Würzburger FV 04
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Würzburger FV is a German association football club
from the city of Würzburg
, Bavaria founded in 1904 as 1. Würzburger FV 04. The club emerged as WFV in 1923 after leaving a short-lived union formed with a gymnastics club.
The team has played as an unheralded local amateur side for most of its existence. From 1927 to 1933, they played in the tier-one Bezirksliga Bayern
. In 1933–34 they spent a single season in the top flight Gauliga Bayern
, one of sixteen premier divisions formed in the re-organization of German football under the Third Reich in 1933. Towards the end of World War II, WFV was forced into a merger with Kickers Würzburg
to play together as the wartime side (Kriegspielgemeinshaft) KSG Würzburg. The unified club spent two seasons in last place in the Gauliga
Bayern (Gruppe Nord). Play was interrupted as the war progressed and the team was disbanded at the end of the conflict.
WFV was re-established after the war and returned to playing anonymously in the lower amateur divisions. It became a permanent fixture in the tier-three Amateurliga Bayern from 1950 onwards. After not qualifying for the new single-division Amateurliga in 1963, the club declined somewhat, spending time in the tier-four Landesliga Bayern-Nord
, interrupted by a Bayernliga appearance from 1964 to 1966. In 1970, the club finally returned to the third division more permanently. They broke through to the 2nd Bundesliga Süd
1976 in spite of a second place finish and a 0:2 playoff loss to Wacker München
when Wacker declined promotion.
Würzburgs four-year-long turn in the second division was a difficult struggle and they were relegated in 1980 after a 21st place finish. Their descent to the Oberliga Bayern
(III) ended with another last place finish and was then promptly followed by the financial collapse of the club which owed its creditors over 2.5 million Marks. WFV sold its stadium to local rival DJK Würzburg to help clear its debt before the club was folded up in May 1981.
The members immediately formed the current club Würzburger FV which began play in the depths of the tenth division Kreisklasse C. They have since played their way back to the Oberliga Bayern (IV) where they finished a strong third in 2005–06. During their climb the team earned an appearance in the opening round of the 2001–02 German Cup tournament, but were thrashed 0:10 by then Bundesliga side 1860 Munich.
In the 2007–08 season, the club successfully battled against relegation, finishing 14th. The following season, 2008–09, saw the return of the Würzburg derby after Kickers Würzburg gained promotion to the Oberliga. The two clubs had not played against each other at this level since 1981 and have last met in a league game in the 1998–99 season in the Landesliga.
WFV experienced a difficult 2008–09 season and had to continue its fight for Bayernliga survival in the post-season, having finished on equal points with SV Seligenporten
(15th) and TSV Rain am Lech
(16th) and therefore requiring a set of deciders to be played. The club lost both games and was relegated back to the Landesliga, alongiside Kickers.
In 2009–10 they took the Landesliga championship and promoted to Oberliga Bayern once more.
The 2009–10 season was be the 19th time, the two most prominent clubs from Würzburg played in the same league since 1963. In this time, the derby was played on profesional level only once, in the 1977–78 2nd Bundesliga Süd
season.
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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 Würzburg
Würzburg
Würzburg is a city in the region of Franconia which lies in the northern tip of Bavaria, Germany. Located at the Main River, it is the capital of the Regierungsbezirk Lower Franconia. The regional dialect is Franconian....
, Bavaria founded in 1904 as 1. Würzburger FV 04. The club emerged as WFV in 1923 after leaving a short-lived union formed with a gymnastics club.
History
Bezirksliga Bayern
The Bezirksliga Bayern was the highest association football league in the German state of Bavaria from 1923 to 1933. The league was disbanded with the rise of the Nazis to power in 1933.-Overview:...
. In 1933–34 they spent a single season in the top flight Gauliga Bayern
Gauliga Bayern
The Gauliga Bayern was the highest football league in the German state of Bavaria from 1933 to 1945. Shortly after the formation of the league, the Nazis reorganised the administrative regions in Germany, and the five Gaue Bayreuth, Munich-Upper Bavaria, Swabia, Main Franconia and Franconia de...
