SpVgg Bayreuth

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clubname = SpVgg Bayreuth


fullname = Spielvereinigung Bayreuth 1921 e.V.
nickname = Die Altstädter (the Oldtowners) | founded = 1921
ground = Hans-Walter-Wild-Stadion
capacity = 21,500
chairman =
manager =
league = Oberliga Bayern (V)
season = 2007-08
position = 1st
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SpVgg Bayreuth is a German football club based in Bayreuth, Bavaria.

History

Founded in 1921 when the side left gymnastics oriented sport club "TuSpo Bayreuth", "SpVgg Bayreuth" was one of many clubs banned and replaced with a state-sanctioned organization in 1933 during the Nazi campaign against existing sports and other social organizations. A handful of club members reformed a rump side called "FSV Bayreuth" to carry on the activities of the original association. This team was made up largely of soldiers stationed locally, which resulted in a constantly changing lineup as they were transferred in and out of the area. The old club was quickly resurrected after World War II.

After the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963, "Bayreuth" played as a 2.Bundesliga or tier III team. They came close to moving up to the Bundesliga in 1979 after a second-place finish in 2nd Bundesliga Süd (the southern division of 2.Bundesliga), but lost in the promotion round 1:1 and 1:2 to "Bayer Uerdingen". Although relegated to Amateur Oberliga Bayern (III) in 1988 and 1989, the team was spared further demotion when clubs that had finished ahead of them were denied licences due to their financial problems. "Bayreuth" could not evade relegation after a third consecutive poor finish in 1990, and in 1994 slipped further still to the Oberliga Bayern (IV). A strong campaign returned the side to the Regionalliga Süd (III) for 2005-06. The club was denied a license for the Regionalliga in the 2006/07 season and forcibly relegated to the 4th division Bayernliga. The club won the "Bayernliga" title for a seventh time, building up a convincing margin to the second placed team, and fulfilling the on-the-field qualification to the "Regionalliga". On 11 June 2008, the club was refused a licence for this league and has to remain in the "Bayernliga" [ [http://www.weltfussball.de/presseschau/oberliga-bayern/aufstieg-regionalliga-sued/ Aufstieg Regionalliga Süd] (in German) Weltfussball.de, accessed: 13 June 2008] [ [http://www.spvgg-bayreuth.de/index.php?ac=shownews&thisnews=2416 Keine Lizenz für die SpVgg] (in German) SpVgg Bayreuth website, accessed: 13 June 2008] .

Recent seasons

Honours

* Bayernliga champions: 1959(south), 1969, 1971, 1985, 1987, 2005, 2008
* Landesliga Bayern-Nord champions: 1998, 2001

External links

* [http://www.spvgg-bayreuth.de/ Official team site]
* [http://www.abseits-soccer.com/clubs/bayreuth.html The Abseits Guide to German Soccer]
* [http://www.eufo.de/ eufo.de] European football club profiles and current team rosters

References