VfB Marburg

VfB Marburg was established on 13 May 1905 as Marburger Fußball Club and in its first two years boasted over 100 members. In October 1908, the club changed its name to Verein für Bewegungsspiele 1905 Marburg as it began to include sports other than football. In 1911, the footballers beat Bonner FV 6–0 and then 1. FC Nürnberg 5–2 on their way to capturing the first ever Akademikermeisterschaft with 1–0 victory over Holstein Kiel. The club finished as Hessian league champions before losing a re-match with Kiel in the Academic Championship. The club took part in the west German regional finals at the end of the 1912–13 season where they lost 7–1 to Union Düsseldorf. During World War I the team suspended play until being re-established in February 1919. On 30 August 1925, they joined the Sportvereinigung Kurhessen Marburg to form Sportvereinigung VfB 05 Kurhessen. Following the 1933 reorganization of German football into 16 top-flight regional divisions under the Third Reich, the combined side became part of the Gauliga Hessen (I). They were sent down after a poor debut season in 1933–34, but were promoted back the following year. They were relegated again after two more seasons in the Gauliga before being forced to join TSV Marburg on 25 September 1937 to form VfL Marburg. VfL Marburg failed in their attempt to win their way back to the Gauliga in 1938. The outbreak of World War II eventually made it difficult and dangerous to travel across the country and competition became…

The club's honours:

Deutscher Akademikermeister (German Academic Champions): Champions: 1911 Oberliga Hessen (III) Champions: 1959 Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte (VI) Champions: 1985, 1990, 1992, 1999, 2009, 2023 Runners-up: 1997, 1998