ASV Neumarkt
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The ASV Neumarkt is a German
association football club from the town of Neumarkt
, Bavaria
.
The club has, in the past, spend a number of seasons in the Fußball-Bayernliga, the highest football league in Bavaria, the last occasion being the 2000-01 season. The club has also made three appearances in the German Cup, on each occasion going out without scoring a goal.
The town of Neumarkt is located in the Upper Palatinate
but ASV has historically opted to play in the league system of neighboring Middle Franconia
.
, was shrunk in size.
In 1926, first attempts were made to merge the local sport clubs into one, but efforts remained fruitless. In 1932, the first local derby was played but 1933, with the rise of the Nazis to power, brought changes to the sports clubs in Neumarkt. TV 1860 remained untouched but DJK, associated with the catholic church, was renamed Germania and the working-class Freie Turnerschaft was outlawed altogether.
With the end of the Second World War, football slowly returned to Neumarkt. The Freie Turnerschaft was reformed but merged with another club in 1947 to form TSV Neumarkt. In December 1950, TSV then merges with Germania, TV 1860 and the local ski club to form the current ASV Neumarkt. ASV did however not become a successful football side immediately, it took until the reorganisation of the German league system in 1963 for the club to enter the higher reaches of Bavarian amateur football.
ASV became a founding member of the tier-four Landesliga Bayern-Mitte
in 1963 but lasted for only one season at this level, being relegated to the Bezirksliga.
After five years on the fifth level, Neumarkt returned to the Landesliga in 1969 and managed a second place finish in its first season back, followed by a league championship the year after, which qualified the side for promotion to the Fußball-Bayernliga. The club had an excellent first season at this level, too, finishing fourth, but the year after, 1972-73, ASV was relegated again.
Back in the Landesliga, the club won the league championship straight away and made an instant return to the Bayernliga. The team also managed to qualify for the German Cup for the first time in 1974, but made a first round exit away to Fortuna Düsseldorf
, where the team lost 6-0. Eight seasons in the Bayernliga were to follow, the clubs most successful era. In 1975-76, another fourth place was achieved and ASV was generally an upper-table side. This era however came to an end in 1982, when the side was relegated after coming second-last. Almost twenty years would pass before Neumarkt made a return to Bavaria's highest league. Before that, in 1978, ASV made its second cup appearance, going out away to 1. FC Nuremberg in a 4-0 defeat.
On return to the Landesliga, ASV was immediatley relegated from there, too. The team became a member of the northern division of the tier-five Bezirksliga Mittelfranken. In 1988, the club became a founding member of the new Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken
, a league it won in 1989-90.
Back in the Landesliga, ASV's stay was short, a 15th place causing instant relegation back down. The club spend the next five seasons in the Bezirksoberliga trying to win promotion but coming third on three occasions and narrowly missing out. In 1996, another league championship finally moved the club back up. In this era, Neumarkt made its third appearance in the German Cup, in 1993, when Tennis Borussia Berlin
beat the club 4-0 in Neumarkt in the second round after a bye in the first.
Neumarkt was as strong a side in the Landesliga as it had been in the Bezirksoberliga and played for four seasons in the top-four, finally earning its way back to the Bayernliga with its third Landesliga title in 2000. Success in the Bayernliga was much harder to achieve and the club struggled for two seasons before having to return to the Landesliga.
The 2011-12 season will be the side's tenth consecutive one at this level and, with the exception of 2005, promotion did not come in sight. ASV finished second that year but missed out in the promotion round. The last two seasons, the club has been engaged in relegation battles and another promotion is not in sight.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
association football club from the town of Neumarkt
Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz
Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz is the capital of the Neumarkt district in the administrative region of the Upper Palatinate, in Bavaria, Germany. With a population of about 40,000, Neumarkt is the seat of various projects, and acts as the economic and cultural center of the western Upper Palatinate,...
, 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 has, in the past, spend a number of seasons in the Fußball-Bayernliga, the highest football league in Bavaria, the last occasion being the 2000-01 season. The club has also made three appearances in the German Cup, on each occasion going out without scoring a goal.
The town of Neumarkt is located in the Upper Palatinate
Upper Palatinate
The Upper Palatinate is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany, located in the east of Bavaria.- History :The region took its name first in the early 16th century, because it was by the Treaty of Pavia one of the main portions of the territory of the Wittelsbach Elector...
but ASV has historically opted to play in the league system of neighboring Middle Franconia
Middle Franconia
Middle Franconia is one of the three administrative regions of Franconia in Bavaria, Germany. It is in the west of Bavaria and adjoins the state of Baden-Württemberg...
.
History
The club was formed on 26 June 1860 as the gymnastics club TV 1860 Neumarkt. However, football was not played in Neumarkt in organised form until 1913. In 1921, the DJK Neumarkt was formed, which would soon play in the local league system. In 1922, the Fohlenhof (Foal court) became home to the local footballers of DJK and Freie Turnerschaft and would later be the home ground of ASV until 1974, when the club moved to new facilities. From 1894 to 1922 the area had been used to train horses for the Bavarian cavalry but became surplus to requirement when, after the lost First World War, the German Army, the ReichswehrReichswehr
The Reichswehr formed the military organisation of Germany from 1919 until 1935, when it was renamed the Wehrmacht ....
, was shrunk in size.
In 1926, first attempts were made to merge the local sport clubs into one, but efforts remained fruitless. In 1932, the first local derby was played but 1933, with the rise of the Nazis to power, brought changes to the sports clubs in Neumarkt. TV 1860 remained untouched but DJK, associated with the catholic church, was renamed Germania and the working-class Freie Turnerschaft was outlawed altogether.
