Kehler FV
Encyclopedia
Kehler FV is a German association football club
from the town of Kehl
, Baden-Württemberg
. In addition to fielding a football side, the club has departments for athletics, and badminton
, as well as general fitness and recreational sport.
. Following several seasons as an "elevator club" moving frequently up and down between the Landesliga Südbaden (VI) and the Verbandsliga Südbaden
(V), FV has advanced to the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg
(V) following a second place Verbandsliga finish and successful promotion playoff in 2008.
department. Club member Bodo Bittner
was part of the bronze medal winning four man team
at the 1976 Winter Olympics
. Peer Joechel won a gold medal at the 1993 World championships
in the two man competition.
Sprinter Georg Nückles
was the European 400m
indoor champion in 1972 and German indoor 400m champion in 1972 and 1973.
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 town of Kehl
Kehl
Kehl is a town in southwestern Germany in the Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the river Rhine, directly opposite the French city of Strasbourg.-History:...
, Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...
. In addition to fielding a football side, the club has departments for athletics, and badminton
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
, as well as general fitness and recreational sport.
History
The team was established in 1907, and from 1958–1966 and 1970–1974 played in the third tier Amateurliga SüdbadenAmateurliga Südbaden
The Amateurliga Südbaden was the highest football league in the region of the Südbaden FA and the third tier of the German football league system from its inception in 1945 to the formation of the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg and the Verbandsliga Südbaden below it in 1978.-Overview:The Amateurliga...
. Following several seasons as an "elevator club" moving frequently up and down between the Landesliga Südbaden (VI) and 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:...
(V), FV has advanced 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...
(V) following a second place Verbandsliga finish and successful promotion playoff in 2008.
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:...
- Runners-up: 2008
- Landesliga Südbaden
- Champions: 2006
Other
The club includes a successful bobsleighBobsleigh
Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of two or four make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled that are combined to calculate the final score....
department. Club member Bodo Bittner
Bodo Bittner
Bodo Bittner is a West German bobsledder who competed in the late 1970s. He won the bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.-References:*...
was part of the bronze medal winning four man team
Bobsleigh at the 1976 Winter Olympics
-Two-man:-Four-man:-Medal table:-References:**...
at the 1976 Winter Olympics
1976 Winter Olympics
The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 4–15, 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria...
. Peer Joechel won a gold medal at the 1993 World championships
FIBT World Championships 1993
The FIBT World Championships 1993 took place in Igls, Austria and La Plagne, France . This was Igls's fourth time hosting the championships, doing so previously in 1935 and 1963, and 1991 . Meanwhile, La Plagne was hosting its first championship event.-Selection issue:Igls was not the first...
in the two man competition.
Sprinter Georg Nückles
Georg Nückles
Georg Nückles is a retired West German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.At the 1972 European Indoor Championships he won the gold medal in the 400 metres race. He also won a silver medal in the 4 x 360 metres relay, together with Peter Bernreuther, Rolf Krüsmann and Ulrich...
was the European 400m
400 metres
The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...
indoor champion in 1972 and German indoor 400m champion in 1972 and 1973.
Recent managers
Recent managers of the club:| Manager | Start | Finish |
| Bora Marković | 1 July 1998 | Present |
Recent seasons
The recent season-by-season performance of the club:| Season | Division | Tier | Position |
| 1999–2000 | Landesliga Südbaden I | VI | |
| 2000–01 | Landesliga Südbaden I | ↑ | |
| 2001–02 | 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 | 13th ↓ |
| 2002–03 | Landesliga Südbaden | VI | ↑ |
| 2003–04 | Verbandsliga Südbaden | V | 17th ↓ |
| 2004–05 | Landesliga Südbaden I | VI | 3rd |
| 2005–06 | Landesliga Südbaden I | 1st ↑ | |
| 2006–07 | Verbandsliga Südbaden | V | 5th |
| 2007–08 | Verbandsliga Südbaden | 2nd ↑ | |
| 2008–09 | 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... |
15th | |
| 2009–10 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 11th | |
| 2010–11 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 11th | |
| 2011–12 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg |
- 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
- Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables
- Kehler FV at Weltfussball.de