DVV Coburg
Encyclopedia
The DVV Coburg is a German
association football club from the town of Coburg
, Bavaria
. Coburg became part of Bavaria in 1920, after the First World War.
The club was formed in 2000, when VfB Coburg merged with local side DJK/Viktoria Coburg. Of the three clubs, VfB was by far the most outstanding, spending 21 seasons in the tier three Fußball-Bayernliga from 1952 to 1984. The club also made a single appearance in the German Cup in 1977–78, losing 3–0 at fellow amateurs TuS Langerwehe who would go on to reach the fourth round.
The club will be disbanded on 30 June 2012, having declared insolvency in June 2011 after owing Euro 118,000 to the German tax department. The club will be replaced by the FC Coburg, which will take over the league place of DVV. FC Coburg should not be confused with Coburg Football Club, an Australian Rules Football
club from Melbourne
.
did VfB became part of Bavarian football.
VfB first appeared at state level football when it won promotion to the Gauliga Bayern
in 1936, where it played for a season, followed by another one in 1938–39.
The club became a member of the Amateurliga Nordayern, the northern division of the Bayernliga, in 1952, playing the next ten seasons in the league until 1962, when it was relegated. In this era, the club achieved two fourth place finishes as its best result, in 1957–58 and 1958–59.
With the reorganisation of the German league system in 1963, the club did not become a founding member of the new fourth division Landesliga Bayern-Nord
in the region but was promoted to the league in 1966. As a newcomer, the club took out the league championship in 1967 and earned another promotion.
Back in the Bayernliga in 1967–68, which was now played as a single division league, the club played three successful seasons, with a fifth place as its best result, but came 18th in its fourth year and was relegated again.
After a third place finish in the Landesliga in 1971–72, the side won the league the following year and was romoted once more.
Coburg was back in the Bayernliga for five consecutive seasons again but, except for the first year, the club struggled against relegation and went down again in 1978.
In the Landesliga, from 1978 to 1982, VfB played a leading role, improving season by season, and earned promotion again at the end of the 1981–82 season.
Back for its last stint in the Bayernliga, Coburg finished tenth in 1982–83 but came 19th in the following year and made a permanent departure from this league level.
The club was still a strong side in the Landesliga after 1984, finishing in the top half of the league for the next four seasons. At the end of the 1988–89 season however it fell to regional play, the Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken
. It spend three seasons there before returning to the Landesliga in 1992. Back in the Landesliga for three more years, the club was ever able to reach former hights and, when relegation came once more in 1995, it was a permanent departure from the league.
After four years at Bezirksoberliga level, the club suffered another relegation in 1999, now to the Bezirksliga Oberfranken-West. At this level, in the clubs final season before the merger in 2000, VfB finished third while DJK/Viktoria came eleventh in the same league.
DJK/Viktoria was promoted to the Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken in 1989, the year VfB was relegated to the league, causing the two clubs to meet for the first time in league play in 1989–90. The club lasted for four seasons at this level before returning to the Bezirksliga in 1993. The club remained at this level for its final seven seasons, never coming close to promotion again.
DVV played for four seasons in the Landesliga from 2002, with a seventh place as its best result. It dropped to Bezirksoberliga level for a season before returning to the Landesliga for another four years. In 2011, affected by financial trouble, the club was relegated once more.
The club plays its final season in the Bezirksoberliga in 2011–12 as both DVV and the league will be disbanded at the end of the season.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
association football club from the town of Coburg
Coburg
Coburg is a town located on the Itz River in Bavaria, Germany. Its 2005 population was 42,015. Long one of the Thuringian states of the Wettin line, it joined with Bavaria by popular vote in 1920...
, Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
. Coburg became part of Bavaria in 1920, after the First World War.
