Kehler FV

Football club infobox
clubname = Kehler FV


fullname = Kehler Fußballverein 1907 e.V.
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founded = 1907
ground = Kehler Rheinstadion
capacity = 12,500
chairman = Claus Haberecht
manager = Bora Markovic
league = Oberliga Baden-Württemberg (V)| season = 2008-09
position = 2nd, Verbandsliga Südbaden (V) (promoted)
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Kehler FV is a German football from the town of Kehl, Baden-Württemberg. In addition to fielding a football side, the club has departments for athletics, and badminton, as well as general fitness and recreational sport.

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History

The team was established in 1907, and from 1958-1966 and 1970-1974 played in the third tier Amateurliga Südbaden. Following several seasons as an "elevator club" moving frequently up and down between the Landesliga Südbaden (VI) and the Verbandsliga Südbaden (V), "FV" has advanced to the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg (V) following a second place Verbandsliga finish and successful promotion playoff in 2008.

Honours

*Landesliga Südbaden (VI) champions: 2006
*Verbandsliga Südbaden (V) vice-champions: 2008

The club includes a successful bobsleigh department. Club member Bodo Bittner was part of the bronze medal winning four man team at the 1976 Winter Olympics. Peer Jöchel won a gold medal at the 1993 World championships in the two man competition.

Sprinter Georg Nückles was the European 400m indoor champion in 1972 and German indoor 400m champion in 1972 and 1973.

Recent seasons

External links

* [http://www.kehlerfv.de/ Official team site]

References

[Grüne, Hardy (2001). Vereinslexikon. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag ISBN 3-89784-147-9]
* [http://www.f-archiv.de/ Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv] historical German domestic league tables de icon