VfB Gießen
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VfB Gießen is a German football club
based in Gießen
, Hesse
, currently playing in the Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte
(VI).
with VfB 08 Gießen to become VfB 1900 Gießen. VfB Gießen has won the Hessenpokal
on three occasions, but between 2001 and 2008 didn't play a single competitive match due to financial problems. The club reformed and has been promoted in consecutive seasons, where they now, as of the 2009–10 season
, play in the sixth tier
Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte
.
Football in Germany
Association football is the most popular sport in Germany. The German Football Association is the sport's national governing body, with 6.6 million members organized in over 26,000 football clubs. There is a league system, with the 1. and 2. Bundesliga on top, and the winner of the first...
based in Gießen
Gießen
Gießen, also spelt Giessen is a town in the German federal state of Hesse, capital of both the district of Gießen and the administrative region of Gießen...
, Hesse
Hesse
Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...
, currently playing in the Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte
Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte
The Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte, until 2008 named Landesliga Hessen-Mitte, is currently the 6th tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3...
(VI).
History
On 17 May 1956 SpVgg 1900 Gießen was mergedMergers and acquisitions
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with VfB 08 Gießen to become VfB 1900 Gießen. VfB Gießen has won the Hessenpokal
Hesse Cup
The Hesse Cup is one of the 21 regional cup competitions of German football. The winner of the competition gains entry to the first round of the German Cup.-History:...
on three occasions, but between 2001 and 2008 didn't play a single competitive match due to financial problems. The club reformed and has been promoted in consecutive seasons, where they now, as of the 2009–10 season
2009–10 in German football
The 2009–10 season is the 100th season of competitive football in Germany. The season began on 1 July 2009.-Diary of the season:24 July 2009 – The first 3rd Liga matches of the season are played....
, play in the sixth tier
German football league system
The German football league system, or league pyramid, refers to a series of hierarchically interconnected leagues for association football clubs in Germany that consists of over 2,300 men's divisions, in which all leagues are bound together by the principle of promotion and relegation...
Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte
Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte
The Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte, until 2008 named Landesliga Hessen-Mitte, is currently the 6th tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3...
.