VfL Osnabrück
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For basketball section of the club, see VfL Osnabrück (basketball).
VfL Osnabrück is a German multi-sport club in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony. It currently fields teams in basketball, gymnastics, swimming, table tennis, and tennis but is by far best known for its football section.
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Full name | Verein für Leibesübungen von 1899 e.V. Osnabrück | |||
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Nickname(s) | die Lila-Weißen (The Purple-Whites) | |||
Founded | 1899; 125 years ago (1899) | |||
Ground | Stadion an der Bremer Brücke | |||
Capacity | 15,741 | |||
Chairman | Holger Elixmann | |||
Head coach | Uwe Koschinat | |||
League | 3. Liga | |||
2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga, 18th of 18 (relegated) | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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The football team currently plays in the 2. Bundesliga, but will be playing in the 2024–25 3. Liga following their relegation from the 2023-24 2. Bundesliga season. They are currently coached by Uwe Koschinat and captained by Timo Beermann.
The club has the record for most seasons played in the 2. Bundesliga without ever playing in the Bundesliga, and is 10th in the 2. Bundesliga's all-time table.