Bayern Hof
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SpVgg Bayern Hof is a German association football club
based in Hof
, Bavaria
. The club was founded on 1 June 1910 as Ballspielclub Hof, but within a year was re-named Britannia Hof. In 1913, they merged with FC Roland Hof and FC Phoenix Hof to become FC Bayern Hof.
from 1927. In 1944, the team won promotion to the Gauliga Bayern
, Staffel Oberfranken, one of sixteen top flight division that had been created in 1933 in the re-organization of German football under the Third Reich. However, by that time World War II had overtaken that part of the country and Gauliga
play was ended there in the fall.
After the war Bayern Hof advanced to the Landesliga Bayern
(II) in 1946 where they came out on top of the Staffel Nordbayern only to lose the divisional playoff to Wacker München
(3:4, 0:4). League re-structuring saw the club in the 2nd Oberliga Süd
(II) to open the 1951–52 season. They remained competitive throughout the decade, generally finishing in the top half of the table.
A second place result in 1959 put the club into Oberliga Süd
(I) to play first division football for the first time. They managed only middling results against the stronger, better established teams there and so did not qualify for play in the Bundesliga – Germany's new professional league – when it was established in 1963. BH played in the Regionalliga Süd
(II) and through the late 60's and into the early 70's, the team played good football and earned some solid finishes – including a division title in 1968 – but failed in three tries to make it through the promotion rounds to the new top division in 1967, 1968 and 1972.
In 1978, they slipped to the tier-three Bayernliga and began a descent that would land them in Landesliga Bayern-Nord
(IV) by 1980. In the next fourteen seasons until 1994, the club existed as an elevator side between the Landesliga and Oberliga, playing in the later in 1983–84 and 1988–90 while generally finishing in the top-three in the Landesliga in the other seasons. It made a more permanent return to the Oberliga Bayern in 1994, when the new Regionalliga Süd
was formed and the best teams from the Bayernliga entered the new league.
A decade in the Bayernliga saw the club finish fourth three times, in 1996, 2000 and 2002, but, in 2004, it was relegated again. In 2005 FC Bayern Hof merged with SpVgg Hof to form SpVgg Bayern Hof. SpVgg Hof had been formed in 1898 as the football department of the gymnastics club TV Hof, itself founded in 1893. The footballers became independent in 1924 and were distinguished only by single season appearances in the top flight in 1921 and 1929, and an advance to the Amateurliga Bayern for the 1966–67 season.
In 2006 the newly unified club captured the division title in the Landesliga Bayern-Nord (V) and were promoted to the fourth division Bayernliga. A difficult 2007–08 season saw the club in deep relegation trouble all season but eventually they managed to climb one rank above the relegation zone and survive.
After two better seasons, the club once more played against relegation in 2010-11, having to face SpVgg Bayreuth
in a decider, which Hof won 2-1 in extra time to qualify for the Bayernliga promotion round against the Landesliga runners-up. In this game, a 1-0 victory over Jahn Regensburg II proved enough to maintain its league status.
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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...
based in Hof
Hof, Germany
Hof is a city located on the banks of the Saale in the northeastern corner of the German state of Bavaria, in the Franconia region, at the Czech border and the forested Fichtelgebirge and Frankenwald upland regions....
, 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 was founded on 1 June 1910 as Ballspielclub Hof, but within a year was re-named Britannia Hof. In 1913, they merged with FC Roland Hof and FC Phoenix Hof to become FC Bayern Hof.
History
FC Bayern Hof was a decent, but unremarkable, local side through its early decades. It spent five seasons in the rier-one Bezirksliga BayernBezirksliga Bayern
The Bezirksliga Bayern was the highest association football league in the German state of Bavaria from 1923 to 1933. The league was disbanded with the rise of the Nazis to power in 1933.-Overview:...
from 1927. In 1944, the team won promotion to the Gauliga Bayern
Gauliga Bayern
The Gauliga Bayern was the highest football league in the German state of Bavaria from 1933 to 1945. Shortly after the formation of the league, the Nazis reorganised the administrative regions in Germany, and the five Gaue Bayreuth, Munich-Upper Bavaria, Swabia, Main Franconia and Franconia de...
, Staffel Oberfranken, one of sixteen top flight division that had been created in 1933 in the re-organization of German football under the Third Reich. However, by that time World War II had overtaken that part of the country and Gauliga
Gauliga
A Gauliga was the highest level of play in German football from 1934-45. The leagues were introduced in 1933, after the Nazi takeover of power by the Sports office of the Third Reich.-Name:...
play was ended there in the fall.
