Kickers Offenbach
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Kickers Offenbach is a German association football club
in Offenbach am Main, Hesse
. The club was founded on 27 May 1901 in the Rheinischer Hof restaurant by footballers who had left established local clubs including Melitia, Teutonia, Viktoria, Germania and Neptun. From 1921 to 1925 they were united with VfB 1900 Offenbach
as VfR Kickers Offenbach until resuming their status the separate side Offenbacher FC Kickers.
in 1909, where it played until the outbreak of the war. In post-First World War Germany, Kickers played in the Kreisliga Südmain
(I), winning this league in 1920, 1922 and 1923.
The club played as a mid-table side in the Bezirksliga Main-Hessen
through the late 1920s and early 1930s. German football was re-organized in 1933 under the Third Reich into sixteen first division Gauligen. Kickers joined the Gauliga Südwest, where the team immediately captured the title and entered the national playoffs for the first time. They fared poorly there, but did manage to raise their overall level of play in the following seasons, going on to win five consecutive divisional championships from 1940 to 1944.
In the early 1940s the Gauliga Südwest had been split into the Gauliga Westmark and the Gauliga Hessen-Nassau, where Kickers played. Their best post-season result came in 1942 when the team was able to advance as far as the semi-finals in the national championship rounds before they were decisively put out 0:6 by Schalke 04, who were on their way to their sixth championship as the era's most dominant side. By 1944, Allied armies were rolling through Germany and the Gauliga Hessen-Nassau did not play the 1944–45 season.
(II) and play in the Bundesliga would have to wait until 1968. The team was immediately relegated, but returned to the upper league for play in 1970–71. In addition to their return to the Bundesliga, the club would win its one of its few honours in 1970 with a 2:1 German Cup victory over 1. FC Köln
.
However, the end of the 1971 season would find Kickers Offenbach at the centre of the Bundesliga scandal
. The club president, Horst Canellas, went to the German Football Association
(Deutsche Fussball Bund or German Football Association) after being approached by a player from another team looking for a cash bonus for that club's effort in beating one of Offenbachs rivals in the fight against relegation. Receiving no help from league officials, Canellas began gathering evidence of how widespread the payoffs were. In the end more than fifty players from seven clubs, two coaches, and six game officials were found guilty of trying to influence the outcome of games through bribes, but Canellas was unable to save his club from relegation. The club central to the scandal – Arminia Bielefeld
– would not be punished until the following season, too late to save Offenbach.
The scandal had a strongly negative effect on the young league and contributed to plummeting attendance figures. One outcome of the whole affair was the further evolution of German football; salary restrictions were removed and the 2. Bundesliga
also became a professional league. For the players it meant that having one's club sent down no longer also meant losing one's status as a paid professional.
The club next appeared in second division play in 2005. After two lower table finishes, Kickers were relegated to 3. Liga on the final day of the 2007–08 season following a 0:3 defeat to fellow strugglers VfL Osnabrück
. Despite their mixed fortunes the team remain a fan favorite and are well supported.
Source: Book "Kickers Offenbach – die ersten hundert jahre" ("Kickers Offenbach – the first hundred years")
and finished in fourth place.
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...
in Offenbach am Main, Hesse
Hesse
Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...
. The club was founded on 27 May 1901 in the Rheinischer Hof restaurant by footballers who had left established local clubs including Melitia, Teutonia, Viktoria, Germania and Neptun. From 1921 to 1925 they were united with VfB 1900 Offenbach
VfB 1900 Offenbach
VfB Offenbach is a German association football club from the city of Offenbach am Main, Hesse. Currently playing in the Kreisliga A , the team was a second division side during World War II and appeared for a single season in the Gauliga Hessen-Nassau .-History:The club was established on 25 May...
as VfR Kickers Offenbach until resuming their status the separate side Offenbacher FC Kickers.
History
The club became one of the founding members of the Nordkreis-LigaNordkreis-Liga
The Nordkreis-Liga was the highest association football league in the German Grand Duchy of Hesse and the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau from 1909 to 1918...
in 1909, where it played until the outbreak of the war. In post-First World War Germany, Kickers played in the Kreisliga Südmain
Kreisliga Südmain
The Kreisliga Südmain was the highest association football league in parts of the German state of Hesse from 1919 to 1923. The league was disbanded with the introduction of the Bezirksliga Main in 1923....
(I), winning this league in 1920, 1922 and 1923.
