MSV Duisburg
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MSV Duisburg is a German association football club
based in Duisburg
, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed "the Zebras" for their traditional striped jerseys, the club was one of the original members of the Bundesliga
when it was formed in 1963.
, which became a district of Duisburg in 1905. In 1905 they absorbed the club Sport Club Viktoria Meiderich. In 1967, they took on their current name, acknowledging their role as the city's most popular and successful side.
While Duisburg has always been a competitive side, real success has so far eluded them. Early in their history they captured a number of local championships, and even enjoyed a pair of undefeated seasons (1913–14) when they scored 113 goals while only giving up 12. In 1929 they won the first Niederrhein championship and qualified for the first time for the national championship rounds, repeating the feat in 1931.
However, the club then went into a tailspin from which they didn't really recover until the 1950s when they began once again to field decent sides. During World War II the club came close to folding, but returned to play after the war emerging as city champions in 1946. In 1951, Duisburg earned promotion to the top-flight Oberliga West with their first place finish in the 2. Oberliga West. The Oberliga West was the most competitive division of German football at the time, and except for the 1954–55 season, Duisburg would play first division football there right up to the time of the formation of the Bundesliga.
The club's play was good enough to earn a place as one of the original sixteen teams in Germany's new professional league, the Bundesliga
, in 1963. That first season was their most successful as they went on to a second place finish to champions 1. FC Köln
. The "Zebras" spent nearly twenty years in the upper league before slipping to the 2. Bundesliga
in 1982–83 and then becoming one of German football's "elevator teams", named for their frequent up and down moves between divisions. Even so, they managed another eight seasons in the Bundesliga over two-and-half decades.
and Hansa Rostock. The MSV defeated Rot-Weiss Essen
in a dramatic contest on the last day of the season by three goals to none, which secured their promotion for the fifth time in the last two decades while relegating Essen. However, the club fared poorly in top flight play and was again relegated after an 18th place result. In 2008–09 they focused on the re-promotion, but although they lost under their new coach Peter Neururer
only two times und were unbeaten in 12 matches since his taking office they missed the promotion. The next season they focused on the promotion again, but after a 0–5 disgrace in the DFB-Pokal
against Augsburg
, Peter Neururer got sacked. On 2 November 2009, Milan Šašić
was presented as new coach. The Croat became the third foreign coach in the club history. They finished the season like the previous one as 6th.
In 2010–11 MSV Duisburg reached surprisingly their 4th DFB-Pokal Final
after 1966, 1975 and 1998 where they played against FC Schalke 04
. The game was lopsided, with MSV Duisburg conceding early on. The game finished 5–0 in favor of Schalke.
Cup
Tournaments
Amateur Honours
Đurađ Vasić
(1955–1957) Rudi Gutendorf
(1963–1965) Wilhelm Schmidt (1965) Hermann Eppenhoff
(1965–1967) Gyula Lóránt
(1967–1968) Robert Gebhardt
(1968–1970) Rudolf Fassnacht (1970–1973) Willibert Kremer
(1973–1976) Rolf Schafstall
(1976) Otto Knefler
(1976–1977) Carl-Heinz Rühl
(1977–1978) Rolf Schafstall (1978–1979) Heinz Höher (1979–1980) Friedhelm Wenzlaff (1980–1981)
Kuno Klötzer
(1981–1982) Siegfried Melzig
(1982–1983) Luis Zacharias (1983–1985) Günter Preuß (1985) Helmut Witte (1985–1986) Friedhelm Vos (1986) Detlef Pirsig
(1986–1989) Willibert Kremer (1989–1992) Uwe Reinders
(1992–1993) Ewald Lienen
(1993–1994) Hans Bongartz
(1994–1996) Friedhelm Funkel (1996–2000) Josef Eichkorn
(2000)
Wolfgang Frank
(2000) Josef Eichkorn (2000–2001) Pierre Littbarski
(2001–2002) Bernard Dietz
(2002–2003, caretaker) Norbert Meier
(2003–2005) Heiko Scholz
(2005, caretaker) Jürgen Kohler
(2005–2006) Rudolf Bommer
(2006–2008) Heiko Scholz (2008, caretaker) Peter Neururer
(2008–2009) Uwe Speidel (2009, caretaker) Milan Šašić
(2009–2011) Oliver Reck
(2011–present, caretaker)
, a popular crime series in Germany, features an episode entitled Zweierlei Blut (Blood of Two Kinds) which deals with a murder in the MSV Duisburg hooligan
scene. In one scene, Inspector Horst Schimanski is beaten to a pulp, and dragged naked into the centre circle of the Wedaustadion
.
