SpVgg Bayreuth
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| Full name | Spielvereinigung Bayreuth 1921 e.V. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Die Altstädter (the Oldtowners) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1921 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Hans-Walter-Wild-Stadion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 21,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Bayernliga (IV) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-06 | Regionalliga Süd (III), 10th (financial relegation) |
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SpVgg Bayreuth is a German football club based in Bayreuth, Bavaria founded in 1921 when the side left gymnastics oriented sport club TuSpo Bayreuth. SpVgg Bayreuth was one of many clubs banned and replaced with a state-sanctioned organization in 1933 during the Nazi campaign against existing sports and other social organizations. A handful of club members reformed a rump side called FSV Bayreuth to carry on the activities of the original association. This team was made up largely of soldiers stationed locally, which resulted in a constantly changing lineup as they were transferred in and out of the area. The old club was quickly resurrected after World War II.
After the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963, Bayreuth played as a 2.Bundesliga or tier III team. They came close to moving up to the Bundesliga in 1979 after a second-place finish in 2.SudLiga (the southern division of 2.Bundesliga), but lost in the promotion round 1:1 and 1:2 to Bayer Uerdingen. Although relegated to Amateur Oberliga Bayern (III) in 1988 and 1989, the team was spared further demotion when clubs that had finished ahead of them were denied licences due to their financial problems. Bayreuth could not evade relegation after a third consecutive poor finish in 1990, and in 1994 slipped further still to the Oberliga Bayern (IV). A strong campaign returned the side to the Regionalliga Süd (III) for 2005-06. The club was denied a license for the Regionalliga in the 2006/07 season and forcibly relegated to the 4th division Bayernliga.
