SpVgg Ansbach
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SpVgg Ansbach is a German football club
from the city of Ansbach
, Bavaria
.
The clubs greatest league success came in 2001, when it earned promotion to the tier-three Regionalliga Süd
, where it lasted for only one season. In cup competitions, its greatest success has been to win the Bavarian Cup in 2008
and to qualify for the German Cup on three occasions, reaching the second round once, in 1980-81
.
Following World War II most organizations in the country, including sports and football clubs, were dissolved by occupying Allied authorities. The club was re-established in 1945 as Sportverein Ansbach out of the membership of a number of local sports clubs. On 30 November 1948, the association was re-named Turn- und Sportverein Ansbach and, in 1951, the footballers went their own way again as Spielvereinigung 1909 Ansbach.
The team advanced to the fourth tier 2nd Amateurliga Bayern
in 1953 for a single season, and after being sent down, promptly returned in 1955. They played at that level until sent down through league restructuring in the early 60s. The club qualified for DFB Pokal (German Cup) play for the first time in 1981 and advanced out of the first round by defeating FSV Pfaffenhofen 1–0. In the next round they were soundly thrashed by second division side Stuttgarter Kickers
(0:13). Ansbach returned briefly to fourth tier play in the Landesliga Bayern-Mitte
in 1985 and again qualified to participate in the opening round of the DFB Pokal the same year where they were put out 0–3 by SV Waldhof Mannheim
.
SpVgg spent eleven seasons in the Landesliga with a fifth place in 1993 as its best result, but was then relegated to the Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken
in 1996. This lasted for only one season, earning promotion straight back and returning to thr Landesliga as a much more competitive side.
Ansbach enjoyed their best successes to date in the late 90s as they won promotion first to the Fußball-Bayernliga (IV) in 1999, and two seasons later, to the Regionalliga Süd
(III). However, they had a difficult time in the third tier, and after a 12 game winless streak and a next to last place finish, the team was sent down.
The club continued to struggle after being sent down and narrowly missed relegation in each of the next two campaigns. They were finally relegated to the Landesliga Bayern (V) after a 15th place finish in 2004–05. Ansbach promptly rebounded and on the strength of a division title in 2006-07 and won promotion
back to the Fußball-Bayernliga (IV) for three seasons, before it was relegated again in 2010.
department, the Ansbach Grizzlies
. The Grizzlies were a successful team during the early days of the game in Germany, reaching every German Bowl
from 1979 to 1986 and winning it in 1981, 1982 and 1985. In 1981, this department however went its own way, separating from the SpVgg.
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 Ansbach
Ansbach
Ansbach, originally Onolzbach, is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is the capital of the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Ansbach is situated southwest of Nuremberg and north of Munich, on the Fränkische Rezat, a tributary of the Main river. As of 2004, its population was 40,723.Ansbach...
, 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...
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The clubs greatest league success came in 2001, when it earned promotion to the tier-three 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...
, where it lasted for only one season. In cup competitions, its greatest success has been to win the Bavarian Cup in 2008
2008 Bavarian Cup
The 2008 Bavarian Cup was the eleventh edition of this competition, organised by the Bavarian Football Association , which was started in 1998. It ended with the SpVgg Unterhaching winning the competition...
and to qualify for the German Cup on three occasions, reaching the second round once, in 1980-81
DFB Cup 1980-81
The DFB-Pokal 1980–81 was the 38th season of the competition, beginning on 27 August 1980 and ending on 2 May 1981. In the final FC Kaiserslautern was defeated by Eintracht Frankfurt who were awarded the trophy for the third time. Despite losing in the quarter-finals Hamburg set an all-time record...
.
History
The club roots go back to the 1909 formation of a football department within the gymnastics club Turnverein 1860 Ansbach. The team disappeared for a period of three years during World War I but was re-formed in 1917 as the independent club Sportverein 1909 Ansbach by the footballers of TV and 1. FC 1912 Ansbach. A highlight of the club's early years came in 1928 with the capture of the A-Klasse Mittelfranken title and subsequent promotion playoff win over 1. FC Zirndorf that advanced the club to the second tier Kreisliga where they would compete until 1937.Following World War II most organizations in the country, including sports and football clubs, were dissolved by occupying Allied authorities. The club was re-established in 1945 as Sportverein Ansbach out of the membership of a number of local sports clubs. On 30 November 1948, the association was re-named Turn- und Sportverein Ansbach and, in 1951, the footballers went their own way again as Spielvereinigung 1909 Ansbach.
The team advanced to the fourth tier 2nd Amateurliga Bayern
2nd Amateurliga Bayern
The 2nd Amateurliga Bayern was a set of eleven regional leagues in Bavaria existing from 1951 to 1963 as the fourth tier of football in the state....
in 1953 for a single season, and after being sent down, promptly returned in 1955. They played at that level until sent down through league restructuring in the early 60s. The club qualified for DFB Pokal (German Cup) play for the first time in 1981 and advanced out of the first round by defeating FSV Pfaffenhofen 1–0. In the next round they were soundly thrashed by second division side Stuttgarter Kickers
Stuttgarter Kickers
Stuttgarter Kickers is a German association football club that plays in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, founded on 21 September 1899 as FC Stuttgarter Cickers...
