SpVgg Landshut
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The SpVgg Landshut is a German association football club
from the city of Landshut
, Bavaria
. Both the clubs men and women's football teams have in the past played in the highest state league, the Bayernliga.
The club made a brief appearance in the Bezirksliga Bayern
(I) in 1932–33, just before this league was dissolved in favour of the new Gauliga Bayern
in 1933. It was to be the only top-flight appearance for the SpVgg Landshut in its history.
After the Second World War, the SpVgg originally played in the Bezirksliga Niederbayern, a local amateur league in Lower Bavaria
. The SpVgg archived promotion to the Landesliga Bayern
in 1948, then the second tier of the league system, below the Oberliga Süd
. The league was renamed Amateurliga Bayern in 1950 and became the third tier of the league system. Landshut originally performed reasonably well in the league but declined from 1952 to the point where they were only saved from relegation in 1953 by the split of the league into a northern and a southern division.
The club became part of the Amateurliga Südbayern for the 1953–54 season but its decline continued and it was relegated straight away.
The team continued its existence in the 2nd Amateurliga Niederbayern, below the Bayernliga, until 1960, when they gained promotion back to the highest Bavarian league. The next three seasons, the club spent in mid-table, until 1963, when the German football league system was reformed and the Amateurliga Bayern went back to a single-division format.
Below the Bayernliga, three Landesligas were set up and Landshut entered the Landesliga Bayern-Mitte
(IV). Until 1968, the club finished generally in the upper half of the table, but in 1968–69, it was relegated to the Bezirksliga, where it played for one season before bouncing back. In 1972–73, it was once more relegated. It returned for one season to the Landesliga in 1977–78, played in the Bezirksliga the season after and finally earned promotion back to the Landesliga in 1979, ending their last stay in the Bezirksliga to date.
After two seasons of mid-table finishes, the club earned the right to enter the Oberliga promotion round through a second place finish in 1981–82, where it succeeded and returned to the Bayernliga. Landshut remained an unremarkable side in its next seven seasons in this league, except for 1985–86. It also qualified for the DFB Cup 1981-82, losing at home to third division side FV Hassia Bingen, 2–3.
The greatest success for the club came in 1986, when, under coach Karsten Wettberg
, the title in the Bayernliga was won. This would have entitled the club to take part in the promotion round for the 2nd Bundesliga
but for financial reasons, the SpVgg declined to apply for a licence and the TSV 1860 München
took part instead. The club entered the German amateur football championship
instead, usually reserved for Oberliga runners-up, and reached the semi-finals before being knocked out by the VfR Bürstadt
.
A second highlight in the clubs history was the DFB Cup 1988-89, which they qualified for. Beating BVL 08 Remscheid 2–3 away, the team advanced to the second round. This was followed by a narrow defeat to Alemannia Aachen
, 1–2, this time in Landshut.
After this, the club struggled against relegation in the following seasons and dropped down in 1989. After three seasons in the Landesliga, the club once more returned to the Oberliga on the strength of a runners-up spot in its league. Another eight seasons in the Bayernliga followed, a fifth place in 1994 being the highlight. In 2000, the club was relegated once more.
Qualified for the German Cup for a third time, the SpVgg hosted Hansa Rostock in 1999–2000. Again the club performed well, losing only 0–2 against the Fußball-Bundesliga
side.
Like in the previous two decades, the year ending with 2 meant a second place finish for the club but this time they failed in the promotion round
. The season after, the club won the Landesliga for the first time and returned to the Oberliga, for one season, dropping down immediately again.
.
Unlike the men's team, the women of the club played in 2008–09 on Bayernliga level, but suffered relegation and now play on Landesliga level, too.
river. After floods destroyed the playing fields there in 1920, the club moved to Grieserwiese, where they could engage the FC Bayern Munich
for its opening game, which Landshut won 4–2.
In October 1921, the SpVgg begun building a new ground at Hammerbach, which was to become their current stadium, the Hammerbachstadion. It holds 10,000 spectators and has 2,018 seats.
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 city of Landshut
Landshut
Landshut is a city in Bavaria in the south-east of Germany, belonging to both Eastern and Southern Bavaria. Situated on the banks of the River Isar, Landshut is the capital of Lower Bavaria, one of the seven administrative regions of the Free State of Bavaria. It is also the seat of the...
, Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
. Both the clubs men and women's football teams have in the past played in the highest state league, the Bayernliga.
History
The club was formed in 1919, after the end of the First World War. However, football was already played at this stage in the football departments of the MTV and TV 1861 Landshut. In the early days of the SpVgg, the club was associated with the later, functioning as its football department.The club made a brief appearance in the Bezirksliga Bayern
Bezirksliga Bayern
The Bezirksliga Bayern was the highest association football league in the German state of Bavaria from 1923 to 1933. The league was disbanded with the rise of the Nazis to power in 1933.-Overview:...
(I) in 1932–33, just before this league was dissolved in favour of the new Gauliga Bayern
Gauliga Bayern
The Gauliga Bayern was the highest football league in the German state of Bavaria from 1933 to 1945. Shortly after the formation of the league, the Nazis reorganised the administrative regions in Germany, and the five Gaue Bayreuth, Munich-Upper Bavaria, Swabia, Main Franconia and Franconia de...
in 1933. It was to be the only top-flight appearance for the SpVgg Landshut in its history.
After the Second World War, the SpVgg originally played in the Bezirksliga Niederbayern, a local amateur league in Lower Bavaria
Lower Bavaria
Lower Bavaria is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany, located in the east of the state.- Geography :Lower Bavaria is subdivided into two regions - Landshut and Donau-Wald. Recent election results mark it as the most conservative part of Germany, generally giving huge...
. The SpVgg archived promotion to the Landesliga Bayern
Landesliga Bayern
In the Bavarian football league system, the Landesliga Bayern is the second hightest level, below the Fußball-Bayernliga and organised in three regional divisions. The current Landesligas were formed in 1963, when the Fußball-Bundesliga was established...
in 1948, then the second tier of the league system, below the Oberliga Süd
Oberliga Süd (1945-63)
The Oberliga Süd was the highest level of the German football league system in the south of Germany from 1945 until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963.It covered the three states of Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Hessen.-Overview:...
. The league was renamed Amateurliga Bayern in 1950 and became the third tier of the league system. Landshut originally performed reasonably well in the league but declined from 1952 to the point where they were only saved from relegation in 1953 by the split of the league into a northern and a southern division.
The club became part of the Amateurliga Südbayern for the 1953–54 season but its decline continued and it was relegated straight away.
The team continued its existence in the 2nd Amateurliga Niederbayern, below the Bayernliga, until 1960, when they gained promotion back to the highest Bavarian league. The next three seasons, the club spent in mid-table, until 1963, when the German football league system was reformed and the Amateurliga Bayern went back to a single-division format.
Below the Bayernliga, three Landesligas were set up and Landshut entered the Landesliga Bayern-Mitte
Landesliga Bayern-Mitte
The Landesliga Bayern-Mitte 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....
(IV). Until 1968, the club finished generally in the upper half of the table, but in 1968–69, it was relegated to the Bezirksliga, where it played for one season before bouncing back. In 1972–73, it was once more relegated. It returned for one season to the Landesliga in 1977–78, played in the Bezirksliga the season after and finally earned promotion back to the Landesliga in 1979, ending their last stay in the Bezirksliga to date.
After two seasons of mid-table finishes, the club earned the right to enter the Oberliga promotion round through a second place finish in 1981–82, where it succeeded and returned to the Bayernliga. Landshut remained an unremarkable side in its next seven seasons in this league, except for 1985–86. It also qualified for the DFB Cup 1981-82, losing at home to third division side FV Hassia Bingen, 2–3.
The greatest success for the club came in 1986, when, under coach Karsten Wettberg
Karsten Wettberg
Karsten Wettberg is a former German football player and current manager of SV Seligenporten in the Oberliga Bayern.He is one of the most successful football managers in German amateur football....
, the title in the Bayernliga was won. This would have entitled the club to take part in the promotion round for the 2nd Bundesliga
2. 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...
but for financial reasons, the SpVgg declined to apply for a licence and the TSV 1860 München
TSV 1860 München
Turn- und Sportverein München von 1860, commonly known as TSV 1860 München or 1860 Munich, is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. The club's football team plays in the Second Bundesliga, after relegation from the Bundesliga following the 2003–04 season...
took part instead. The club entered the German amateur football championship
German amateur football championship
The German amateur football championship was a football competition in Germany, existing from 1950 to 2000, organised by the German Football Association, the DFB.-Overview:...
instead, usually reserved for Oberliga runners-up, and reached the semi-finals before being knocked out by the VfR Bürstadt
VfR Bürstadt
Kickers VfR Bürstadt is a German association football club playing out of Bürstadt, Hesse. The team was founded 1 February 1910 as SC 1910 Bürstadt and took on the name VfR on 23 August 1919...
.
A second highlight in the clubs history was the DFB Cup 1988-89, which they qualified for. Beating BVL 08 Remscheid 2–3 away, the team advanced to the second round. This was followed by a narrow defeat to Alemannia Aachen
Alemannia Aachen
Alemannia Aachen is a German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long term fixture of the country's second division, Alemannia enjoyed a three-year turn in the top flight in the late 1960s and, after a successful 2005–06 campaign, returned to first division play...
, 1–2, this time in Landshut.
After this, the club struggled against relegation in the following seasons and dropped down in 1989. After three seasons in the Landesliga, the club once more returned to the Oberliga on the strength of a runners-up spot in its league. Another eight seasons in the Bayernliga followed, a fifth place in 1994 being the highlight. In 2000, the club was relegated once more.
Qualified for the German Cup for a third time, the SpVgg hosted Hansa Rostock in 1999–2000. Again the club performed well, losing only 0–2 against the Fußball-Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
side.
Like in the previous two decades, the year ending with 2 meant a second place finish for the club but this time they failed in the promotion round
Promotion to the Oberliga Bayern
The Fußball-Bayernliga, the fifth tier of the German football league system and highest football league in the state of Bavaria, has four teams annually promoted to the league, the champions of the three Landesligas, and a fourth club, determined by an annual promotion round...
. The season after, the club won the Landesliga for the first time and returned to the Oberliga, for one season, dropping down immediately again.
Current
Despite a second place in the last seasons, the club could not regain its Bayernliga status and in 2009–10 still plays in the Landesliga, having missed out on promotion by losing 1–0 to SV SeligenportenSV Seligenporten
SV Seligenporten is a German association football club from Pyrbaum, Bavaria. It is part of a sportsclub established 23 July 1949 which also has departments for handball, Ju-Jitsu, horseback riding, dancing, singing, and women's recreational sport.-History:...
.
Unlike the men's team, the women of the club played in 2008–09 on Bayernliga level, but suffered relegation and now play on Landesliga level, too.
League
- Oberliga BayernOberliga BayernThe Fußball-Bayernliga, commonly referred to as the Bayernliga, is the highest football league in the state of Bavaria and the Bavarian Football League System. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German football, the fifth tier of the German football league system...
(III)- Champions: 1986
- Landesliga Bayern-MitteLandesliga Bayern-MitteThe Landesliga Bayern-Mitte 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....
- Champions: 2003
- Runners-up: (3) 1982, 1992, 2002
- 2nd Amateurliga Niederbayern2nd Amateurliga BayernThe 2nd Amateurliga Bayern was a set of eleven regional leagues in Bavaria existing from 1951 to 1963 as the fourth tier of football in the state....
(IV)- Champions: 1960
- Bezirksliga Niederbayern (V)
- Champions: 1970
- Bezirksliga Niederbayern-West (V)
- Champions: 1977
Cup
- Bavarian Cup
- Runners-up: 19991999 Bavarian CupThe 1999 Bavarian Cup was the second edition of this competition which was started in 1998. It ended with the TSV 1860 Rosenheim winning the competition...
- Runners-up: 1999
- Niederbayern Cup
- Winners: (14) 1949, 1969, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008
Men
| Season | Division | Tier Bavarian football league system The Bavarian football league system of the Bavarian Football Association ranks within the German football league system. Its highest division, the Fussball-Bayernliga, is currently the 5th tier of German football. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008 it was the 4th tier of the league system... |
Position |
| 1985–86 | Oberliga Bayern Oberliga Bayern The Fußball-Bayernliga, commonly referred to as the Bayernliga, is the highest football league in the state of Bavaria and the Bavarian Football League System. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German football, the fifth tier of the German football league system... |
III | 1st |
| 1986–87 | Oberliga Bayern | 11th | |
| 1987–88 | Oberliga Bayern | 11th | |
| 1988–89 | Oberliga Bayern | 15th ↓ | |
| 1989–90 | Landesliga Bayern-Mitte Landesliga Bayern-Mitte The Landesliga Bayern-Mitte 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.... |
IV | 5th |
