SC Concordia Hamburg
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The SC Concordia is a German association football club
from the suburb of Wandsbek
in the city of Hamburg
.
players, with football being only the second sport of the new association. However, cycle polo soon becam unfasionable due to frequent crashes and football took over as the clubs main interest. The clubs name Concordia originated by Walter Stautz who saw it engraved in a medal.
In 1923, the club merged with another local club, Germania, and in 1937, it changed its name to the current one.
In the A-Klasse Hamburg – Staffel 3 (II), the club performed averagely in 1927–28, earning a fourth place finish. In the 1929–30 season, the club declined further, coming last in what was now the Bezirksliga Hamburg – Alster Staffel and finding itself relegated to the third division.
, then the highest football league in northern Germany. Due to the outbreak of the Second World War, the league was split into two regional groups for 1939–40 but reunited the season after. Concordia suffered a last place finish in 1941 and was relegated from the Gauliga, unable to return to the league which was disbanded in 1945.
, FC St Pauli and Victoria Hamburg, the team was admitted to the new Oberliga Nord
.
In the new Oberliga, the club managed to archive mid-table finishes, with a sixth place in 1949–50 being its best performance. In 1953, it was however relegated after coming 15th out of 16 teams and had to step down to the tier-two Amateurliga Hamburg. In three seasons in this league, the team won two championships and a runners-up spot and won promotion back to the Oberliga in 1956.
With the exception of 1957–58, when the club came sixth once more, it spent its time in the Oberliga in the relegation zone but survived nevertheless until 1963, when the Oberligas where disbanded in favor of the new Fußball-Bundesliga
.
despite only coming 14th in 1963. In the Regionalliga in its first season, Cordi continued to struggle but then improved from 1964 onwards. Another sixth place finish in 1967 sands out as the clubs best performance in this era but by 1970 it was relegated once more, now to the tier three Landesliga Hamburg. The club took three seasons to manage a return to the Regionalliga, earning a second place in 1973 and moving back up. It was to be the last season for the Regionalligas, which were replaced by the 2nd Bundesligas
in 1974.
(III) instead. It remained in this league for the next 17 seasons, without ever coming close to promotion, a fifth place in 1977 being its best result.
In 1991, the clubs luck finally run out and it lost its relegation battle, having to step down to the Verbandsliga Hamburg (IV). After an eighth place in its first season there, it earned two championships the following years and the second one earned the team promotion to the new Regionalliga Nord
(III).
Concordia enjoyed three season there before falling to relegation again and having to return to the Oberliga. After three seasons in the Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein
, the club was relegated again, back to the Verbandsliga. A title in this league however moved the team straight back up and it enjoyed three excellent seasons in the Oberliga with two third places in 2003 and 2004 being the best results.
Upon recreation of the Oberliga Nord in 2004, the club was immediately relegated to the Verbandsliga and has since spent its time there. In 2008, the Verbandsliga Hamburg was renamed Oberliga Hamburg.
In the final of the Hamburg Cup they won against Altonaer FC 93 with 2:1, so they started in the DFB-Pokal
in 2009/2010. There they defeated by TuS Koblenz
0:4.
seven times:
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 suburb of Wandsbek
Wandsbek
Wandsbek is the second-largest of seven boroughs that make up the city of Hamburg, Germany. The name of the district is derived from the river Wandse which passes here. The quarter Wandsbek, which is the former independent city, is urban and, with the quarters Eilbek and Marienthal part of the...
in the city of Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
.
Early years
The club was formed in 1907 as SC Concordia Wandsbeck by a small group of seven enthusiastic cycle poloCycle polo
Cycle polo is a team sport, invented in County Wicklow, Ireland, in 1891 by retired cyclist, Richard J. Mecredy. The sport is similar to traditional polo, except that bicycles are used instead of horses. The hardcourt game has seen a sharp spike in interest as of 2007 and new teams are sprouting up...
players, with football being only the second sport of the new association. However, cycle polo soon becam unfasionable due to frequent crashes and football took over as the clubs main interest. The clubs name Concordia originated by Walter Stautz who saw it engraved in a medal.
In 1923, the club merged with another local club, Germania, and in 1937, it changed its name to the current one.
1921 to 1933
The club did not reach the highest level of play in the city of Hamburg till after the First World War. In 1921–22, it played in the Kreisliga Groß-Hamburg – Alsterkreis, one of the two highest divisions in the city at that stage, reaching sixth place out of eight teams. It repeated this performance in 1923 and 1924 but came last in its division in 1924–25 but managed to retain its spot in the league through a good performance in the relegation round. Struggleing on in the following season, Concordia was relegated back to the second level in 1927, coming last in its division once more.In the A-Klasse Hamburg – Staffel 3 (II), the club performed averagely in 1927–28, earning a fourth place finish. In the 1929–30 season, the club declined further, coming last in what was now the Bezirksliga Hamburg – Alster Staffel and finding itself relegated to the third division.