, one of sixteen premier divisions formed in the re-organization of German football under the Third Reich in 1933. Towards the end of World War II, WFV was forced into a merger with Kickers Würzburg
Kickers Würzburg
Kickers Würzburg is a German association football club playing in Würzburg, Bavaria.-History:Founded in 1907, the team has played for most of its history as an unknown local side, although they did manage three seasons in the Bezirksliga Bayern, from 1930 to 1933, and two single season appearances...
to play together as the wartime side (Kriegspielgemeinshaft) KSG Würzburg. The unified club spent two seasons in last place in the Gauliga
Gauliga
A Gauliga was the highest level of play in German football from 1934-45. The leagues were introduced in 1933, after the Nazi takeover of power by the Sports office of the Third Reich.-Name:...
Bayern (Gruppe Nord). Play was interrupted as the war progressed and the team was disbanded at the end of the conflict.
WFV was re-established after the war and returned to playing anonymously in the lower amateur divisions. It became a permanent fixture in the tier-three Amateurliga Bayern from 1950 onwards. After not qualifying for the new single-division Amateurliga in 1963, the club declined somewhat, spending time in the tier-four 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....
, interrupted by a Bayernliga appearance from 1964 to 1966. In 1970, the club finally returned to the third division more permanently. They broke through to the 2nd Bundesliga Süd
2nd Bundesliga Süd (1974-81)
The 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Süd was the second-highest level of the German football league system in the south of Germany from 1974 until the formation of the single-division 2. Fußball-Bundesliga in 1981...
1976 in spite of a second place finish and a 0:2 playoff loss to Wacker München
Wacker München
FC Wacker München is a German association football club of about 200 members based in the Sendling borough of Munich, Bavaria. At their zenith in the 1920s the Blue Stars twice reached the semi-finals of the German Championship. After World War II, the club spent a year in the first division play,...
when Wacker declined promotion.
Würzburgs four-year-long turn in the second division was a difficult struggle and they were relegated in 1980 after a 21st place finish. Their descent 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...
(III) ended with another last place finish and was then promptly followed by the financial collapse of the club which owed its creditors over 2.5 million Marks. WFV sold its stadium to local rival DJK Würzburg to help clear its debt before the club was folded up in May 1981.
The members immediately formed the current club Würzburger FV which began play in the depths of the tenth division Kreisklasse C. They have since played their way back to the Oberliga Bayern (IV) where they finished a strong third in 2005–06. During their climb the team earned an appearance in the opening round of the 2001–02 German Cup tournament, but were thrashed 0:10 by then Bundesliga side 1860 Munich.
In the 2007–08 season, the club successfully battled against relegation, finishing 14th. The following season, 2008–09, saw the return of the Würzburg derby after Kickers Würzburg gained promotion to the Oberliga. The two clubs had not played against each other at this level since 1981 and have last met in a league game in the 1998–99 season in the Landesliga.
WFV experienced a difficult 2008–09 season and had to continue its fight for Bayernliga survival in the post-season, having finished on equal points with SV Seligenporten
SV Seligenporten
SV Seligenporten is a German association football club from Pyrbaum, Bavaria. It is part of a sportsclub established 23 July 1949 which also has departments for handball, Ju-Jitsu, horseback riding, dancing, singing, and women's recreational sport.-History:...
(15th) and TSV Rain am Lech
TSV Rain am Lech
The TSV Rain am Lech is a German association football club from the town of Rain am Lech, Bavaria.-History:The club was formed in 1896 under the name TV Rain am Lech as a gymnastics club...
(16th) and therefore requiring a set of deciders to be played. The club lost both games and was relegated back to the Landesliga, alongiside Kickers.
In 2009–10 they took the Landesliga championship and promoted to Oberliga Bayern once more.
League
- Bayernliga (III)
- Runners-up: (2) 1975, 1976
- 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....
