1.FC Union
Solingen 1.FC Union
Solingen The orginal club was based on mergers with various clubs in the Ohligs area, such as OFC 06, VfR Ohligs, Walder Ballspielverein and BV Adler Ohligs. In 1949, is was refounded as Union Ohligs and began to play professionally in the 2nd division. With a merger with VfL Wald in 1973, they became SG Union Solingen. Success would come quickly, and the most successful period of Solingen soccer started. Union gained promotion into the 2.Liga, and played for some 15 years. However, by the end, they were relegated and exhausted financially, leading to bankruptcy. In 1990, they threw in the towel and were refounded as 1.FC Union Solingen
Financial success however has been elusive. In 1999, the club went through bankruptcy once again. They eventually came out of administration and continued. Again in 2007, they initialized bankruptcy proceedings, but were able to avoid going into administration.
| Fullname | 1.Fußball-Club Union Solingen e.V. | ||||||||||||||||
| City | Solingen (Nordrhein-Westfalen). Pop: 162,685 (2007). The club is based in the Ohligs district. | ||||||||||||||||
| Address |
Naturpark 20, Postfach 11 09 62, 42697 Solingen/Ohligs Phone: (0212) 71754 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colors | Yellow shirts, blue pants, yellow socks. | ||||||||||||||||
| Stadium |
Stadion Am Herman-Löns-Weg. Capacity: 15,000 This standard football stadium was built in 1929, and then refurbished in 1950 and 1985. Capacity is limited to 5,000 these days, due to a city ordinance in June 2006. | ||||||||||||||||
| Tickets |
Relatively cheap, 6-10 euros, with "VIP" tickets 20 euros (2004). For the Verbandsliga (2007), prices were 5-8
euros.
| Supporters |
Averaged 1,641 in 2004 (Oberliga). In 2.Liga years, attendance ranged from
2-5,000. The club itself has about 600 registered members.
| Friends |
|
Foes |
Wuppertaler SV
| Heroes |
| Zeroes |
| Beer |
Hasseröder. An ex-GDR
beer was the main sponsor, rare for a west based team.
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Pub Grub |
| The Net |
Official site: www.unionsolingen.de
| Among fansites, www.blaugelbeinvasion.de , an "official" fan club. Also, a bit bizarre, more like a fan-forum and photo site, www.northside-nuns.de |
Recent History:
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SC Union Ohligs
1965-66 (IV) Landesliga Niederrhein-1 2nd
1966-67 (IV) Landesliga Niederrhein-1 3rd
1967-68 (IV) Landesliga Niederrhein-1 3rd
1968-69 (IV) Landesliga Niederrhein-1 1st
1969-70 (III) Amateurliga Niederrhein 3rd
1970-71 (III) Amateurliga Niederrhein 8th
1971-72 (III) Amateurliga Niederrhein 7th
1972-73 (III) Amateurliga Niederrhein 1st
----> OSC
OSC Solingen
1973-74 (II) Regionalliga West 15th
----> SG Union
SG Union Solingen
1974-75 (III) Amateurliga Niederrhein 1st
1975-76 (II) 2.Bundesliga-Nord 13th
1976-77 (II) 2.Bundesliga-Nord 19th
1977-78 (II) 2.Bundesliga-Nord 9th
1978-79 (II) 2.Bundesliga-Nord 9th
1979-80 (II) 2.Bundesliga-Nord 9th
1980-81 (II) 2.Bundesliga-Nord 7th
1981-82 (II) 2.Bundesliga 16th
1982-83 (II) 2.Bundesliga 16th
1983-84 (II) 2.Bundesliga 5th
1984-85 (II) 2.Bundesliga 6th
1985-86 (II) 2.Bundesliga 15th
1986-87 (II) 2.Bundesliga 12th
1987-88 (II) 2.Bundesliga 15th
1988-89 (II) 2.Bundesliga 20th
1989-90 (III) Am.Oberliga Nordrhein 18th
---->bankruptcy, 1.FC Union
1.FC Union Solingen
1990-91 (IV) Verbandsliga Niederrhein 4th
1991-92 (IV) Verbandsliga Niederrhein 11th
1992-93 (IV) Verbandsliga Niederrhein 9th
1993-94 (IV) Verbandsliga Niederrhein 1st
1994-95 (IV) Oberliga Nordrhein 13th
1995-96 (IV) Oberliga Nordrhein 14th
1996-97 (V) Verbandsliga Niederrhein 12th
1997-98 (V) Verbandsliga Niederhein 15th
1998-99 (VI) Landesliga Niederrhein-2
1999-00 (VI) Landesliga Niederrhein-2 1st
2000-01 (V) Verbandsliga Niederrhein 4th
2001-02 (V) Verbandsliga Niederrhein 1st
2002-03 (IV) Oberliga Nordrhein 14th
2003-04 (IV) Oberliga Nordrhein 13th
2004-05 (IV) Oberliga Nordrhein 8th
2005-06 (IV) Oberliga Nordrhein 14th
2006-07 (IV) Oberliga Nordrhein 17th
2007-08 (V) Verbandsliga Niederrhein
(c) Abseits Guide to Germany : www.abseits-soccer.com