After the war Bayern Hof advanced 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 1946 where they came out on top of the Staffel Nordbayern only to lose the divisional playoff to Wacker München
Wacker München
FC Wacker München is a German association football club of about 200 members based in the Sendling borough of Munich, Bavaria. At their zenith in the 1920s the Blue Stars twice reached the semi-finals of the German Championship. After World War II, the club spent a year in the first division play,...
(3:4, 0:4). League re-structuring saw the club in 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:...
(II) to open the 1951–52 season. They remained competitive throughout the decade, generally finishing in the top half of the table.
A second place result in 1959 put the club into Oberliga Süd
Oberliga Süd (1945-63)
The Oberliga Süd was the highest level of the German football league system in the south of Germany from 1945 until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963.It covered the three states of Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Hessen.-Overview:...
(I) to play first division football for the first time. They managed only middling results against the stronger, better established teams there and so did not qualify for play in the Bundesliga – Germany's new professional league – when it was established in 1963. BH played in the Regionalliga Süd
Regionalliga Süd (1963-74)
The Regionalliga Süd was the second-highest level of the German football league system. It existed in the south of Germany from 1963 until the formation of the 2nd Bundesliga in 1974. It covered the three states of Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Hessen....
(II) and through the late 60's and into the early 70's, the team played good football and earned some solid finishes – including a division title in 1968 – but failed in three tries to make it through the promotion rounds to the new top division in 1967, 1968 and 1972.
In 1978, they slipped to the tier-three Bayernliga and began a descent that would land them in 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....
(IV) by 1980. In the next fourteen seasons until 1994, the club existed as an elevator side between the Landesliga and Oberliga, playing in the later in 1983–84 and 1988–90 while generally finishing in the top-three in the Landesliga in the other seasons. It made a more permanent return to the Oberliga Bayern in 1994, when the new 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...
was formed and the best teams from the Bayernliga entered the new league.
A decade in the Bayernliga saw the club finish fourth three times, in 1996, 2000 and 2002, but, in 2004, it was relegated again. In 2005 FC Bayern Hof merged with SpVgg Hof to form SpVgg Bayern Hof. SpVgg Hof had been formed in 1898 as the football department of the gymnastics club TV Hof, itself founded in 1893. The footballers became independent in 1924 and were distinguished only by single season appearances in the top flight in 1921 and 1929, and an advance to the Amateurliga Bayern for the 1966–67 season.
In 2006 the newly unified club captured the division title in the Landesliga Bayern-Nord (V) and were promoted to the fourth division Bayernliga. A difficult 2007–08 season saw the club in deep relegation trouble all season but eventually they managed to climb one rank above the relegation zone and survive.
After two better seasons, the club once more played against relegation in 2010-11, having to face 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 :...
in a decider, which Hof won 2-1 in extra time to qualify for the Bayernliga promotion round against the Landesliga runners-up. In this game, a 1-0 victory over Jahn Regensburg II proved enough to maintain its league status.
Squad
League
- 2nd Oberliga Süd2nd Oberliga SüdThe 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:...
(II)- Runners-up: 1959
- Regionalliga SüdRegionalliga Süd (1963-74)The Regionalliga Süd was the second-highest level of the German football league system. It existed in the south of Germany from 1963 until the formation of the 2nd Bundesliga in 1974. It covered the three states of Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Hessen....
(II)- Champions: 1968
- Runners-up: (2) 1967, 1972
- Landesliga BayernLandesliga 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...
(II)- Champions: 1947
- Runners-up: 1950
- 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....
- Champions: (5) 1966‡, 1983, 1988, 1994, 2006
- Runners-up: (2) 1993, 2005
- 2nd Amateurliga Oberfranken Ost2nd Amateurliga BayernThe 2nd Amateurliga Bayern was a set of eleven regional leagues in Bavaria existing from 1951 to 1963 as the fourth tier of football in the state....
(IV)- Champions: 1955‡
Youth
- Bavarian Under 19 championship
- Runners-up: 1951
- ‡ Marks championships won by SpVgg Hof, all others by Bayern Hof.
