SG Egelsbach
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The SG Egelsbach is a German association football club
from the city of Egelsbach
, Hesse.
For the most part of its history, the club existed as a minor local amateur side. The SGE first rose to attention when it earned promotion to the Landesliga Hessen-Süd (IV) in 1974. After a couple of good seasons in this league, a championship was won in 1979 and the SGE entered the Oberliga Hessen for the first time. Before that, in 1976, the club managed for the first time to qulify for the German Cup. In the DFB Cup 1976-77, it beat the 1. FC Mülheim
0–3 in the first round before falling to the VfL Osnabrück
0–2 in the next round.
The club only lasted for two seasons in this league before returning to the Landesliga in 1981. Another decent cup run in the DFB Cup 1980-81
saw the team again reach the second round. After defeating the TuS Neuendorf 3–4 in extra time, the 1. FC Kaiserslautern
ended their run in round two. A runners-up spot in 1985 was the highlight of the following Landesliga seasons, before another league championship in 1989 earned it the return to the Oberliga. Immediate relegation from this league was followed by another Landesliga championship and another return to the highest league in the state of Hesse.
The following three seasons saw the SGE do rather well, finishing fourth each year and subsequently earning entry to the new Regionalliga Süd
in 1994.
In this league, the club was never more than a struggler and being able to survive for three seasons was certainly a success in itself. Eventually, however, relegation could not be avoided and in 1997 the team went back to the Oberliga. The adventure Regionalliga however had cost the club dearly in financial terms and almost send it broke. A third appearance in the German Cup in 1994 did not change this all that much. Another loss to Kaiserslautern, this time in round one, was nevertheless quite honorable with a 0–2 result.
Back in the Oberliga Hessen, the SGE finished a respectable seventh but a two-point deduction combined with the financial repercussions of semi-professional football forced the club in 1998 to downgrade its ambitions.
The club stepped down to the Bezirksoberliga Darmstadt (VI) for the 1998–99 season.
After a fall to as far as the Kreisliga A-West Offenbach (VIII), the club returned to the Bezirksliga Frankfurt/Offenbach (VII) in 2003. After the 2007–08 season, the Hesse FA overhauled its league system, renaming the Bezirksliga to Kreisoberliga.
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from the city of Egelsbach
Egelsbach
Egelsbach is a community of 10,000 in the Offenbach district in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany.- Location :Egelsbach is one of 13 communities in the Offenbach district...
, Hesse.
History
The club was formed after the Second World War in 1945 when four local sports associations merged, the FC Egelsbach 1903, TV 1874 Egelsbach, TG 1885 Egelsbach and the Arbeiter-Radfahrverein 1905. Through the TV 1874, which was formed on 15 August 1874, the current club claims its foundation date within the clubs name. Like in most other towns and cities within the US occupation zone, only one sports club was permitted to exist. The new SGE was heavily based on the pre-1933 workers clubs, which had been outlawed by the Nazis. But unlike most other places, where, after the liberlisation of occupation laws, the old sport associations re-surfaced, in Egelsbach the merger of the four formerly separate clubs endured.For the most part of its history, the club existed as a minor local amateur side. The SGE first rose to attention when it earned promotion to the Landesliga Hessen-Süd (IV) in 1974. After a couple of good seasons in this league, a championship was won in 1979 and the SGE entered the Oberliga Hessen for the first time. Before that, in 1976, the club managed for the first time to qulify for the German Cup. In the DFB Cup 1976-77, it beat the 1. FC Mülheim
1. FC Mülheim
FC Mülheim is a German association football club based in Mülheim an der Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia.-History:Spielvereinigung Oberhausen und Styrum was established through the union of a number of local sports clubs including Styrumer Spielverein 08, Styrum 08 and Oberhausener Spielverein...
0–3 in the first round before falling to the VfL Osnabrück
VfL Osnabrück
VfL Osnabrück is a German multi-sport club in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony. It currently fields teams in basketball, gymnastics, swimming, table tennis, and tennis, but is by far best known for its football section.- Foundation to WW2 :...
0–2 in the next round.
The club only lasted for two seasons in this league before returning to the Landesliga in 1981. Another decent cup run in the DFB Cup 1980-81
DFB Cup 1980-81
The DFB-Pokal 1980–81 was the 38th season of the competition, beginning on 27 August 1980 and ending on 2 May 1981. In the final FC Kaiserslautern was defeated by Eintracht Frankfurt who were awarded the trophy for the third time. Despite losing in the quarter-finals Hamburg set an all-time record...
saw the team again reach the second round. After defeating the TuS Neuendorf 3–4 in extra time, the 1. FC Kaiserslautern
1. FC Kaiserslautern
1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern, also known as 1. FCK, FCK or simply Kaiserslautern, is a German association football club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. On 2 June 1900, Germania 1896 and FG Kaiserslautern merged to create FC 1900...
ended their run in round two. A runners-up spot in 1985 was the highlight of the following Landesliga seasons, before another league championship in 1989 earned it the return to the Oberliga. Immediate relegation from this league was followed by another Landesliga championship and another return to the highest league in the state of Hesse.
The following three seasons saw the SGE do rather well, finishing fourth each year and subsequently earning entry to the new Regionalliga Süd
Regionalliga Süd
The Regionalliga Süd is currently the fourth tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008, it was the third tier. It currently is the highest regional league for the southern part of Germany...
in 1994.
In this league, the club was never more than a struggler and being able to survive for three seasons was certainly a success in itself. Eventually, however, relegation could not be avoided and in 1997 the team went back to the Oberliga. The adventure Regionalliga however had cost the club dearly in financial terms and almost send it broke. A third appearance in the German Cup in 1994 did not change this all that much. Another loss to Kaiserslautern, this time in round one, was nevertheless quite honorable with a 0–2 result.
Back in the Oberliga Hessen, the SGE finished a respectable seventh but a two-point deduction combined with the financial repercussions of semi-professional football forced the club in 1998 to downgrade its ambitions.
The club stepped down to the Bezirksoberliga Darmstadt (VI) for the 1998–99 season.
After a fall to as far as the Kreisliga A-West Offenbach (VIII), the club returned to the Bezirksliga Frankfurt/Offenbach (VII) in 2003. After the 2007–08 season, the Hesse FA overhauled its league system, renaming the Bezirksliga to Kreisoberliga.
Current
In 2008–09, the club had a bad start, sitting on last place in its league all season long, the Kreisoberliga Gruppe Offenbach, and being relegated at the end.Honours
- Landesliga Hessen-Süd (IV) champions: 1979, 1989, 1991
- 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:...
winner: 1994
Recent seasons
| Year | Division | Position |
| 2002–03 | Kreisliga A-West Offenbach (VIII) | |
| 2003–04 | Bezirksliga Frankfurt/Offenbach (VII) | 9th |
| 2004–05 | Bezirksliga Frankfurt/Offenbach | 5th |
| 2005–06 | Bezirksliga Frankfurt/Offenbach | 3rd |
| 2006–07 | Bezirksliga Frankfurt/Offenbach | 7th |
| 2007–08 | Bezirksliga Frankfurt/Offenbach | 14th |
| 2008–09 | Kreisoberliga Gruppe Offenbach (VIII) | 16th ↓ |
| 2009–10 | Kreisliga A (IX) |
External links
- Official team site
- Abseits Guide to German Soccer – SG Egelsbach
- SG Egelsbach profile at Weltfussball.de
Sources
- Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables