ASV Cham
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The ASV Cham is a German association football club
from the city of Cham
, Bavaria
. The club's most notable achievement was playing in the second division
from 1950 to 1962.
After the end of the Second World War, TV was joined by another club, FC Cham, adopting the current name, ASV Cham. The new club almost immediately enjoyed some success, earning promotion to the Landesliga Bayern
(II) in 1949 by winning its local Oberpfalz league and then coming first in the promotion round.
The 1949–50 season of the Landesliga was to be the last for the league as a new second division for the region, the 2nd Oberliga Süd
, was to be formed. To qualify for this league, Cham had to finish in the top-five of the division, which it did, despite an equal win-loss record. After only one season in the Landesliga, the club had earned promotion to the 2nd Oberliga alongside 1. FC Bamberg
, FC Bayern Hof, TSV Straubing
and FC Wacker München.
ASV was to become the second-longest serving club in this league, behind 1. FC Pforzheim
, who played every season of it, and equal to SV Wiesbaden
, who, like Cham played all but one.
In the first season of the new 2nd Oberliga, 1950–51, ASV achieved a very respectable fifth place, four points behind a promotion rank. The following season, the team only managed a 13th place but stayed well clear of the relegation ranks in points. The 1952–53 season saw a repeat of this result but this time, relegation was only avoided by four points. The 1953–54 and 1954–55 seasons saw the club continue to struggle but in 1955–56, it returned to better results, coming fifth once more. The following season saw a repeat of this result. In 1957–58, it finished ninth.
From 1958 onwards, the clubs fortunes declined and four seasons of struggle against relegation followed. ASV came ever closer to dropping down to the Amateurliga Bayern, in 1960–61 avoiding it by only one point. The clubs last season in the 2nd Oberliga, 1961–62, was a disaster, finishing last, 14 points clear of a non-relegation spot, and ASV dropped down to the third division alongside SpVgg Bayreuth
and SV Wiesbaden.
The introduction of the Fußball-Bundesliga
in 1963 meant large-scale changes to the German football league system
. The Oberligas and 2nd Oberligas were disbanded and in Bavaria, the Amateurliga Bayern was reduced from two to one division. Back in the southern division of Bavaria's highest football league, the Amateurliga Südbayern, Cham managed to achieve a fifth place, enough to qualify for the new single-division league. This, however, proved to be a short-lived success, in 1963–64, the club came last and found itself relegated to the Landesliga Bayern-Mitte
(IV), never to return to Bavaria's highest league again.
In the Landesliga, the club established itself as a mid-table side for the first couple of seasons but in 1968, it suffered another relegation, now to the Bezirksliga Oberpfalz (V). ASV Chan disappeared in the lower amateur leagues of the Oberpfalz region, even briefly dropping out of the Bezirksliga in 1974, but in 1978 it earned promotion back to the Landesliga. Its first season back was an unsuccessful one, being relegated back down, eleven points clear of a non-relegation spot. ASV made a number of unsuccessful attempt at Landesliga survival in 1982–83, 1984 to 86 and 1987–88 before finally settling back permanently in this league from 1991.
ASV Cham became a permanent fixture of the Landesliga, playing for 17 consecetive seasons in it from 1991 to 2008. In 2001, it became one of the many waypoints for continent-hopping goalkeeper Lutz Pfannenstiel
, after a stint with Bradford Park Avenue
and before signing with Dunedin Technical
again. The clubs best result in this era was a third place in 2001–02, when it came within three points of second placed SpVgg Landshut
and the right to take part in the Bayernliga promotion round
. In 2007, the club briefly signed former Ghanaian
international Emmanuel Osei
. In 2007–08, the club experienced another disastrous season and finished last in the league, having to drop down to the Bezirksoberliga Oberpfalz
for the 2008–09 season with only four wins out of 34 games.
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 Cham
Cham, Germany
Cham is the capital of the district of Cham in the Upper Palatinate in Bavaria in Germany.-Location:Cham lies within the Cham-Further lowland, which is bordered on the south by the Bavarian Forest and on the north by the Oberpfälzer Wald...
, 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 club's most notable achievement was playing in the second division
2nd Oberliga Süd
The 2nd Oberliga Süd was the second-highest level of the German football league system in the south of Germany from 1950 until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963. It covered the three states of Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Hessen.-Overview:...
from 1950 to 1962.
