FV Biberach
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FV Biberach is a German association football club
from the city of Biberach an der Riß
, Baden-Württemberg
. The origins of the club are with the gymnastics club Turngemeinde 1847 Biberach, which first formed a football department in 1903, and Fußball-Club Wacker Biberach which was established in 1925. These two clubs merged in 1970 to form the present-day side.
organizations throughout Germany, including sports and football clubs, were banned by occupying Allied authorities as part of the process of de-Nazification. A new club known as Spielvereinigung Biberach was established in 1946 out of the former memberships of TG, FC Wacker, and DJK 1931 Biberach. This team played first division football in the postwar Oberliga Südwest-Süd, but struggled to stay in the topflight. They won a relegation playoff over SV Laupheim (6:1) to avoid being sent down at the end of the 1946-47 season, but finished 10th the next year, before being relegated after an 11th place result in 1948-49. They played the 1949-50 campaign in the Landesliga Südwürttemberg-Süd (II) and on 15 October 1949 again took on the name TG Biberach. In 1952, FC Wacker was re-established as a separate side out of TG.
1847 went on to play in the Amateurliga Schwarzwald-Bodensee
(III) through most of the 1960s where they earned uneven results until their merger with Wacker in 1970. The highlight of this era was the capture of the Württemberg-Pokal (Württemberg Cup) in 1967.
Through most of the 1980s, FV was part of the Amateuroberliga Baden-Württemberg (III) until slipping to play in the Verbandsliga Württemberg (IV) after a 16th place finish in 1986. They maintained their place as a fourth tier club in the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg
(IV) following league in the reorganization in 1994 by way of a Verbandsliga title that year. However, they struggled in Oberliga competition and were sent down after finishing 13th in 1999-2000. The club made its only appearance in play for the DFB-Pokal
(German Cup) in 1980 where they went out 2:1 to Borussia Mönchengladbach
. Today FV competes in the Landesliga Württemberg (VII).
The club became insolvent during the 2002-03 Verbandsliga season, having to withdraw on 17 March 2003, with all its results expunged. After spending some time in the andesliga Württemberg 4 and the Bezirkliga, the club made a brief return to the Verbandsliga in 2008-09 but was immediately relegated again.
A second club with the same name, FV Biberach, exists, predating this one by 35 years. The other FV Biberach plays in the South Baden region, at Kreisliga level, and is based at Biberach, Baden
.
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 Biberach an der Riß
Biberach an der Riß
Biberach is a town in the south of Germany. It is the capital of Biberach district, in the Upper Swabia region of the German state of Baden-Württemberg...
, Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...
. The origins of the club are with the gymnastics club Turngemeinde 1847 Biberach, which first formed a football department in 1903, and Fußball-Club Wacker Biberach which was established in 1925. These two clubs merged in 1970 to form the present-day side.
Turngemeinde 1847 Biberach
The footballers of TG became independent as Sportverein Biberach in 1912 before rejoining their parent club 1931. Following World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
organizations throughout Germany, including sports and football clubs, were banned by occupying Allied authorities as part of the process of de-Nazification. A new club known as Spielvereinigung Biberach was established in 1946 out of the former memberships of TG, FC Wacker, and DJK 1931 Biberach. This team played first division football in the postwar Oberliga Südwest-Süd, but struggled to stay in the topflight. They won a relegation playoff over SV Laupheim (6:1) to avoid being sent down at the end of the 1946-47 season, but finished 10th the next year, before being relegated after an 11th place result in 1948-49. They played the 1949-50 campaign in the Landesliga Südwürttemberg-Süd (II) and on 15 October 1949 again took on the name TG Biberach. In 1952, FC Wacker was re-established as a separate side out of TG.
1847 went on to play in the Amateurliga Schwarzwald-Bodensee
Amateurliga Schwarzwald-Bodensee
The Amateurliga Schwarzwald-Bodensee was the highest football league in the southern region of the Württemberg FA and the third tier of the German football league system from its inception in 1960 to the formation of the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg and the Verbandsliga Württemberg below it in 1978.-...
(III) through most of the 1960s where they earned uneven results until their merger with Wacker in 1970. The highlight of this era was the capture of the Württemberg-Pokal (Württemberg Cup) in 1967.
