DJK Germania Gladbeck was a
German association football club based in
Gladbeck
Gladbeck () is a town in the district of Recklinghausen (district), Recklinghausen in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Gladbeck is quite a young town, first recognised 21 July 1919 when it was given town rights. The town established itself aroun ...
,
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia or North-Rhine/Westphalia, commonly shortened to NRW, is a States of Germany, state () in Old states of Germany, Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabitants, it is the List of German states by population, most ...
.
History
The club was established in 1923 and following a second-place finish in the
Verbandsliga Westfalen
The Westfalenliga (''formerly the '') is the second highest amateur football league in the region of Westphalia which is part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the sixth tier of the German football league system. It operates in two groups ...
(V) in 2007 was promoted to the
Oberliga Westfalen
The Oberliga Westfalen is the highest level football league in the region of Westphalia, which is part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The league existed from 1978 to 2008, but was then replaced by the NRW-Liga, a new statewide league. W ...
, the fourth tier.
In the 2008–2009 season they were coached by
Mircea Onisemiuc.
The club experienced financial difficulties, became insolvent and was dissolved in early 2010. It was succeeded by a new club, DJK Alemmannia Gladbeck.
Alemannia Gladbeck folgt auf Germania
''Revier Sport'', published: 5 March 2010, accessed: 27 March 2015
Stadium
The club played its home matches in the Stadion Gladbeck in the Sportplatz Krusenkamp. The facility has a capacity of 37,612.
References
External links
Club Homepage
Defunct football clubs in Germany
Defunct football clubs in North Rhine-Westphalia
Association football clubs established in 1923
1923 establishments in Germany
Association football clubs disestablished in 2010
2010 disestablishments in Germany
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