History
The ASV Cham was formed as a gymnastics club in 1863, under the name of TV Cham.After the end of the Second World War, TV was joined by another club, FC Cham, adopting the current name, ASV Cham. The new club almost immediately enjoyed some success, earning promotion to the Landesliga Bayern
Landesliga Bayern
In 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...
(II) in 1949 by winning its local Oberpfalz league and then coming first in the promotion round.
The 1949–50 season of the Landesliga was to be the last for the league as a new second division for the region, the 2nd Oberliga Süd
2nd Oberliga Süd
The 2nd Oberliga Süd was the second-highest level of the German football league system in the south of Germany from 1950 until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963. It covered the three states of Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Hessen.-Overview:...
, was to be formed. To qualify for this league, Cham had to finish in the top-five of the division, which it did, despite an equal win-loss record. After only one season in the Landesliga, the club had earned promotion to the 2nd Oberliga alongside 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...
, FC Bayern Hof, TSV Straubing
TSV Straubing
The TSV Straubing is a German association football club from the city of Straubing, Bavaria. The club achieved notability by playing in the second division from 1950 to 1961....
and FC Wacker München.
ASV was to become the second-longest serving club in this league, behind 1. FC Pforzheim
1. FC Pforzheim
1. FC Pforzheim was a German association football club playing in Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg. The club was established on 5 May 1896 and was a founding member of the German Football Association in Leipzig in 1900. In 2010 it merged with VfR Pforzheim to 1. CfR Pforzheim.-Early success:The club...
, who played every season of it, and equal to SV Wiesbaden
SV Wiesbaden
SV Wiesbaden is a German football club based in Wiesbaden, Hesse. The team was disbanded in 1994 as the result of financial problems, but was rebuilt and currently plays in the Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte . Their home games are played in the Helmut-Schön-Sportpark.- History :A football section was...
, who, like Cham played all but one.
In the first season of the new 2nd Oberliga, 1950–51, ASV achieved a very respectable fifth place, four points behind a promotion rank. The following season, the team only managed a 13th place but stayed well clear of the relegation ranks in points. The 1952–53 season saw a repeat of this result but this time, relegation was only avoided by four points. The 1953–54 and 1954–55 seasons saw the club continue to struggle but in 1955–56, it returned to better results, coming fifth once more. The following season saw a repeat of this result. In 1957–58, it finished ninth.
From 1958 onwards, the clubs fortunes declined and four seasons of struggle against relegation followed. ASV came ever closer to dropping down to the Amateurliga Bayern, in 1960–61 avoiding it by only one point. The clubs last season in the 2nd Oberliga, 1961–62, was a disaster, finishing last, 14 points clear of a non-relegation spot, and ASV dropped down to the third division alongside 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 :...
and SV Wiesbaden.
The introduction of the Fußball-Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
in 1963 meant large-scale changes to the German football league system
German football league system
The German football league system, or league pyramid, refers to a series of hierarchically interconnected leagues for association football clubs in Germany that consists of over 2,300 men's divisions, in which all leagues are bound together by the principle of promotion and relegation...
. The Oberligas and 2nd Oberligas were disbanded and in Bavaria, the Amateurliga Bayern was reduced from two to one division. Back in the southern division of Bavaria's highest football league, the Amateurliga Südbayern, Cham managed to achieve a fifth place, enough to qualify for the new single-division league. This, however, proved to be a short-lived success, in 1963–64, the club came last and found itself relegated to the Landesliga Bayern-Mitte
Landesliga Bayern-Mitte
The Landesliga Bayern-Mitte 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), never to return to Bavaria's highest league again.
In the Landesliga, the club established itself as a mid-table side for the first couple of seasons but in 1968, it suffered another relegation, now to the Bezirksliga Oberpfalz (V). ASV Chan disappeared in the lower amateur leagues of the Oberpfalz region, even briefly dropping out of the Bezirksliga in 1974, but in 1978 it earned promotion back to the Landesliga. Its first season back was an unsuccessful one, being relegated back down, eleven points clear of a non-relegation spot. ASV made a number of unsuccessful attempt at Landesliga survival in 1982–83, 1984 to 86 and 1987–88 before finally settling back permanently in this league from 1991.
