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FSV Frankfurt

Full name	Fußballsportverein Frankfurt 1899 e.V.
Nickname(s)	Bornheimer/Die Schwarzen Teufel
Founded	20 August 1899; 125 years ago (1899-08-20)
Ground	Frankfurter Volksbank Stadion
Ground Capacity	12,542
Chairman	Patrick Spengler
Manager	Tim Görner
League	Regionalliga Südwest
2023–24	Regionalliga Südwest, 9th of 18
Home colours Away colours Third colours

FSV Frankfurt is a German football club. Its full name is Fußballsportverein Frankfurt 1899 e.V.. The club is based in the Bornheim area of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It was founded way back in 1899. FSV Frankfurt also used to have a very successful women's football team. This team was stopped in 2006.

History of FSV Frankfurt

FSV Frankfurt was one of the first teams to join the Nordkreis-Liga in 1909. This was when football started to become more organized in Southern Germany. The league stopped during World War I in 1914. But FSV still won a regional championship in 1917.

After the war, the club joined the Kreisliga Nordmain. They won this league in 1922–23. This allowed them to play in the Southern German championship.

One of the club's biggest moments was reaching the national final in 1925. They lost 0–1 to 1. FC Nürnberg. In 1972, they won a German amateur title. They beat TSV Marl-Hüls 2–1. The club also played in the final of the 1938 Tschammerpokal. This cup was the old version of today's DFB-Pokal. They lost that final 1–3 to Rapid Vienna.

During the 1920s and 1930s, the club played in the Bezirksliga Main and then the Bezirksliga Main-Hessen. In 1933, FSV won the championship of the VSFV. This was a big football federation in South Germany. After this, FSV played in the Gauliga Südwest. This was one of the top leagues created in 1933. This happened when German football was reorganized. FSV usually finished in the middle of the table. Their best finish was second place in 1939.

In 1941, the Gauliga Hessen league was split. FSV played in the Gauliga Hessen-Nassau. They finished second in 1943, just behind Kickers Offenbach. In 1944, they briefly joined with SG Eintracht Frankfurt. They played as a wartime team called KSG Frankfurt. The league stopped the next season as World War II ended.

This chart shows how FSV Frankfurt has performed in different leagues over the years.

After the war, all organizations in Germany were temporarily dissolved. This included sports clubs. FSV was restarted as SG Bornheim. But by late 1945, they were back to their old name. The team started playing in the top division Oberliga Süd. They played there until they were moved down a league in 1961–62.

Germany's first top professional league, the Bundesliga, started in 1963. FSV joined the Regionalliga Süd. They were a regular second-tier team from the 1960s to the early 1970s. Then they dropped to the third tier. The club returned to the second tier in 1975. This was a year after the 2. Bundesliga was formed. They played in the 2. Bundesliga Süd.

In 1981, the northern and southern parts of this league were combined. FSV was often at the bottom of the table. So, they moved down to the third division Oberliga Hessen (III). The club played one season in the combined league in 1982–83. Then they dropped back down again.

In 2007–08, they played in the Regionalliga Süd (III). Before that, they spent seven seasons in the Amateur Oberliga Hessen (IV). FSV won the Regionalliga Süd (III) championship. This meant they were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga for the 2008–09 season. They played there for eight seasons. They had some success before moving down to the 3. Liga at the end of the 2015–16 season.

Frankfurt Derby Matches

The 2011–12 season was special for FSV Frankfurt. They played against their city rivals Eintracht Frankfurt in a league match. This was the first time in almost 50 years! The last league game between them was on January 27, 1962. That game was in the Oberliga Süd.

For the first match on August 21, 2011, FSV's home game was moved. It was played at Eintracht's stadium. This was because FSV's own Volksbankstadion holds less than 11,000 fans. Over 40,000 fans were expected for the derby game.

Club Achievements

• ^‡ Won by the club's reserve team.

Recent Seasons Performance

Here's how the club has performed in recent seasons:

• When the Regionalligas (1994) and 3. Liga (2008) were created, all leagues below them moved down one tier.

Current Players

Team Squad

No. Position Player 1 GK Justin Ospelt 2 MF Birkan Çelik 3 DF Jan-Erik Eichhorn 4 DF Tim Weißmann 6 MF Tobias Peitz 7 MF Ahmed Azaouagh 8 MF Giorgio Del Vecchio 10 FW Cas Peters (on loan from Alemannia Aachen) 12 MF Park Seok-min 13 DF Lukas Gottwalt 16 MF Nicolas Loebus 17 FW Hassan Mourad 18 MF Ben-Luca Fisher

No. Position Player 19 MF Elias Breir 20 MF Sho Sannomiya 21 DF Timo Hildmann 22 FW Filip Pandza 23 MF George Iorga 24 MF Tim Latteier 25 MF Maxim Emmerling 27 FW Lucas Hermes 28 DF Leonhard von Schroetter 29 FW Malik Memišević 30 MF Lee Gwang-in 31 GK Henry Bremer 32 GK Niklas Linke

Famous Former Players

Here are some former players who have played for their national teams:

• Richard Herrmann (Germany): He was a 1954 FIFA World Cup winner!
• Mathew Leckie (Australia): He played in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Both of these players were with FSV Frankfurt when they played in these big tournaments.

Club Staff

Sports Team Staff

• Head Coach: Tim Görner
• Assistant Coach: To Be Announced
• Goalkeeping Coach: Christoph Gerigk
• Athletics Coach: Nele Mosqueda

Recent Managers

Here are the recent managers who have led the club:

Women's Football Team

The women's team of FSV Frankfurt was very successful. They won three championships and five cups! In 1995, they even won both the championship and the cup in the same year. This is called a double. The team stopped playing after the 2005–06 season. This was because of money problems. Many top German women's football players played for FSV during its time. This includes Birgit Prinz, who is the national record scorer. She left in 1998 to play for a local rival club, 1. FFC Frankfurt.

Women's Team Achievements

• German Championship: 1986, 1995, 1998
• DFB-Pokal winner: 1985, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996

Famous Past Women Players

Here are some players who played for FSV Frankfurt's women's team. They also played for the German national team at least 50 times:

• Birgitt Austermühl
• Steffi Jones
• Sandra Minnert
• Birgit Prinz
• Sissy Raith
• Sandra Smisek
• Britta Unsleber

Other Sports at the Club

FSV is a sports club, not just a football club. Over the years, it has had different sports sections. These include athletics, boxing, darts, handball, ice hockey, and tennis.

See also

In Spanish: FSV Frankfurt para niños