Fußball-Club Wacker Biberach
Wacker was first established in 1925 and re-appeared in 1952 after briefly being part of SpVgg and TG after the war. Like its onetime partner, Wacker was part of the Amateurliga Schwarzwald-Bodensee in the late 1960s where they were a lower table side.Fußball-Verein Biberach
TG and Wacker merged on 1 July 1970 to form FV and the new club enjoyed its most successful years through the 1970s finishing in 3rd place in their first Amateurliga campaign. That good form quickly evaporated, but the club recovered itself to post a string of top three finishes from 1975–78, including second place results in 1976 and 1978 that brought a place in the opening round of the national amateur championship. Both of these appearances ended in early departures.Through most of the 1980s, FV was part of the Amateuroberliga Baden-Württemberg (III) until slipping to play in the Verbandsliga Württemberg (IV) after a 16th place finish in 1986. They maintained their place as a fourth tier club in the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg
Oberliga Baden-Württemberg
The Oberliga Baden-Württemberg is the highest Football League in the state of Baden-Württemberg and the Baden-Württemberg football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German Football, the 5th tier of the German football league system...
(IV) following league in the reorganization in 1994 by way of a Verbandsliga title that year. However, they struggled in Oberliga competition and were sent down after finishing 13th in 1999-2000. The club made its only appearance in play for the DFB-Pokal
DFB-Pokal
The DFB-Pokal or DFB Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually. 64 teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga. It is considered the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga...
(German Cup) in 1980 where they went out 2:1 to Borussia Mönchengladbach
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...
. Today FV competes in the Landesliga Württemberg (VII).
The club became insolvent during the 2002-03 Verbandsliga season, having to withdraw on 17 March 2003, with all its results expunged. After spending some time in the andesliga Württemberg 4 and the Bezirkliga, the club made a brief return to the Verbandsliga in 2008-09 but was immediately relegated again.
A second club with the same name, FV Biberach, exists, predating this one by 35 years. The other FV Biberach plays in the South Baden region, at Kreisliga level, and is based at Biberach, Baden
Biberach, Baden
Biberach is a municipality in the district of Ortenau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....
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TG Biberach
- Bezirksliga
- Champions: 1934
- Oberschwabenliga
- Champions: 1963
- Bezirksliga Schwarzwald-Bodensee
- Champions: 1965
- Württemberg CupWürttemberg CupThe Bitburger-wfv-Pokal is one of the 21 regional cup competitions of German football. The winner of the competition gains entry to the first round of the German Cup. It was introduced in 1945. In 2011 the cup was renamed from WFV-Pokal into Bitburger-wfv-Pokal because of a new name sponsoring by...
- Winners: 1967
FV Biberach
- Amateurliga Schwarzwald-BodenseeAmateurliga Schwarzwald-BodenseeThe Amateurliga Schwarzwald-Bodensee was the highest football league in the southern region of the Württemberg FA and the third tier of the German football league system from its inception in 1960 to the formation of the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg and the Verbandsliga Württemberg below it in 1978.-...
(III)- Runners-up: 1976, 1978
- Verbandsliga WürttembergVerbandsliga WürttembergThe Verbandsliga Württemberg 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.-Overview:...
(IV)- Champions: 1994
- Landesliga Baden-Württemberg
- Champions: 1991
Recent seasons
The recent season-by-season performance of the club:| Season | Division | Tier | Position |
| 1999–2000 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg Oberliga Baden-Württemberg The Oberliga Baden-Württemberg is the highest Football League in the state of Baden-Württemberg and the Baden-Württemberg football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German Football, the 5th tier of the German football league system... |
IV | 13th ↓ |
| 2000–01 | Verbandsliga Württemberg Verbandsliga Württemberg The Verbandsliga Württemberg 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.-Overview:... |
V | 12th |
| 2001–02 | Verbandsliga Württemberg | 10th | |
| 2002–03 | Verbandsliga Württemberg | 16th ↓ | |
| 2003–04 | Landesliga Württemberg 4 | VI | 17th ↓ |
| 2004–05 | Bezirkliga Riss | VII | 2nd |
| 2005–06 | Bezirkliga Riss | 1st ↑ | |
| 2006–07 | Landesliga Württemberg 4 | VI | 2nd |
| 2007–08 | Landesliga Württemberg 4 | 2nd ↑ | |
| 2008–09 | Verbandsliga Württemberg | 13th ↓ | |
| 2009–10 | Landesliga Württemberg 4 | VII | 4th |
| 2010–11 | Landesliga Württemberg 4 | 4th | |
| 2011–12 | Landesliga Württemberg 4 |
- 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 team site
- Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables
- FV Biberach profile at Weltfussball.de