ASV Cham became a permanent fixture of the Landesliga, playing for 17 consecetive seasons in it from 1991 to 2008. In 2001, it became one of the many waypoints for continent-hopping goalkeeper Lutz Pfannenstiel
Lutz Pfannenstiel
Lutz Pfannenstiel is a German football goalkeeper.- Club career :Pfannenstiel is mostly famous for having played for 25 different clubs all around the world during his career, including stints in Germany, England, New Zealand, Singapore, USA, Brazil, South Africa, Finland, Malaysia, Malta,...
, after a stint with Bradford Park Avenue
Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.
Bradford Association Football Club, previously also known as Bradford and since its reformation in the 1970s now referred to as Bradford Park Avenue, is a football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England...
and before signing with Dunedin Technical
Dunedin Technical
Dunedin Technical - known locally as "Tech" - is a semi-professional association football club in Dunedin, New Zealand. They compete in the ODT FootballSouth Premier League.-Club history:...
again. The clubs best result in this era was a third place in 2001–02, when it came within three points of second placed SpVgg Landshut
SpVgg Landshut
The SpVgg Landshut is a German association football club from the city of Landshut, Bavaria. Both the clubs men and women's football teams have in the past played in the highest state league, the Bayernliga.-History:...
and the right to take part in the Bayernliga promotion round
Promotion to the Oberliga Bayern
The Fußball-Bayernliga, the fifth tier of the German football league system and highest football league in the state of Bavaria, has four teams annually promoted to the league, the champions of the three Landesligas, and a fourth club, determined by an annual promotion round...
. In 2007, the club briefly signed former Ghanaian
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
international Emmanuel Osei
Emmanuel Osei
Emmanuel Osei is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a defender.-Club career:Born in Accra, Osei began his career in 2001 with regional club Echomog, and moved to Suhum Maxbees of the Poly Tank Division One League a year later...
. In 2007–08, the club experienced another disastrous season and finished last in the league, having to drop down to the Bezirksoberliga Oberpfalz
Bezirksoberliga Oberpfalz
The Bezirksoberliga Oberpfalz is currently the 7th tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Upper Palatinate...
for the 2008–09 season with only four wins out of 34 games.
Current
The clubs 2008–09 Bezirksoberliga season was a successful one, finishing in sixth place in the league, but with a large gap to the promotion ranks. The following year, it came second, but missed out on promotion again.League
- Oberpfalz championship (III)
- Winners: 1949
- Bezirksoberliga OberpfalzBezirksoberliga OberpfalzThe Bezirksoberliga Oberpfalz is currently the 7th tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Upper Palatinate...
(V)- Champions: (2) 1991, 2011
- Runners-up: (2) 1989, 2010
Recent seasons
The recent season-by-season performance of the club:| 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-Mitte Landesliga Bayern-Mitte The Landesliga Bayern-Mitte 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 | 14th |
| 2000–01 | Landesliga Bayern-Mitte | 13th | |
| 2001–02 | Landesliga Bayern-Mitte | 3rd | |
| 2002–03 | Landesliga Bayern-Mitte | 9th | |
| 2003–04 | Landesliga Bayern-Mitte | 6th | |
| 2004–05 | Landesliga Bayern-Mitte | 12th | |
| 2005–06 | Landesliga Bayern-Mitte | 12th | |
| 2006–07 | Landesliga Bayern-Mitte | 8th | |
| 2007–08 | Landesliga Bayern-Mitte | 18th ↓ | |
| 2008–09 | Bezirksoberliga Oberpfalz Bezirksoberliga Oberpfalz The Bezirksoberliga Oberpfalz is currently the 7th tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Upper Palatinate... |
VII | 6th |
| 2009–10 | Bezirksoberliga Oberpfalz | 2nd | |
| 2010-11 | Bezirksoberliga Oberpfalz | 1st ↑ | |
| 2011–12 | Landesliga Bayern-Mitte | VI |
- 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.
Sources
- Süddeutschlands Fussballgeschichte in Tabellenform 1897–1988 History of Southern German football in tables, author: Ludolf Hyll
External links
- Official club site
- Official football department site
- Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables