VfL Oldenburg
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| Full name | Verein für Leibesübungen Oldenburg | ||
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| Founded | 1894 | ||
| Ground | Hans-Prull-Stadion | ||
| Capacity | 4,000 | ||
| League | Landesliga Weser-Ems (VI) | ||
| 2024–25 | Oberliga Niedersachsen 18th of 18 (relegated) | ||
| Website | www | ||
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VfL Oldenburg is a German sports club from the town of Oldenburg, Lower Saxony which is best known for its football team, which plays in the Landesliga Weser-Ems, the sixth level of the German football league system.[1] The club has over 2,000 members in nine different sports departments including handball, American football, badminton, athletics, gymnastics and volleyball.
History
[edit]VfL Oldenburg were relegated from the German fifth tier (Oberliga) in 2009–10.[2] In 2013, they returned to the Oberliga Niedersachsen as Landesliga Weser-Ems champions.[3] In 2018, the club achieved promotion to the Regionalliga Nord.[4] It was relegated back to the Oberliga after the 2018–19 season.[5]
In June 2021, it was announced that VfL Oldenburg had qualified for 2021–22 DFB-Pokal. The club was awarded the DFB-Pokal berth after a draw between the remaining participants of the Lower Saxony Cup, which had been abandoned amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.[6]
Local derby rivalry
[edit]VfL Oldenburg has a local derby rivalry with VfB Oldenburg.[7][8]
Current squad
[edit]- As of April 18, 2026[citation needed]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
[edit]- Verbandsliga Niedersachsen-West: 2008
- Landesliga Weser-Ems: 1984, 2004, 2013
References
[edit]- ↑ "VfL Oldenburg | Landesliga Weser-Ems 2025/26 | Teaminfo". kicker (in German). Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ↑ Busch, Henning (8 May 2010). "Fußball-Oberliga NORDHORN: VfL kann Klassenerhalt rechnerisch nicht mehr packen". NWZ (in German). Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ↑ Mietzon, Manfred (3 August 2013). "Fußball Oldenburg: Oberliga-Aufsteiger setzt auf Überraschungseffekt". NWZ (in German). Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ↑ "4:0-Sieg In Brinkum: VfL Oldenburg schafft Aufstieg in Regionalliga". NWZ (in German). 31 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ↑ Mietzon, Manfred (4 May 2019). "Regionalliga Nord: 0:3-Pleite besiegelt Abstieg des VfL Oldenburg". NWZ (in German). Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ↑ "Erster Amateurvertreter: VfL Oldenburg jubelt über DFB-Pokal-Teilnahme". kicker (in German). 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ↑ Zur Brügge, Jan (10 September 2018). "Neuer Stürmer schießt VfL zum 1:1 gegen VfB". NWZ (in German). Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ↑ "VfL Oldenburg vs VfB Oldenburg: Die Fotos vom hitzigen Regionalliga-Nord-Derby in der Huntestadt". Nordbuzz (in German). 9 September 2018. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
External links
[edit]- Official Website Sportsclub (in German)
- Official Football Website (in German)
- Team information at Fussballdaten
- Official Website Oldenburg Knights (American football team) (in German)