Recent managers
Recent managers of the club:| Manager | Start | Finish |
| Henrik Schödel | 1 July 2005 | 27 October 2006 |
| Armin Eck Armin Eck Armin Eck is a German football coach and a former player.-Honours:* Bundesliga champion: 1988–89* Bundesliga runner-up: 1987–88-External links:* at transfermarkt.de... |
30 October 2006 | 14 September 2007 |
| Andy Singer | 18 September 2007 | 10 March 2008 |
| Michael Voigt | 1 July 2007 | 12 November 2009 |
| Thomas Kost | 17 November 2009 | 30 June 2010 |
| Daniel Felgenhauer Daniel Felgenhauer Daniel Felgenhauer is a German football player who plays for SpVgg Bayern Hof.-External links: *... |
1 July 2010 | 24 September 2010 |
| Norbert Schlegel Norbert Schlegel Norbert Schlegel is a German football manager and a retired player who is currently coaching SV Memmelsdorf.-External links:... |
24 September 2010 | Present |
SpVgg Bayern Hof
| 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 | Bayernliga | IV | 4th |
| 2000–01 | Bayernliga | 14th | |
| 2001–02 | Bayernliga | 4th | |
| 2002–03 | Bayernliga | 12th | |
| 2003–04 | Bayernliga | 17th ↓ | |
| 2004–05 | 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 | 2nd |
| 2005–06 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord | 1st ↑ | |
| 2006–07 | Bayernliga | IV | 12th |
| 2007–08 | Bayernliga | 15th | |
| 2008–09 | Bayernliga | V | 10th |
| 2009–10 | Bayernliga | 10th | |
| 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 | 15th | |
| 2011–12 | Bayernliga |
SpVgg Bayern Hof II
| 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 | Bezirksliga Oberfranken-Ost | VII | 7th |
| 2000–01 | Bezirksliga Oberfranken-Ost | 4th | |
| 2001–02 | Bezirksliga Oberfranken-Ost | 1st ↑ | |
| 2002–03 | 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 | 3rd ↑ |
| 2003–04 | 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 | 15th ↓ |
| 2004–05 | Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken | VI | 12th |
| 2005-06 | Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken | 12th | |
| 2006–07 | Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken | 15th ↓ | |
| 2007–08 | Bezirksliga Oberfranken-Ost | VII | 3rd |
| 2008–09 | Bezirksliga Oberfranken-Ost | VIII | 3rd |
| 2009–10 | Bezirksliga Oberfranken-Ost | 9th | |
| 2010–11 | Bezirksliga Oberfranken-Ost | 16th ↓ | |
| 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.
DFB Cup appearances
The club has qualified for the first round of the German Cup a number of times:| Season | Round | Date | Home | Away | Result | Attendance |
| DFB-Pokal 1962–63 DFB-Pokal 1962–63 The DFB-Pokal is the second-most important national title in German football. The DFB-Pokal 1963 was the 20th season of the competition. It began on 1 June 1963 and ended on 14 August 1963. 16 teams competed in the tournament of four rounds... |
First round | 1 June 1963 | FC Bayern Hof | Hamburger SV Hamburger SV Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department... |
2–5 | |
| DFB-Pokal 1967–68 DFB-Pokal 1967–68 The DFB-Pokal 1967–68 was the 25th season of the competition. It began on 27 January 1968 and ended on 9 June 1968. 32 teams competed in the tournament of five rounds. In the final the 1... |
First round | 27 January 1968 | FC Bayern Hof | Borussia M'gladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach is a German association football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. The team plays in the Bundesliga and is one of the country's most well-known, well-supported, and successful teams. Borussia Mönchengladbach has over 40,000 members and is the sixth... |
0–1 | |
| DFB-Pokal 1974–75 | First round | 7 September 1974 | Karlsruher SC Karlsruher SC Karlsruher SC is a German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg. KSC rose out of the consolidation of a number of predecessor clubs. They currently play in the 2... |
FC Bayern Hof | 0–1 | |
| Second round | 25 October 1974 | FC Bayern Hof | VfL Bochum VfL Bochum Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum, is a German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia.-Founding to World War II:... |
2–2 aet | ||
| Second round replay | 21 December 1974 | VfL Bochum | FC Bayern Hof | 5–0 | ||
| DFB-Pokal 1975–76 DFB-Pokal 1975–76 The DFB-Pokal 1975–76 was the 33rd season of the competition. It began on 1 August 1975 and ended on 26 June 1976. 128 teams competed in the tournament of seven rounds... |
