- 1. FC Schweinfurt 05
Football club infobox
clubname = 1.FC Schweinfurt 05
fullname = 1.Fußball-Club Schweinfurt 05 e.V. -
Verein für Leibesübungen
nickname = Die Schnüdel
founded = 1905
ground = Willy-Sachs-Stadion
capacity = 15,000
chairman =
manager = Werner Dreßel
league =Oberliga Bayern (V)
season = 2007-08
position = 16th
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leftarm2=ffffff|body2=ffffff|rightarm2=ffffff|shorts2=3CAE61|socks2=ffffff1.FC Schweinfurt 05 is a German football club that plays in
Schweinfurt ,Bavaria .History
The club was founded on
May 5 ,1905 and played in the local leagues. The team attempted a merger with "Turngemeinde Schweinfurt von 1848" which lasted from1928 to1930 before the two groups parted ways again and the football division became "1. Fussball-Club Schweinfurt 1905 VfL". While the club did not reap the expected benefits from the brief union, it improved dramatically after re-establishing itself as an independent club. Membership grew significantly and a number of new sports departments were formed within the organization."Schweinfurt" finally gained first class status with its entry into the "
Bezirksliga Bayern " in1931 . The club had a couple of successful seasons in theGauliga era, wining theGauliga Bayern in 1939 and 1942 and qualifying for the German championship round.After the
2nd World War , the club was integrated into the Oberliga Süd where it played for the duration of the leagues existence until the "Bundesliga", Germany's new professional league, was founded in1963 . One year later it found itself playing in the second tier Regionalliga Süd. In1966 the club made it to the Bundesliga advancement games but was unable to ascend to the top tier. With the introduction of the 2nd Bundesliga Süd in 1974, Schweinfurt qualified despite only finishing 15th in the last Regionalliga season.After the
1976 season the club began to falter: poor results and financial problems saw the it descend first to the Amateurliga Bayern (III) and then, for the first time in1984 , to theLandesliga Bayern-Nord (IV). "Schweinfurt" became an "elevator club" ascending and descending between tiers III and IV, with just a pair of brief "2.Bundesliga" appearances in1990 -91 and in2001 -02, the latter when the team's third place finish allowed it to pass the amateur division of "VfB Stuttgart " because that club was not eligible to advance a second team into the professional ranks.Disasters happened in
2004 when then club was forced to leave the "Regionalliga Süd (III)" because of financial reasons and2005 when the club went bankrupt and the team's results in the "Oberliga Bayern (IV)" were annulled. A re-structured club has since enjoyed some success, working its way back into the "Oberliga Bayern (IV)".The club struggled from the start in its 2007-08 "Oberliga Bayern" season, but improved in the second half. In the end, a 16th place meant they had to go through a qualification process with the "Landesliga" champions. After a convincing first round win over DJK Vilzing (5-1), the final match was lost to
TSV Rain am Lech , losing 0-3 after extra time. This result meant, the "FCS" would have had to return to the Landesliga for next season [ [http://www.bayliga.de/ Fussball in Bayern] Bayliga.de, accessed:11 June 2008 ] , but the refusal of a Regionalliga licence for theSportfreunde Siegen and the promotion of the1. FC Eintracht Bamberg in their stead meant, an additional Bayernliga spot was available, which went to the "FCS" [ [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
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Gauliga Bayern champions: 1939, 1942
* Regionalliga Süd (II) champions: 1966
*Oberliga Bayern champions: 1990, 1998
*Landesliga Bayern-Nord champions: 1984, 1986, 2007External links
* [http://www.fcschweinfurt05.de Official team site]
* [http://www.abseits-soccer.com/clubs/schwein.html The Abseits Guide to German Soccer]
* [http://www.eufo.de/football/ger/fc_st_05.htm eufo.de] European football club profiles and current team rostersReferences
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