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 Duisburg
Duisburg
- History :A legend recorded by Johannes Aventinus holds that Duisburg, was built by the eponymous Tuisto, mythical progenitor of Germans, ca. 2395 BC...
, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed "the Zebras" for their traditional striped jerseys, the club was one of the original members of the Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
when it was formed in 1963.
Early years
The club was founded in 1902 as Meidericher Spielverein representing the city of MeiderichMeiderich
Meiderich is a quarter of the city of Duisburg. It is divided into Unter-, Mittel- and Obermeiderich.Meiderich belongs to the city district Meiderich/Beeck, which started in 1975, during the course of municipal reorganization. On the 31 December 2004, 75,000 people lived in the district...
, which became a district of Duisburg in 1905. In 1905 they absorbed the club Sport Club Viktoria Meiderich. In 1967, they took on their current name, acknowledging their role as the city's most popular and successful side.
While Duisburg has always been a competitive side, real success has so far eluded them. Early in their history they captured a number of local championships, and even enjoyed a pair of undefeated seasons (1913–14) when they scored 113 goals while only giving up 12. In 1929 they won the first Niederrhein championship and qualified for the first time for the national championship rounds, repeating the feat in 1931.
However, the club then went into a tailspin from which they didn't really recover until the 1950s when they began once again to field decent sides. During World War II the club came close to folding, but returned to play after the war emerging as city champions in 1946. In 1951, Duisburg earned promotion to the top-flight Oberliga West with their first place finish in the 2. Oberliga West. The Oberliga West was the most competitive division of German football at the time, and except for the 1954–55 season, Duisburg would play first division football there right up to the time of the formation of the Bundesliga.
Entry to the Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
, in 1963. That first season was their most successful as they went on to a second place finish to champions 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....
. The "Zebras" spent nearly twenty years in the upper league before slipping to 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...
in 1982–83 and then becoming one of German football's "elevator teams", named for their frequent up and down moves between divisions. Even so, they managed another eight seasons in the Bundesliga over two-and-half decades.
Current
MSV Duisburg won promotion to the Bundesliga for the 2007–08 season by way of a third place finish in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga, behind Karlsruher SCKarlsruher 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...
and Hansa Rostock. The MSV defeated Rot-Weiss Essen
Rot-Weiss Essen
Rot-Weiss Essen is a German association football club based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia.- Early years :The club was formed as SV Vogelheim on 1 February 1907 out of the merger of two smaller clubs: SC Preussen and Deutsche Eiche. In 1910, Vogelheim came to an arrangement with Turnerbund...
in a dramatic contest on the last day of the season by three goals to none, which secured their promotion for the fifth time in the last two decades while relegating Essen. However, the club fared poorly in top flight play and was again relegated after an 18th place result. In 2008–09 they focused on the re-promotion, but although they lost under their new coach 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...
only two times und were unbeaten in 12 matches since his taking office they missed the promotion. The next season they focused on the promotion again, but after a 0–5 disgrace in 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...
against Augsburg
FC Augsburg
FC Augsburg is a German football club based in Augsburg, Bavaria. The team was founded as Fußball-Klub Alemania Augsburg in 1907 and played as BC Augsburg from 1921 to 1969....
, Peter Neururer got sacked. On 2 November 2009, Milan Šašić
Milan Šašic
Milan Šašić is a Croatian football manager, most recently in charge of MSV Duisburg.-Coaching career:Šašić was coach of TuS Koblenz when the club were promoted from the Regionalliga to the 2. Bundesliga....
was presented as new coach. The Croat became the third foreign coach in the club history. They finished the season like the previous one as 6th.
In 2010–11 MSV Duisburg reached surprisingly their 4th DFB-Pokal Final
2011 DFB-Pokal Final
The 2010–11 DFB-Pokal season came to a close on 21 May 2011 when Duisburg played against Schalke 04 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. For the first time since 2004 a team from the 2...
after 1966, 1975 and 1998 where they played against FC Schalke 04
FC Schalke 04
Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major...
. The game was lopsided, with MSV Duisburg conceding early on. The game finished 5–0 in favor of Schalke.
