Meidericher Spielverein 02 e. V. Duisburg, commonly known as simply MSV Duisburg (German pronunciation: [ʔɛm ʔɛs faʊ̯ ˈdyːsbʊʁk]), is a German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed "the Zebras" for their traditional striped jerseys, the club was one of the original members of the Bundesliga when it was formed in 1963.
History
Early years
The club was founded in 1902 as Meidericher Spielverein representing the city of Meiderich, which became a district of Duisburg in 1905. In 1905 they absorbed the club Sport Club Viktoria Meiderich. In 1967, they took on their current name, acknowledging their role as the city's most popular and successful side.
While Duisburg has always been a competitive side, real success has so far eluded them. Early in their history they captured a number of local championships, and even enjoyed a pair of undefeated seasons (1913–14) when they scored 113 goals while only giving up 12. In 1929 they won the first Niederrhein championship and qualified for the first time for the national championship rounds, repeating the feat in 1931.
However, the club then went into a tailspin from which they didn't really recover until the 1950s when they began once again to field decent sides. During World War II the club came close to folding, but returned to play after the war emerging as city champions in 1946. In 1951, Duisburg earned promotion to the top-flight Oberliga West with their first place finish in the 2. Oberliga West. The Oberliga West was the most competitive division of German football at the time, and except for the 1954–55 season, Duisburg would play first division football there right up to the time of the formation of the Bundesliga.
Entry to the Bundesliga
Historical logos of MSV Duisburg.
The club's play was good enough to earn a place as one of the original sixteen teams in Germany's new professional league, the Bundesliga, in 1963. That first season was their most successful as they finished second, behind only champions
1. FC Köln. The "Zebras" spent nearly twenty years in the upper league before slipping to the 2. Bundesliga in 1982–83 and then becoming one of German football's "
elevator teams", named for their frequent up and down moves between divisions. Even so, they managed another eight seasons in the Bundesliga over two-and-half decades.
Current
MSV Duisburg won promotion to the Bundesliga for the 2007–08 season by way of a third place finish in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga, behind Karlsruher SC and Hansa Rostock. The MSV defeated Rot-Weiss Essen in a dramatic contest on the last day of the season by three goals to none, which secured their promotion for the fifth time in the last two decades while relegating Essen. However, the club fared poorly in top flight play and was again relegated after an 18th place result. In 2008–09 they focused on the re-promotion, but although they lost under their new coach Peter Neururer only two times and were unbeaten in 12 matches since his taking office they missed the promotion. The next season they focused on the promotion again, but after a 0–5 disgrace in the DFB-Pokal against Augsburg, Peter Neururer got sacked. On 2 November 2009, Milan Šašić was presented as new coach. The Croat became the third foreign coach in the club history. They finished the season like the previous one as 6th.
In 2010–11 MSV Duisburg reached surprisingly their 4th DFB-Pokal Final after 1966, 1975 and 1998 where they played against FC Schalke 04. The game was lopsided, with MSV Duisburg conceding early on. The game finished 5–0 in favor of Schalke.
Recent seasons
| Year |
Division |
Position |
| 1999–2000 |
1. Bundesliga (I) |
18th (relegated) |
| 2000–01 |
2. Bundesliga (II) |
11th |
| 2001–02 |
2. Bundesliga |
11th |
| 2002–03 |
2. Bundesliga |
8th |
| 2003–04 |
2. Bundesliga |
7th |
| 2004–05 |
2. Bundesliga |
2nd (promoted) |
| 2005–06 |
1. Bundesliga |
18th (relegated) |
| 2006–07 |
2. Bundesliga |
3rd (promoted) |
| 2007–08 |
1. Bundesliga |
18th (relegated) |
| 2008–09 |
2. Bundesliga |
6th |
| 2009–10 |
2. Bundesliga |
6th |
| 2010–11 |
2. Bundesliga |
8th |
| 2011–12 |
2. Bundesliga |
10th |
| 2012–13 |
2. Bundesliga |
11th |
Honours
Championship
- German championship runners-up: 1964
- Bezirksliga Niederrhein (1st tier) Champions: 1929, 1931, 1932
- 2. Liga West (2nd tier) Champions: 1951
- Kreisliga (2nd tier) Champions: 1922
- A-Klasse (2nd tier) Champions: 1914
- Oberliga Nordrhein (3rd tier) Champions: 1988, 1989
- B-Klasse (3rd tier) Champions: 1910
- C-Klasse (3rd tier) Champions: 1905
Cup
- German Cup finalists: 1966, 1975, 1998, 2011
Tournaments
- Intertoto Cup winners: 1974, 1977, 1978
Amateur Honours
- German amateur championship winners: 1987
Youth teams honours
- German Under 19 champions: 1972, 1977, 1978
Current squad
As of 31 January 2014 (2014-01-31)
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
MSV Duisburg II squad
As of 21 September 2013 (2013-09-21)
Manager: Manfred Wölpper
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Manager history
In popular culture
Tatort, a popular crime series in Germany, features an episode entitled Zweierlei Blut (Blood of Two Kinds) which deals with a murder in the MSV Duisburg hooligan scene. In one scene, Inspector Horst Schimanski is beaten to a pulp, and dragged naked into the centre circle of the Wedaustadion.
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