Wattenscheid 09: Derby revival against VfL Bochum in January 2025!

Wattenscheid 09: Derby revival against VfL Bochum in January 2025!

Mülheim an der Ruhr, Deutschland - On January 5, 2025, the Western Energy Sporthalle Mülheim will be the scene of the 18th NRW tradition masters, where the highly expected Bochum city derby between SG Wattenscheid 09 and VfL Bochum will take place. This encounter is special because in the current time such duels only take place in the Oberliga. VfL Bochum has won 3-0 in the U21 in the Oberliga in the last meeting of the U21, which the Wattenscheider spurred on to reciprocate with this traditional masters, as on Lokalkompass.de is reported.

The heyday of SG Wattenscheid 09

The SG Wattenscheid 09 can look back on an eventful story. Especially in the 1990s, the association under coach Hannes Bongartz rose to the Bundesliga and caused a sensation when they defeated VfL Bochum on December 11, 1992. The SGW gave Klaus Steilmann and fans an emotional highlight to its patron. Bongartz himself described the promotion as an "absolute highlight of my coaching career" and the following time as the greatest satisfaction for the region. During this time, the SGW in the Berlin stadium was a serious opponent, which caused enthusiasm during the Bundesliga period. Despite the later relegation worries, the memory of the successful years remains alive, and even today the Wattenscheider still benefit from the Bundesliga tradition at the time, as wikipedia.de explained.

Despite hard economic conditions that led to multiple descents, SG Wattenscheid 09 never let itself get down. In the 2021/22 season, they returned to the Regionalliga West. The fans stranger with the current leagues, but the hope of an upswing lives on, especially with a view to the upcoming traditional masters, where you want to build on old rivalries and great success.