Recent seasons
| Year | Division | Position |
| 1999–2000 | 1. Bundesliga Fußball-Bundesliga The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga... (I) |
18th (relegated) |
| 2000–01 | 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 |
| 2001–02 | 2. Bundesliga | 11th |
| 2002–03 | 2. Bundesliga | 8th |
| 2003–04 | 2. Bundesliga | 7th |
| 2004–05 | 2. Bundesliga | 2nd (promoted) |
| 2005–06 | 1. Bundesliga Fußball-Bundesliga The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga... (I) |
18th (relegated) |
| 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... (II) |
3rd (promoted) |
| 2007–08 | 1. Bundesliga Fußball-Bundesliga The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga... (I) |
18th (relegated) |
| 2008–09 | 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) |
6th |
| 2009–10 2009–10 2. Fußball-Bundesliga -Personnel and sponsorship:-Managerial changes:-League table:-Results:... |
2. Bundesliga | 6th |
| 2010–11 2010–11 2. Fußball-Bundesliga The 2010–11 2. Fußball-Bundesliga was the 37th season of the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga, Germany's second tier of its football league system. The season started on the weekend of 21 August 2010 and ended with the last games on 15 May 2011... |
2. Bundesliga | 8th |
Honours
Championship- German championsGerman championsThe German champions is the general name given to winners of a Bundesliga sporting competition in Germany.-Current German championship holders:* Football 2010–11: Women's: 1...
hip runners-up: 1964
Cup
- German Cup finalists: 1966, 1975, 1998, 2011
Tournaments
- Intertoto Cup winners: 1974, 1977, 1978
Amateur Honours
- German amateur championship winners: 1987
Youth teams honours
- German Under 19 champions: 1972, 1977, 1978
Current squad
As of 1 July 2011MSV Duisburg II squad
Manager: Đurađ VasićManager history
Hermann LindemannHermann Lindemann
Hermann Lindermann was a German football player and later manager. He played for a number of German club sides, before participating in an all-star team tour of Iceland in the summer of 1938 while playing as a striker for Eintracht Frankfurt. During the trip he was invited to coach the Icelandic...
(1955–1957) 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 :...
(1963–1965) Wilhelm Schmidt (1965) Hermann Eppenhoff
Hermann Eppenhoff
Hermann Eppenhoff was a German football player and manager.- Career :The forward was a member of FC Schalke 04 squad, which won the German Championship in the years 1939, 1940 and 1942...
(1965–1967) Gyula Lóránt
Gyula Lóránt
Gyula Lóránt , also referred to as Gyula Lipovics or Lóránt Gyula, was a Hungarian football player and manager...
(1967–1968) Robert Gebhardt
Robert Gebhardt
Robert Gebhardt was a German footballer and manager. As a player he won the 1948 German championship with 1. FC Nuremberg...
(1968–1970) Rudolf Fassnacht (1970–1973) Willibert Kremer
Willibert Kremer
Willibert Kremer is a German football coach and a former player who currently works as a scout with Bayer 04 Leverkusen.-External links:...
(1973–1976) Rolf Schafstall
Rolf Schafstall
Rudolf 'Rolf' Schafstall is a retired German football coach and a player.-External links:...
(1976) Otto Knefler
Otto Knefler
Otto Knefler was a German football manager.-External links:...
(1976–1977) Carl-Heinz Rühl
Carl-Heinz Rühl
Carl-Heinz Rühl is a retired German football player and manager.-External links:...
(1977–1978) Rolf Schafstall (1978–1979) Heinz Höher (1979–1980) Friedhelm Wenzlaff (1980–1981)
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...
(1981–1982) Siegfried Melzig
Siegfried Melzig
Siegfried Melzig is a retired German football player and manager.He played for SpVgg Weisenau.He managed VfL Osnabrück, Bonner SC, Bayer Uerdingen, Panionios, FC 08 Homburg, Freiburger FC, MSV Duisburg, Rot-Weiss Essen, SpVgg Bayreuth and SC Preußen Münster.-References:...
(1982–1983) Luis Zacharias (1983–1985) Günter Preuß (1985) Helmut Witte (1985–1986) Friedhelm Vos (1986) Detlef Pirsig
Detlef Pirsig
Detlef Pirsig is a former German football player.-External links:* *...
(1986–1989) Willibert Kremer (1989–1992) Uwe Reinders
Uwe Reinders
Uwe Reinders is a former German football player and manager.He played 206 times and scored 67 goals for Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga between 1977–1985. Abroad he played for FC Girondins de Bordeaux and Stade Rennais FC...
