SC Pfullendorf

Football club infobox
clubname = SC Pfullendorf


fullname = Sportclub Pfullendorf 1919 e.V.
nickname = SCP
founded = 2 August 1919
ground = ALNO-Arena
capacity = 10,000
chairman = Manfred Walk
manager = Helgi Kolviðsson
league = Regionalliga Süd
season = 2007-08
position = 17th
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SC Pfullendorf is a German sports club based in Pfullendorf, Baden-Württemberg. The 700-member club is best known for its football department, but also has departments for chess, table tennis and ice stock sport, a winter sport similar to curling.

History

The club was founded on August 2, 1919 as part of the gymnastics club "TV Pfullendorf". It became independent in 1921 under the name "SC Pfullendorf" and was officially registered as a club on February 25, 1924.

After World War II was renamed "SV Pfullendorf" and played eight matches under this name in the 1945-46 season of the amateur Einheitsklasse Bodensee/Schwarzwald league. The club was then disbanded, but promptly reorganized as "FC Pfullendorf" on September 21, 1946, and re-claimed the name "SC Pfullendorf", on June 23, 1950.

Throughout the 1950s, 60s and 70s, "Pfullendorf" competed as a fourth or fifth division side until breaking through to the Amateurliga Südbaden (III) in 1976 on the strength of a championship in the 2nd Amateurliga Südbaden-Süd (IV). The club's first German Cup appearance followed in 1978 when they were put out in the first round by Second Bundesliga side FC Homburg.

"SCP" spent thirteen seasons in third division football between 1976 and 1994, playing largely as a lower table side. Their best result at that level was a fifth place finish in 1993 in what had become the Amateur Oberliga Baden-Württemberg (III).

During this period "Pfullendorf" made a trio of German Cup appearances. In 1980-81 they beat Blumenthaler SV 2:0 in the first round before going out 0:1 to SV Siegburg in the second round. Their next two turns resulted in early exits from the competition. In 1983-84 they were thrashed 0:7 by Bundesliga side Eintracht Braunschweig, and in 1990-91 lost to 2.Bundesliga club MSV Duisburg.

The second half of the 90s was difficult for the club as they slipped to the Verbandsliga Südbaden in 1994 and then spent the next three seasons toiling in the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg (IV). "Pfullendorf" returned to the Regionalliga Süd for the 1998-99 season where, despite being a tough opponent, they finished in 16th place with a +1 goal differential and appeared headed for relegation. However, division winner Kickers Offenbach played their way into the 2nd Bundesliga leaving room for "SCP" to stay up. The following season was even more exciting for supporters as the club began winning the close matches it had dropped the year before and rocketed to a second place finish. This earned an appearance in the promotion round for the second division where they drew 1:1 with LR Ahlen and lost 1:3 to Union Berlin.

The next year the club collapsed and was relegated to the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg (IV) after finishing in 17th place. Their fifth German Cup appearance then ended in the first round at the hands of the Bundesliga's SC Freiburg.

However, "Pfullendorf" quickly bounced back to third division play in 2002. After earning a pair of mid-table finishes in the Regionalliga Süd (III), the club has flirted with relegation in its past two campaigns and would have been sent down after a 16th place result in 2005 if not for 14th place finisher "1. SC Feucht" not seeking a license.

The club is currently playing in its seventh consecutive Regionalliga Süd season. Despite a continuing struggle to avoid being sent down they managed to surprise Bundesliga side "Arminia Bielefeld" 2:1 in their first round German Cup match up on September 10, 2006 marking the first time "Pfullendorf" has defeated a professional side in the competition. They were subsequently put out 0:2 by 2. Bundesliga club "Kickers Offenbach" in late October.

Reserve team

The "SC Pfullendorf II" plays in the "Verbandsliga Südbaden" for the 2008-09 season, having reached this league level in 1999 for the first time.

tadium

"SC Pfullendorf" plays in the Waldstadion an der Kasernenstraße (capacity 10,000). Since April 23, 2005 the facility has been known under a sponsorship agreement as the Alno-Arena .

Honours

* Verbandsliga Südbaden champions: 1980, 1982, 1988, 1990 (fourth division); 1995 (fifth division)
* Oberliga Baden-Württemberg champions: 2002
* Regionalliga Süd vice-champions: 2000
* South Baden Cup winners: 1983, 1990

Recent seasons

C Pfullendorf

C Pfullendorf II

External links

* [http://www.scpfullendorf.de/ Official website]
* [http://www.abseits-soccer.com/clubs/pfullendorf.html Abseits Guide to German Soccer]