VfL 06 Benrath

The club was established on 16 April 1906 in what was then the village of Benrath as Benrather Fußball Club. In 1910, they merged with Fußball Club Hohenzollern Benrath-Hassels to become Benrather Fußball Verein. They were joined on 12 July 1919 with the gymnastics association Turnclub Benrath and adopted the name Verein für Leibesübungen Benrath 1906. A 1921 union with another gymnastics club, Turnverein 1881 Benrath led to the formation of Turn- und Sportgemeinde 1881 Benrath. That partnership was short-lived and ended in 1923. VfL made its first appearance on the national stage in 1930 after a successful season in the regional west German league. They were put out of the national playoffs through a 0–1 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt in the round of 16. A win in the Westdeutscherpokal (West German Cup) propelled the team into the national level playoff once again in 1932, and they again were put out in an eighth final round matchup, this time by Hamburger SV (1–3). Another Westdeutscherpokal win in 1933 was followed by another eighth final exit, 0:2 to SV München 1860. German football was re-organized in 1933 under the Third Reich into sixteen top-flight regional divisions and VfL became part of the Gauliga Niederrhein. They enjoyed success there early on winning consecutive division titles in 1934 and 1935. Their 1935 playoff run ended with a 2–4 semifinal loss to VfB Stuttgart. After a second-place result the following season the team's performance fell off dramatically and…

The club's honours:

Westdeutscher Pokal (West German Cup) Winners: 1932, 1933 Gauliga Niederrhein (I) Champions: 1934, 1935 German amateur championship Champions: 1957 Bezirksliga (Gruppe 1) Champions: 2012