The club played as a mid-table side in the Bezirksliga Main-Hessen
Bezirksliga Main-Hessen
The Bezirksliga Main-Hessen was the highest association football league in the German state of Hesse and the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau from 1927 to 1933...
through the late 1920s and early 1930s. German football was re-organized in 1933 under the Third Reich into sixteen first division Gauligen. Kickers joined the Gauliga Südwest, where the team immediately captured the title and entered the national playoffs for the first time. They fared poorly there, but did manage to raise their overall level of play in the following seasons, going on to win five consecutive divisional championships from 1940 to 1944.
In the early 1940s the Gauliga Südwest had been split into the Gauliga Westmark and the Gauliga Hessen-Nassau, where Kickers played. Their best post-season result came in 1942 when the team was able to advance as far as the semi-finals in the national championship rounds before they were decisively put out 0:6 by Schalke 04, who were on their way to their sixth championship as the era's most dominant side. By 1944, Allied armies were rolling through Germany and the Gauliga Hessen-Nassau did not play the 1944–45 season.
Entry to the Bundesliga and scandal
The club found itself in the new 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) and play in the Bundesliga would have to wait until 1968. The team was immediately relegated, but returned to the upper league for play in 1970–71. In addition to their return to the Bundesliga, the club would win its one of its few honours in 1970 with a 2:1 German Cup victory over 1. FC Köln
1. FC Köln
1. FC Köln is a German association football club based in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs Kölner Ballspiel-Club 1901 and SpVgg Sülz 07....
.
However, the end of the 1971 season would find Kickers Offenbach at the centre of the Bundesliga scandal
Bundesliga scandal (1971)
Bundesliga scandal refers to the malicious, for-profit manipulation of games in the 1970–71 German soccer championship season.- History :...
. The club president, Horst Canellas, went to the German Football Association
German Football Association
The German Football Association is the governing body of football in Germany. A founding member of both FIFA and UEFA, the DFB organises the German football leagues, including the national league, the Bundesliga, and the men's and women's national teams. The DFB is based in Frankfurt and is...
(Deutsche Fussball Bund or German Football Association) after being approached by a player from another team looking for a cash bonus for that club's effort in beating one of Offenbachs rivals in the fight against relegation. Receiving no help from league officials, Canellas began gathering evidence of how widespread the payoffs were. In the end more than fifty players from seven clubs, two coaches, and six game officials were found guilty of trying to influence the outcome of games through bribes, but Canellas was unable to save his club from relegation. The club central to the scandal – 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...
– would not be punished until the following season, too late to save Offenbach.
The scandal had a strongly negative effect on the young league and contributed to plummeting attendance figures. One outcome of the whole affair was the further evolution of German football; salary restrictions were removed and the 2. 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...
also became a professional league. For the players it meant that having one's club sent down no longer also meant losing one's status as a paid professional.
Decline and recovery
Kickers would spend the next seven years in the second division before making a return to the Bundesliga for just a single season in 1983–84. In 1985, financial problems led to the club being penalized points and driven into the third division Amateur Oberliga Hessen. They recovered themselves only to be denied a license in 1989 and be sent back down again. By the mid-1990s they slipped as far as Oberliga Hessen (IV), but remained competitive. They appeared in the final of the national amateur championship in 1994 where they lost 0:1 to Preußen Münster. After a failed attempt to advance in 1998, Offenbach returned to play in the 2. Bundesliga in 1999 and were immediately sent down after a 17th place result there. In each of these seasons the team took part in the nation amateur championship winning the title in 1999.The club next appeared in second division play in 2005. After two lower table finishes, Kickers were relegated to 3. Liga on the final day of the 2007–08 season following a 0:3 defeat to fellow strugglers VfL Osnabrück
VfL Osnabrück
VfL Osnabrück is a German multi-sport club in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony. It currently fields teams in basketball, gymnastics, swimming, table tennis, and tennis, but is by far best known for its football section.- Foundation to WW2 :...
. Despite their mixed fortunes the team remain a fan favorite and are well supported.
