1906
The founding team
The founding team of Sportfreunde 06 Neuss. The photograph was taken behind the Stadtgarten and was later published by the NGZ for the club's 30th anniversary.
Club
1906—2026
120 years of football history in Neuss
From the first Sportfreunde 06 Neuss teams to today's VfR: a story told through photographs, people and sporting milestones.
1906–1939
The early years
Historic photographs document the foundation, the first grounds and the club's sporting development up to the beginning of the Second World War.
Club archive · Images from 120 years 
Club archive · Images from 120 years 1911
An early team photograph
A surviving team photograph from 1911. The striped shirts already shaped the visual identity of the club's early years.
Club archive · Images from 120 years 1919
The new ground on Hammerlandstraße
The Sportfreunde Neuss team at its new ground on Hammerlandstraße.
Club archive · Images from 120 years ca. 1925
Football in the 1920s
A match scene from the 1920s at the stadium on Hammerlandstraße.
Club archive · Images from 120 years 1932
Champions of the 1931/32 season
Sportfreunde 06 Neuss as champions of the 1931/32 season.
Club archive · Images from 120 years 1939
Cup match against Borussia Mönchengladbach
A photograph from the cup match between Sportfreunde Neuss and Borussia Mönchengladbach, which ended 0-5.
1956–1970
The road to the Regionalliga
From promotion out of the Landesliga to competing in what was then Germany's second tier, these photographs document one of the most successful eras in the club's history.
Club archive · Images from 120 years 1956
The first team
A VfR 06 team photograph from 1956, ten years before promotion to the Regionalliga West.
Club archive · Images from 120 years 1961
Promotion to the Verbandsliga
The Landesliga champions earned promotion to the Verbandsliga in 1961.
Club archive · Images from 120 years 1966
Lower Rhine champions
In May 1966, VfR 06 Neuss became Lower Rhine champions. The title brought promotion to the Regionalliga West, then Germany's second tier.
Club archive · Images from 120 years 1967
Werner Tenbruck and Willi Traut
Werner Tenbruck and Willi Traut on the pitch in 1967, during VfR's Regionalliga era.
Club archive · Images from 120 years 1969
Regionalliga match against RW Oberhausen
Lothar Kobluhn scores to make it 3-0 for Rot-Weiß Oberhausen against VfR Neuss. The photograph captures the intensity of Regionalliga football at the time.
Club archive · Images from 120 years 1969/70
The Regionalliga squad
The VfR Neuss squad for the 1969/70 season. The club competed in the Regionalliga West from 1966 to 1972.
1975–2026
Promotions and new beginnings
Teams, championships and people who shaped VfR from the 1970s to the present day.
Club archive · Images from 120 years 1975/76
The first team
The VfR Neuss first team in the 1975/76 season, three years after the club's Regionalliga era ended.
Club archive · Images from 120 years 1989/90
Champions and promoted
Under coach Friedhelm Funkel, VfR became champions and earned promotion to the Verbandsliga.
Club archive · Images from 120 years 1996/97
A new generation in green
The VfR Neuss first team in the 1996/97 season, wearing the club's classic green.
Club archive · Images from 120 years 2008/09
Bezirksliga champions
VfR Neuss won the Bezirksliga championship in the 2008/09 season.
Club archive · Images from 120 years 2019/20
A season without a sporting conclusion
The team was on course to return to the Bezirksliga. According to the club chronicle, the COVID-19 pandemic ended the pursuit of a third successive promotion.
Club archive · Images from 120 years 2024
The most recent promotion
Under coach Ewald Gedigk, VfR achieved its most recent promotion in 2024.
VfR 06 Neuss · 2026/27 season 2026
A new beginning under new leadership
Under Japanese head coach Ryoji Ishikawa, VfR began the season with a new structure, integrating many young Asian players.
Club archive · Images from 120 years In memoriam
Jupp Hermanns
In memory of Jupp Hermanns, the last stadium announcer of VfR Neuss.
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Verified milestones
1906
Club founded
VfR 06 Neuss was founded in 1906.
1965/66
Champions and promotion
Verbandsliga Niederrhein champions and promoted to the Regionalliga West.
1966–1972
Regionalliga West era
VfR competed in the Regionalliga West, which was Germany’s second tier at the time.
1966/67
Eighth place
VfR finished eighth in the Regionalliga West.
13.08.1967
VfR Neuss 5–4 Fortuna Düsseldorf
A historic nine-goal match in Neuss.
2023/24
Kreisliga C champions
Champions and promoted back to the Kreisliga B.
2026
A new beginning under new leadership
Under Japanese head coach Ryoji Ishikawa, VfR began the season with a new structure, integrating many young Asian players.