Würzburger FV

Football club infobox
clubname = Würzburger FV


fullname = Würzburger Fußball-Verein e.V.
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founded = 1904
ground = Sepp-Endres-Sportanlage
capacity = 3,500
chairman =
manager =
league = Oberliga Bayern (V)
season = 2007-08
position = 14th
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Würzburger FV is a German 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.

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History

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. They began a slow advance after the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963 rising to third division play in the Amateurliga Bayern in 1970. 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.

"Würzburg"'s 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, will see the return of the Würzburg derby after "Kickers Würzburg" gained promotion to the Oberliga. The two clubs have 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.

Recent seasons

Honours

*Landesliga Bayern-Nord champions: 1964, 1970, 1999, 2003, 2005
*Bezirksoberliga Unterfranken (V) champions: 1991

The Würzburg league derby since 1963

:See also:"Bavarian football derbys"The 2008-09 season will be the 18th time, the two most prominent clubs from Würzburg play in the same league since 1963. In this time, the derby was played on professional level only once, in the 1977-78 2nd Bundesliga Süd season.Source:Cite web
url = http://www.manfredsfussballarchiv.de/
title = Results and tables of the Bavarian football leagues
accessdate = 2007-06-11
publisher = www.manfredsfussballarchiv.de

External links

* [http://www.wuerzburgerfv.de Official team site]
* [http://www.abseits-soccer.com/clubs/wurzfv.html Abseits Guide to German Soccer]
* [http://www.eufo.de/football/ger/w_rzr_sv.htm eufo.de] European football club profiles and current team rosters