1933 to 1945
Concordia returned to first division football in 1939, when it won promotion to the Gauliga NordmarkGauliga Nordmark
The Gauliga Nordmark was the highest football league in the Prussian Province of Schleswig-Holstein and the German states of Hamburg, Lübeck, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Strelitz and parts of Oldenburg from 1933 to 1945...
, then the highest football league in northern Germany. Due to the outbreak of the Second World War, the league was split into two regional groups for 1939–40 but reunited the season after. Concordia suffered a last place finish in 1941 and was relegated from the Gauliga, unable to return to the league which was disbanded in 1945.
1945 to 1963
The club became one of thirteen clubs to enter the Stadtliga Hamburg in 1945, the highest league in the region until 1947. In 1946–47, Concordia came third in this league and, together with Hamburger SVHamburger 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...
, FC St Pauli and Victoria Hamburg, the team was admitted to the new Oberliga Nord
Oberliga Nord (1947-63)
The Oberliga Nord was the highest level of the German football league system in the north of Germany from 1947 until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963. It covered the states of Lower Saxony, Bremen, Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein.-Overview:...
.
In the new Oberliga, the club managed to archive mid-table finishes, with a sixth place in 1949–50 being its best performance. In 1953, it was however relegated after coming 15th out of 16 teams and had to step down to the tier-two Amateurliga Hamburg. In three seasons in this league, the team won two championships and a runners-up spot and won promotion back to the Oberliga in 1956.
With the exception of 1957–58, when the club came sixth once more, it spent its time in the Oberliga in the relegation zone but survived nevertheless until 1963, when the Oberligas where disbanded in favor of the new Fußball-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...
.
1963 to 1974
Concordia qualified for the new second division Regionalliga NordRegionalliga Nord (1963-74)
The Regionalliga Nord was the second-highest level of the German football league system in the north of Germany from 1963 until the formation of the 2nd Bundesliga in 1974...
despite only coming 14th in 1963. In the Regionalliga in its first season, Cordi continued to struggle but then improved from 1964 onwards. Another sixth place finish in 1967 sands out as the clubs best performance in this era but by 1970 it was relegated once more, now to the tier three Landesliga Hamburg. The club took three seasons to manage a return to the Regionalliga, earning a second place in 1973 and moving back up. It was to be the last season for the Regionalligas, which were replaced by the 2nd Bundesligas
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 1974.
1974 to 2008
A tenth place in 1974 was not enough to qualify for the new second division and Cordi had to enter the newly recreated Oberliga NordOberliga Nord
The Oberliga Nord was the fourth tier of the German football league system in the north of Germany. It covered the states of Niedersachsen, Bremen, Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein...
(III) instead. It remained in this league for the next 17 seasons, without ever coming close to promotion, a fifth place in 1977 being its best result.
In 1991, the clubs luck finally run out and it lost its relegation battle, having to step down to the Verbandsliga Hamburg (IV). After an eighth place in its first season there, it earned two championships the following years and the second one earned the team promotion to the new Regionalliga Nord
Regionalliga Nord
The Regionalliga Nord 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 northern and eastern part of Germany. It covers ten of the sixteen states of Germany...
(III).
Concordia enjoyed three season there before falling to relegation again and having to return to the Oberliga. After three seasons in the Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein
Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein
The Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein was the fourth tier of the German football league system in the north of Germany, existing from 1994 to 2004. It covered the states of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein...
, the club was relegated again, back to the Verbandsliga. A title in this league however moved the team straight back up and it enjoyed three excellent seasons in the Oberliga with two third places in 2003 and 2004 being the best results.
Upon recreation of the Oberliga Nord in 2004, the club was immediately relegated to the Verbandsliga and has since spent its time there. In 2008, the Verbandsliga Hamburg was renamed Oberliga Hamburg.
In the final of the Hamburg Cup they won against Altonaer FC 93 with 2:1, so they started 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...
in 2009/2010. There they defeated by TuS Koblenz
TuS Koblenz
TuS Koblenz is a German association football club, located in Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Fussball Club Deutschland Neuendorf, which was formed in 1911, is viewed as the foundation of the modern club.-Play under the Third Reich:...
0:4.
Current
In the 2008–09 season, the club sits in the bottom half of the new Oberliga Hamburg after half the season having been played.Honours
- League
- Amateurliga Hamburg (II) champions: 1954, 1956
- Amateurliga Hamburg runners-up: 1955
- Landesliga Hamburg (III) runners-up: 1973
- Verbandsliga Hamburg (IV-V) champions: 1993, 1994, 2001
Recent managers
| Manager | Start | Finish |
| Andreas Klobedanz | 7 October 2008 | |
| Andreas Reinke Andreas Reinke Andreas Reinke is a former German footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.During his professional career, in which he appeared for six clubs in three countries, he played in 228 Bundesliga games, having retired at the age of 38.... |
7 October 2008 |
Recent seasons
| Year | Division | Position |
| 1999–2000 | Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein The Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein was the fourth tier of the German football league system in the north of Germany, existing from 1994 to 2004. It covered the states of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein... (IV) |
16th ↓ |
| 2000–01 | Verbandsliga Hamburg (V) | 1st ↑ |
| 2001–02 | Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein (IV) | 5th |
| 2002–03 | Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein | 3rd |
| 2003–04 | Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein | 3rd |
| 2004–05 | Oberliga Nord Oberliga Nord The Oberliga Nord was the fourth tier of the German football league system in the north of Germany. It covered the states of Niedersachsen, Bremen, Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein... (IV) |
16th ↓ |
| 2005–06 | Verbandsliga Hamburg (V) | 2nd |
| 2006–07 | Verbandsliga Hamburg | 3rd |
| 2007–08 | Verbandsliga Hamburg | 4th |
| 2008–09 | Oberliga Hamburg Oberliga Hamburg The Oberliga Hamburg, sometimes referred to as Hamburg-Liga, is in the fifth tier of the German football league system and the highest league in the German state of Hamburg, incorporating some of its surrounding districts... (V) |
DFB Cup appearances
The club has qualified for the first round of the German CupDFB-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...
seven times:
| Season | Round | Date | Home | Away | Result | Attendance |
| 1952–53 DFB-Pokal | First round | 17 August 1952 | Concordia Hamburg | Borussia Dortmund Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football... |
4–3 | |
| Second round | 19 November 1952 | Concordia Hamburg | VfB Mühlburg | 4–3 | ||
| Quarter-final | 1 February 1953 | Waldhof Mannheim | Concordia Hamburg | 2–1 | ||
| 1962–63 DFB-Pokal | First round | 1 June 1963 | Concordia Hamburg | Tasmania 1900 Berlin Tasmania 1900 Berlin SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin was a German association football club based in the Berlin district of Neukölln.- Tasmania 1900 :The team was founded on 2 June 1900 as Rixdorfer TuFC Tasmania 1900, changing its name when Rixdorf was re-named Neukölln in 1912... |
1–3 | |
| 1965–66 DFB-Pokal | First round | 22 January 1966 | TuS Haste | Concordia Hamburg | 1–2 | |
| Second round | 19 February 1966 | SV Werder Bremen SV Werder Bremen SV Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its association football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. The club was founded on 4 February 1899 as Fußballverein Werder by a group of sixteen vocational high school students who had won a prize... |
Concordia Hamburg | 2–0 | ||
| 1977–78 DFB-Pokal | First round | 29 July 1977 | Concordia Hamburg | FC Bayern Hof | 2–0 | |
| Second round | 19 August 1977 | Schwarz-Weiß Essen | Concordia Hamburg | 2–0 | ||
| 1978–79 DFB-Pokal | First round | 4 August 1978 | Südwest Ludwigshafen | Concordia Hamburg | 2–0 | |
| 1980–81 DFB-Pokal | First round | 28 August 1980 | Concordia Hamburg | Hammer SpVg Hammer SpVg Hammer SpVg is a German association football club from the city of Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is part of a larger sports club with some 1,500 members in departments for aikido, judo, cheerleading, fitness and dance, gymnastics, handball, roller hockey, volleyball, and water gymnastics.The... |
2–2 aet | |
| First round replay | 4 September 1980 | Hammer SpVg | Concordia Hamburg | 3–2 | ||
| 1987–88 DFB-Pokal | First round | 28 August 1987 | Concordia Hamburg | SpVgg Erkenschwick SpVgg Erkenschwick SpVgg Erkenschwick is a German football club based in Oer-Erkenschwick in North Rhine-Westphalia.- History :Founded as Sportverein Erkenschwick in 1916, they joined Emscher-Lippe-Spielverband to form Sportfreunde Erkenschwick in 1918, which in then merged with Turn- und Leichtathletikverein TV... |
3–0 aet | |
| Second round | 24 October 1987 | 1. FC Pforzheim 1. FC Pforzheim 1. FC Pforzheim was a German association football club playing in Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg. The club was established on 5 May 1896 and was a founding member of the German Football Association in Leipzig in 1900. In 2010 it merged with VfR Pforzheim to 1. CfR Pforzheim.-Early success:The club... |
Concordia Hamburg | 2–0 | ||
| 2009–10 DFB-Pokal 2009–10 DFB-Pokal The 2009–10 DFB-Pokal is the sixty-seventh season of the annual German football cup competition. It commenced on the weekend around 1 August 2009 with the matches of Round 1 and ended on 15 May 2010 with the final which is traditionally held at Olympic Stadium in Berlin... |
First round | 2 August 2009 | Concordia Hamburg | TuS Koblenz TuS Koblenz TuS Koblenz is a German association football club, located in Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Fussball Club Deutschland Neuendorf, which was formed in 1911, is viewed as the foundation of the modern club.-Play under the Third Reich:... |
0–4 | 1100 |
External links
Sources
- Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables
- SC Concordia at Weltfussball.de