Fußball-Club 08 Homburg or simply FC Homburg is a German association football club based in Homburg, Saarland, that competes in the Regionalliga Südwest. The club was founded on 15 June 1908 as Fussball Club Homburg by a group of seventeen young men at the local Hohenburg pub.
In February 1913 they were renamed Fussballverein Homburg and went on to take the local championship that season. By the mid-1920s the side was playing second-division football, but folded on 27 August 1936. A new multi-sport club known as VfL Homburg was formed 5 March 1937 out of a group of local sides that included Turnverein 1878 Homburg, Schwimmverein Homburg, Kraftsportverein Homburg, Boxclub Homburg, Tennis-Club Homburg, as well as the former membership of the defunct FV. The footballers again took up play in second-tier competition and failed in two attempts (1938, 1941) to win their way through the regional promotion playoff to the first division Gauliga Südwest.
After World War II, Allied occupation authorities dissolved all types of associations in Germany, including football clubs. The club was soon re-constituted as Sportverein Homburg and captured a division championship in the Amateurliga Saarland (III) in 1948 before resuming the name FC Homburg in January 1949.
Historical chart of FC Homburg league performance
The Saarland was occupied by the French who made various efforts to see the state become independent of Germany or join France. In sport this was manifested as separate 1952 Olympic and 1954 World Cup teams for Saarland, the establishment of a short-lived football league for the state, and the German club 1. FC Saarbrücken playing in the French second division. Homburg played in the Saarland Ehrenliga from 1949 to 1951 as FC Homburg-Saar. By the time of the 1951–52 season the return of German teams to the German Football Association had been negotiated: the Ehrenliga faded away and by 1956 the independent Saarland Fussball Bund had re-joined the DFB.
A second Amateurliga Saarland title in 1957 advanced FC to the 2. Liga-Südwest (II) and in December of that year they adopted the name FC 08 Homburg/Saar. The club was relegated to the Amateurliga in 1960 which had become a fourth-tier circuit by 1963.
In the late 1970s the team advanced to the quarter-finals of the DFB-Pokal on two occasions, and on into the early 1980s moved frequently between third- and fourth-tier play. Then, in the second half of the decade, they enjoyed their greatest success. They played their way back to the second division and on into the Bundesliga in 1986. Homburg played two seasons there, were relegated, and returned for one final Bundesliga season in 1989–90 before beginning a gradual descent which would lead them to Oberliga Südwest (IV) where they play today.
The club had a moment of glory in 1991 when it beat FC Bayern Munich in Munich 4–2 after extra time in the first round of the 1991–92 DFB-Pokal.[2] They were relegated from the 2. Bundesliga after the 1994–95 season.
Along the way the club had a couple of misadventures. In 1988, the DFB prohibited the team from wearing the sponsorship logo of a condom manufacturer on ethical and moral grounds. In 1998, they entered into an agreement with 1. FC Saarbrücken to loan players to that team to help ease Homburg's financial pinch. Despite this, in 1999, the club had a brush with bankruptcy that led to their being denied a license to play in the Regionalliga West/Südwest (III) and demotion to the Oberliga Südwest (IV). The club qualified for the 2006–07 German Cup and went out in the first round 1–2 to Bundesliga side VfL Bochum. Homburg was finally promoted to Regionalliga West after finishing atop the Oberliga Südwest ahead of FK Pirmasens on a goal differential of plus 2 in the 2009–10 season. Their Regionalliga cameo ended with a 17th place finish and a return to fifth tier play. Homburg immediately bounced back by capturing the Oberliga Südwest title and qualifying for the Regionalliga Südwest (IV) for 2012–13.
With the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 and the 3. Liga in 2008 as the new third tier, below the 2. Bundesliga, all leagues below dropped one tier. In 2012, the number of Regionalligas was increased from three to five with all Regionalliga West clubs from the Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate entering the new Regionalliga Südwest.
Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables (in German)
December 07, 2023
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Fussball Club 08 Homburg or simply FC Homburg is a German association football club based in Homburg Saarland that competes in the Regionalliga Sudwest The club was founded on 15 June 1908 as Fussball Club Homburg by a group of seventeen young men at the local Hohenburg pub FC 08 HomburgFull nameFussball Club 08 Homburg Saar e V Founded1908GroundWaldstadion HomburgCapacity16 488 1 ChairmanHerbert EderManagerDanny SchwarzLeagueRegionalliga Sudwest IV 2022 23Regionalliga Sudwest 4th of 19Home coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 2 Honours 2 1 League 2 2 Cup 3 Recent managers 4 Recent seasons 4 1 Key 5 Current squad 6 References 7 External linksHistory editIn February 1913 they were renamed Fussballverein Homburg and went on to take the local championship that season By the mid 1920s the side was playing second division football but folded on 27 August 1936 A new multi sport club known as VfL Homburg was formed 5 March 1937 out of a group of local sides that included Turnverein 1878 Homburg Schwimmverein Homburg Kraftsportverein Homburg Boxclub Homburg Tennis Club Homburg as well as the former membership of the defunct FV The footballers again took up play in second tier competition and failed in two attempts 1938 1941 to win their way through the regional promotion playoff to the first division Gauliga Sudwest After World War II Allied occupation authorities dissolved all types of associations in Germany including football clubs The club was soon re constituted as Sportverein Homburg and captured a division championship in the Amateurliga Saarland III in 1948 before resuming the name FC Homburg in January 1949 nbsp Historical chart of FC Homburg league performanceThe Saarland was occupied by the French who made various efforts to see the state become independent of Germany or join France In sport this was manifested as separate 1952 Olympic and 1954 World Cup teams for Saarland the establishment of a short lived football league for the state and the German club 1 FC Saarbrucken playing in the French second division Homburg played in the Saarland Ehrenliga from 1949 to 1951 as FC Homburg Saar By the time of the 1951 52 season the return of German teams to the German Football Association had been negotiated the Ehrenliga faded away and by 1956 the independent Saarland Fussball Bund had re joined the DFB A second Amateurliga Saarland title in 1957 advanced FC to the 2 Liga Sudwest II and in December of that year they adopted the name FC 08 Homburg Saar The club was relegated to the Amateurliga in 1960 which had become a fourth tier circuit by 1963 In the late 1970s the team advanced to the quarter finals of the DFB Pokal on two occasions and on into the early 1980s moved frequently between third and fourth tier play Then in the second half of the decade they enjoyed their greatest success They played their way back to the second division and on into the Bundesliga in 1986 Homburg played two seasons there were relegated and returned for one final Bundesliga season in 1989 90 before beginning a gradual descent which would lead them to Oberliga Sudwest IV where they play today The club had a moment of glory in 1991 when it beat FC Bayern Munich in Munich 4 2 after extra time in the first round of the 1991 92 DFB Pokal 2 They were relegated from the 2 Bundesliga after the 1994 95 season Along the way the club had a couple of misadventures In 1988 the DFB prohibited the team from wearing the sponsorship logo of a condom manufacturer on ethical and moral grounds In 1998 they entered into an agreement with 1 FC Saarbrucken to loan players to that team to help ease Homburg s financial pinch Despite this in 1999 the club had a brush with bankruptcy that led to their being denied a license to play in the Regionalliga West Sudwest III and demotion to the Oberliga Sudwest IV The club qualified for the 2006 07 German Cup and went out in the first round 1 2 to Bundesliga side VfL Bochum Homburg was finally promoted to Regionalliga West after finishing atop the Oberliga Sudwest ahead of FK Pirmasens on a goal differential of plus 2 in the 2009 10 season Their Regionalliga