Recent seasons
| Year | Division | Position |
| 1994–95 | 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... (III) |
15th (relegated) |
| 1995–96 | Hessenliga Hessenliga The Hessenliga is the highest football league in the state of Hesse and the Hessian football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German football, the 5th tier of the German football league system. It was, until the introduction of the 3... (IV) |
3rd |
| 1996–97 | Hessenliga Hessenliga The Hessenliga is the highest football league in the state of Hesse and the Hessian football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German football, the 5th tier of the German football league system. It was, until the introduction of the 3... (IV) |
2nd (promoted) |
| 1997–98 | 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... (III) |
2nd |
| 1998–99 | 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... |
2nd (promoted) |
| 1999–2000 | 2. 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... (II) |
17th (relegated) |
| 2000–01 | 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... (III) |
10th |
| 2001–02 | 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... |
8th |
| 2002–03 | 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... |
8th |
| 2003–04 | 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... |
13th |
| 2004–05 | 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... |
1st (promoted) |
| 2005–06 | 2. 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... (II) |
11th |
| 2006–07 | 2. 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... |
14th |
| 2007–08 | 2. 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... |
15th (relegated) |
| 2008–09 | 3. 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... (III) |
7th |
| 2009–10 | 3. 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... |
7th |
| 2010–11 | 3. 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... |
7th |
Current squad
Coaches
| Name | Period |
|---|---|
| Franz Nagy | 1922 |
| Rudolf Keller | 1926 |
| Mac Pherson | 1927 |
| Rudolf Keller | 1928 |
| Paul Oßwald | 1946–1958 |
| Bodgan Cuvaj | 1958–1962 |
| Hans Merkle | 1962–1964 |
| Radoslav Momirski | 1964–1965 |
| Kurt Baluses | 1965 – Feb. 1968 |
| Kurt Schreiner | Mar. – Jun. 1968 |
| Paul Oßwald | Jul. 1968 – Nov. 1969 |
| Kurt Schreiner | Dec. 1969 |
| Willi Keim | Dec. 1969 |
| Zlatko Čajkovski | Jan – Jul. 1970 |
| Kurt Schreiner | Aug. 1970 |
| Aki Schmidt | Sep. 1970 |
| Rudi Gutendorf Rudi Gutendorf Rudolf "Rudi" Gutendorf is a German football manager, renowned for managing the highest number of national teams – to date a total of 18 teams.- Career :... |
Sep. 1970 – Feb. 1971 |
| Kuno Klötzer Kuno Klötzer Kuno Klötzer was a German former football coach who won the 1977 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup with Hamburger SV.Born in Geyer, Germany, Klötzer managed included Arminia Hannover, Hannover 96, Fortuna Düsseldorf, 1. FC Nuremberg, Kickers Offenbach, Hamburger SV, Hertha BSC, MSV Duisburg and Werder Bremen... |
Feb. 1971 – Jun. 1972 |
| Guyla Lorant | Jul. 1972 – Mar. 1974 |
| Otto Rehhagel Otto Rehhagel Otto Rehhagel is a German football coach and former football player. Along with Helmut Schön, Ottmar Hitzfeld, Udo Lattek and Hennes Weisweiler, he is considered one of the most successful German managers.... |
Apr. 1974 – Dec. 1975 |
| Zlatko Čajkovski | Jan. – Oct. 1976 |
| Udo Klug | Nov. 1976 – Jun. 1978 |
| Horst Heese Horst Heese Horst Heese is a German former professional football player and manager.Heese had 149 Bundesliga appearances for Eintracht Frankfurt and HSV. After his retirement he managed Offenbach, Nuremberg and Frankfurt. After being sacked in 1993 in Frankfurt he moved back to Eupen in Belgium, where he... |
Jul. 1978 – Jun. 1980 |
| Franz Brungs Franz Brungs Franz Brungs is a retired German football coach and player. As a player, he spent eight seasons in the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund, 1. FC Nuremberg and Hertha BSC.-Honours:* Bundesliga champion: 1967–68... |
Jul. 1980 – May 1982 |
| Lothar Buchmann | Jun. 1982 – Mar. 1984 |
| Hermann Nuber Hermann Nuber Hermann Nuber is a former German footballer.He was a player of Kickers Offenbach from 1954 to 1971, and was later the club's coach in 1984. There is a bronze bust honoring him outside Bieberer Berg Stadion, the home stadium.He was part of the West German team which participated in the 1958 FIFA... |
