KSV Baunatal
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KSV Baunatal is a German association football club
based in Baunatal
, Hesse
. The team was founded on 13 April 1964 out of the union of KSV Altenritte and KSV Altenbauna.
Another predecessor, KSV Altenbauna, was established in 1904 as Deutscher Turnverein Altenbauna and in 1918, following World War I, played as Deutscher Turn- und Sportverein Altenbauna. DTSV became TV Gut-Heil Altenbauna in 1933 and KSV Altenbauna in 1945.
1964 merger that united these two clubs as KSV Baunatal, the association grew again when joined by SV Baunatal in 1970. SV was founded in 1921 as Arbeiter Turn- und Sportverein Kirchbauna and was one of the many worker's clubs that disappeared under the Third Reich. It was re-established in 1945 as Freier SV Kirchbauna by the former members of ATSV and another worker's side known as TV Gut Heil Kirchbauna. FSV briefly adopted the name SpVgg Kirchbauna in 1955 before becoming SV Baunatal the same year.
The long string of mergers of these unremarked sides paid dividends when KSV Baunatal rose up out of lower tier competition into the Oberliga Hessen (III) in 1970. The club slipped to the Landesliga Hessen-Nord (IV) for a single season, but promptly reclaimed a place in the Oberliga. An Amateur Oberliga Hessen (III) title in 1976 led to a three season long stint in the 2nd Bundesliga Süd
. Through the 70s and 80s KSV made half a dozen appearances in the DFB-Pokal
, going out in the preliminary rounds on each occasion.
The team then played as a third tier side in the Oberliga Hessen until being relegated in 1991 and for a while was an elevator side, moving frequently up and down between third and fifth tier competition. KSV has been firmly settled into the Oberliga Hessen (IV) since 1999, generally placing in the lower half of the table, while managing to earn a better result on occasion.
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 Baunatal
Baunatal
Baunatal is a town in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany. It is a comparatively young town which arose from fusion of the formerly independent municipalities Altenbauna, Altenritte, Großenritte, Guntershausen, Hertingshausen, Kirchbauna and Rengershausen in 1966.-Geographic location:Baunatal...
, 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 team was founded on 13 April 1964 out of the union of KSV Altenritte and KSV Altenbauna.
History
Predecessor side KSV Altenritte had roots that go back to the much earlier establishment of the gymnastics club Turnverein Gut-Heil Altenritte on 2 September 1892. A football department was founded within this club in 1914. In 1933, TV was joined by the membership of Arbeiter TV Altenritte – one of the many worker's sports clubs disbanded as politically unpalatable under the Nazi regime – to become VfL Altenritte. In 1945, following World War II, the team re-emerged as KSV Alteritte.Another predecessor, KSV Altenbauna, was established in 1904 as Deutscher Turnverein Altenbauna and in 1918, following World War I, played as Deutscher Turn- und Sportverein Altenbauna. DTSV became TV Gut-Heil Altenbauna in 1933 and KSV Altenbauna in 1945.
1964 merger that united these two clubs as KSV Baunatal, the association grew again when joined by SV Baunatal in 1970. SV was founded in 1921 as Arbeiter Turn- und Sportverein Kirchbauna and was one of the many worker's clubs that disappeared under the Third Reich. It was re-established in 1945 as Freier SV Kirchbauna by the former members of ATSV and another worker's side known as TV Gut Heil Kirchbauna. FSV briefly adopted the name SpVgg Kirchbauna in 1955 before becoming SV Baunatal the same year.
The long string of mergers of these unremarked sides paid dividends when KSV Baunatal rose up out of lower tier competition into the Oberliga Hessen (III) in 1970. The club slipped to the Landesliga Hessen-Nord (IV) for a single season, but promptly reclaimed a place in the Oberliga. An Amateur Oberliga Hessen (III) title in 1976 led to a three season long stint in the 2nd Bundesliga Süd
2nd Bundesliga Süd (1974-81)
The 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Süd was the second-highest level of the German football league system in the south of Germany from 1974 until the formation of the single-division 2. Fußball-Bundesliga in 1981...
. Through the 70s and 80s KSV made half a dozen appearances in the DFB-Pokal
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...
, going out in the preliminary rounds on each occasion.
The team then played as a third tier side in the Oberliga Hessen until being relegated in 1991 and for a while was an elevator side, moving frequently up and down between third and fifth tier competition. KSV has been firmly settled into the Oberliga Hessen (IV) since 1999, generally placing in the lower half of the table, while managing to earn a better result on occasion.
Honours
- Landesliga Hessen-NordVerbandsliga Hessen-NordThe Verbandsliga Hessen-Nord, until 2008 named Landesliga Hessen-Nord, is currently the 6th tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3...
(IV) champions: 1970, 1972, 1994, 1999 - Amateur Oberliga Hessen (III) champions: 1976
- Hessenpokal winners: 1982, 1983
Recent seasons
| Year | Division | Position |
| 1999–2000 | Oberliga Hessen Hessenliga The Hessenliga is the highest football league in the state of Hesse and the Hessian football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German football, the 5th tier of the German football league system. It was, until the introduction of the 3... (IV) |
12th |
| 2000–01 | Oberliga Hessen | 2nd |
| 2001–02 | Oberliga Hessen | 14th |
| 2002–03 | Oberliga Hessen | 6th |
| 2003–04 | Oberliga Hessen | 11th |
| 2004–05 | Oberliga Hessen | 4th |
| 2005–06 | Oberliga Hessen | 14th |
| 2006–07 | Oberliga Hessen | 13th |
| 2007–08 | Oberliga Hessen | 8th |
| 2008–09 2008–09 Hessenliga The 2008–09 season of the Hessenliga was the first season of the league at tier five of the German football league system after the introduction of the 3. Liga.... |
Hessenliga Hessenliga The Hessenliga is the highest football league in the state of Hesse and the Hessian football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German football, the 5th tier of the German football league system. It was, until the introduction of the 3... (V) |
5th |
| 2009–10 2009–10 Hessenliga The 2009–10 season of the Hessenliga was the second season of the league at tier five of the German football league system.FSV Frankfurt II, champions of the Hessenliga, were promoted to the 2010–11 Regionalliga Süd. KSV Klein-Karben, 1... |
Hessenliga | 3rd |
| 2010–11 2010–11 Hessenliga The 2010–11 season of the Hessenliga was the third season of the league at tier five of the German football league system.Although the teams from the German state of Hesse made up the bulk of the clubs in the Hessenliga, the Bavarian side FC Bayern Alzenau played the 2010–11 season in the division... |
Hessenliga | — |