| 1990–91 | Landesliga Bayern-Mitte | 7th | |
| 1991–92 | Landesliga Bayern-Mitte | 2nd ↑ | |
| 1992–93 | Oberliga Bayern | III | 12th |
| 1993–94 | Oberliga Bayern | 5th | |
| 1994–95 | Oberliga Bayern | IV | 7th |
| 1995–96 | Oberliga Bayern | 14th | |
| 1996–97 | Oberliga Bayern | 10th | |
| 1997–98 | Oberliga Bayern | 9th | |
| 1998–99 | Oberliga Bayern | 10th | |
| 1999–2000 | Oberliga Bayern | 16th ↓ | |
| 2000–01 | Landesliga Bayern-Mitte | V | 4th |
| 2001–02 | Landesliga Bayern-Mitte | 2nd | |
| 2002–03 | Landesliga Bayern-Mitte | 1st ↑ | |
| 2003–04 | Oberliga Bayern | IV | 18th ↓ |
| 2004–05 | Landesliga Bayern-Mitte | V | 3rd |
| 2005–06 | Landesliga Bayern-Mitte | 4th | |
| 2006–07 | Landesliga Bayern-Mitte | 5th | |
| 2007–08 | Landesliga Bayern-Mitte | 4th | |
| 2008–09 | Landesliga Bayern-Mitte | VI | 2nd |
| 2009–10 | Landesliga Bayern-Mitte | 4th | |
| 2010–11 | Landesliga Bayern-Mitte | 3rd | |
| 2011–12 | Landesliga Bayern-Mitte |
Women
| Season | Division | Tier Bavarian football league system The Bavarian football league system of the Bavarian Football Association ranks within the German football league system. Its highest division, the Fussball-Bayernliga, is currently the 5th tier of German football. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008 it was the 4th tier of the league system... |
Position |
| 2003–04 | Frauen-Bayernliga | III | 9th ↓ |
| 2004–05 | Frauen-Landesliga Süd | IV | 1st ↑ |
| 2005–06 | Frauen-Bayernliga | III | 6th |
| 2006–07 | Frauen-Bayernliga | 9th | |
| 2007–08 | Frauen-Bayernliga | 9th | |
| 2008–09 | Frauen-Bayernliga | 11th ↓ | |
| 2009–10 | Frauen-Landesliga Süd | IV | 4th |
| 2010–11 | Frauen-Landesliga Süd | ||
| 2011–12 |
- With the introduction of the BezirksoberligasBezirksoberligen BayernThe seven Bezirksoberligas Bayern are the third highest level of the Bavarian football league system, below Oberliga and Landesliga. They are the 7th tier of the German football league system.-Overview:...
in 1988 as the new fifth tier, below the LandesligasLandesliga BayernIn the Bavarian football league system, the Landesliga Bayern is the second hightest level, below the Fußball-Bayernliga and organised in three regional divisions. The current Landesligas were formed in 1963, when the Fußball-Bundesliga was established...
, all leagues below dropped one tier. 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.
Stadium
The club originally played in the Flutmulde, a flood plain near the IsarIsar
The Isar is a river in Tyrol, Austria and Bavaria, Germany. Its source is in the Karwendel range of the Alps in Tyrol; it enters Germany near Mittenwald, and flows through Bad Tölz, Munich, and Landshut before reaching the Danube near Deggendorf. At 295 km in length, it is the fourth largest river...
river. After floods destroyed the playing fields there in 1920, the club moved to Grieserwiese, where they could engage the FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups....
for its opening game, which Landshut won 4–2.
In October 1921, the SpVgg begun building a new ground at Hammerbach, which was to become their current stadium, the Hammerbachstadion. It holds 10,000 spectators and has 2,018 seats.
DFB Cup appearances
The club has qualified for the first round of the German Cup three times:| Season | Round | Date | Home | Away | Result | Attendance |
| DFB Cup 1981-82 | First round | 28 August 1981 | SpVgg Landshut | FV Hassia Bingen | 2–3 | |
| DFB Cup 1988-89 | First round | 6 August 1988 | BVL 08 Remscheid | SpVgg Landshut | 2–3 | |
| Second round | 14 September 1988 | SpVgg Landshut | Alemannia Aachen Alemannia Aachen Alemannia Aachen is a German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long term fixture of the country's second division, Alemannia enjoyed a three-year turn in the top flight in the late 1960s and, after a successful 2005–06 campaign, returned to first division play... |
1–2 | ||
| DFB Cup 1999-00 DFB Cup 1999-00 The DFB-Pokal 1999–2000 was the 57th season of the competition. It began on 31 July 1999 and ended on 6 May 2000. In the final Bayern Munich defeated Werder Bremen 3–0 to take their tenth title.- 1st round :- 2nd round :- 3rd round :- 4th round :... |
First round | 31 July 1999 | bye | |||
| Second round | 7 August 1999 | SpVgg Landshut | Hansa Rostock | 0–2 |
External links
- Official team site
- Official site of the women's team
- Landshut – Hammerbachstadion Stadium information with pictures
- SpVgg Landshut profile on Weltfussball.de
- Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables