VfL Fosite Helgoland explained

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 and high travel expenses, the club does not play in the German football league system, but it does play friendly matches and tournaments against visiting teams.^[1] The low population of Heligoland (under 1,400 people) poses a challenge for player recruitment.^{[1] [2]}

VfL Fosite Helgoland is a member of the Hamburg Football Association^[3] and is known to have participated in the Hamburg Cup in the past.^{[1] [4]} However, it has not played in an official competition for many years.^[5]

CONIFA Membership

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]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Football thriving on windy, Covid-free Heligoland . FIFA . March 3, 2021 . April 27, 2023.
2. Web site: Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 1. Quartal 2020 . Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein . 2020-11-19.
3. Web site: VfL Fosite Helgoland von 1893 e.V. . Hamburg Football Association. de . April 27, 2023.
4. Web site: "Wir können noch enger mit den Vereinen zusammenarbeiten" . "We can work even more closely with the clubs" . Hamburg Fußball-Verband e.V. . July 7, 2021 . de . May 19, 2023.
5. Web site: Schlemm . Torsten . HTB: Statt Helgoland kommt jetzt St. Pauli . HTB: St. Pauli instead of Helgoland . Hamburger Abendblatt . August 3, 2005 . de . May 4, 2023.
6. Web site: HELIGOLAND . conifaofficial.wordpress.com . July 9, 2014 . April 27, 2023.
7. Web site: Conifa Activity Report 2017 . conifa.org . June 14, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180614071805/http://www.conifa.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/CONIFA-Activity-Report-2017.pdf . June 14, 2018 . dead . April 27, 2023.