First round | 1 August 1975 | VfR Bürstadt VfR Bürstadt Kickers VfR Bürstadt is a German association football club playing out of Bürstadt, Hesse. The team was founded 1 February 1910 as SC 1910 Bürstadt and took on the name VfR on 23 August 1919... |
FC Bayern Hof | 1–2 | |
| Second round | 18 October 1975 | 1. FC Mülheim 1. FC Mülheim FC Mülheim is a German association football club based in Mülheim an der Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia.-History:Spielvereinigung Oberhausen und Styrum was established through the union of a number of local sports clubs including Styrumer Spielverein 08, Styrum 08 and Oberhausener Spielverein... |
FC Bayern Hof | 1–3 aet | ||
| Third round | 13 December 1975 | SG Wattenscheid 09 SG Wattenscheid 09 SG Wattenscheid 09 is a German association football club, located in Wattenscheid which is part of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club claims an official founding date of 18 September 1909 as Ballspiel-Verein Wattenscheid out of the merger of two earlier sides known as BV Sodalität der... |
FC Bayern Hof | 2–3 | ||
| Fourth round | 31 January 1976 | FC Bayern Hof | Hamburger SV | 0–2 | ||
| DFB-Pokal 1976–77 DFB-Pokal 1976–77 The DFB-Pokal 1976–77 was the 34th season of the competition. It began on 6 August 1976 and ended on 30 May 1977. 128 teams competed in the tournament of seven rounds. In the final FC Köln defeated Hertha Berlin 1–0 in a replay after the first game ended in a draw after 120 minutes... |
First round | 6 August 1976 | FC Bayern Hof | VfB Oldenburg VfB Oldenburg VfB Oldenburg is a German association football club based in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony. As of the 2011/12 season they play in the Oberliga Niedersachsenliga, which is at the 5th level of football in Germany.-History:... |
3–2 | |
| Second round | 16 October 1976 | Hertha BSC Berlin Hertha BSC Berlin Hertha Berliner Sport-Club von 1892, commonly known as Hertha BSC or Hertha Berlin, is a German association football club based in Berlin. A founding member of the German Football Association in Leipzig in 1900, the club has a long history as Berlin's best-supported side... |
FC Bayern Hof | 3–1 | ||
| DFB-Pokal 1977–78 DFB-Pokal 1977–78 The DFB-Pokal 1977–78 was the 35th season of the competition. It began on 29 July 1977 and ended on 15 April 1978. 128 teams competed in the tournament of seven rounds. In the final FC Köln defeated Fortuna Düsseldorf 2–0, thus defending their title from the last season.- Mode :The tournament... |
First round | 29 July 1977 | Concordia Hamburg | FC Bayern Hof | 2–0 | |
| DFB-Pokal 1978–79 DFB-Pokal 1978–79 The DFB-Pokal 1978–79 was the 36th season of the competition. It began on 4 August 1978 and ended on 23 June 1979. 128 teams competed in the tournament of seven rounds... |
First round | 5 August 1978 | FC St. Pauli FC St. Pauli Fußball-Club St. Pauli is a German sports club based in the St. Pauli quarter of Hamburg. The football section is part of a larger club that also has Rugby Fußball-Club St. Pauli is a German sports club based in the St. Pauli quarter of Hamburg. The football section is part of a larger club that... |
FC Bayern Hof | 3–0 aet | |
| DFB-Pokal 1981–82 DFB-Pokal 1981–82 The DFB-Pokal 1981–82 was the 39th season of the competition. It began on 28 August 1981 and ended on 1 May 1982. In the final Bayern Munich defeated FC Nuremberg 4–2. Bayern thus won the trophy for the sixth time. It was the last season, that the cup was held with 128 teams participating... |
First round | 28 August 1981 | FC Bayern Hof | Waldhof Mannheim | 0–2 | |
| DFB-Pokal 1982–83 DFB-Pokal 1982–83 The DFB-Pokal 1982–83 was the 40th season of the competition. It began on 27 August 1982 and ended on 11 June 1983. In the only DFB-Pokal final ever held between two clubs from the same city FC Köln defeated Fortuna Köln 1–0.- 1st round :- Replays :... |
First round | 27 August 1982 | FC Bayern Hof | Arminia Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld DSC Arminia Bielefeld is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia offers the sports of football, field hockey, figure skating and cue sports. The club has 11,394 members and the club colours are black, white and blue... |
0–5 |
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External links
- Official team site
- Abseits Guide to German Soccer
- eufo.de European football club profiles and current team rosters
- Bayern Hof at Weltfussball.de