The club was formed in 2000, when VfB Coburg merged with local side DJK/Viktoria Coburg. Of the three clubs, VfB was by far the most outstanding, spending 21 seasons in the tier three Fußball-Bayernliga from 1952 to 1984. The club also made a single appearance in the German Cup in 1977–78, losing 3–0 at fellow amateurs TuS Langerwehe who would go on to reach the fourth round.
The club will be disbanded on 30 June 2012, having declared insolvency in June 2011 after owing Euro 118,000 to the German tax department. The club will be replaced by the FC Coburg, which will take over the league place of DVV. FC Coburg should not be confused with Coburg Football Club, an Australian Rules Football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
club from Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
.
VfB Coburg
Formed in 1907 as Coburger FC and renamed VfB in 1918, the club originally played in the Central German league system rather than in the Bavarian. Only with the rise of the Nazis to power in 1933 and the introduction of the GauligaGauliga
A Gauliga was the highest level of play in German football from 1934-45. The leagues were introduced in 1933, after the Nazi takeover of power by the Sports office of the Third Reich.-Name:...
did VfB became part of Bavarian football.
VfB first appeared at state level football when it won promotion to the Gauliga Bayern
Gauliga Bayern
The Gauliga Bayern was the highest football league in the German state of Bavaria from 1933 to 1945. Shortly after the formation of the league, the Nazis reorganised the administrative regions in Germany, and the five Gaue Bayreuth, Munich-Upper Bavaria, Swabia, Main Franconia and Franconia de...
in 1936, where it played for a season, followed by another one in 1938–39.
The club became a member of the Amateurliga Nordayern, the northern division of the Bayernliga, in 1952, playing the next ten seasons in the league until 1962, when it was relegated. In this era, the club achieved two fourth place finishes as its best result, in 1957–58 and 1958–59.
With the reorganisation of the German league system in 1963, the club did not become a founding member of the new fourth division Landesliga Bayern-Nord
Landesliga Bayern-Nord
The Landesliga Bayern-Nord is currently the 6th tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga it was the 5th tier of the league system....
in the region but was promoted to the league in 1966. As a newcomer, the club took out the league championship in 1967 and earned another promotion.
Back in the Bayernliga in 1967–68, which was now played as a single division league, the club played three successful seasons, with a fifth place as its best result, but came 18th in its fourth year and was relegated again.
After a third place finish in the Landesliga in 1971–72, the side won the league the following year and was romoted once more.
Coburg was back in the Bayernliga for five consecutive seasons again but, except for the first year, the club struggled against relegation and went down again in 1978.
In the Landesliga, from 1978 to 1982, VfB played a leading role, improving season by season, and earned promotion again at the end of the 1981–82 season.
Back for its last stint in the Bayernliga, Coburg finished tenth in 1982–83 but came 19th in the following year and made a permanent departure from this league level.
The club was still a strong side in the Landesliga after 1984, finishing in the top half of the league for the next four seasons. At the end of the 1988–89 season however it fell to regional play, the Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken
Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken
The Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken is currently the 7th tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Upper Franconia...
. It spend three seasons there before returning to the Landesliga in 1992. Back in the Landesliga for three more years, the club was ever able to reach former hights and, when relegation came once more in 1995, it was a permanent departure from the league.
After four years at Bezirksoberliga level, the club suffered another relegation in 1999, now to the Bezirksliga Oberfranken-West. At this level, in the clubs final season before the merger in 2000, VfB finished third while DJK/Viktoria came eleventh in the same league.
DJK/Viktoria Coburg
DJK/Viktoria Coburg was established in 1974 in a merger of FC Viktoria 09 Coburg, formed 1909, and DJK Rot-Weiß Coburg, formed 1931. Both clubs, unlike VfB, had been banned by the Nazis and were reformed after the Second World War.DJK/Viktoria was promoted to the Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken in 1989, the year VfB was relegated to the league, causing the two clubs to meet for the first time in league play in 1989–90. The club lasted for four seasons at this level before returning to the Bezirksliga in 1993. The club remained at this level for its final seven seasons, never coming close to promotion again.
DVV Coburg
The new club was an instant success, taking out two consecutive league championships in 2001 and 2002, first in the Bezirksliga, than in the Bezirksoberliga.DVV played for four seasons in the Landesliga from 2002, with a seventh place as its best result. It dropped to Bezirksoberliga level for a season before returning to the Landesliga for another four years. In 2011, affected by financial trouble, the club was relegated once more.
The club plays its final season in the Bezirksoberliga in 2011–12 as both DVV and the league will be disbanded at the end of the season.
League
- 2nd Amateurliga Oberfranken-West2nd Amateurliga BayernThe 2nd Amateurliga Bayern was a set of eleven regional leagues in Bavaria existing from 1951 to 1963 as the fourth tier of football in the state....
- Champions: 1952
- Landesliga Bayern-NordLandesliga Bayern-NordThe Landesliga Bayern-Nord is currently the 6th tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga it was the 5th tier of the league system....
- Champions: 1967, 1973, 1982
- Runners-up: 1981
- Bezirksoberliga OberfrankenBezirksoberliga OberfrankenThe Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken is currently the 7th tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Upper Franconia...
- Champions: 1992, 2002
- Runners-up: 2007
- Bezirksliga Oberfranken-West
- Champions: 1989†, 2001
- † Won by DJK/Viktoria, all other honours are for VfB and DVV.
Recent managers
Recent managers of the club:| Manager | Start | Finish |
| Stefan Braungardt | 2011 | |
| Olaf Teuchert | 2011 | Present |
Recent seasons
The recent season-by-season performance of the club:| Season | Division | Tier Bavarian football league system The Bavarian football league system of the Bavarian Football Association ranks within the German football league system. Its highest division, the Fussball-Bayernliga, is currently the 5th tier of German football. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008 it was the 4th tier of the league system... |
Position |
| 2000–01 | Bezirksliga Oberfranken-West | VII | 1st ↑ |
| 2001–02 | Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken The Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken is currently the 7th tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Upper Franconia... |
VI | 1st ↑ |
| 2002–03 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord Landesliga Bayern-Nord The Landesliga Bayern-Nord is currently the 6th tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga it was the 5th tier of the league system.... |
V | 8th |
| 2003–04 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord | 12th | |
| 2004–05 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord | 7th | |
| 2005–06 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord | 16th ↓ | |
| 2006–07 | Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken | VI | 2nd ↑ |
| 2007–08 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord | V | 13th |
| 2008–09 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord | VI | 11th |
| 2009–10 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord | 9th | |
| 2010–11 | Landesliga Bayern-Nord | 18th ↓ | |
| 2011–12 | Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken | VII |
- With the introduction of the BezirksoberligasBezirksoberligen BayernThe seven Bezirksoberligas Bayern are the third highest level of the Bavarian football league system, below Oberliga and Landesliga. They are the 7th tier of the German football league system.-Overview:...
in 1988 as the new fifth tier, below the LandesligasLandesliga BayernIn the Bavarian football league system, the Landesliga Bayern is the second hightest level, below the Fußball-Bayernliga and organised in three regional divisions. The current Landesligas were formed in 1963, when the Fußball-Bundesliga was established...
, all leagues below dropped one tier. With the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 and the 3rd Liga3rd LigaThe 3rd Liga is the third division of football in Germany. The league started with the beginning of the 2008–09 season, when it replaced the Regionalliga as the third tier football league in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2...
in 2008 as the new third tier, below the 2nd Bundesliga2. Fußball-Bundesliga- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
, all leagues below dropped one tier.
DFB Cup appearances
The club has qualified for the first round of the German Cup just once, as then VfB Coburg:| Season | Round | Date | Home | Away | Result | Attendance |
| 1977–78 | First round | 29 July 1977 | TuS Langerwehe | VfB Coburg | 3–0 | 800 |