FV Engers 07
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FV Engers 07 is a German association football club
based in the city of Engers
, Rhineland-Palatinate
that currently plays in the Oberliga Südwest
(IV).
They won their first honours in 1913 as champions of the local C division Bezirk Koblenz. In 1919 FV captured the B division title and then won promtion to top flight regional competition in 1923. In the early 30s the team took part in qualification play for the Gauliga Mittelrhein
, one of sixteen top-flight divisions formed in the 1933 reorganization of German football under the Third Reich, but was initially unsuccessful, losing to 1. FC Idar. By the 1941–42 season the Gauliga Mittelrhein had been split into the Gauliga Köln-Aachen and the Gauliga Moselland, where Engers played in the Gruppe Ost for three seasons as a lower table side until the division collapsed towards the end of World War II.
Immediately following the war the footballers played in the top regional amateur competition before advancing to the Oberliga Südwest-Nord
(I) in 1949 where they would remain until sent down after a next to last place finish in 1953. They re-appeared in the first division for a single season in 1955–56, spending most of the 50s and the early 60s in the 2nd Oberliga Südwest
(II). In 1963, the Bundesliga, Germany's first professional national league, was formed and the country's football competitions were re-structured. Engers failed to qualify to stay up in second division play and landed in the Amateurliga Rheinland (III).
In 1967, Engers celebrated their 60th anniversary with a second place finish, participation in the opening round of the national amateur championship, and an advance to the final of the Rhineland Pokal. The following season the club plunge to the bottom of the division and were relegated to lower tier local competition. They quickly recovered themselves and played another five seasons in the Amateurliga Rheinland
as a lower table side before again disappearing.
A 1981 Kreisliga title advanced FV to the Berzirksliga where they finished second and won the subsequent promotion playoff to move up to the Landesliga Nord (VI) in 1983. Another second place finish earned the team participation in the promotion round for the Verbandsliga Rheinland
(V) where they lost to Untermosel. Two seasons later they redeemed themselves and were promoted.
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...
based in the city of Engers
Engers
Engers is an district of Neuwied on the right banks of the river Rhine in Germany located next to Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate.Engers has 5,367 inhabitants. It is highwater-endangered by its direct contact with the river Rhine.- City history :...
, Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz. English speakers also commonly refer to the state by its German name, Rheinland-Pfalz ....
that currently plays in the Oberliga Südwest
Oberliga Südwest
The Oberliga Südwest is the highest regional football league for the Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland state of Germany. It is the fifth tier of the German football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German Football, the 5th tier of the German football league system...
(IV).
History
The club was founded in 1907 as FC Viktoria Engers on 10 July 1907 and later that same year was joined by FC Roland Engers. This combined club then itself joined the gymnastics club Turnverein 1879 Engers in 1910. The footballers resumed their independence as Fußballverein Engers in 1916.They won their first honours in 1913 as champions of the local C division Bezirk Koblenz. In 1919 FV captured the B division title and then won promtion to top flight regional competition in 1923. In the early 30s the team took part in qualification play for the Gauliga Mittelrhein
Gauliga Mittelrhein
The Gauliga Mittelrhein was the highest football league in the central and southern part of the Prussian Rhine Province from 1933 to 1945. Shortly after the formation of the league, the Nazis reorganised the administrative regions in Germany, and the Gaue Köln-Aachen and Moselland replaced the...
, one of sixteen top-flight divisions formed in the 1933 reorganization of German football under the Third Reich, but was initially unsuccessful, losing to 1. FC Idar. By the 1941–42 season the Gauliga Mittelrhein had been split into the Gauliga Köln-Aachen and the Gauliga Moselland, where Engers played in the Gruppe Ost for three seasons as a lower table side until the division collapsed towards the end of World War II.
Immediately following the war the footballers played in the top regional amateur competition before advancing to the Oberliga Südwest-Nord
Oberliga Südwest (1945-63)
The Oberliga Südwest was the highest level of the German football league system in the southwest of Germany from 1945 until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963. It covered the two states of Rheinland-Pfalz and Saarland.-Overview:...
(I) in 1949 where they would remain until sent down after a next to last place finish in 1953. They re-appeared in the first division for a single season in 1955–56, spending most of the 50s and the early 60s in the 2nd Oberliga Südwest
2nd Oberliga Südwest
The 2nd Oberliga Südwest was the second-highest level of the German football league system in the southwest of Germany from 1951 until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963. It covered the two states of Rheinland-Pfalz and Saarland.-Overview:...
(II). In 1963, the Bundesliga, Germany's first professional national league, was formed and the country's football competitions were re-structured. Engers failed to qualify to stay up in second division play and landed in the Amateurliga Rheinland (III).
In 1967, Engers celebrated their 60th anniversary with a second place finish, participation in the opening round of the national amateur championship, and an advance to the final of the Rhineland Pokal. The following season the club plunge to the bottom of the division and were relegated to lower tier local competition. They quickly recovered themselves and played another five seasons in the Amateurliga Rheinland
Amateurliga Rheinland
The Amateurliga Rheinland was the highest football league in the region of the Rheinland FA and the third tier of the German football league system from its inception in 1952 to the formation of the Oberliga Südwest and the Verbandsliga Rheinland below it in 1978.- Overview :The Amateurliga...
as a lower table side before again disappearing.
A 1981 Kreisliga title advanced FV to the Berzirksliga where they finished second and won the subsequent promotion playoff to move up to the Landesliga Nord (VI) in 1983. Another second place finish earned the team participation in the promotion round for the Verbandsliga Rheinland
Verbandsliga Rheinland
The Rheinlandliga, formerly the Verbandsliga Rheinland, 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) where they lost to Untermosel. Two seasons later they redeemed themselves and were promoted.
Current squad
As of 2007-08-08:Notable former players
- Herbert (Zimbo) Carpenter
- Carsten KeulerCarsten KeulerCarsten Keuler is a German football player. As of February 2009, he plays for FV Engers 07. He spent 2 seasons in the Bundesliga with 1. FC Köln.-External links:...
- Jürgen “Wittels” Wittelsberger
- Michael Basket
Management
As of 2007-08-02:- Manager: Gunter Wagner
- Coach: Werner Man Brook
- Co Coach: Javier Antonio Ramos
- Physio: Volker Birkenbeul
- Physio: January More Bohnenberger
Honours
- 2nd Oberliga Südwest2nd Oberliga SüdwestThe 2nd Oberliga Südwest was the second-highest level of the German football league system in the southwest of Germany from 1951 until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963. It covered the two states of Rheinland-Pfalz and Saarland.-Overview:...
(II) runners-up: 1955 - Verbandsliga RheinlandVerbandsliga RheinlandThe Rheinlandliga, formerly the Verbandsliga Rheinland, 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) champions: 2002
Recent seasons
| Year | Division | Position |
| 1999–2000 | Landesliga Rheinland (VI) | ↑ |
| 2000–01 | Verbandsliga Rheinland Verbandsliga Rheinland The Rheinlandliga, formerly the Verbandsliga Rheinland, 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) |
8th |
| 2001–02 | Verbandsliga Rheinland | 1st ↑ |
| 2002–03 | Oberliga Südwest Oberliga Südwest The Oberliga Südwest is the highest regional football league for the Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland state of Germany. It is the fifth tier of the German football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German Football, the 5th tier of the German football league system... (IV) |
15th |
| 2003–04 | Oberliga Südwest | 11th |
| 2004–05 | Oberliga Südwest | 11th |
| 2005–06 | Oberliga Südwest | 12th |
| 2006–07 | Oberliga Südwest | 9th |
| 2007–08 | Oberliga Südwest | 18th ↓ |
| 2008–09 | Verbandsliga Rheinland (VI) | 7th |
| 2009–10 | Verbandsliga Rheinland |