SV Memmelsdorf
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The SV Memmelsdorf is a German association football club
from the city of Memmelsdorf
, Bavaria
. The club played for a season in the Oberliga Bayern
in 2009–10, having achieved promotion to this league for the first time.
. An earlier club had existed for a brief period from the end of the First World War to 1923 but was then disbanded. Josef Bauer, a local trader, was the driving force behind the new club and became its chairman, an office he held until 1933.
The new club played its first game of football on 24 December 1934, losing 5–2 to TB Jahn Bamberg. The clubs early years were spend in the local C- and B-Klasse, but, in 1931, it won promotion to the A-Klasse Bamberg for the first time. Also in 1931, the club changed its colors from black and white to red and white.
Memmelsdorf remained in the A-Klasse for three seasons before being relegated again. A period of decline followed, culminating in a withdrawal from competitive football because of a lack of players in 1938. The outbreak of the Second World War did not improve this situation and SVM remained dormant for a time.
After the end of the war in 1945, the club needed permission from the local occupation authorities, Bavaria was in the US-zone
, but it was now able to field a team in local league football again. The club had to restart at the bottom of the league pyramid, the C-Klasse, but returned to the A-Klasse by 1953. SVM stayed for only one season in this league but returned in 1955 and became a more permanent member, lasting until 1968.
Once more, the club returned to the A-Klasse, now the sixth tier of league football in the region, in 1971. The 1975–76 season saw the club reach new heights, finishing second in the A-Klasse. In the promotion round, it faced VfL Frohnlach
, which it beat 2–1 and earned promotion to the Bezirksliga Oberfranken-West for the first time.
The club performed well in this new league and came second in 1977–78 but lost its greatest talent, 20-year old Joachim Pickel in a car accident. It played in the 1978–79 German Cup
, where it lost 8–1 at home to 1. FC Bocholt
. SVM remained a good side in the Bezirksliga but it took until 1987 to get another shot at promotion. Finishing second on equal points with SV Hallstadt, a decider had to be played in Bamberg
and SVM won 6–3 in front of 1,200 spectators. The team then had to face ATS Kulmbach
, which it beat 3–2, courtesy to a 90th minute goal. In the decisive third game, it beat FC Eibelstadt 2–0 and earned promotion to the Landesliga Bayern-Nord
(IV) for the first time. Because of the relegation of local powerhouse 1. FC Bamberg
to the Bezirksliga that year, the team also became the highest-ranking club in the city of Bamberg.
The club managed to establish itself well in the new league surprised everyone when it finished second in the 1988–89 season. The team thereby earned the right to take part in the Oberliga promotion round
, where it faced SpVgg Fürth and lost 5–3. The game, in front of 4,500 spectators was a highlight in the clubs history. Fürth in turn had to wait another two years to return to the Bayernliga, losing to FC Memmingen
in the promotion final.
The team remained a competitive side in the Landesliga in the following years, without quite achieving as highly again. In 1993, the club suffered relegation, now to the Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken
(V). After a number of good seasons there, 1996–97 became a struggle, with the team only surviving after having to win two relegation deciders. It was followed by a league championship and promotion back to the Landesliga in 1998–99.
Memmelsdorfs second stint in the Landesliga was not as successful as its first and it never broke through into the top-ranks of the league in its six seasons there. In 2005, it was relegated once more to the Bezirksoberliga.
The club only spend two seasons there before returning to the Landesliga on the strength of another league championship. A stronger side now, it finished eighth in its first season. In 2008–09, it took out the league championship there and earned promotion to the Oberliga Bayern
for the first time, where it lasted for only one season before being relegated again.
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 Memmelsdorf
Memmelsdorf
Memmelsdorf is a community in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg bordering in the west directly on the city of Bamberg.- History :As with most places in the Bamberg district, this community’s exact founding time cannot be established. However, looking back through the properties of the royal...
, 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...
. The club played for a season in the Oberliga Bayern
Oberliga Bayern
The Fußball-Bayernliga, commonly referred to as the Bayernliga, is the highest football league in the state of Bavaria and the Bavarian Football League System. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German football, the fifth tier of the German football league system...
in 2009–10, having achieved promotion to this league for the first time.