- Champions: (6) 1964, 1970, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2010
- Runners-up: (3) 1969, 1997, 1998
- 2nd Amateurliga Unterfranken Ost2nd 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: 1960
- Bezirksoberliga UnterfrankenBezirksoberliga UnterfrankenThe Bezirksoberliga Unterfranken is currently the 7th tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia...
(V)- Champions: 1991
Cup
- Bavarian Cup
- Runners-up: (2) 20012001 Bavarian CupThe 2001 Bavarian Cup was the fourth edition of this competition which was started in 1998. It ended with the Jahn Regensburg winning the competition...
, 20072007 Bavarian CupThe 2007 Bavarian Cup was the tenth edition of this competition, organised by the Bavarian Football Association , which was started in 1998. It ended with the SV Seligenporten winning the competition...
- Runners-up: (2) 2001
- Unterfranken Cup
- Winners: (2) 2001, 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 | 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... |
IV | 13th |
| 2000–01 | Oberliga Bayern | 13th | |
| 2001–02 | Oberliga Bayern | 15th ↓ | |
| 2002–03 | 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 | 1st ↑ |
| 2003–04 | Oberliga Bayern | IV | 16th ↓ |
| 2004–05 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord | V | 1st ↑ |
| 2005–06 | Oberliga Bayern | IV | 3rd |
| 2006–07 | Oberliga Bayern | 9th | |
| 2007–08 | Oberliga Bayern | 14th | |
| 2008–09 | Oberliga Bayern | V | 14th ↓ |
| 2009–10 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord | VI | 1st ↑ |
| 2010-11 2010–11 Fußball-Bayernliga The 2010–11 season of the Bayernliga, the highest association football league in Bavaria, was the third season of the league at tier five of the German football league system and the 56th season overall since establishment of the league in 1945... |
Oberliga Bayern | V | 5th |
| 2011–12 | Oberliga Bayern |
- 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.
The Würzburg league derby since 1963
- See also:Bavarian football derbiesBavarian football derbiesThe most famous league derbies in Bavarian football are the games between FC Bayern Munich and 1. FC Nuremberg, with the Bayern versus TSV 1860 Munich matchups coming a close second. Traditionally, the 1. FC Nuremberg versus SpVgg Fürth is also of historical significance as, especially during the...
The 2009–10 season was be the 19th time, the two most prominent clubs from Würzburg played in the same league since 1963. In this time, the derby was played on profesional level only once, in the 1977–78 2nd Bundesliga Süd
2nd Bundesliga Süd (1974-81)
The 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Süd was the second-highest level of the German football league system in the south of Germany from 1974 until the formation of the single-division 2. Fußball-Bundesliga in 1981...
season.
| Season | League | Teams | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964–65 | Amateurliga Bayern | Würzburger FV – Würzburger Kickers | 2–1 | 1–5 |
| 1965–66 | Amateurliga Bayern | Würzburger FV – Würzburger Kickers | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| 1970–71 | Amateurliga Bayern | Würzburger FV – Würzburger Kickers | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| 1971–72 | Amateurliga Bayern | Würzburger FV – Würzburger Kickers | 1–3 | 4–1 |
| 1972–73 | Amateurliga Bayern | Würzburger FV – Würzburger Kickers | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| 1973–74 | Amateurliga Bayern | Würzburger FV – Würzburger Kickers | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| 1974–75 | Amateurliga Bayern | Würzburger FV – Würzburger Kickers | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| 1975–76 | Amateurliga Bayern | Würzburger FV – Würzburger Kickers | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| 1977–78 | 2nd Bundesliga Süd 2nd Bundesliga Süd (1974-81) The 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Süd was the second-highest level of the German football league system in the south of Germany from 1974 until the formation of the single-division 2. Fußball-Bundesliga in 1981... |
Würzburger FV – Würzburger Kickers | 4–0 | 2–2 |
| 1980–81 | Amateur Oberliga Bayern | Würzburger FV – Würzburger Kickers | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| 1991–92 | 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.... |
