1. FC Eintracht Bamberg
Encyclopedia
FC Eintracht Bamberg is a German association football club
from the city of Bamberg
, Bavaria
. The footballers are part of a sports club
formed on 1 April 2006 out of the union of 1. FC Bamberg
and TSV Eintracht Bamberg. With over 1,500 members it is one of the largest sports associations in the Upper Franconia
region of the state and has departments for bowling
, karate, gymnastics, table tennis, tennis, and volleyball.
The newly merged side took up the place of FC in the Bayernliga (IV) and earned an unexpectedly good 5th place result. In the following season, the club stayed on course for a top-four finish, which would have meant Regionalliga Süd
qualification, for most of the season but failed in the end, finishing fifth again. However, the insolvency of the Sportfreunde Siegen
and the fact that the SpVgg Bayreuth
was refused a licence meant, Bamberg did still move up to the Regionalliga.
The club finished in mid-table in the 2008–09 Regionalliga season. The club had to declare insolvency at the end of the 2009-10 season and folded. However, a new club was formed immediately under the name of FC Eintracht Bamberg 2010 and entered the Bayernliga for 2010-11.
The final placings as 1. FC Eintracht Bamberg:
The final placings as FC Eintracht Bamberg 2010:
Football in Germany
Association football is the most popular sport in Germany. The German Football Association is the sport's national governing body, with 6.6 million members organized in over 26,000 football clubs. There is a league system, with the 1. and 2. Bundesliga on top, and the winner of the first...
from the city of Bamberg
Bamberg
Bamberg is a city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in Upper Franconia on the river Regnitz, close to its confluence with the river Main. Bamberg is one of the few cities in Germany that was not destroyed by World War II bombings because of a nearby Artillery Factory that prevented planes from...
, Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
. The footballers are part of a sports club
Sports club
A sports club or sport club, sometimes athletics club or sports association is a club for the purpose of playing one or more sports...
formed on 1 April 2006 out of the union of 1. FC Bamberg
1. FC Bamberg
The 1. FC Bamberg was a German association football club from the town of Bamberg, Bavaria.In 2006, the club merged with TSV Eintracht Bamberg to form 1. FC Eintracht Bamberg. 1. FC Eintracht went bankrupt in 2010 and a new club was formed, FC Eintracht Bamberg 2010.1...
and TSV Eintracht Bamberg. With over 1,500 members it is one of the largest sports associations in the Upper Franconia
Upper Franconia
Upper Franconia is a Regierungsbezirk of the state of Bavaria, southern Germany. It forms part of the historically significant region of Franconia , all now part of the German Federal State of Bayern .With more than 200 independent breweries which brew...
region of the state and has departments for bowling
Bowling
Bowling Bowling Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule...
, karate, gymnastics, table tennis, tennis, and volleyball.
History
The two founding clubs initially held discussions around the possibility of a merger in the summer of 2005, but the talks failed when the proposal did not receive the necessary three-quarters majority support of the membership of TSV Eintracht. In January 2006, after another half year of discussion and lobbying, Eintrachts membership overwhelmingly agreed to the merger, while the membership of FC Bamberg followed suit in March.The newly merged side took up the place of FC in the Bayernliga (IV) and earned an unexpectedly good 5th place result. In the following season, the club stayed on course for a top-four finish, which would have meant Regionalliga Süd
Regionalliga Süd
The Regionalliga Süd is currently the fourth tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008, it was the third tier. It currently is the highest regional league for the southern part of Germany...
qualification, for most of the season but failed in the end, finishing fifth again. However, the insolvency of the Sportfreunde Siegen
Sportfreunde Siegen
Sportfreunde Siegen is a German association football club based in Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was founded in 1899 as the football department of the gymnastics club Turn Verein Jahn von 1879 Siegen...
and the fact that the SpVgg Bayreuth
SpVgg Bayreuth
SpVgg Bayreuth is a German football club based in Bayreuth, Bavaria. Apart from coming within two games of earning promotion to the Fußball-Bundesliga in 1979, the club also reached the quarter finals of the DFB-Pokal twice, in 1977 and 1980.- 1921 to 1945 :...
was refused a licence meant, Bamberg did still move up to the Regionalliga.
The club finished in mid-table in the 2008–09 Regionalliga season. The club had to declare insolvency at the end of the 2009-10 season and folded. However, a new club was formed immediately under the name of FC Eintracht Bamberg 2010 and entered the Bayernliga for 2010-11.
Stadium
1. FC Eintracht Bamberg plays in the Hauptkampfbahn im Volkspark which served as the home ground of FC prior to the merger. The stadium was opened in 1926 and expanded in 1938 to accommodate 22,600 spectators. The record attendance of 27,000 was established in an amateur contest between Germany and France (1:1) on 2 May 1964.League
- Amateurliga BayernOberliga BayernThe Fußball-Bayernliga, commonly referred to as the Bayernliga, is the highest football league in the state of Bavaria and the Bavarian Football League System. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German football, the fifth tier of the German football league system...