History
Formed on 7 December 1923, SVM was not the first football club formed in the village of Memmelsdorf, near BambergBamberg
Bamberg is a city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in Upper Franconia on the river Regnitz, close to its confluence with the river Main. Bamberg is one of the few cities in Germany that was not destroyed by World War II bombings because of a nearby Artillery Factory that prevented planes from...
. An earlier club had existed for a brief period from the end of the First World War to 1923 but was then disbanded. Josef Bauer, a local trader, was the driving force behind the new club and became its chairman, an office he held until 1933.
The new club played its first game of football on 24 December 1934, losing 5–2 to TB Jahn Bamberg. The clubs early years were spend in the local C- and B-Klasse, but, in 1931, it won promotion to the A-Klasse Bamberg for the first time. Also in 1931, the club changed its colors from black and white to red and white.
Memmelsdorf remained in the A-Klasse for three seasons before being relegated again. A period of decline followed, culminating in a withdrawal from competitive football because of a lack of players in 1938. The outbreak of the Second World War did not improve this situation and SVM remained dormant for a time.
After the end of the war in 1945, the club needed permission from the local occupation authorities, Bavaria was in the US-zone
Allied Occupation Zones in Germany
The Allied powers who defeated Nazi Germany in World War II divided the country west of the Oder-Neisse line into four occupation zones for administrative purposes during 1945–49. In the closing weeks of fighting in Europe, US forces had pushed beyond the previously agreed boundaries for the...
, but it was now able to field a team in local league football again. The club had to restart at the bottom of the league pyramid, the C-Klasse, but returned to the A-Klasse by 1953. SVM stayed for only one season in this league but returned in 1955 and became a more permanent member, lasting until 1968.
Once more, the club returned to the A-Klasse, now the sixth tier of league football in the region, in 1971. The 1975–76 season saw the club reach new heights, finishing second in the A-Klasse. In the promotion round, it faced VfL Frohnlach
VfL Frohnlach
VfL Frohnlach is a German association football club from the municipality of Frohnlach in Ebersdorf bei Coburg, Bavaria.-History:The club was established as Sports Club Arminia Frohnlach in 1919 and, after a 1925 merger with Turnverein Frohnlach, became Verein für Leibesübungen 1919 e. V. Frohnlach...
, which it beat 2–1 and earned promotion to the Bezirksliga Oberfranken-West for the first time.
The club performed well in this new league and came second in 1977–78 but lost its greatest talent, 20-year old Joachim Pickel in a car accident. It played in the 1978–79 German Cup
DFB-Pokal 1978–79
The DFB-Pokal 1978–79 was the 36th season of the competition. It began on 4 August 1978 and ended on 23 June 1979. 128 teams competed in the tournament of seven rounds...
, where it lost 8–1 at home to 1. FC Bocholt
1. FC Bocholt
1. FC Bocholt is a German association football club based in Bocholt, North Rhine-Westphalia.-History:The team was founded 21 August 1900 as Fußball-Club Bocholt and in 1919 was joined by VfvB Bocholt which had been established in 1917 as Ballverein Bocholt...
. SVM remained a good side in the Bezirksliga but it took until 1987 to get another shot at promotion. Finishing second on equal points with SV Hallstadt, a decider had to be played in Bamberg
Bamberg
Bamberg is a city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in Upper Franconia on the river Regnitz, close to its confluence with the river Main. Bamberg is one of the few cities in Germany that was not destroyed by World War II bombings because of a nearby Artillery Factory that prevented planes from...
and SVM won 6–3 in front of 1,200 spectators. The team then had to face ATS Kulmbach
ATS Kulmbach
The ATS Kulmbach is a German association football club from the city of Kulmbach, Bavaria.ATS, in its better days, played in the third division and reached the first round of the German Cup in 1975–76...
, which it beat 3–2, courtesy to a 90th minute goal. In the decisive third game, it beat FC Eibelstadt 2–0 and earned promotion to the Landesliga Bayern-Nord
Landesliga Bayern-Nord
The Landesliga Bayern-Nord 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....
(IV) for the first time. Because of the relegation of local powerhouse 1. FC Bamberg
1. FC Bamberg
The 1. FC Bamberg was a German association football club from the town of Bamberg, Bavaria.In 2006, the club merged with TSV Eintracht Bamberg to form 1. FC Eintracht Bamberg. 1. FC Eintracht went bankrupt in 2010 and a new club was formed, FC Eintracht Bamberg 2010.1...
to the Bezirksliga that year, the team also became the highest-ranking club in the city of Bamberg.