Mar. 1984 – Jun. 1984 |
| Fritz Fuchs Fritz Fuchs Fritz Fuchs is a German football coach and a former player. As a player, he spent six seasons in the Bundesliga with 1. FC Kaiserslautern. As a coach, his biggest success was managing FC Homburg to their promotion to the Bundesliga.His son Uwe Fuchs is a coach as well... |
Jul – Dec 1984 |
| Horst Heese Horst Heese Horst Heese is a German former professional football player and manager.Heese had 149 Bundesliga appearances for Eintracht Frankfurt and HSV. After his retirement he managed Offenbach, Nuremberg and Frankfurt. After being sacked in 1993 in Frankfurt he moved back to Eupen in Belgium, where he... |
Dec 1984 – Jun 1985 |
| Wilfried Kohls | Jul 1985 – Jun 1986 |
| Franz Brungs Franz Brungs Franz Brungs is a retired German football coach and player. As a player, he spent eight seasons in the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund, 1. FC Nuremberg and Hertha BSC.-Honours:* Bundesliga champion: 1967–68... |
Jul 1986 – May 1987 |
| Robert Jung | May 1987 – Jun 1987 |
| Dieter Renner Dieter Renner Dieter Renner was a German football player and coach.-External links:... |
Jul 1987 – Mar 1989 |
| Nikolaus Semlitsch | Mar 1989 – Dec 1989 |
| Hans-Günter Neues Hans-Günter Neues Hans-Günter Neues is a retired German football player and coach. As a player, he spent nine seasons in the Bundesliga with SC Fortuna Köln, Rot-Weiss Essen and 1. FC Kaiserslautern.-Honours:* DFB-Pokal finalist: 1981.... |
Dec 1989 – Apr 1990 |
| Kurt Geinzer | Apr 1990 – Jun 1992 |
| Lothar Buchmann | Jul 1992 – Oct 1994 |
| Valentin Herr | Oct 1994 – Apr 1995 |
| Wilfried Kohls | Maz 1995 – Jun 1995 |
| Wolfgang Uschek | Jul 1995 – Dec 1995 |
| Ronald Borchers Ronald Borchers Ronald Borchers is a former German footballer.Between 1975 and 1987 he played for Eintracht Frankfurt, Arminia Bielefeld and Waldhof Mannheim in the Bundesliga. However, he celebrated the majority of his success with Eintracht, winning the UEFA Cup in 1980 and the DFB Cup in 1981.Between 1978 and... |
Jan 1996 – Apr 1997 |
| Wilfried Kohls/Jörg Hambückers | Apr 1997 – Jun 1997 |
| Hans-Jürgen Boysen Hans-Jürgen Boysen Hans-Jürgen Boysen is a German former football player and current manager of FSV Frankfurt-External links:* at transfermarkt.de... |
Jul 1997 – Oct 1999 |
| Peter Neururer Peter Neururer Peter Neururer is a German football manager.-Career:Neururer had a minor playing career in the lower leagues before moving into coaching at TuS Haltern and SG Weitmar... |
Oct 1999 – Aug 2000 |
| Dragoslav Stepanovic Dragoslav Stepanovic Dragoslav Stepanović is a retired Serbian footballer and current coach.- Career :He made his name with OFK Beograd where he was a defensive right back fixture for 11 years between 1962 and 1973, before moving on to Red Star Belgrade for 3 seasons until 1976... |
Aug 2000 – Sep 2000 |
| Knut Hahn | Sep 2000 – Oct 2000 |
| Wilfried Kohls | Oct 2000 – Oct 2000 |
| Knut Hahn | Nov 2000 – Nov 2000 |
| Dieter Müller Dieter Müller Dieter Müller is a former German footballer, who is currently the chairman of Kickers Offenbach.He appeared in twelve senior matches, scoring nine goals for Germany. He played in the 1976 European Football Championship and the 1978 FIFA World Cup. In his spell with 1... /Oliver Roth |
Nov 2000 – Dec 2000 |
| Ramon Berndroth Ramon Berndroth Ramon Berndroth is a German football manager currently managing FSV Frankfurt.-External links:... |
Dec 2000 – Aug 2003 |
| Lars Schmidt Lars Schmidt (footballer) Lars Schmidt is a German football coach and a former player who is currently managing Kickers Obertshausen.-External links:... |
Aug 2003 – Mar 2004 |
| Hans-Jürgen Boysen Hans-Jürgen Boysen Hans-Jürgen Boysen is a German former football player and current manager of FSV Frankfurt-External links:* at transfermarkt.de... |
Mar 2004 – Jan 2006 |
| Wolfgang Frank Wolfgang Frank Wolfgang Frank is a German football manager and former player.Frank made a total of 215 appearances in the Fußball-Bundesliga during his playing career, scoring 89 goals... |
Jan 2006 – Oct 2007 |
| Jørn Andersen Jørn Andersen Jørn Andersen is a Norwegian former professional footballer, currently in charge of German 2nd division club Karlsruher SC.-Norway:... |
