SpVgg Greuther Fürth II
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The SpVgg Greuther Fürth II is a German
association football club from the city of Fürth
, Bavaria
.
It is the reserve team of the SpVgg Greuther Fürth
and, since 2008, plays in the tier four Regionalliga Süd
. The team plays as an under-23 side as the rules on using under-23 players in the first and second teams are less strict.
in 1996 to form the current SpVgg Greuther Fürth. The side was known as SpVgg Fürth Amateure or SpVgg Fürth II, depending whether the first team was playing in professional football or not at the time.
Under the name of SpVgg Fürth Amateure the side achieved promotion to the third division Amateurliga Bayern North in 1958 after a championship in the northern division of the 2nd Amateurliga Mittelfranken
. The team lasted for only two seasons at this level, coming 12th in 1959 and last in the following year and being relegated back down.
The amateur team of SpVgg Fürth was not a founding member of the Landesliga Bayern-Nord
in 1963, unlike the second team of traditional rival 1. FC Nuremberg, and did not appear in the higher reaches of Bavarian football in the years to come.
With the decline of the senior team in the 1980s, which suffered at first relegation from the 2nd Bundesliga
in 1983, followed by another drop, from the Bayernliga to the Landesliga in 1987, the fortunes of the reserve side declined, too. When the senior team recovered, returning to the Bayernliga in 1991 and becoming a founding member of the new Regionalliga Süd
in 1994, the reserve team improved, too. In 1994, the side earned promotion to the tier-five Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken
, having finished runners-up in the Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Nord.
While in the Bezirksoberliga, the team changed its name to SpVgg Greuther Fürth Amateure in 1996, after the merger and promotion of the senior team. It played as a top-level side in this league until 1999-2000, when a league title earned it promotion to the Landesliga.
The side played for only one season at this level, taking out another league title immediately and earning another promotion, to the Bayernliga. At this level, the side remained until 2008, when the introduction of the 3rd Liga
allowed for five Bavarian teams to be promoted to the Regionalliga, with runners-up SpVgg Greuther Fürth II being one of them.
In between, in 2005, a change in the rules meant that all reserve sides, regardless of the status of the first team, would now carry a roman numberal to indicate its status, SpVgg Greuther Fürth Amateure therefore became SpVgg Greuther Fürth II.
Since 2008, the team has played in the tier-four Regionalliga Süd, with a fourth place in 2010-11 as its best result.
Manager:
Konrad Fünfstück
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
association football club from the city of Fürth
Fürth
The city of Fürth is located in northern Bavaria, Germany in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. It is now contiguous with the larger city of Nuremberg, the centres of the two cities being only 7 km apart....
, 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...
.
It is the reserve team of the SpVgg Greuther Fürth
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
SpVgg Greuther Fürth is a German association football club based in Fürth, Bavaria. The club was formed when the senior football side of newcomer Turn- und Sportverein Vestenbergsgreuth joined traditional club Spielvereinigung Fürth on 1 July 1996...
and, since 2008, plays in the tier four 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...
. The team plays as an under-23 side as the rules on using under-23 players in the first and second teams are less strict.
History
The side originated as the reserve team of the SpVgg Fürth, a club that merged with TSV VestenbergsgreuthTSV Vestenbergsgreuth
The TSV Vestenbergsgreuth is a German association football club from the village of Vestenbergsgreuth, Bavaria. From 1996 to 2007, the club did not field a team due to a merger with SpVgg Fürth, but has since returned to competitive football as a separate side.TSV is best known for its 1–0 victory...
in 1996 to form the current SpVgg Greuther Fürth. The side was known as SpVgg Fürth Amateure or SpVgg Fürth II, depending whether the first team was playing in professional football or not at the time.
Under the name of SpVgg Fürth Amateure the side achieved promotion to the third division Amateurliga Bayern North in 1958 after a championship in the northern division of the 2nd Amateurliga Mittelfranken
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....
. The team lasted for only two seasons at this level, coming 12th in 1959 and last in the following year and being relegated back down.
The amateur team of SpVgg Fürth was not a founding member of 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....
in 1963, unlike the second team of traditional rival 1. FC Nuremberg, and did not appear in the higher reaches of Bavarian football in the years to come.
With the decline of the senior team in the 1980s, which suffered at first relegation from the 2nd Bundesliga
2nd Bundesliga
2nd Bundesliga can stand for:*Bundesliga , the name for the premier league of any sport in Germany or Austria*2. Fußball-Bundesliga, the 2nd Division in German football...
in 1983, followed by another drop, from the Bayernliga to the Landesliga in 1987, the fortunes of the reserve side declined, too. When the senior team recovered, returning to the Bayernliga in 1991 and becoming a founding member of the new 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...
in 1994, the reserve team improved, too. In 1994, the side earned promotion to the tier-five 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...
, having finished runners-up in the Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Nord.
While in the Bezirksoberliga, the team changed its name to SpVgg Greuther Fürth Amateure in 1996, after the merger and promotion of the senior team. It played as a top-level side in this league until 1999-2000, when a league title earned it promotion to the Landesliga.
The side played for only one season at this level, taking out another league title immediately and earning another promotion, to the Bayernliga. At this level, the side remained until 2008, when the introduction of the 3rd 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...
allowed for five Bavarian teams to be promoted to the Regionalliga, with runners-up SpVgg Greuther Fürth II being one of them.
In between, in 2005, a change in the rules meant that all reserve sides, regardless of the status of the first team, would now carry a roman numberal to indicate its status, SpVgg Greuther Fürth Amateure therefore became SpVgg Greuther Fürth II.
Since 2008, the team has played in the tier-four Regionalliga Süd, with a fourth place in 2010-11 as its best result.
League
- 2nd Amateurliga Mittelfranken Nord2nd Amateurliga BayernThe 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....
(IV)- Champions: 1958
- Bayernliga (IV)
- Runners-up: (2) 2007, 2008
- 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: 2001
- 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: 2000
- Runners-up: 1997
Recent managers
The clubs recent managers were:| Manager | Start | Finish |
| Reiner Geyer | 1 July 2006 | 30 June 2009 |
| Frank Kramer | 1 July 2009 | 30 June 2011 |
| Konrad Fünfstück | 1 July 2011 | present |
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 |
| 1999–00 | 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... |
VI | 1st ↑ |
| 2000–01 | 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 | 1st ↑ |
| 2001–02 | Bayernliga | IV | 5th |
| 2002–03 | Bayernliga | 9th | |
| 2003–04 | Bayernliga | 4th | |
| 2004–05 | Bayernliga | 12th | |
| 2005–06 | Bayernliga | 4th | |
| 2006–07 | Bayernliga | 2nd | |
| 2007–08 | Bayernliga | 2nd ↑ | |
| 2008–09 | 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... |
IV | 11th |
| 2009–10 | Regionalliga Süd | 11th | |
| 2010-11 | Regionalliga Süd | 4th | |
| 2011–12 | Regionalliga Süd |
- 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.
Current squad
Manager:
Konrad FünfstückSources
- Grüne, Hardy (2001). Vereinslexikon. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag ISBN 3-89784-147-9
- Die Bayernliga 1945-97 DSFS, published: 1998