FC Germania 06 Schwanheim

Football club infobox
clubname = FC Germania 06 Schwanheim


fullname = Fußball Club Germania 06 e.V.
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founded = November 3, 1906
ground = Waldsportplatz
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manager =
league = Gruppenliga Wiesbaden (VII)
season = 2007-08
position = 6th
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FC Germania 06 Schwanheim is a German football club based in Schwanheim, Frankfurt.

History

The club was formed on November 3, 1906 by a group of a dozen of the local youth who preferred to play football on their Sunday afternoons rather than spend more time in church.

They enjoyed some success playing locally and by 1910 had become part of the Süddeutschen Fußballverband (South German Football League). The club paid a heavy price in World War I with over 50 club members losing their lives in the conflict. Following the war the area was under French administration and permission had to be sought from authorities to play each match. However, the club was able to thrive, playing A-class football at the local level. They won consecutive titles in 1921, 1922, and 1923 and moved up to higher level city competition before a championship there in 1935 elevated them to regional play. Following World War II "Germania" played for the most part in city level leagues and while they stayed competitive, they were unable to advance to higher level play. The club was promoted to the Bezirksoberliga Wiesbaden (VII) in 1998 and, after a second place result there in 2003, took part in the promotion rounds for the Landesliga Hessen-Mitte (VI) but was unsuccessful in their attempt to move up. They would later succeed, advancing on the strength of a 2005 Berzirksoberliga title, but a last place Landesliga finish in 2006-07 has returned the team to Berzirksliga play.

External links

* [http://www.germania-schwanheim.de/ Official team site]
* [http://www.f-archiv.de Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv] (historical German domestic league results)