Nov 2007 – May 2008 |
| Hans-Jürgen Boysen Hans-Jürgen Boysen Hans-Jürgen Boysen is a German former football player and current manager of FSV Frankfurt-External links:* at transfermarkt.de... |
May 2008 – Oct 2009 |
| Steffen Menze Steffen Menze Steffen Menze is a German football coach and a former player who is now sporting director of SG Dynamo Dresden.-External links:... |
Oct 2009 – Feb 2010 |
| Wolfgang Wolf Wolfgang Wolf Wolfgang Wolf is a German football coach and a former player.-Career:As a player, he spent 12 seasons in the Bundesliga with 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Stuttgarter Kickers.-Coaching career:... |
Feb 2010 – Feb 2011 |
| Thomas Gerstner Thomas Gerstner Thomas Gerstner is a German football manager and former player. He last managed Kickers Offenbach in the German 3rd Liga.-Playing career:... |
Feb 2011 – May 2011 |
| Arie van Lent Arie van Lent Arie van Lent is a Dutch-German former footballer.-Career:Van Lent dreamed of being with Ajax Amsterdam in his youth, but spent almost his entire professional career as a journeyman in Germany, mostly on the bench of Werder Bremen or in second-division sides and below. Later, he became a... |
May 2011 – |
Source: Book "Kickers Offenbach – die ersten hundert jahre" ("Kickers Offenbach – the first hundred years")
Notable players
- Past (and present) players who are the subjects of Wikipedia articles can be found here.
League
- German football championship
- Runners-up: 1950, 1959
- Kreisliga SüdmainKreisliga SüdmainThe Kreisliga Südmain was the highest association football league in parts of the German state of Hesse from 1919 to 1923. The league was disbanded with the introduction of the Bezirksliga Main in 1923....
- Winners: 1920, 1922, 1923
- Gauliga Südwest/MainhessenGauliga Südwest/MainhessenThe Gauliga Südwest/Mainhessen was the highest football league in the German state of Hesse,the Bavarian province of Palatinate, the Saarland and some parts of the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau from 1933 to 1941. From 1941, it also included parts of the occupied French region of Lorraine...
- Winners: 1934, 1940, 1941
- Gauliga Hessen-Nassau
- Winners: 1942, 1943, 1944
- Oberliga SüdOberliga 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:...
- Winners: 1949, 1955
- Runners-up: 1957, 1959, 1960
- 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)- Winners: 1967, 1970, 1972
- Runners-up: 1966, 1968
- 2nd Bundesliga Süd2nd Bundesliga Süd (1974-81)The 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Süd was the second-highest level of the German football league system in the south of Germany from 1974 until the formation of the single-division 2. Fußball-Bundesliga in 1981...
(II)- Runners-up: 1981
- Regionalliga SüdRegionalliga SüdThe 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...
(III)- Winners: 2005
- Runners-up: 1998, 1999
- Oberliga Hessen (III-IV)
- Winners: 1986, 1987, 1993
- Runners-up: 1994, 1997
- All competitions are tier-one unless otherwise stated
Cup
- DFB-PokalDFB-PokalThe 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...
- Winners: 1970
- Hesse CupHesse CupThe Hesse Cup 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.-History:...
- Winners: 1949, 1993, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010
Youth
- German Under 19 championship
- Runners-up: 1973
- German Under 17 championship
- Runners-up: 1985
Kickers Offenbach Amateure
Kickers second team played in the Amateurliga Hessen (III) from 1971–74 until being disbanded after the 1973–74 season. The reconstituted side reappeared in the Amateuroberliga Hessen (III) in 1984, but were sent down after the relegation of the senior side from the 2. Bundesliga Süd. The amateur's last appearance of note was in the Oberliga Hessen (IV) in 1999 in a campaign that ended in relegation after a 15th place finish. In 2008–09, it returned to the HessenligaHessenliga
The Hessenliga is the highest football league in the state of Hesse and the Hessian football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German football, the 5th tier of the German football league system. It was, until the introduction of the 3...
and finished in fourth place.
External links
- Official website
- The Abseits Guide to German Soccer
- eufo.de European football club profiles and current team rosters
- Photos from a recent match