SpVgg Beckum is a German association football club from the city of Beckum,

North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhab ...

. The team first came to note as a third-division side following the formation of the

Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary footbal ...

(I) in 1963.

History

The club was formed 1 January 1929 out of the merger of ''Verein für Bewegungsspiele 1910 Beckum'' and ''Spiel- und Sportverein 1923 Beckum''. Shortly after its founding ''VfB'' adopted the name ''Fußball Club Westfalia 1910 Beckum'' until returning to their original name in 1916.Grüne, Hardy (2001). Vereinslexikon. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag In 1963 ''SpVgg'' became part of the

Amateurliga 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 ...

(III) but was relegated after just two seasons. They returned to the Amateurliga in 1971 where they competed as a lower table side until again being demoted in 1979. The team was absent from Amateurliga play for a decade until returning to what had become the Amateuroberliga Westfalen (III). They continued to play as an unremarked lower-level side and slipped to fourth-tier play in the Oberliga Westfalen in 1994 when German football was reorganized and the new third division Regionalliga introduced. ''Beckum's'' best result came in 1995 when they finished in third place. They also made appearances in the opening rounds of play for the

DFB-Pokal The DFB-Pokal ( is a German knockout football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga. It is considere ...

(German Cup) in 1993 and 1996. In 2001 ''Beckum'' was relegated from the Oberliga, and in the next year reached the lowest point in the club's history when they withdrew from the Verbandsliga (V) and restarted in the Kreisliga, achieving three promotions in the next four seasons to return to the

Landesliga Westfalen The Landesliga Westfalen is a German amateur football division administered by the Westphalian Football and Athletics Association, one of the 21 German state football associations. Being the third level of the Westphalian state association, the La ...

. The club played for a season in the tier eight Bezirksliga Westfalen after relegation from the Landesliga in 2015 but won the league and returned the seventh tier..

Seasons

References

External links

Official WebsiteDas deutsche Fußball-Archiv
historical German domestic league tables {{DEFAULTSORT:Beckum, SpVgg Football clubs in Germany Football clubs in North Rhine-Westphalia Association football clubs established in 1929 1929 establishments in Germany