With the end of the Second World War, football slowly returned to Neumarkt. The Freie Turnerschaft was reformed but merged with another club in 1947 to form TSV Neumarkt. In December 1950, TSV then merges with Germania, TV 1860 and the local ski club to form the current ASV Neumarkt. ASV did however not become a successful football side immediately, it took until the reorganisation of the German league system in 1963 for the club to enter the higher reaches of Bavarian amateur football.
ASV became a founding member of the tier-four 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....
in 1963 but lasted for only one season at this level, being relegated to the Bezirksliga.
After five years on the fifth level, Neumarkt returned to the Landesliga in 1969 and managed a second place finish in its first season back, followed by a league championship the year after, which qualified the side for promotion to the Fußball-Bayernliga. The club had an excellent first season at this level, too, finishing fourth, but the year after, 1972-73, ASV was relegated again.
Back in the Landesliga, the club won the league championship straight away and made an instant return to the Bayernliga. The team also managed to qualify for the German Cup for the first time in 1974, but made a first round exit away to Fortuna Düsseldorf
Fortuna Düsseldorf
' is a German association football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently playing in the second tier of German league football, the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga...
, where the team lost 6-0. Eight seasons in the Bayernliga were to follow, the clubs most successful era. In 1975-76, another fourth place was achieved and ASV was generally an upper-table side. This era however came to an end in 1982, when the side was relegated after coming second-last. Almost twenty years would pass before Neumarkt made a return to Bavaria's highest league. Before that, in 1978, ASV made its second cup appearance, going out away to 1. FC Nuremberg in a 4-0 defeat.
On return to the Landesliga, ASV was immediatley relegated from there, too. The team became a member of the northern division of the tier-five Bezirksliga Mittelfranken. In 1988, the club became a founding member of the new Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken
Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken
The Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken is currently the 7th tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Middle Franconia...
, a league it won in 1989-90.
Back in the Landesliga, ASV's stay was short, a 15th place causing instant relegation back down. The club spend the next five seasons in the Bezirksoberliga trying to win promotion but coming third on three occasions and narrowly missing out. In 1996, another league championship finally moved the club back up. In this era, Neumarkt made its third appearance in the German Cup, in 1993, when Tennis Borussia Berlin
Tennis Borussia Berlin
Tennis Borussia Berlin is a German football club based in Berlin-Westend.- History :The team was founded in 1902 and takes its name from its origins as a tennis and ping-pong club. "Borussia" is a Latinised version of Prussia. In 1903 the club took up football and quickly developed a rivalry with...
beat the club 4-0 in Neumarkt in the second round after a bye in the first.
Neumarkt was as strong a side in the Landesliga as it had been in the Bezirksoberliga and played for four seasons in the top-four, finally earning its way back to the Bayernliga with its third Landesliga title in 2000. Success in the Bayernliga was much harder to achieve and the club struggled for two seasons before having to return to the Landesliga.
The 2011-12 season will be the side's tenth consecutive one at this level and, with the exception of 2005, promotion did not come in sight. ASV finished second that year but missed out in the promotion round. The last two seasons, the club has been engaged in relegation battles and another promotion is not in sight.
League
- Landesliga Bayern-MitteLandesliga Bayern-MitteThe 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....
- Champions: (3) 1971, 1974, 2000
- Runners-up: (2) 1970, 2005
- Bezirksoberliga MittelfrankenBezirksoberliga MittelfrankenThe Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken is currently the 7th tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Middle Franconia...
- Champions: (2) 1990, 1996
- Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Nord
- Runners-up: (2) 1987, 1988
Recent seasons
The recent season-by-season performance of the club:| 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 |
| 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 | 1st ↑ |
| 2000–01 | Bayernliga | IV | 15th |
| 2001–02 | Bayernliga | 19th ↓ | |
| 2002–03 | Landesliga Bayern-Mitte | V | 3rd |
| 2003–04 | Landesliga Bayern-Mitte | 5th | |
| 2004–05 | Landesliga Bayern-Mitte | 2nd | |
| 2005-06 | Landesliga Bayern-Mitte | 11th | |
| 2006–07 | Landesliga Bayern-Mitte | 12th | |
| 2007–08 | Landesliga Bayern-Mitte | 6th | |
| 2008–09 | Landesliga Bayern-Mitte | VI | 3rd |
| 2009–10 | Landesliga Bayern-Mitte | 13th | |
| 2010–11 | Landesliga Bayern-Mitte | 12th | |
| 2011–12 | Landesliga Bayern-Mitte |
- 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.
DFB Cup appearances
The club has qualified for the first round of the German Cup on three occasions:| Season | Round | Date | Home | Away | Result | Attendance |
| 1974–75 DFB-Pokal | First round | 7 September 1974 | Fortuna Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf ' is a German association football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently playing in the second tier of German league football, the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga... |
ASV Neumarkt | 6–0 | |
| 1978–79 DFB-Pokal | First round | 4 August 1978 | 1. FC Nuremberg | ASV Neumarkt | 4–0 | |
| 1993–94 DFB-Pokal | First round | 24 August 1993 | ASV Neumarkt | Tennis Borussia Berlin Tennis Borussia Berlin Tennis Borussia Berlin is a German football club based in Berlin-Westend.- History :The team was founded in 1902 and takes its name from its origins as a tennis and ping-pong club. "Borussia" is a Latinised version of Prussia. In 1903 the club took up football and quickly developed a rivalry with... |
0–4 |
Sources
- Grüne, Hardy (2001). Vereinslexikon. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag ISBN 3-89784-147-9
- Die Bayernliga 1945-97 DSFS, published: 1998