cameo ended with a 17th place finish and a return to fifth tier play Homburg immediately bounced back by capturing the Oberliga Sudwest title and qualifying for the Regionalliga Sudwest IV for 2012 13 Honours editThe club s honours League edit German amateur championship Champions 1983 2 Bundesliga II Champions 1986 Runners up 1989 Oberliga Sudwest III V Champions 1982 1984 2010 2012 Amateurliga Saarland III Champions 1948 1957 1966 Cup edit Saarland Cup Tiers III VII Winners 1983 2001 2006 2008 2014 2016 Runners up 1996 1998 2003 2007 2015 2020 2022Recent managers editRecent managers of the club 3 Manager Start FinishChristian Hock 14 November 2010 21 April 2011 nbsp Taifour Diane 22 April 2011 30 June 2011Christian Titz 1 July 2011 10 April 2014Sebastian Stache 7 April 2014 21 April 2014Robert Jung 22 April 2014 30 June 2014Jens Kiefer 1 July 2014 14 April 2017Jurgen Luginger 17 April 2017 30 June 2020Matthias Mink 1 July 2020 17 February 2021Joti Stamatopoulos 18 February 2021 8 March 2021Timo Wenzel 9 March 2021 23 April 2023Sven Sokler 24 April 2023 30 June 2023Danny Schwarz 1 July 2023 Recent seasons editThe recent season by season performance of the club 4 5 6 Season Division Tier Position1986 87 1 Bundesliga I 16th1987 88 1 Bundesliga I 17th 1989 90 1 Bundesliga I 18th 1999 2000 Oberliga Sudwest IV 3rd2000 01 Oberliga Sudwest 4th2001 02 Oberliga Sudwest 9th2002 03 Oberliga Sudwest 12th2003 04 Oberliga Sudwest 4th2004 05 Oberliga Sudwest 4th2005 06 Oberliga Sudwest 2nd2006 07 Oberliga Sudwest 4th2007 08 Oberliga Sudwest 7th2008 09 Oberliga Sudwest V 2nd2009 10 Oberliga Sudwest 1st 2010 11 Regionalliga West IV 17th 2011 12 Oberliga Sudwest V 1st 2012 13 Regionalliga Sudwest IV 14th2013 14 Regionalliga Sudwest 11th2014 15 Regionalliga Sudwest 6th2015 16 Regionalliga Sudwest 6th2016 17 Regionalliga Sudwest 15th 2017 18 Oberliga Rheinland Pfalz Saar V 1st 2018 19 Regionalliga Sudwest IV 3rd2019 20 Regionalliga Sudwest 4th2020 21 Regionalliga Sudwest 7th2021 22 Regionalliga Sudwest 6th2022 23 Regionalliga Sudwest 4thWith the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 and the 3 Liga in 2008 as the new third tier below the 2 Bundesliga all leagues below dropped one tier In 2012 the number of Regionalligas was increased from three to five with all Regionalliga West clubs from the Saarland and Rhineland Palatinate entering the new Regionalliga Sudwest Key edit Promoted RelegatedCurrent squad editAs of 25 August 2023 7 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK nbsp GER Jakob Mayer on loan from Bayern Munich II 12 GK nbsp GER Tom Kretzschmar28 GK nbsp GER Niklas Knichel3 DF nbsp GER Dennis Lippert4 DF nbsp GER Felix Weber5 DF nbsp GHA Raphael Akoto6 DF nbsp GER Tim Stegerer8 DF nbsp GER Max Dombrowka22 DF nbsp GER Benjamin Kirchhoff25 DF nbsp GER Lukas Hoffmann26 DF nbsp GER Tim Steinmetz30 DF nbsp GER Michael Heilig32 DF nbsp GER Reber Kazik7 MF nbsp GER Arman Ardestani10 MF nbsp GER Luke Quirin No Pos Nation Player11 MF nbsp GER Markus Mendler13 MF nbsp GER Philip Hoffman17 MF nbsp KOS Fanol Perdedaj18 MF nbsp GER Dominic Smith20 MF nbsp GER Mike Gilcher24 MF nbsp GER Nico Theisinger27 MF nbsp GER Ivan Knezovic29 MF nbsp GER Mart Ristl31 MF nbsp GER Nicolas Jorg9 FW nbsp GER Phil Harris16 FW nbsp GER Angelos Stavridis on loan from 1 FC Kaiserslautern 19 FW nbsp GER David Hummel22 FW nbsp GER Patrick Weihrauch23 FW nbsp GER Fabian EiseleReferences edit STADION FC 08 Homburg in German Archived from the original on 24 January 2022 Retrieved 30 October 2022 Shock defeats and a record victory FC Bayern Munich website retrieved 13 November 2008 FC 08 Homburg Trainer von A Z in German weltfussball de retrieved 6 July 2012 Das deutsche Fussball Archiv in German Historical German domestic league tables Fussball de Ergebnisse in German Tables and results of all German football leagues 30 Jahre Bundesliga DFB special edition booklet FC 08 Homburg Aktuelles External links editOfficial website in German The Abseits Guide to German Soccer FC 08 Homburg at Weltfussball de Das deutsche Fussball Archiv historical German domestic league tables in German Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title FC 08 Homburg amp oldid 1173945599, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
