Sportfreunde Lotte
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Verein für Laufspiele Sportfreunde Lotte e.V. von 1929 | ||
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| Founded | 1929 | ||
| Ground | ConnectM-Arena | ||
| Capacity | 7.474 | ||
| Chairman | Rolf Horstmann | ||
| Manager | Ismail Atalan | ||
| League | Regionalliga West (IV) | ||
| 2014–15 | 6th | ||
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VfL Sportfreunde Lotte is a German association football club from Lotte, North Rhine-Westphalia. The football team is part of a sports club with approximately 1400 members and departments for handball, walking, gymnastics, and swimming, as well as other activities.
History
The association was established as the gymnastics club Turnverein Lotte in 1929. After World War II the club was re-established as VfL Sportfreunde Lotte on 9 February 1946 and was built around football and handball departments.
Lotte won its way to the Verbandsliga Westfalen (V) in 1996 and after a title there in 2004 was promoted to the Oberliga Westfalen (IV), later Regionalliga West, where they play today. They won that league in 2012–13 but lost the relegation game to RB Leipzig. The season after, in 2013–14, the club finished in second place.
Sportfreunde plays their home matches in the SolarTechnics-Arena (formerly the Lotter Kreuz) which holds 7.474 spectators (5.104 Standing & 2.370 seated).
Notable coaches
- Manfred Wölpper (2008)
- Maik Walpurgis (2008–2013)
Honours
The club's honours:
- Regionalliga West
- Verbandsliga Westfalen
- Champions: 2004
- Landesliga Westfalen
- Champions: 1996
- Bezirksliga Westfalen
- Champions: 1989
- Westphalia Cup
- Winners: 2015
Current squad
As of 28 January 2016
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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External links
- Official team site
- Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German football league tables (in German)
- Racism accusations against SF Lotte players