The club managed to establish itself well in the new league surprised everyone when it finished second in the 1988–89 season. The team thereby earned the right to take part in the Oberliga promotion round
Promotion to the Oberliga Bayern
The Fußball-Bayernliga, the fifth tier of the German football league system and highest football league in the state of Bavaria, has four teams annually promoted to the league, the champions of the three Landesligas, and a fourth club, determined by an annual promotion round...
, where it faced SpVgg Fürth and lost 5–3. The game, in front of 4,500 spectators was a highlight in the clubs history. Fürth in turn had to wait another two years to return to the Bayernliga, losing to FC Memmingen
FC Memmingen
FC Memmingen is a German association football club based in Memmingen, Bavaria.-Overview:The team was formed on 30 May 1907 as the football department of the gymnastics club Memminger Turnvereins 1859 and became independent in the fall of that year...
in the promotion final.
The team remained a competitive side in the Landesliga in the following years, without quite achieving as highly again. In 1993, the club suffered relegation, now to the Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken
Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken
The Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken is currently the 7th tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Upper Franconia...
(V). After a number of good seasons there, 1996–97 became a struggle, with the team only surviving after having to win two relegation deciders. It was followed by a league championship and promotion back to the Landesliga in 1998–99.
Memmelsdorfs second stint in the Landesliga was not as successful as its first and it never broke through into the top-ranks of the league in its six seasons there. In 2005, it was relegated once more to the Bezirksoberliga.
The club only spend two seasons there before returning to the Landesliga on the strength of another league championship. A stronger side now, it finished eighth in its first season. In 2008–09, it took out the league championship there and earned promotion to the Oberliga Bayern
Oberliga Bayern
The Fußball-Bayernliga, commonly referred to as the Bayernliga, is the highest football league in the state of Bavaria and the Bavarian Football League System. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German football, the fifth tier of the German football league system...
for the first time, where it lasted for only one season before being relegated again.
Honours
- Landesliga Bayern-NordLandesliga Bayern-NordThe Landesliga Bayern-Nord 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....
(VI)- Champions: 2009
- Runners-up: 1989
- Bezirksoberliga OberfrankenBezirksoberliga OberfrankenThe Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken is currently the 7th tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Upper Franconia...
(VI)- Champions: (2) 1999, 2007
Recent seasons
The recent season-by-season performance of the club:| 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 |
| 1999–2000 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord Landesliga Bayern-Nord The Landesliga Bayern-Nord 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 | 10th |
| 2000–01 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord | 14th | |
| 2001–02 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord | 7th | |
| 2002–03 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord | 12th | |
| 2003–04 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord | 9th | |
| 2004–05 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord | 15th ↓ | |
| 2005–06 | Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken The Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken is currently the 7th tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Upper Franconia... |
VI | 5th |
| 2006–07 | Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken | 1st ↑ | |
| 2007–08 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord | V | 8th |
| 2008–09 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord | VI | 1st ↑ |
| 2009–10 | Oberliga Bayern Oberliga Bayern The Fußball-Bayernliga, commonly referred to as the Bayernliga, is the highest football league in the state of Bavaria and the Bavarian Football League System. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German football, the fifth tier of the German football league system... |
V | 17th↓ |
| 2010–11 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord | VI | 10th |
| 2011–12 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord |
- With the introduction of the BezirksoberligasBezirksoberligen BayernThe 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 LandesligasLandesliga BayernIn 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 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.
DFB Cup appearances
The club has qualified for the first round of the German Cup just once:| Season | Round | Date | Home | Away | Result | Attendance |
| DFB Cup 1978-79 | First round | 5 August 1978 | SV Memmelsdorf | 1. FC Bocholt 1. FC Bocholt 1. FC Bocholt is a German association football club based in Bocholt, North Rhine-Westphalia.-History:The team was founded 21 August 1900 as Fußball-Club Bocholt and in 1919 was joined by VfvB Bocholt which had been established in 1917 as Ballverein Bocholt... |
1–8 | 1,000 |
External links
- Official team site
- SV Memmelsdorf profile at Weltfussball.de
- SV Memmelsdorf profile at Fussballdaten.de
- Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables