Kickers Würzburg
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| Full name | Fußball-Club Würzburger Kickers e.V. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Die Rothosen (The Red Shorts) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | November 17, 1907 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Kickers-stadion Am Dallenberg (Capacity 14,500) |
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| Chairman | Dr. Michael Schlagbauer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Rudi F. Thomas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Oberliga Bayern (V) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-08 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord(V), 2nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kickers Würzburg is a German football club playing in Würzburg, Bavaria.
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[edit] History
Founded in 1907, the team has played for most of its history as an unknown local side, although they did manage two single season appearances in the Gauliga Bayern (1940-41, 1942-43) one of sixteen top-flight division established in the re-organization of German football under the Third Reich. Kickers put on some strong performances through the 50s in the Amateurliga Bayern (II-III) but never quite managed a breakthrough. Through the 60s and on into the early 80s the club played as a third division side with the exception of a single season (1977-78) played in the 2. Bundesliga after their divisional title win in the Oberliga Bayern (III) in '77. By 1983 financial difficulties contributed to a slide to fourth division play in the Landesliga Bayern-Nord which became a fifth tier circuit in 1994. Two difficult seasons over 2002-2004 saw the club descend through the Bezirksoberliga Unterfranken (VI) to the Bezirksliga Unterfranken (VII). Kickers have since recovered and returned to the Oberliga Bayern on the strength of a 2nd place in the 2007-08 Landesliga season. The club will meet local rival Würzburger FV there for the first Würzburg league derby since 1998-99.
[edit] Stadium
Prior to 1967 the club used the Randersacker Straße stadium and since then have played in the Kickers-stadion Am Dallenberg which has a capacity of 14,500 (~4,000 seats). The facility was renovated in 2005.
[edit] Honours
- Oberliga Bayern (III) champions: 1977
- Landesliga Bayern-Nord (IV-V) champions: 1990, 1997
- Bezirksoberliga Unterfranken champions: 2005
- Bezirksliga Unterfranken champions: 2004
[edit] The Würzburg league derby since 1963
The 2008-09 season will be the 18th time, the two most prominent clubs from Würzburg play in the same league since 1963. In this time, the derby was played on profesional level only once, in the 1977-78 2nd Bundesliga Süd season.
| Season | League | Teams | Home | Away |
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| 1964-65 | Amateurliga Bayern | Würzburger FV - Würzburger Kickers | 2-1 | 1-5 |
| 1965-66 | Amateurliga Bayern | Würzburger FV - Würzburger Kickers | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| 1970-71 | Amateurliga Bayern | Würzburger FV - Würzburger Kickers | 3-1 | 2-1 |
| 1971-72 | Amateurliga Bayern | Würzburger FV - Würzburger Kickers | 1-3 | 4-1 |
| 1972-73 | Amateurliga Bayern | Würzburger FV - Würzburger Kickers | 1-0 | 3-1 |
| 1973-74 | Amateurliga Bayern | Würzburger FV - Würzburger Kickers | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 1974-75 | Amateurliga Bayern | Würzburger FV - Würzburger Kickers | 3-0 | 1-0 |
| 1975-76 | Amateurliga Bayern | Würzburger FV - Würzburger Kickers | 3-0 | 1-1 |
| 1977-78 | 2nd Bundesliga Süd | Würzburger FV - Würzburger Kickers | 4-0 | 2-2 |
| 1980-81 | Amateur Oberliga Bayern | Würzburger FV - Würzburger Kickers | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 1991-92 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord | Würzburger FV - Würzburger Kickers | 1-2 | 1-3 |
| 1992-93 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord | Würzburger FV - Würzburger Kickers | 5-1 | 3-0 |
| 1993-94 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord | Würzburger FV - Würzburger Kickers | 3-3 | 0-5 |
| 1994-95 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord | Würzburger FV - Würzburger Kickers | 4-1 | 1-5 |
| 1996-96 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord | Würzburger FV - Würzburger Kickers | 3-0 | 1-1 |
| 1996-97 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord | Würzburger FV - Würzburger Kickers | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 1998-99 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord | Würzburger FV - Würzburger Kickers | 4-0 | 0-1 |
| 2008-09 | Oberliga Bayern | Würzburger FV - Würzburger Kickers |
Source:Results and tables of the Bavarian football leagues. www.manfredsfussballarchiv.de. Retrieved on 2007-06-11.
