VfL Fosite Helgoland

VfL Fosite Helgoland is a German football and multi-sport club located on the North Sea island of Heligoland. Due to the island's remoteness, the club does not play in the German football league system, as fixtures would require an overnight stay for one of the teams involved. The low population of Heligoland (under 1,400 people) also makes putting together a team difficult.[2] However, the club plays friendly matches and tournaments against visiting teams.[3]

Not to be confused with TSV Helgoland 1897, a defunct football club from Berlin.
VfL Fosite Helgoland
Full nameVfL Fosite Helgoland von 1893 e.V.
Founded1893
GroundFußballplatz Helgoland Arena
ChairmanStefan Pfeifer[1]

VfL Fosite Helgoland is a member of the Hamburg Football Association[4] and is known to have participated in the Hamburg Cup in the past, though it has not done so for many years.[3][5]

CONIFA Membership
VfL Fosite Helgoland's home stadium, Fußballplatz Helgoland Arena

The club was formerly a member of CONIFA and sought to represent Heligoland in international competition, but left the organization in 2017 without having played any matches.[6][7]

References
  1. "Sport & Spiel" [Sport & Games]. Helgoland (in German). June 30, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 1. Quartal 2020" (PDF). Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
  3. "Football thriving on windy, Covid-free Heligoland". FIFA. March 3, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  4. "VfL Fosite Helgoland von 1893 e.V." Hamburg Football Association (in German). Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  5. Schlemm, Torsten (August 3, 2005). "HTB: Statt Helgoland kommt jetzt St. Pauli" [HTB: St. Pauli instead of Helgoland]. Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  6. "HELIGOLAND". conifaofficial.wordpress.com. July 9, 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  7. "Conifa Activity Report 2017" (PDF). conifa.org. June 14, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 14, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
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