(1992–1993) Ewald Lienen
Ewald Lienen
Ewald Lienen is a German former footballer and manager.-Playing career:Lienen began his professional career at Arminia Bielefeld of the 2.Bundesliga North in 1974. After three seasons, he moved up to the top flight with Borussia Mönchengladbach...
(1993–1994) Hans Bongartz
Hans Bongartz
Hans Bongartz is a former German footballer, nowadays a football coach.Bongartz began his footballing career at SG Wattenscheid 09 and became a central midfielder to be reckoned with even before moving to FC Schalke 04 in 1974. He participated in the Euro 76 in Yugoslavia. He moved to 1...
(1994–1996) Friedhelm Funkel (1996–2000) Josef Eichkorn
Josef Eichkorn
Josef 'Seppo' Eichkorn is a German football coach and a former player, he works as an assistant coach with FC Schalke 04.-External links:...
(2000)
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...
(2000) Josef Eichkorn (2000–2001) Pierre Littbarski
Pierre Littbarski
Pierre Michael Littbarski is a German football manager and former player. He was mainly a winger or attacking midfielder and is best known for his brilliant dribbling abilities. He was a FIFA World Cup winner with West Germany in 1990. He was also runner–up twice in 1982 and 1986 with West Germany...
(2001–2002) Bernard Dietz
Bernard Dietz
Bernard Dietz is a former German football player and manager.-Club career:A defender and sweeper in his professional career, Bernard Dietz played in 495 Bundesliga matches for MSV Duisburg and FC Schalke 04, scoring 70 goals in his Duisburg years and seven in his days with FC Schalke 04 in the top...
(2002–2003, caretaker) Norbert Meier
Norbert Meier
Norbert Meier is a German former football player. After his playing days were over, Meier became a manager and is now manager of Fortuna Düsseldorf.-Playing career:...
(2003–2005) Heiko Scholz
Heiko Scholz
Heiko Scholz is a former German footballer who is currently manager at Viktoria Köln.-International career:Scholz represented both East Germany and unified Germany internationally.-External links:**...
(2005, caretaker) Jürgen Kohler
Jürgen Kohler
Jürgen Kohler is a World Cup-winning German centre back football player and football manager. Kohler has retired from professional sports, but still occasionally plays for Alemannia Adendorf in the Kreisliga C...
(2005–2006) Rudolf Bommer
Rudolf Bommer
Rudolf "Rudi" Bommer is a former German footballer and football manager. He is the current manager of Wacker Burghausen.Born in Aschaffenburg, he played 417 games between 1976 and 1997 for Fortuna Düsseldorf, Bayer Uerdingen and Eintracht Frankfurt.He played in France in Euro 84...
(2006–2008) Heiko Scholz (2008, caretaker) 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...
(2008–2009) Uwe Speidel (2009, caretaker) Milan Šašić
Milan Šašic
Milan Šašić is a Croatian football manager, most recently in charge of MSV Duisburg.-Coaching career:Šašić was coach of TuS Koblenz when the club were promoted from the Regionalliga to the 2. Bundesliga....
(2009–2011) Oliver Reck
Oliver Reck
Oliver Reck is a former German footballer who played as a goalkeeper.In a 20-year professional career, he was best known for his stints with Werder Bremen and Schalke 04, for whom he appeared in more than 500 official games combined, 471 in the Bundesliga alone.-Club career:Reck started his...
(2011–present, caretaker)
In popular culture
TatortTatort
Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss , crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF 2 in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland...
, a popular crime series in Germany, features an episode entitled Zweierlei Blut (Blood of Two Kinds) which deals with a murder in the MSV Duisburg hooligan
Football hooliganism
Football hooliganism, sometimes referred to by the British media as the English Disease, is unruly and destructive behaviour—such as brawls, vandalism and intimidation—by association football club fans...
scene. In one scene, Inspector Horst Schimanski is beaten to a pulp, and dragged naked into the centre circle of the Wedaustadion
Wedaustadion
Wedaustadion was a multi-purpose stadium in Duisburg, Germany. It was the home ground for MSV Duisburg until the club moved to the new MSV-Arena after the 2003-04 season. The stadium held 30,112. It was built in 1921 and was the second biggest stadium in Germany at the time.-External links:***...
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