FC Rastatt 04 is a German association football club from the city of Rastatt, Baden-Württemberg. It was established as Fußball-Klub Rastatt on 9 October 1904 at the Gasthaus zur Linde. A 1919 union with Fußball-Club Phoenix created Rastatt Fußballverein 04, which merged with Frankonia 1912 Rastatt on 23 August 1939 to form FC Rastatt 04. The club enjoyed its greatest success in the 1930s, 1940s, and early 1950s when it took part in top-flight regional competition in southwestern Germany.
FV won promotion to the senior regional circuit, the Bezirksliga Württemberg/Baden, in 1928, where they finished as vice champions in 1932. Their performance slipped the following season, and as a result, they failed to qualify for play in the Gauliga Baden, one of 16 new regional top-flight divisions formed in the reorganization of German football in 1933. They made single season appearances in Gauliga play in 1936 and 1939 (now playing as FC). They were also part of that league from 1941–44, until it was reduced to a rump circuit in 1944–45 when the region fell to advancing Allied forces in the latter stages of World War II.
Following the conflict, occupying Allied authorities disbanded organizations across the country, including football and sports clubs, as part of the process of denazification. The club was reestablished in 1946 as SV Fortuna Rastatt and reclaimed its traditional identity as FC Rastatt 04 on 20 January 1950.[1] As Fortuna, the team captured the Landesliga Südbaden title in 1946 and advanced to the first division Oberliga Südwest/Süd where they won the title in 1948. Through league restructuring at the end of the 1949–50 season, the Oberliga Südwest/Nord continued as the Oberliga Südwest, while the Oberliga Südwest/Süd was integrated into the Oberliga Süd. FC's eighth-place finish in that campaign was not good enough to qualify the side for continued Oberliga play and they slipped into the Amateurliga Südbaden (II).
In 1963, with the formation of the Bundesliga as the nationwide first division and the second-tier Regionalligen, Rastatt remained part of the now third-tier Amateurliga. They captured the championship there in 1972 and, following a second-place result in 1978, became part of the new Amateuroberliga Baden-Württemberg (III). The club struggled there and after a series of lower table finishes was finally sent down to the Verbandsliga Südbaden (IV) in 1986. They remained in Verbandsliga competition, except for a three-season (1996–99) descent to the Landesliga Südbaden (VI), until 2005. They were relegated again at the end of the 2004–05 campaign and had been part of Landesliga play until 2015 when the club finished last in the league and was relegated to the Bezirksliga. Another relegation followed in the 2015–16 season, now to the Kreisliga A.
FC Rastatt has been one of the most successful clubs in the South Baden Cup, having won the competition five times, in 1946, 1973, 1977, 1981 and 1984. In their most recent cup final appearance in 2002 they were beaten (0:1) by Bahlinger SC. The club has also taken part in the DFB-Pokal (German Cup) tournament on three occasions going out in the first round to Waldhof Mannheim in 1973 and to VfB Stuttgart in 1981. Their furthest advance came in 1977 when they were put out in the second round by Bayer Leverkusen.
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.
^Grüne, Hardy (2001). Enzyklopädie des deutschen Ligafußballs 7. Vereinslexikon. Kassel: Agon-Sportverlag. ISBN978-3-89784-147-5.
^Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv (in German) Historical German domestic league tables, accessed: 24 September 2014
^Fussball.de – Ergebnisse (in German) Tables and results of all German football leagues, accessed: 24 September 2014
External linksedit
Abseits Guide to German Soccer
Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables (in German)
fussballdaten.de historical German domestic league tables (in German)
December 18, 2023
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FC Rastatt 04 is a German association football club from the city of Rastatt Baden Wurttemberg It was established as Fussball Klub Rastatt on 9 October 1904 at the Gasthaus zur Linde A 1919 union with Fussball Club Phoenix created Rastatt Fussballverein 04 which merged with Frankonia 1912 Rastatt on 23 August 1939 to form FC Rastatt 04 The club enjoyed its greatest success in the 1930s 1940s and early 1950s when it took part in top flight regional competition in southwestern Germany FC Rastatt 04Full nameFussball Club Rastatt 04 e V Nickname s FC 04Founded1904GroundMunchfeldstadionCapacity15 000ChairmanHolger ZimmerManagerHarald HeckLeagueKreisliga A IX 2015 16Bezirksliga Baden Baden VIII 16th relegation Home coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 2 Honours 2 1 League 2 2 Cup 3 Recent seasons 3 1 Key 4 References 5 External linksHistory editFV won promotion to the senior regional circuit the Bezirksliga Wurttemberg Baden in 1928 where they finished as vice champions in 1932 Their performance slipped the following season and as a result they failed to qualify for play in the Gauliga Baden one of 16 new regional top flight divisions formed in the reorganization of German football in 1933 They made single season appearances in Gauliga play in 1936 and 1939 now playing as FC They were also part of that league from 1941 44 until it was reduced to a rump circuit in 1944 45 when the region fell to advancing Allied forces in the latter stages of World War II Following the conflict occupying Allied authorities disbanded organizations across the country including football and sports clubs as part of the process of denazification The club was reestablished in 1946 as SV Fortuna Rastatt and reclaimed its traditional identity as FC Rastatt 04 on 20 January 1950 1 As Fortuna the team captured the Landesliga Sudbaden title in 1946 and advanced to the first division Oberliga Sudwest Sud where they won the title in 1948 Through league restructuring at the end of the 1949 50 season the Oberliga Sudwest Nord continued as the Oberliga Sudwest while the Oberliga Sudwest Sud was integrated into the Oberliga Sud FC s eighth place finish in that campaign was not good enough to qualify the side for continued Oberliga play and they slipped into the Amateurliga Sudbaden II In 1963 with the formation of the Bundesliga as the nationwide first division and the second tier Regionalligen Rastatt remained part of the now third tier Amateurliga They captured the championship there in 1972 and following a second place result in 1978 became part of the new Amateuroberliga Baden Wurttemberg III The club struggled there and after a series of lower table finishes was finally sent down to the Verbandsliga Sudbaden IV in 1986 They remained in Verbandsliga competition except for a three season 1996 99 descent to the Landesliga Sudbaden VI until 2005 They were relegated again at the end of the 2004 05 campaign and had been part of Landesliga play until 2015 when the club finished last in the league and was relegated to the Bezirksliga Another relegation followed in the 2015 16 season now to the Kreisliga A FC Rastatt has been one of the most successful clubs in the South Baden Cup having won the competition five times in 1946 1973 1977 1981 and 1984 In their most recent cup final appearance in 2002 they were beaten 0 1 by Bahlinger SC The club has also taken part in the DFB Pokal German Cup tournament on three occasions going out in the first round to Waldhof Mannheim in 1973 and to VfB Stuttgart in 1981 Their furthest advance came in 1977 when they were put out in the second round by Bayer Leverkusen Honours editThe club s honours League edit Oberliga Sudwest southern division Champions 1948 Amateurliga Sudbaden III Champions 1955 1972 Runners up 1978 Verbandsliga Sudbaden IV Runners up 1993 Cup edit South Baden Cup Tiers III VII Winners 1946 1973 1977 1981 1984 Runners up 2002Recent seasons editThe recent season by season performance of the club 2 3 Season Division Tier Position1999 2000 Landesliga Sudbaden VI 2000 01 Verbandsliga Sudbaden V 8th2001 02 Verbandsliga Sudbaden 5th2002 03 Verbandsliga Sudbaden 3rd2003 04 Verbandsliga Sudbaden 5th2004 05 Verbandsliga Sudbaden 14th 2005 06 Landesliga Sudbaden I VI 8th2006 07 Landesliga Sudbaden I 2nd 2007 08 Verbandsliga Sudbaden V 10th2008 09 Verbandsliga Sudbaden VI 4th2009 10 Verbandsliga Sudbaden 13th 2010 11 Landesliga Sudbaden I VII 3rd2011 12 Landesliga Sudbaden I 8th2012 13 Landesliga Sudbaden I 8th2013 14 Landesliga Sudbaden I 9th2014 15 Landesliga Sudbaden I 16th 2015 16 Bezirksliga Sudbaden VIII 17th 2016 17 Kreisliga A IXWith 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 Key edit Promoted RelegatedReferences edit Grune Hardy 2001 Enzyklopadie des deutschen Ligafussballs 7 Vereinslexikon Kassel Agon Sportverlag ISBN 978 3 89784 147 5 Das deutsche Fussball Archiv in German Historical German domestic league tables accessed 24 September 2014 Fussball de Ergebnisse in German Tables and results of all German football leagues accessed 24 September 2014External links editOfficial team site Abseits Guide to German Soccer Das deutsche Fussball Archiv historical German domestic league tables in German fussballdaten de historical German domestic league tables in German Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title FC Rastatt 04 amp oldid 1172241203, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
