FC Oberneuland Bremen von 1948 is a German association football club from the Oberneuland quarter of

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, founded on 13 April 1948 in the local inn ''Zum Dorfkrug'' as ''Fußball-Club Oberneuland von 1948''. In addition to football, the club has departments for basketball and gymnastics. __TOC__

History

For most of its history FC Oberneuland played as a lower-tier local side until breaking out in the early 1990s and rising rapidly through a series of title wins. By 1994, the club had advanced to the Verbandsliga Bremen (V) and, after a second-place result, went on to capture the division title the following season. They were promoted to the

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(IV) where they played until 2004 when they were dropped to fifth-tier play after league re-organization. Oberneuland returned to fourth division play in the

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in 2006 after their second Verbandsliga title.

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(Bremen Cup) wins in 1993 and 2003 led to the club's participation in the

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(German Cup) where they were eliminated in the first round on both occasions. In 2008, a third Bremer Pokal win again put the team into the German Cup tournament where they beat

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in the opening round before being eliminated by

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. Before the end of the

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season, the club went bankrupt and following re-organisation was given a place in the sixth tier Landesliga 2013–14. Another relegation next which saw them concede the most goals (169) and earn the fewest points (5) in their existence dropped them to the seventh tier Bezirksliga. A championship in the Bezirksliga in 2015 took the club back up to the Landesliga where another title meant promotion to the

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.FC Oberneuland at Fussball.de
Tables and results of the German football leagues, accessed: 11 March 2015

Current squad

Honours

The club's honours: *

(V) ** Champions: 1996, 2006, 2012, 2020, 2023 *

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(VI) ** Champions: 1994, 2016 * Bezirksliga Bremen ** Champions: 1993, 2015 * Kreisliga A Bremen ** Champions: 1992 *

(Tiers III–VI) ** Winners: 1993, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012,

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Stadium

The team plays its home matches in the Sportpark Vinnenweg, which has a capacity of 3,500.

Former coaches

Mike Barten Mike Barten (born 20 November 1973) is a German football coach and a former player. Managerial career Early career In 2008, Barten worked as head coach for FC Oberneuland. In June 2012, it was announced he would manage lower league side TSV B ...

Torsten Gütschow Torsten Gütschow (born 28 July 1962) is a German football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is most associated with Dynamo Dresden, with whom he had two successful spells, playing top level football in East Germany and afte ...

Wolfgang Sidka Wolfgang Sidka (born 26 May 1954 in Lengerich) is a football manager and former player. He managed SV Werder Bremen to victory in the UEFA Intertoto Cup The UEFA Intertoto Cup (from , "between" and , " betting pool"),Most precisely, from ...

*Kristian Arambasic

References

External links

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Oberneuland DragonsDas deutsche Fußball-Archiv
historical German domestic league tables (in German) {{DEFAULTSORT:Oberneuland, Fc Football clubs in Germany Football clubs in Bremen (state) Association football clubs established in 1948 1948 establishments in Germany