VfR 07 Schweinfurt

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| fullname = Verein für Rasenspiele 1907 Schweinfurt e.V.

| nickname = Die Rot-Schwarzen

| founded = 14 May 1907

| dissolved = 2015

| ground = Stadion am Hutrasen

| capacity = 6,000 (1941)

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Verein für Rasenspiele 1907 Schweinfurt e.V., called VfR 07 Schweinfurt, VfR Schweinfurt, or simply VfR 07, was a German association football club established in Schweinfurt (Bavaria) in 1907. The club dissolved in 2015 after it had gone bankrupt.

VfR Schweinfurt experienced a number of successful years from the late 1930s to the early 1940s. The club appeared in the top-tier Gauliga Bayern for four seasons overall, and made it into the second round of the German Cup in 1940.

After the Second World War, VfR 07 was not able to play any role on the national level.

The club's home games were held at Stadion am Hutrasen in Schweinfurt from 1928 on.

History

= Early years =

The football club was founded in May 1907 as 1. FV Viktoria 1907 Schweinfurt. After a fusion with

FC Union 1909 Schweinfurt in May 1926, it obtained its name, lasting until 2015.

In 1928 the team moved to Hutrasen, which was expanded to become a football stadium with a capacity of 6,000 (1941).Hardy Grüne: Vereinslexikon. Enzyklopädie des deutschen Ligafußballs. Kassel: Agon Sportverlag, 2001. {{ISBN|3-89784-147-9}}, Pages 410f.{{cite web|title=Historische Gesamtansichten von Schweinfurt|publisher=schweinfurtfuehrer.de|url=https://www.schweinfurtfuehrer.de/alte-stadtansichten-und-infos/historische-gesamtansichten/|access-date=2020-08-17|language=de}}

= Successful years =

The club gained first class status with promotion to the top-tier Gauliga Bayern in 1939. The team finished 9th in the 1939–40 season, achieving its best position during the single division Gauliga era. Again in 1940, VfR Schweinfurt reached the second round of the German Cup (Tschammerpokal), where it lost to 1938 cup winner and later German football champion SK Rapid Wien. After it was relegated in 1941, the club returned to Gauliga Bayern - now split into a northern and a southern division due to the Second World War - for a further two years in 1942.

VfR 07 midfielder Robert Bernard became a Germany international footballer in 1936 when he earned two caps during the Olympic Summer Games in Berlin.

In addition, the club provided the education for 1938 FIFA World Cup and Europe XI{{cite web|title=Football Association 75th Anniversary Celebration Match: England 3 Rest of Europe 0 |publisher=www.englandfootballonline.com|url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/Seas1900-39/1938-39/M0220RoE1938.html |access-date=2017-06-20}} selection player Andreas "Ander" Kupfer, who joined the local rival 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 in 1933.

= Late years =

After World War II, VfR 07 was reclassified into tier-two Landesliga Bayern, and many of the players, among them Robert Bernard, now joined Schweinfurt 05 as well.{{cite web|title=Einst Angstgegner der Bayern |date=26 January 2011 |publisher=mainpost.de|url=https://www.mainpost.de/regional/schweinfurt/einst-angstgegner-der-bayern-art-5945641|access-date=2023-10-16|language=de}} The club could not continue on the old road to success, and for decades played in lower football leagues only. A noteworthy highlight back then was a short period in tier-four Landesliga Bayern-Nord from the late 1970s on.

Due to growing financial problems combined with membership decline, the club had to declare insolvency in April 2011.{{cite web|title=Insolvenzticker: VfR Schweinfurt 07|publisher=fussballglobus.blogspot.de|url=http://fussballglobus.blogspot.de/2011/06/insolvenzticker-vfr-schweinfurt-07.html|access-date=2017-06-20|last=Hardy Grüne|language=de}}

Stadion am Hutrasen was leased to Hilalspor Schweinfurt, and VfR 07 Schweinfurt was finally dissolved in 2015.{{cite web|title=Rapid Wien ist längst Vergangenheit: Wieso sich nach dem insolventen VfR 07 Schweinfurt nun auch die FSG vom Spielbetrieb abmeldete |publisher=www.nuus.de|url=http://www.nuus.de/nachrichten/detail/artikel/rapid-wien-ist-laengst-vergangenheit-wieso-sich-nach-dem-insolventen-vfr-07-schweinfurt-nun-auch-di/ |access-date=2017-06-22|language=de}}

Honours

= Cup =

German Cup
Second round: 1940

Seasons

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Performance of the club during its most successful years 1938–1947 and 1978–1981:{{cite web|title=Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv |trans-title=Historical German domestic league tables|publisher=www.f-archiv.de | url=http://www.f-archiv.de/ |access-date=2017-06-20|language=de}}{{cite web|title=Fussball.de – Ergebnisse |trans-title=Tables and results of all German football leagues|publisher=www.fussball.de | url=http://www.fussball.de/fussball-ergebnisse-die-top-ligen-bei-fussball-de/id_45692854/index |access-date=2017-06-20|language=de}}

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! Season

! Division

! Tier

! Position

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| 1938–39

| align="left"| Bezirksliga

| rowspan=1 | II

| style="background:#ddffdd"| ↑

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| 1939–40

| align="left"| Gauliga Bayern

| rowspan=2 | I

| 9th

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| 1940–41

| align="left"| Gauliga Bayern

| style="background:#ffcccc"| 11th ↓

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| 1941–42

| align="left"| Bezirksliga

| rowspan=1 | II

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| 1942–43

| align="left"| Gauliga Nordbayern

| rowspan=3 | I

| 8th

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| 1943–44

| align="left"| Gauliga Nordbayern

| 4th

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| 1944–45

| align="left"| Gauliga Bayern

| no results

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| 1945–46

| align="left"| Landesliga Bayern

| rowspan=2 | II

| 4th

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| 1946–47

| align="left"| Landesliga Bayern Nord

| style="background:#ffcccc"| 11th ↓

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| 1978–79

| align="left"| Landesliga Bayern-Nord

| rowspan=3 | IV

| 13th

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| 1979–80

| align="left"| Landesliga Bayern-Nord

| 10th

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| 1980–81

| align="left"| Landesliga Bayern-Nord

| style="background:#ffcccc"| 16th ↓

The 1944–45 Gauliga Bayern season operated in five regional divisions. The Lower Franconia (German: Unterfranken) division was made up from four clubs: 1. FC Schweinfurt 05, VfR 07 Schweinfurt, FV 04 Würzburg, and Würzburger Kickers. It is unknown whether any of the season's games were played.

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| style="background:#ddffdd"| ↑ Promoted

| style="background:#ffcccc"| ↓ Relegated

German Cup appearances

The club's appearances in German Cup (Tschammerpokal):{{cite web|title=DFB-Pokal|date=3 April 2014 |publisher=www.dfb.de | url=https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/statistik/alle-wettbewerbe/?no_cache=1/ |access-date=2017-08-16|language=de}}{{cite web|title=VfR Schweinfurt: Historische Ergebnisse|trans-title=VfR Schweinfurt: Result History|publisher=www.weltfussball.de | url=http://www.weltfussball.de/teams/vfr-schweinfurt/21/ |access-date=2017-08-17|language=de}}

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! Season

! Round

! Date

! Home

! Away

! Result

! Attendance

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| rowspan=2 | 1940

| First round

| 18 August 1940