Westfalia Rhynern is a German association football club from the district of Rhynern in the city of Hamm, Westphalia.

Westfalia Rhynern
Full nameSportverein Westfalia Rhynern e.V.
Nickname(s)Hamm-Rhynern
Founded1935
GroundSportplatz Papenloh
Capacity3.000
ChairmanArnulf Kleine
ManagerBjörn Mehnert
LeagueOberliga Westfalen (V)
2017–18Regionalliga West (IV), 18th (relegated)

History edit

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.

Current squad edit

As of 16 February 2018[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   GER Alexander Hahnemann
4 DF   GER Patrick Polk
5 DF   POL Adrian Cieslak
7 FW   VIE Thanh-Tan Tran
8 MF   GER Pascal Beilfuß
9 FW   GER Kempes Tekiela
10 FW   GER Lennard Kleine
11 FW   GER Exauce Andzouana
13 MF   GER Lukas Homann
14 MF   GER Jonas Michler
15 DF   GER Tim Neumann
16 FW   GER Maximilian Mertin
17 MF   GER Mathieu Bengsch
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW   GER Leon Müsse
19 MF   GER Robin Ploczicki
20 MF   GER Leon Gensicke
21 DF   GER Jan Apolinarski
22 FW   GER Jan Kleine
23 MF   GER Nils Hönicke
24 MF   GER Salvatore Gambino
27 MF   GER Sven Ricke
30 GK   GER Maximilian Eul
31 DF   GER Kevin Nicolai
35 DF   GER Michael Wiese
36 FW   GER Lucas Arenz
FW   THA Dennis Buschening

Honours edit

The club's honours:

Recent seasons edit

Recent seasons of the club:

Season League Place
2004–05 Verbandsliga Westfalen I (VI) 4th
2005–06 Verbandsliga Westfalen I 2nd
2006–07 Verbandsliga Westfalen I 4th
2007–08 Verbandsliga Westfalen I 4th
2008–09 Verbandsliga Westfalen I 8th
2009–10 Verbandsliga Westfalen I 2nd
2010–11 NRW-Liga (V) 4th
2011–12 NRW-Liga 11th
2012–13 Oberliga Westfalen (V) 6th
2013–14 Oberliga Westfalen 7th
2014–15 Oberliga Westfalen 3rd
2015–16 Oberliga Westfalen 5th
2016–17 Oberliga Westfalen 2nd
2017–18 Regionalliga West (IV) 18th

References edit

  1. ^ "Kader" (in German). SV Westfalia Rhynern. Retrieved 16 February 2018.

External links edit