(0:13). Ansbach returned briefly to fourth tier play in the Landesliga Bayern-Mitte
Landesliga Bayern-Mitte
The Landesliga Bayern-Mitte 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....
in 1985 and again qualified to participate in the opening round of the DFB Pokal the same year where they were put out 0–3 by SV Waldhof Mannheim
SV Waldhof Mannheim
SV Waldhof Mannheim is a German association football club, located in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg. The club today has a membership of over 2,400.-History:...
.
SpVgg spent eleven seasons in the Landesliga with a fifth place in 1993 as its best result, but was then relegated to the Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken
Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken
The Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken is currently the 7th tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Middle Franconia...
in 1996. This lasted for only one season, earning promotion straight back and returning to thr Landesliga as a much more competitive side.
Ansbach enjoyed their best successes to date in the late 90s as they won promotion first to the Fußball-Bayernliga (IV) in 1999, and two seasons later, to the 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). However, they had a difficult time in the third tier, and after a 12 game winless streak and a next to last place finish, the team was sent down.
The club continued to struggle after being sent down and narrowly missed relegation in each of the next two campaigns. They were finally relegated to the Landesliga Bayern (V) after a 15th place finish in 2004–05. Ansbach promptly rebounded and on the strength of a division title in 2006-07 and won promotion
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...
back to the Fußball-Bayernliga (IV) for three seasons, before it was relegated again in 2010.
League
- Fußball-Bayernliga (IV)
- Champions: 2001
- Landesliga Bayern-MitteLandesliga Bayern-MitteThe Landesliga Bayern-Mitte 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)- Champions: 2007
- Runners-up: 1999
- Bezirksoberliga MittelfrankenBezirksoberliga MittelfrankenThe Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken is currently the 7th tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Middle Franconia...
(VI)- Champions: 1997
Recent managers
Recent managers of the club:| Manager | Start | Finish |
| Wolfgang Bartusch | 20 November 1995 | ?1 |
| Hans-Jürgen Brunner | 1 July 2003 | 12 December 2004 |
| Reiner Eisenberger | 1 July 2007 | 30 June 2009 |
| Hans-Jürgen Brunner | 1 July 2009 | 30 June 2010 |
| Slobodan Pajic |
- 1 Managed the club during its Regionalliga season.
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 | Bayernliga | IV | 10th |
| 2000–01 | Bayernliga | 1st ↑ | |
| 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... |
III | 17th ↓ |
| 2002–03 | Bayernliga | IV | 13th |
| 2003–04 | Bayernliga | 14th | |
| 2004–05 | Bayernliga | 15th ↓ | |
| 2005–06 | Landesliga Bayern-Mitte Landesliga Bayern-Mitte The Landesliga Bayern-Mitte 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 | 8th |
| 2006–07 | Landesliga Bayern-Mitte | 1st ↑ | |
| 2007–08 | Bayernliga | IV | 13th |
| 2008–09 | Bayernliga | V | 12th |
| 2009–10 | Bayernliga | 15th ↓ | |
| 2010–11 | Landesliga Bayern-Mitte | VI | 9th |
| 2011–12 | Landesliga Bayern-Mitte |
- 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.
Stadium
Since 1976 the club has played its home matches at the Sportpark Ansbach which has a capacity of 5,000 (1,000 seats).DFB Cup appearances
The club has qualified for the first round of the German Cup three times:| Season | Round | Date | Home | Away | Result | Attendance |
| DFB Cup 1980-81 DFB Cup 1980-81 The DFB-Pokal 1980–81 was the 38th season of the competition, beginning on 27 August 1980 and ending on 2 May 1981. In the final FC Kaiserslautern was defeated by Eintracht Frankfurt who were awarded the trophy for the third time. Despite losing in the quarter-finals Hamburg set an all-time record... |
First round | 28 August 1980 | SpVgg Ansbach | FSV Pfaffenhofen | 1–0 | |
| Second round | 4 October 1980 | Stuttgarter Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers is a German association football club that plays in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, founded on 21 September 1899 as FC Stuttgarter Cickers... |
SpVgg Ansbach | 13–0 | ||
| DFB Cup 1985-86 | First round | 24 August 1985 | SpVgg Ansbach | Waldhof Mannheim | 0–2 | |
| DFB Cup 2008-09 DFB Cup 2008-09 The DFB-Pokal 2008–09 is the sixty-sixth season of the annual nationwide cup competition. It started with the first match of the First Round between 5th division side SV Niederauerbach and 1. FC Köln on 7 August 2008 and ended with Werder Bremen defeating Bayer Leverkusen in the final at Olympic... |
First round | 10 August 2008 | SpVgg Ansbach | Karlsruher SC Karlsruher 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... |
0–5 | 4,000 |
American football department
From 1979 to 1981, the club was home to an American footballAmerican football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
department, the Ansbach Grizzlies
Ansbach Grizzlies
The Ansbach Grizzlies are an American football team based in Ansbach, Germany. The club, together with the Düsseldorf Panther and the Munich Cowboys, is one of the oldest in Germany...
. The Grizzlies were a successful team during the early days of the game in Germany, reaching every German Bowl
German Bowl
The German Bowl is the annual national championship game in the sport of American football in Germany. It is contested by the two best teams of the German Football League....
from 1979 to 1986 and winning it in 1981, 1982 and 1985. In 1981, this department however went its own way, separating from the SpVgg.