Würzburger FV

Würzburger FV
Full name Würzburger Fußball-Verein e.V.
Founded 1904
Ground Sepp-Endres-Sportanlage
(Capacity: 3,500)
Manager Michael Hochrein
League Oberliga Bayern (V)
2010–11 5th
Home colours
Away colours

Würzburger FV is a German association football club from the city of Würzburg, Bavaria founded in 1904 as 1. Würzburger FV 04. The club emerged as WFV in 1923 after leaving a short-lived union formed with a gymnastics club.

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History

The team has played as an unheralded local amateur side for most of its existence. From 1927 to 1933, they played in the tier-one Bezirksliga Bayern. In 1933–34 they spent a single season in the top flight Gauliga Bayern, one of sixteen premier divisions formed in the re-organization of German football under the Third Reich in 1933. Towards the end of World War II, WFV was forced into a merger with Kickers Würzburg to play together as the wartime side (Kriegspielgemeinshaft) KSG Würzburg. The unified club spent two seasons in last place in the Gauliga Bayern (Gruppe Nord). Play was interrupted as the war progressed and the team was disbanded at the end of the conflict.

WFV was re-established after the war and returned to playing anonymously in the lower amateur divisions. It became a permanent fixture in the tier-three Amateurliga Bayern from 1950 onwards.[1] After not qualifying for the new single-division Amateurliga in 1963, the club declined somewhat, spending time in the tier-four Landesliga Bayern-Nord, interrupted by a Bayernliga appearance from 1964 to 1966. In 1970, the club finally returned to the third division more permanently. They broke through to the 2nd Bundesliga Süd 1976 in spite of a second place finish and a 0:2 playoff loss to Wacker München when Wacker declined promotion.

Würzburg's four-year-long turn in the second division was a difficult struggle and they were relegated in 1980 after a 21st place finish. Their descent to the Oberliga Bayern (III) ended with another last place finish and was then promptly followed by the financial collapse of the club which owed its creditors over 2.5 million Marks. WFV sold its stadium to local rival DJK Würzburg to help clear its debt before the club was folded up in May 1981.

The members immediately formed the current club Würzburger FV which began play in the depths of the tenth division Kreisklasse C. They have since played their way back to the Oberliga Bayern (IV) where they finished a strong third in 2005–06. During their climb the team earned an appearance in the opening round of the 2001–02 German Cup tournament, but were thrashed 0:10 by then Bundesliga side 1860 Munich.

In the 2007–08 season, the club successfully battled against relegation, finishing 14th. The following season, 2008–09, saw the return of the Würzburg derby after Kickers Würzburg gained promotion to the Oberliga. The two clubs had not played against each other at this level since 1981 and have last met in a league game in the 1998–99 season in the Landesliga.

WFV experienced a difficult 2008–09 season and had to continue its fight for Bayernliga survival in the post-season, having finished on equal points with SV Seligenporten (15th) and TSV Rain am Lech (16th) and therefore requiring a set of deciders to be played. The club lost both games and was relegated back to the Landesliga, alongiside Kickers. In 2009–10 they took the Landesliga championship and promoted to Oberliga Bayern once more.

Honours

The club's honours:

League

Cup

Youth

Recent seasons

The recent season-by-season performance of the club:[2][3]

Season Division Tier Position
1999–2000 Oberliga Bayern IV 13th
2000–01 Oberliga Bayern 13th
2001–02 Oberliga Bayern 15th ↓
2002–03 Landesliga Bayern-Nord V 1st ↑
2003–04 Oberliga Bayern IV 16th ↓
2004–05 Landesliga Bayern-Nord V 1st ↑
2005–06 Oberliga Bayern IV 3rd
2006–07 Oberliga Bayern 9th
2007–08 Oberliga Bayern 14th
2008–09 Oberliga Bayern V 14th ↓
2009–10 Landesliga Bayern-Nord VI 1st ↑
2010-11 Oberliga Bayern V 5th
2011–12 Oberliga Bayern

The Würzburg league derby since 1963

See also:Bavarian football derbies

The 2009–10 season was be the 19th time, the two most prominent clubs from Würzburg played 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.[4]

Season League Teams Home Away
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 1–2 2–5
2009–10 Landesliga Bayern-Nord Würzburger FV – Würzburger Kickers 4-1 0-2

DFB Cup appearances

The club has qualified for the first round of the German Cup a number of times:

Season Round Date Home Away Result Attendance
DFB-Pokal 1977–78 First round 29 July 1977 FV Würzburg 04 Jahn Regensburg 1–0
Second round 20 August 1977 TuS Langerwehe FV Würzburg 04 1–0 aet
DFB-Pokal 1978–79 First round [5] 5 August 1978 FV Würzburg 04 Hertha BSC Berlin 0–2 aet 6,000
DFB-Pokal 1979–80 First round 25 August 1979 FC Vilshofen FV Würzburg 04 2–3 aet
Second round 29 September 1979 FC Homburg FV Würzburg 04 5–0
DFB-Pokal 1980–81 First round 31 August 1980 ASC Dudweiler FV Würzburg 04 0–1
Second round 4 October 1980 Hertha BSC Berlin FV Würzburg 04 4–1
DFB-Pokal 2001–02 First round 25 August 2001 Würzburger FV TSV 1860 Munich 0–10 10,100
DFB-Pokal 2007–08 First round 5 August 2007 Würzburger FV VfL Wolfsburg 0–4 11,200

Source:"DFB-Pokal (German)". Weltfussball.de. http://www.weltfussball.de/wettbewerb/dfb-pokal/. Retrieved 14 June 2009. 

References

  1. ^ Die Bayernliga 1945–1997 (German) publisher: DSFS, published: 1997, page: 93, accessed: 14 June 2009
  2. ^ Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv (German) Historical German domestic league tables
  3. ^ Fussball.de - Ergebnisse (German) Tables and results of all German football leagues
  4. ^ Landesliga Bayern-Nord tables Manfreds Fussball Archiev, accessed: 1 May 2011
  5. ^ Game statistics FV Würzburg 04 - Hertha BSC (German) Fussballdaten.de, accessed: 31 October 2011

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