1st
1964-65 (I) Bundesliga 10th
1965-66 (I) Bundesliga 17th
1966-67 (II) Regionalliga Südwest 1st
1967-68 (II) Bundesliga 17th
1968-69 (II) Regionalliga Südwest 5th
1969-70 (II) Regionalliga Südwest 4th
1970-71 (II) Regionalliga Südwest 1st
1971-72 (II) Regionalliga Südwest 1st
1972-73 (II) Regionalliga Südwest 5th
1973-74 (II) Regionalliga Südwest 1st
1974-75 (II) 2.Bundesliga Süd 18th
1975-76 (III) Amateurliga Saarland 1st
1976-77 (III) Amateurliga Saarland 1st
1977-78 (III) Amateurliga Saarland 1st
1978-79 (II) 2.Bundesliga Süd 20th
1979-80 (III) Am.Oberliga Südwest 1st
1980-81 (II) 2.Bundesliga Süd 19th
1981-82 (III) Am.Oberliga Südwest 11th
1982-83 (III) Am.Oberliga Südwest 9th
1983-84 (III) Am.Oberliga Südwest 12th
1984-85 (III) Am.Oberliga Südwest 11th
1985-86 (III) Am.Oberliga Südwest 7th
1986-87 (III) Am.Oberliga Südwest 10th
1987-88 (III) Am.Oberliga Südwest 14th
1988-89 (III) Am.Oberliga Südwest 8th
1989-90 (III) Am.Oberliga Südwest 3rd
1990-91 (III) Am.Oberliga Südwest 1st
1991-92 (III) Am.Oberliga Südwest 4th
1992-93 (III) Am.Oberliga Südwest 6th
1993-94 (III) Am.Oberliga Südwest 4th
1994-95 (III) Regionalliga W/SW 8th
1995-96 (III) Regionalliga W/SW 18th
1996-97 (IV) Oberliga Südwest 7th
1997-98 (IV) Oberliga Südwest 6th
1998-99 (IV) Oberliga Südwest 3rd
1999-00 (IV) Oberliga Südwest 1st
2000-01 (IV) Oberliga Südwest 3rd
2001-02 (IV) Oberliga Südwest 1st
2002-03 (III) Regionalliga Süd 19th
2003-04 (IV) Oberliga Südwest 10th
2004-05 (IV) Oberliga Südwest 1st
2005-06 (IV) Oberliga Südwest 9th
2006-07 (IV) Oberliga Südwest 10th
2007-08 (IV) Oberliga Südwest
(c) Abseits Guide to Germany : www.abseits-soccer.com