VfB Offenbach is a German association football club from the city of

Offenbach am Main Offenbach am Main () is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in Hesse, Germany, on the left bank of the river Main (river), Main. It borders Frankfurt and is part of the Frankfurt urban area and the larger Frankfurt Rhein-Main Regional Aut ...

Hesse Hesse or Hessen ( ), officially the State of Hesse (), is a States of Germany, state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt, which is also the country's principal financial centre. Two other major hist ...

. Currently playing in the

Kreisliga The Kreisliga (), along with the ''Kreisoberliga'' () and the ''Kreisklasse'' (), are the lowest set of divisions in the German football league system, set at step 8 and below. Structure Whereas the top amateur divisions are organised by the 21 ...

A (IX), the team was a second division side during World War II and appeared for a single season (1943–44) in the

Gauliga Hessen-Nassau A Gauliga () was the highest level of play in German football from 1933 to 1945. The leagues were introduced in 1933, after the Nazi takeover of power by the National Socialist League of the Reich for Physical Exercise. Name The German word ' ...

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History

The club was established on 25 May 1900 as ''Fußball-Club Germania Offenbach''. They merged with ''FC Melita 1900 Offenbach'' in 1917 to become ''Verein für Rasenspiele 1900 Offenbach''. On 27 October 1921 ''VfR'' joined ''

Kickers Offenbach Offenbacher Fussball-Club Kickers, commonly known as Kickers Offenbach, is a German association football club in Offenbach am Main, Hesse. The club was founded on 27 May 1901 in the Rheinischer Hof restaurant by footballers who had left establis ...

'' to play as ''VfR Kickers Offenbach'' before again becoming an independent club in 1925. ''VfR'' was forced out of its grounds by the

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in 1937 and in order survive the club merged with ''Sportverein Offenbach'' to form ''Verein für Bewegungsspiele Offenbach'' on 21 May 1938. ''SV'' brought together the traditions of a number of local sides; established in 1902 as ''FC Viktoria Offenbach'', during World War I the team played as part of the combined wartime side ''Kriegsvereinigung FC Arminia-Viktoria Offenbach'' alongside ''FC Arminia 1904 Offenbach''. The union was formalized on 26 March 1917 with creation of ''Offenbacher Fußballverein 02''. That club in turn merged with ''Ballspiel-Club 1899 Offenbach'' in 1922 to form ''SV 1899 Offenbach'' before the two clubs again went their own ways in 1927. ''VfB'' made two failed attempts to advance to first division Gauliga play in 1939–40 and 1941–42 before winning promotion in 1943. They played a single season at that level and were relegated after finishing 9th.Grüne, Hardy (1996). Vom Kronprinzen bis zur Bundesliga. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag Nowadays the club exists as a lower division amateur side, playing in the tier nine Kreisliga A Offenbach-Ost until 2015–16, when it earned promotion to the Kreisoberliga.

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Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv
– historical German domestic league tables {{DEFAULTSORT:Offenbach, VfB Football clubs in Germany Football clubs in Hesse Association football clubs established in 1900 1900 establishments in Germany Sport in Offenbach am Main