1. FC Eschborn
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| Full name | 1. Fußball Club 1930 Eschborn e.V. | ||
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| Founded | 10 September 1930 | ||
| Ground | Heinrich-Graf-Sportanlage | ||
| Capacity | 2,800 | ||
| Chairman | Thomas Rose | ||
| Manager | Sandro Schwarz | ||
| League | Hessenliga (V) | ||
| 2013–14 | 3rd | ||
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1. FC Eschborn is a German association football club which plays in Eschborn, a suburb of Frankfurt, Hesse.
History
The association was founded 10 September 1930 and after World War II was re-established as SG Eschborn. In 1950 the football department left behind the postwar sports club, which was by then known as Turnverein Eschborn, to become an independent club under its current name.
A perennial lower division amateur side, 1. FC has recently made strides that have seen it playing in the Regionalliga Süd (III) as recently as the 2005–06 season. Their success has been mixed, however: while making some strong showings in the fourth division Oberliga Hessen, they have not been able to compete effectively at the Regionalliga level. The club is also suffering financially, and unable to find a strong sponsor, is facing bankruptcy.
Eschborn took part in the 2005–06 German Cup tournament on the strength of their championship in the Oberliga Hessen (IV) the previous season, but were eliminated in the opening round by 1. FC Nuremberg.
The club returned to the Hessenliga (V) again after spending the 2007–08 season in the Landesliga. It won the league in 2011–12 and thereby earned promotion to the new Regionalliga Südwest. At this level it lasted for only one season before being relegated back to the Hessenliga.
Honours
The club's honours:
League
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Cup
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Recent managers
Recent managers of the club:[1]
| Manager | Start | Finish |
| Thomas Biehrer | 1 July 2008 | 30 June 2010 |
| Thomas Brendel | 1 July 2010 | 30 June 2011 |
| Sandro Schwarz | 1 July 2011 | present |
Recent seasons
The recent season-by-season performance of the club:[2][3]
| Season | Division | Tier | Position |
| 1999–2000 | Landesliga Hessen-Mitte | V | 2nd |
| 2000–01 | Landesliga Hessen-Mitte | 2nd ↑ | |
| 2001–02 | Oberliga Hessen | IV | 12th |
| 2002–03 | Oberliga Hessen | 1st ↑ | |
| 2003–04 | Regionalliga Süd | III | 17th ↓ |
| 2004–05 | Oberliga Hessen | IV | 1st ↑ |
| 2005–06 | Regionalliga Süd | III | 18th ↓ |
| 2006–07 | Oberliga Hessen | IV | 16th ↓ |
| 2007–08 | Landesliga Hessen-Mitte | V | 2nd ↑ |
| 2008–09 | Hessenliga | 6th | |
| 2009–10 | Hessenliga | 6th | |
| 2010–11 | Hessenliga | 4th | |
| 2011–12 | Hessenliga | 1st ↑ | |
| 2012–13 | Regionalliga Südwest | IV | 16th ↓ |
| 2013–14 | Hessenliga | V | 3rd |
| 2014–15 | Hessenliga |
- With the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 and the 3. Liga in 2008 as the new third tier, below the 2. Bundesliga, all leagues below dropped one tier. In 2012, the number of Regionalligas was increased from three to five with all Regionalliga Süd clubs except the Bavarian ones entering the new Regionalliga Südwest. Also in 2008, the majority of football leagues in Hesse were renamed, with the Oberliga Hessen becoming the Hessenliga, the Landesliga becoming the Verbandsliga, the Bezirksoberliga becoming the Gruppenliga and the Bezirksliga becoming the Kreisoberliga.
References
- ↑ 1. FC Eschborn .:. Trainer von A-Z (German) weltfussball.de, accessed: 4 December 2011
- ↑ Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv (German) Historical German domestic league tables
- ↑ Fussball.de - Ergebnisse (German) Tables and results of all German football leagues
External links
- Official team site
- 1. FC Eschborn at Weltfussball.de (German)
- Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv (German) historical German domestic league tables