Westfalia Rhynern
Westfalia Rhynern
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Wikipedia - Westfalia Rhynern
Westfalia Rhynern is a German association football club from the district of Rhynern in the city of Hamm, Westphalia.
History
The club was established in 1935 as Turn- und Sportverein Rhynern, but disappeared after two years when, like many other clubs, it was caught up in the politically motivated sports policies of the Nazi regime. Following World War II, a group that included many of the club's pre-war membership reformed the club in 1946 as Sportverein Westfalia Rhynern.
The footballers advanced to the Verbandsliga Westfalen (V) in 1997 and two years later narrowly missed promotion to the Oberliga Westfalen (IV) when they finished just two points behind champions SC Herford. In 2002, the team slipped to the Landesliga Westfalen (VI) after losing a decisive match to Borussia Emsdetten. They immediately returned to fifth-tier play the next season and in 2006 finished as runners-up in the division. Westfalia captured the championship in 2010 and moved up to the NRW-Liga (V). Since 2012 the club has played in the tier-five Oberliga Westfalen except for one season in the Regionalliga West in 2017–18.
Westfalia Rhynerns førstelag spiller i Oberliga Westfalen, femte nivå i det tyske ligasystemet. Klubben har også en rekke ungdomslag, samt et kvinnelag.
Klubbens farger er blått og hvitt, og klubbens emblem viser en rød løve på en blå bakgrunn. Løven er et symbol på bydelen Rhynern, som var en del av grevskapet Mark frem til 1806.
Westfalia Rhynern har en rekke kjente spillere, inkludert Jörg Albertz, der spilte for klubben i begynnelsen av sin karriere.