FVgg. Kastel 06
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FVgg Kastel 06 is a German association football
club based in the Mainz-Kastel
district of Wiesbaden
, Hesse
. The club was formed through the August 1907 merger of Kasteler FC, Kasteler FC Germania, and Borussia Kastel each established in 1906. In 1909 Borussia again went its way as a separate club.
FVgg won local honours in 1912 and finished runners-up in the Kreisliga Hessen
(I) in 1922. After a Kreisliga (II) championship in 1924, they advanced to the Bezirksliga Main-Hessen
(I) in 1931 where they played two seasons. In 1933, German football was reorganized under the Third Reich into 16 first division Gauligen. Despite finishing second in their group the Kasteler side failed to qualify for the new competition and they slipped into lower tier play. In 1934, they merged with Turngemeinshaft 1886 Kastel to create TuRa 1886 Kastel and a year later Borussia rejoined the association. In February 1939, TuRa was joined with Turnverein 1848 Kastel to become TSG 1846 Kastel.
Following World War II, most organizations in the country – including sports and football associations – were ordered dissolved by occupying Allied authorities
. Most clubs were soon rebuilt and in 1946 FVgg and TV 1848 reappeared as independent sides.
FVgg remained a lower tier club making single season camoe appearances in the Amateurliga Hessen (III) in 1963–64 and 1974–75 after winning titles in the Landesliga Hessen (IV). The club remained a Landesliga side until again capturing the title in 1979. Kastel was promoted to the Amateuroberliga Hessen (III) where they spent the next four seasons. The team struggled on its return to the Landesliga, but won the regional cup competition and made an appearance in the opening round of the DFB-Pokal (German Cup) in 1982. FVgg had a brush with bankruptcy in 1984 and were relegated to lower level play. By 2000 they were in the Bezirksoberliga Wiesbaden (VI) in 2000 and slipped still further. The club returned to the Bezirksoberliga Wiesbaden (VII) in 2007.
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...
club based in the Mainz-Kastel
Mainz-Kastel
Mainz-Kastel is a district administered by the city of Wiesbaden, Germany. Mainz-Kastel was formerly a district of the city of Mainz, until the public administration by the city of Wiesbaden was decided on August 10, 1945...
district of Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden is a city in southwest Germany and the capital of the federal state of Hesse. It has about 275,400 inhabitants, plus approximately 10,000 United States citizens...
, Hesse
Hesse
Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...
. The club was formed through the August 1907 merger of Kasteler FC, Kasteler FC Germania, and Borussia Kastel each established in 1906. In 1909 Borussia again went its way as a separate club.
History
Kreisliga Hessen
The Kreisliga Hessen was the highest association football league in parts of the German state of Hesse and parts of the Bavarian region of Palatinate as well as the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau from 1919 to 1923...
(I) in 1922. After a Kreisliga (II) championship in 1924, they advanced to the Bezirksliga Main-Hessen
Bezirksliga Main-Hessen
The Bezirksliga Main-Hessen was the highest association football league in the German state of Hesse and the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau from 1927 to 1933...
(I) in 1931 where they played two seasons. In 1933, German football was reorganized under the Third Reich into 16 first division Gauligen. Despite finishing second in their group the Kasteler side failed to qualify for the new competition and they slipped into lower tier play. In 1934, they merged with Turngemeinshaft 1886 Kastel to create TuRa 1886 Kastel and a year later Borussia rejoined the association. In February 1939, TuRa was joined with Turnverein 1848 Kastel to become TSG 1846 Kastel.
Following World War II, most organizations in the country – including sports and football associations – were ordered dissolved by occupying Allied authorities
Allied Occupation Zones in Germany
The Allied powers who defeated Nazi Germany in World War II divided the country west of the Oder-Neisse line into four occupation zones for administrative purposes during 1945–49. In the closing weeks of fighting in Europe, US forces had pushed beyond the previously agreed boundaries for the...
. Most clubs were soon rebuilt and in 1946 FVgg and TV 1848 reappeared as independent sides.
FVgg remained a lower tier club making single season camoe appearances in the Amateurliga Hessen (III) in 1963–64 and 1974–75 after winning titles in the Landesliga Hessen (IV). The club remained a Landesliga side until again capturing the title in 1979. Kastel was promoted to the Amateuroberliga Hessen (III) where they spent the next four seasons. The team struggled on its return to the Landesliga, but won the regional cup competition and made an appearance in the opening round of the DFB-Pokal (German Cup) in 1982. FVgg had a brush with bankruptcy in 1984 and were relegated to lower level play. By 2000 they were in the Bezirksoberliga Wiesbaden (VI) in 2000 and slipped still further. The club returned to the Bezirksoberliga Wiesbaden (VII) in 2007.
Honours
- Landesliga Hessen-Mitte champions: 1974, 1979
- Hessen-Pokal (Hesse CupHesse CupThe Hesse 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:...
) winners: 1962, 1981