FC Denzlingen
Encyclopedia
The FC Denzlingen is a German association football club
from the city of Denzlingen
, Baden-Württemberg.
The clubs most notable achievements are playing in the highest football league in the state, the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg
, from 1999 to 2002 and again in 2009–10. It also reached the first round of the German Cup
once, in 1998.
The club did not make an impact on the football scene in South Baden until 1988, when it earned promotion to the tier-five Landesliga
(State League) through a championship in the Bezirksliga Freiburg. FCD managed another promotion within two season, now to the Verbandsliga Südbaden
, where it lasted for only one season.
In 1993, it made a more permanent return to the Verbandsliga
. In 1998, it took out the South Baden Cup
, which qualified the club for the first round of the national cup competition. There, on 29 August 1998 it met Hamburger SV
and earned a respectable 3–0 defeat against the Fußball-Bundesliga
team. The season proved to get even more successful when the club took out the league title and earned promotion to the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg
for the first time.
At this level, the team struggled for three seasons, a twelfth place its best result, before being relegated again. FCD did not settle well back in the Verbandsliga and was relegated once more in 2004.
Its stint in the Landesliga was however only a short one, returning to the Verbandsliga immediately on the strength of a league championship. The club also reached the South Baden Cup final once more in 2005, but lost.
In 2008–09, the team had another successful season, winning promotion back to the Oberliga
for a second stint, but lasted for only one season before going down again.
Football in Germany
Association football is the most popular sport in Germany. The German Football Association is the sport's national governing body, with 6.6 million members organized in over 26,000 football clubs. There is a league system, with the 1. and 2. Bundesliga on top, and the winner of the first...
from the city of Denzlingen
Denzlingen
Denzlingen is a municipality in the district of Emmendingen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated north of Freiburg.- Geography :Denzlingen is located in the Upper Rhine Valley at the edge of the Black Forest between the river Elz in the north and the Glotter which runs through the...
, Baden-Württemberg.
The clubs most notable achievements are playing in the highest football league in the state, the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg
Oberliga Baden-Württemberg
The Oberliga Baden-Württemberg is the highest Football League in the state of Baden-Württemberg and the Baden-Württemberg football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German Football, the 5th tier of the German football league system...
, from 1999 to 2002 and again in 2009–10. It also reached the first round of the German Cup
DFB-Pokal
The DFB-Pokal or DFB Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually. 64 teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga. It is considered the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga...
once, in 1998.
History
The FC Denzlingen was formed on 7 January 1928. From 1947, when it returned to competitive football after the war, to 1951, the club was known as SV Denzlingen.The club did not make an impact on the football scene in South Baden until 1988, when it earned promotion to the tier-five Landesliga
Landesliga
The Landesliga is the 7th tier of football in most of Germany, one division below the Verbandsliga. In Bavaria, Sachsen, Thüringen, Bremen, Lower Saxony and Hamburg the Landesligas are set right below the Oberliga and therefore are the 6th tier...
(State League) through a championship in the Bezirksliga Freiburg. FCD managed another promotion within two season, now to the Verbandsliga Südbaden
Verbandsliga Südbaden
The Verbandsliga Südbaden 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.-Overview:...
, where it lasted for only one season.
In 1993, it made a more permanent return to the Verbandsliga
Verbandsliga
The Verbandsliga is the 6th tier of football in Germany, played on a regional basis by Bundesland. In Saxony, Thuringia, Hamburg, Bremen and Bavaria the 6th tier is called Landesliga, which is the 7th tier in some of the other Bundesländer...
. In 1998, it took out the South Baden Cup
South Baden Cup
The South Baden Cup is one of the 21 regional cup competitions of German football. The winner of the competition gains entry to the first round of the German Cup.-History:...
, which qualified the club for the first round of the national cup competition. There, on 29 August 1998 it met Hamburger SV
Hamburger SV
Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department...
and earned a respectable 3–0 defeat against the Fußball-Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
team. The season proved to get even more successful when the club took out the league title and earned promotion to the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg
Oberliga Baden-Württemberg
The Oberliga Baden-Württemberg is the highest Football League in the state of Baden-Württemberg and the Baden-Württemberg football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German Football, the 5th tier of the German football league system...
for the first time.
At this level, the team struggled for three seasons, a twelfth place its best result, before being relegated again. FCD did not settle well back in the Verbandsliga and was relegated once more in 2004.
Its stint in the Landesliga was however only a short one, returning to the Verbandsliga immediately on the strength of a league championship. The club also reached the South Baden Cup final once more in 2005, but lost.
In 2008–09, the team had another successful season, winning promotion back to the Oberliga
Oberliga (football)
The Oberliga is currently the name of the fifth tier of the German football leagues. Before the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008, it was the fourth tier...
for a second stint, but lasted for only one season before going down again.
League
- Verbandsliga SüdbadenVerbandsliga SüdbadenThe Verbandsliga Südbaden 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.-Overview:...
(V-VI)- Champions: 1999, 2009
- Landesliga Südbaden-Staffel II (V-VI)
- Champions: 1990, 2005
- Bezirksliga Freiburg (VI)
- Champions: 1988
Recent managers
Recent managers of the club:| Manager | Start | Finish |
| Uli Lehmann | 1 July 2007 | 31 December 2007 |
| Mario Bleier Christian Schloz Stefan Schütte | 1 January 2008 | 30 June 2008 |
| Michael Baumann | 1 July 2008 | 31 December 2010 |
| Midhat Mandzo Stefan Schütte | 1 January 2011 | 30 June 2011 |
| Maximilian Heidenreich Maximilian Heidenreich Maximilian Heidenreich is a German football manager and former player. He was a midfielder and played for various clubs in Germany and Switzerland during the 1980s and 1990s.-External links:* at worldfootball.net... |
1 July 2011 | Present |
Recent seasons
The recent season-by-season performance of the club:| Season | Division | Tier | Position |
| 1999–2000 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg Oberliga Baden-Württemberg The Oberliga Baden-Württemberg is the highest Football League in the state of Baden-Württemberg and the Baden-Württemberg football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German Football, the 5th tier of the German football league system... |
IV | 12th |
| 2000–01 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 13th | |
| 2001–02 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 18th ↓ | |
| 2002–03 | Verbandsliga Südbaden Verbandsliga Südbaden The Verbandsliga Südbaden 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.-Overview:... |
V | 7th |
| 2003–04 | Verbandsliga Südbaden | 16th ↓ | |
| 2004–05 | Landesliga Südbaden-Staffel II | VI | 1st ↑ |
| 2005–06 | Verbandsliga Südbaden | V | 6th |
| 2006–07 | Verbandsliga Südbaden | 4th | |
| 2007–08 | Verbandsliga Südbaden | 6th | |
| 2008–09 | Verbandsliga Südbaden | VI | 1st ↑ |
| 2009–10 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | V | 16th ↓ |
| 2010–11 | Verbandsliga Südbaden | VI | 8th |
| 2011–12 | Verbandsliga Südbaden |
- 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.
External links
- Official team site
- FC Denzlingen profile at Weltfussball.de
- Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables