FC Amberg is a German football club from the city of Amberg, Bavaria. The team was established on 6 April 1921 as Amberg Fußballverein and on 17 January 1939 adopted the name Verein für Leibesübungen Amberg.[1]
Following World War II on 9 November 1945 the club merged with Turnverein 1861 Amberg to form Turn- und Spielverein Amberg. The union was short-lived and the two clubs went their separate ways on 15 July 1949 with the former VfL reorganizing as 1. FC Amberg. The club won the local Oberpfalz championship in 1948 and originally qualified for the new Amateurliga, but, because it used an ineligible player, it was denied promotion.
The Amberger side first came to note in the 1951–52 season, capturing the Amateurliga Bayern (III) title, but failing in their attempt to advance through a promotion playoff to the 2. Oberliga Süd. The club lost the 1956 title to ESV Ingolstadt, losing a decider 1–0. A sixteenth-place finish in 1963 spelled the end to their twelve-year membership to the league, and they did not appear in third-tier play again for more than two decades until they returned to the Amateurliga in 1975, where they would compete until sent down in 1982, a second place in 1979 being their best finish.
They again made their way back in 1986 to what in 1978 had become the Amateuroberliga Bayern (III) and played there as a middling side until 1991. The club made its only appearance in DFB-Pokal (German Cup) in the opening round of the 1987 tournament, going out 0–7 to Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach. In 1994–95 Amberg made its last appearance in upper tier regional play, in the Oberliga Bayern (IV). The club folded after this, being DM1.7 million in debt.[2]
A new club was formed within the TV Amberg, the FC Amberg. This new club started to make a recovery from the lower reaches of Bavarian amateur football in the early 2000s, reaching the level below the Oberliga, the Landesliga, in 2003 once more. For a number of years Amberg played as a mid-table side in the Landesliga Bayern Mitte (VI) before a loss in the relegation round in 2011 caused the club to drop back to the Bezirksoberliga.
Changes in the league system in 2012 meant that the club, after a championship in the Bezirksoberliga, qualified for the promotion round to the newly expanded Bayernliga and managed to return to this level after victories over 1. FC Bad Kötzting and Dergah Spor Nürnberg.[3] Amberg finished fourth in the Bayernliga in each of its first two seasons back. In the 2014–15 season the club finished runners-up and thereby qualified for the promotion round to the Regionalliga Bayern where it won promotion after two victories over VfR Garching. Amberg came second-last in the Regionalliga in 2015–16 and was relegated again.
With the introduction of the Bezirksoberligas in 1988 as the new fifth tier, below the Landesligas, all leagues below dropped one tier. 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. With the establishment of the Regionalliga Bayern as the new fourth tier in Bavaria in 2012 the Bayernliga was split into a northern and a southern division, the number of Landesligas expanded from three to five and the Bezirksoberligas abolished. All leagues from the Bezirksligas onwards were elevated one tier.
^Historie des FC Amberg 30 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine(in German) FC Amberg website, retrieved 3 May 2011
^Das war die Relegation 2012 auf Verbandsebene (in German) fupa.net, published: 7 June 2012, retrieved 8 June 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
External linksedit
(in German)
1. FC Amberg profile at Weltfussball.de (in German)
Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv (in German) historical German domestic league tables
May 07, 2024
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FC Amberg is a German football club from the city of Amberg Bavaria The team was established on 6 April 1921 as Amberg Fussballverein and on 17 January 1939 adopted the name Verein fur Leibesubungen Amberg 1 FC AmbergFull nameFussball Club Amberg e V FoundedOriginal 1921 Reformed 1995GroundStadion am SchanzlCapacity9 000ManagerGunter BrandlLeagueBezirksliga Oberpfalz Nord VII 2017 18Bayernliga Nord V 18th relegated WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 2 Honors 2 1 League 3 Recent seasons 4 DFB Cup appearances 5 References 6 External linksHistory editFollowing World War II on 9 November 1945 the club merged with Turnverein 1861 Amberg to form Turn und Spielverein Amberg The union was short lived and the two clubs went their separate ways on 15 July 1949 with the former VfL reorganizing as 1 FC Amberg The club won the local Oberpfalz championship in 1948 and originally qualified for the new Amateurliga but because it used an ineligible