Würzburger FV – Würzburger Kickers | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| 1992–93 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord | Würzburger FV – Würzburger Kickers | 5–1 | 3–0 |
| 1993–94 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord | Würzburger FV – Würzburger Kickers | 3–3 | 0–5 |
| 1994–95 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord | Würzburger FV – Würzburger Kickers | 4–1 | 1–5 |
| 1996-96 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord | Würzburger FV – Würzburger Kickers | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| 1996–97 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord | Würzburger FV – Würzburger Kickers | 3–2 | 0–0 |
| 1998–99 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord | Würzburger FV – Würzburger Kickers | 4–0 | 0–1 |
| 2008–09 | 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... |
Würzburger FV – Würzburger Kickers | 1–2 | 2–5 |
| 2009–10 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord | Würzburger FV – Würzburger Kickers | 4-1 | 0-2 |
DFB Cup appearances
The club has qualified for the first round of the German Cup a number of times:| Season | Round | Date | Home | Away | Result | Attendance |
| DFB-Pokal 1977–78 DFB-Pokal 1977–78 The DFB-Pokal 1977–78 was the 35th season of the competition. It began on 29 July 1977 and ended on 15 April 1978. 128 teams competed in the tournament of seven rounds. In the final FC Köln defeated Fortuna Düsseldorf 2–0, thus defending their title from the last season.- Mode :The tournament... |
First round | 29 July 1977 | FV Würzburg 04 | Jahn Regensburg Jahn Regensburg SSV Jahn Regensburg is a German association football club based in Regensburg, Bavaria. The team was part of a larger sports club founded in 1889 as Turnerbund Jahn Regensburg which took its name from Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, whose ideas of gymnastics greatly influenced German sport in the 19th... |
1–0 | |
| Second round | 20 August 1977 | TuS Langerwehe | FV Würzburg 04 | 1–0 aet | ||
| DFB-Pokal 1978–79 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... |
First round | 5 August 1978 | FV Würzburg 04 | Hertha BSC Berlin Hertha BSC Berlin Hertha Berliner Sport-Club von 1892, commonly known as Hertha BSC or Hertha Berlin, is a German association football club based in Berlin. A founding member of the German Football Association in Leipzig in 1900, the club has a long history as Berlin's best-supported side... |
0–2 aet | 6,000 |
| DFB-Pokal 1979–80 DFB-Pokal 1979–80 The DFB-Pokal 1979–80 was the 37th season of the competition. It began on 24 August 1979 and ended on 4 June 1980. 128 teams competed in the tournament of seven rounds... |
First round | 25 August 1979 | FC Vilshofen FC Vilshofen The FC Vilshofen is a German association football club from the town of Vilshofen, Bavaria.The club's most successful era was from 1978 to 1985, when it spend six seasons in the tier three Fußball-Bayernliga, with a ninth place in this league as its best result... |
FV Würzburg 04 | 2–3 aet | |
| Second round | 29 September 1979 | FC Homburg FC Homburg FC 08 Homburg is a German association football club based in Homburg, Saarland. The club was founded on 15 June 1908 as Fussball Club Homburg by a group of seventeen young men at the local Hohenburg pub.- History :... |
FV Würzburg 04 | 5–0 | ||
| DFB-Pokal 1980–81 | First round | 31 August 1980 | ASC Dudweiler | FV Würzburg 04 | 0–1 | |
| Second round | 4 October 1980 | Hertha BSC Berlin | FV Würzburg 04 | 4–1 | ||
| DFB-Pokal 2001–02 | First round | 25 August 2001 | Würzburger FV | TSV 1860 Munich | 0–10 | 10,100 |
| DFB-Pokal 2007–08 | First round | 5 August 2007 | Würzburger FV | VfL Wolfsburg VfL Wolfsburg VfL Wolfsburg is a professional German association football club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, who play in the Bundesliga football competition. Wolfsburg have won the Bundesliga once in their history, in the 2008–09 season, and were DFB-Pokal runners-up in 1995. The current head coach is Felix... |
0–4 | 11,200 |
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External links
- Official team site
- Abseits Guide to German Soccer
- eufo.de European football club profiles and current team rosters