VfB Friedrichshafen Volleyball GmbH is a German professional men's volleyball club founded in 1969 and based in Friedrichshafen, southern Baden-Württemberg. Main stakeholder is VfB Friedrichshafen e.V. The club plays in the German Bundesliga and the CEV Champions League.

VfB Friedrichshafen
Logo VfB Friedrichshafen Volleyball
Full nameVerein für Bewegungsspiele Friedrichshafen
Short nameHäfler
Founded1969
GroundSPACETECH ARENA
ChairmanJochen Benz
ManagerAdam Swaczyna
CaptainMarcus Böhme
LeagueBundesliga
2022–232nd place
WebsiteClub home page
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The team won the 2006–07 CEV Champions League title. From 2005 to 2011 they won the German league seven times in a row. In total, VfB Friedrichshafen won the championship 13 times and the German cup 17 times.

Just before the start of the 2020–21 season the city of Friedrichshafen announced the ZF Arena, home of VfB Friedrichshafen since 2004, is closed immediately due to possible rust in the roof structure.[1] After being forced to train in small gyms and to swap home games with the opponents, VfB Friedrichshafen moved to Zeppelin Cat Hall A1 which is a hall of the Friedrichshafen fair. The first match in the new arena was against Berlin Recycling Volleys, and took place on 21 November 2020.[2][3]

History

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VfB Friedrichshafen (on the right) wins 2015 DVV-Pokal

Currently, the club has about 3,500 members in 23 sections and 30 disciplines, making it the largest multi-discipline and multi-generational club in Friedrichshafen and one of the largest in Baden-Württemberg. VfB Friedrichshafen sees itself as a sports club for all social groups. With its diverse range of sports, it is a lifelong promoter of health, exercise and sport and, through the cultivation of social togetherness, an essential social pillar of the common good in Friedrichshafen. The men's main volleyball team is the most successful team in the Bundesliga.

Continuously playing in the 1st Volleyball Bundesliga since 1987, they have won the German Championship 13 times, the German Cup 17 times and the German Supercup three times. In 2007 they won the Champions League. In 2000, VfB Friedrichshafen Volleyball GmbH, a commercial enterprise, was founded to realize the separation of the professionals from the amateurs. The team of the badminton section also played in the first Bundesliga. In addition, there are 21 other sections, including the soccer team, which also played in the first division in the 1930s and 1940s. The club has a full-time office, but is run on a voluntary basis.

Jochen Benz has been president since December 21, 2022.

Honours

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Domestic

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Winners (13): 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2014–15
  • German Cup
Winners (17): 1997–98, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22
  • German SuperCup
Winners (3): 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18

International

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Winners (1): 2006–07
Silver (1): 1999–2000
Bronze (1): 1993–94

Team

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As of 2023–24 season[4]

No. Name Date of birth Position
1   José Israel Masso Alvarez (1997-12-02) 2 December 1997 (age 27) middle blocker
3   Sergio Carrillo (2000-07-10) 10 July 2000 (age 24) setter
4   Tim Peter (1997-09-08) 8 September 1997 (age 27) outside hitter
6   Michał Superlak (1993-11-16) 16 November 1993 (age 31) opposite
8   Aleksa Batak (2000-01-18) 18 January 2000 (age 24) setter
9   Severi Savonsalmi (2000-08-21) 21 August 2000 (age 24) middle blocker
10   Nikola Peković (1990-03-06) 6 March 1990 (age 34) libero
11   Marcus Böhme (1985-08-25) 25 August 1985 (age 39) middle blocker
12   Jan Fornal (1995-01-14) 14 January 1995 (age 29) outside hitter
14   Marc-Anthony Honoré (1984-06-12) 12 June 1984 (age 40) middle blocker
15   Simon Kohn (2004-08-05) 5 August 2004 (age 20) outside hitter
16   Jackson Young (2001-07-29) 29 July 2001 (age 23) outside hitter
18   Simon Tabermann Uhrenholt (2004-06-17) 17 June 2004 (age 20) opposite
Head coach:   Mark Lebedew

References

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  1. ^ "Stadt Friedrichshafen: Nachricht (25.09.2020): ZF Arena wird geschlossen". www.friedrichshafen.de. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  2. ^ "Keine Heimspiele im Oktober « VfB Friedrichshafen Volleyball". Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  3. ^ "VfB Volleyballsport erhält alternative Spielmöglichkeit in der Messe Friedrichshafen « VfB Friedrichshafen Volleyball". Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  4. ^ "Mannschaft der Saison 2023/2024". VfB Friedrichshafen (in German). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
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