The FC Ingolstadt 04 II is a German

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 city of Ingolstadt

Ingolstadt

Ingolstadt is a city in the Free State of Bavaria, in the Federal Republic of Germany. It is located along the banks of the Danube River, in the center of Bavaria. As at 31 March 2011, Ingolstadt had 125.407 residents...

, 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...

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It is the reserve team of FC Ingolstadt 04

FC Ingolstadt 04

FC Ingolstadt 04 is a German football club based in Ingolstadt, Bavaria. The club was founded in 2004 out of the merger of the football sides of two other clubs: ESV Ingolstadt and MTV Ingolstadt.-ESV Ingolstadt:...

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History

FC Ingolstadt 04 was formed in 2004 through a merger of two local rivals, MTV Ingolstadt

MTV Ingolstadt

The Männer-Turn-Verein von 1881 Ingolstadt or Men's Gymnastics Club of 1881 Ingolstadt is a general sports club in Ingolstadt, Bavaria. It was founded on 18 July 1881....

 and ESV Ingolstadt

ESV Ingolstadt

The ESV Ingolstadt is a general sports club in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, formed on 15 February 1919.Until 2004, the club operated a football department but after a merger with local rival MTV Ingolstadt to form FC Ingolstadt 04 the footballers left for the new club.The club has over 1,600 members in 21...

, with the former playing in the Landesliga Bayern-Süd

Landesliga Bayern-Süd

The Landesliga Bayern-Süd 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....

 while the later played in the Bezirksoberliga Oberbayern

Bezirksoberliga Oberbayern

The Bezirksoberliga Oberbayern is currently the 7th tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Upper Bavaria...

 at the time. The first team took MTV's place, having just been promoted to the Bayernliga, while the new reserve side took up ESV's place in the Bezirksoberliga.

The team took two seasons in this league to achieve success, winning promotion to the Landesliga in 2005. In the Landesliga, the side took again two years to move up again, to the Bayernliga, while the first team had begun its climb through the Regionalliga that would eventually culminate in the 2nd Bundesliga

2nd Bundesliga

2nd Bundesliga can stand for:*Bundesliga , the name for the premier league of any sport in Germany or Austria*2. Fußball-Bundesliga, the 2nd Division in German football...

. After three seasons in the Bayernliga, the side finished runners-up in the league in 2010-11 and, courtesy to champions FC Ismaning

FC Ismaning

FC Ismaning is a German association football club based in the district of Ismaning in Munich, Bavaria.-History:The 700 member club was founded in March 1921 and played in lower tier competition until the mid-90s when the footballers advanced for the first time to the Landesliga Bayern-Süd...

 declining promotion, was promoted to the Regionalliga for the following season.

Independently of its result in this league in 2011-12, should the first team suffer relegation from the second division, the reserve team too would be relegated as the reserve sides of 3rd Liga

3rd Liga

The 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...

 teams are not permitted at Regionalliga level anymore from 2012.

League

• Bayernliga (IV)
  • Runners-up: 2011
• Landesliga Bayern-Süd
  Landesliga Bayern-Süd
  The Landesliga Bayern-Süd 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)
  • Runners-up: 2008
• Bezirksoberliga Oberbayern
  Bezirksoberliga Oberbayern
  The Bezirksoberliga Oberbayern is currently the 7th tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Upper Bavaria...
  
  (VI)
  • Runners-up: 2006

Recent managers

The teams recent managers were:

Manager	Start	Finish
Michael Wiesinger Michael Wiesinger Michael Wiesinger is a German former footballer and manger, who is currently in charge of 1. FC Nuremberg II.-Football career:...	1 July 2008	22 April 2009
Josef Albersinger	1 July 2009	present

Recent seasons

The season-by-season performance of the 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
2004–05	Bezirksoberliga Oberbayern Bezirksoberliga Oberbayern The Bezirksoberliga Oberbayern is currently the 7th tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Upper Bavaria...	VI	5th
2005–06	Bezirksoberliga Oberbayern		2nd ↑
2006–07	Landesliga Bayern-Süd Landesliga Bayern-Süd The Landesliga Bayern-Süd 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	6th
2007–08	Landesliga Bayern-Süd		2nd ↑
2008–09	Bayernliga	V	6th
2009–10	Bayernliga		6th
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		2nd ↑
2011–12	Regionalliga Süd	IV

• With the introduction of the Bezirksoberligas
  Bezirksoberligen Bayern
  The 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 Landesligas
  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...
  
  , all leagues below dropped one tier. With the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 and the 3rd Liga
  3rd Liga
  The 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 Bundesliga
  2. 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.

Current squad

• Manager:   Joe Albersinger

External links

Official team site FC Ingolstadt 04 II at Weltfussball.de Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables Manfreds Fussball Archiv Tables and results from the Bavarian amateur leagues