(III)- Champions: 1946, 1948 (N), 1950, 1957 (N), 1958 (N), 1963 (N)
- Runners-up: 1961 (N)
- Landesliga Bayern-NordLandesliga Bayern-NordThe Landesliga Bayern-Nord is currently the 6th tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga it was the 5th tier of the league system....
(IV)- Champions: 1975, 1981
- Runners-up: 2004, 2006
- Bezirksoberliga OberfrankenBezirksoberliga OberfrankenThe Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken is currently the 7th tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Upper Franconia...
(V-VI)- Champions: 2008‡
- Runners-up: 1992, 1997
- (N) = Northern division
Youth
- Bavarian Under 19 championship
- Runners-up: 2006
- Bavarian Under 17 championship
- Runners-up: 2004
- ‡ Reserve team
Recent managers
Recent managers of the club:| Manager | Start | Finish |
| Ulrich Pechtold | 1 July 1996 | 30 June 2005 |
| Christoph Starke | 1 July 2005 | 15 December 2009 |
| Dieter Kurth | 6 January 2010 | 30 June 2010 |
| Christoph Starke | 1 July 2010 | present |
Senior team
The final placings as 1. FC Bamberg:| Year | Division | Tier Bavarian football league system The Bavarian football league system of the Bavarian Football Association ranks within the German football league system. Its highest division, the Fussball-Bayernliga, is currently the 5th tier of German football. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008 it was the 4th tier of the league system... |
Position |
| 1999–2000 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord Landesliga Bayern-Nord The Landesliga Bayern-Nord is currently the 6th tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga it was the 5th tier of the league system.... |
V | 4th |
| 2000–01 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord | 6th | |
| 2001–02 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord | 6th | |
| 2002–03 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord | 4th | |
| 2003–04 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord | 2nd | |
| 2004–05 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord | 4th | |
| 2005–06 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord | 2nd ↑ |
The final placings as 1. FC Eintracht Bamberg:
| Year | Division | Tier Bavarian football league system The Bavarian football league system of the Bavarian Football Association ranks within the German football league system. Its highest division, the Fussball-Bayernliga, is currently the 5th tier of German football. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008 it was the 4th tier of the league system... |
Position |
| 2006–07 | Bayernliga | IV | 5th |
| 2007–08 | Bayernliga | 5th ↑ | |
| 2008–09 | Regionalliga Süd Regionalliga Süd The Regionalliga Süd is currently the fourth tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008, it was the third tier. It currently is the highest regional league for the southern part of Germany... |
IV | 10th |
| 2009–10 | Regionalliga Süd | 17th ↓ |
The final placings as FC Eintracht Bamberg 2010:
| Year | Division | Tier Bavarian football league system The Bavarian football league system of the Bavarian Football Association ranks within the German football league system. Its highest division, the Fussball-Bayernliga, is currently the 5th tier of German football. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008 it was the 4th tier of the league system... |
Position |
| 2010-11 2010–11 Fußball-Bayernliga The 2010–11 season of the Bayernliga, the highest association football league in Bavaria, was the third season of the league at tier five of the German football league system and the 56th season overall since establishment of the league in 1945... |
Bayernliga | V | 8th |
| 2011–12 | Bayernliga |
Reserve team
| Season | Division | Tier Bavarian football league system The Bavarian football league system of the Bavarian Football Association ranks within the German football league system. Its highest division, the Fussball-Bayernliga, is currently the 5th tier of German football. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008 it was the 4th tier of the league system... |
Position |
| 2006–07 | Bezirksliga Oberfranken-West | VII | 1st ↑ |
| 2007–08 | Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken The Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken is currently the 7th tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Upper Franconia... |
VI | 1st ↑ |
| 2008–09 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord Landesliga Bayern-Nord The Landesliga Bayern-Nord is currently the 6th tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga it was the 5th tier of the league system.... |
12th | |
| 2009–10 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord | 11th ↓ | |
| 2010–11 | A-Klasse Bamberg-Bayreuth 4 | XI | 2nd |
| 2011–12 |
- With the introduction of the BezirksoberligasBezirksoberligen BayernThe seven Bezirksoberligas Bayern are the third highest level of the Bavarian football league system, below Oberliga and Landesliga. They are the 7th tier of the German football league system.-Overview:...
in 1988 as the new fifth tier, below the LandesligasLandesliga BayernIn the Bavarian football league system, the Landesliga Bayern is the second hightest level, below the Fußball-Bayernliga and organised in three regional divisions. The current Landesligas were formed in 1963, when the Fußball-Bundesliga was established...
, all leagues below dropped one tier. With the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 and the 3rd Liga3rd LigaThe 3rd Liga is the third division of football in Germany. The league started with the beginning of the 2008–09 season, when it replaced the Regionalliga as the third tier football league in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2...
in 2008 as the new third tier, below the 2nd Bundesliga2. Fußball-Bundesliga- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
, all leagues below dropped one tier.
External links
- Official website
- eufo.de European football club profiles and current team rosters
- FC Eintracht Bamberg on Weltfussball.de