player it was denied promotion The Amberger side first came to note in the 1951 52 season capturing the Amateurliga Bayern III title but failing in their attempt to advance through a promotion playoff to the 2 Oberliga Sud The club lost the 1956 title to ESV Ingolstadt losing a decider 1 0 A sixteenth place finish in 1963 spelled the end to their twelve year membership to the league and they did not appear in third tier play again for more than two decades until they returned to the Amateurliga in 1975 where they would compete until sent down in 1982 a second place in 1979 being their best finish They again made their way back in 1986 to what in 1978 had become the Amateuroberliga Bayern III and played there as a middling side until 1991 The club made its only appearance in DFB Pokal German Cup in the opening round of the 1987 tournament going out 0 7 to Bundesliga side Borussia Monchengladbach In 1994 95 Amberg made its last appearance in upper tier regional play in the Oberliga Bayern IV The club folded after this being DM1 7 million in debt 2 A new club was formed within the TV Amberg the FC Amberg This new club started to make a recovery from the lower reaches of Bavarian amateur football in the early 2000s reaching the level below the Oberliga the Landesliga in 2003 once more For a number of years Amberg played as a mid table side in the Landesliga Bayern Mitte VI before a loss in the relegation round in 2011 caused the club to drop back to the Bezirksoberliga Changes in the league system in 2012 meant that the club after a championship in the Bezirksoberliga qualified for the promotion round to the newly expanded Bayernliga and managed to return to this level after victories over 1 FC Bad Kotzting and Dergah Spor Nurnberg 3 Amberg finished fourth in the Bayernliga in each of its first two seasons back In the 2014 15 season the club finished runners up and thereby qualified for the promotion round to the Regionalliga Bayern where it won promotion after two victories over VfR Garching Amberg came second last in the Regionalliga in 2015 16 and was relegated again Honors editThe club s honours League edit Amateurliga Bayern III Champions 1952 Bayernliga Nord Runners up 2015 Landesliga Bayern Mitte IV Champions 2 1975 1986 Runners up 3 1965 1969 1994 Bezirksoberliga Oberpfalz VI Champions 3 2003 2005 2012 Bezirksliga Oberpfalz Nord VII Champions 2002 Oberpfalz championship Winners 2 1948 1951Recent seasons editThe recent season by season performance of the club 4 5 Year Division Tier Position 2000 01 Kreisliga VIII 2001 02 Bezirksliga Oberpfalz Nord VII 1st 2002 03 Bezirksoberliga Oberpfalz VI 1st 2003 04 Landesliga Bayern Mitte V 16th 2004 05 Bezirksoberliga Oberpfalz VI 1st 2005 06 Landesliga Bayern Mitte V 7th 2006 07 Landesliga Bayern Mitte 15th 2007 08 Landesliga Bayern Mitte 13th 2008 09 Landesliga Bayern Mitte VI 8th 2009 10 Landesliga Bayern Mitte 10th 2010 11 Landesliga Bayern Mitte 15th 2011 12 Bezirksoberliga Oberpfalz VII 1st 2012 13 Bayernliga Nord V 4th 2013 14 Bayernliga Nord 4th 2014 15 Bayernliga Nord 2nd 2015 16 Regionalliga Bayern IV 17th 2016 17 Bayernliga Nord V 10th 2017 18 Bayernliga Nord 18th With the introduction of the Bezirksoberligas in 1988 as the new fifth tier below the Landesligas all leagues below dropped one tier 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 With the establishment of the Regionalliga Bayern as the new fourth tier in Bavaria in 2012 the Bayernliga was split into a northern and a southern division the number of Landesligas expanded from three to five and the Bezirksoberligas abolished All leagues from the Bezirksligas onwards were elevated one tier Promoted RelegatedDFB Cup appearances editThe club has qualified for the first round of the German Cup only once Season Round Date Home Away Result Attendance DFB Pokal 1986 87 First round 27 August 1986 1 FC Amberg Borussia Monchengladbach 0 7 Source DFB Pokal in German Weltfussball de Retrieved 29 May 2009 References edit Grune Hardy 2001 Vereinslexikon Kassel AGON Sportverlag ISBN 3 89784 147 9 Historie des FC Amberg Archived 30 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine in German FC Amberg website retrieved 3 May 2011 Das war die Relegation 2012 auf Verbandsebene in German fupa net published 7 June 2012 retrieved 8 June 2012 Das deutsche Fussball Archiv in German Historical German domestic league tables Fussball de Ergebnisse in German Tables and results of all German football leaguesExternal links editOfficial team site in German 1 FC Amberg profile at Weltfussball de in German Das deutsche Fussball Archiv in German historical German domestic league tables Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title FC Amberg amp oldid 1196255030, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
