SpVgg Plattling
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The SpVgg Plattling is a German
association football club from the town of Plattling
, Bavaria
.
From 1950 onwards, the club has played for many seasons in the third division Fußball-Bayernliga, the last time in 1994. The club spend all up 24 seasons at this level and was promoted to the league on six occasions. When not playing in the Bayernliga, Plattling spend most of its time after 1963 in the Landesliga Bayern-Mitte
but was relegated from this league, too in 1995 and has since not been able to return to this level. The club has also qualified for the German Cup on four occasions, reaching the third round in 1992–93 as its best result.
Plattling first made an appearance on Bavarian state level in 1950, when it won its league and finished first out of six teams in the promotion round and gained entry to the Amateurliga Bayern. As a newcomer, the team lasted for only one season at this level, suffering immediate relegation.
The team won the 2nd Amateurliga Lower Bavaria
the following year and was once more successful in the promotion round, making a more permanent return to the Bayernliga in 1952. After a ninth place in 1953, the league was split and Plattling became part of the southern division.
The next ten seasons in this league saw mixed results, dropping as low as 13th in 1959 but also climbing to second spot in 1962. In 1956, the team was only one point away from the championship, the year after only one point from relegation. A fourth place in 1963 was enough to qualify the team for the reunified Bavarian league the following year.
The first three seasons in the new league, Plattling finished just above the three relegation ranks but in 1967 it came last and had to drop down to the tier-four Landesliga Bayern-Mitte
. After three years in the Landesliga, the club even briefly dropped to Bezirksliga level but recovered immediately, took out the Landesliga championship in 1976 and returned to the Bayernliga. To do so however, the team had to play-off with runners-up SpVgg Vohenstrauß, the two sides being on equal points, with Plattling winning the replay 3-0 after the first game had ended in a draw.
The side now became an elevator team, lasting two seasons in the Bayernliga and spending another seven in the Landesliga. In 1985, as the leagues runner-up, Plattling qualified for the promotion round, where it beat VfB Helmbrechts
in extra time, followed by a victory over TSV Eching
, with both teams going up after SpVgg Bayreuth
achieved second Bundesliga promotion. Again the side did not last long in the Bayernliga, three seasons, with the middle one yielding a respectable fifth place finish. In 1985, the side also made its first German Cup appearance, where it reached the second round after a home win over Itzehoer SV, going out 0-2 to Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
Another Landesliga championship in 1988-89 brought the club an immediate return to the league and another three seasons there. In 1989, it once more reached the first round of the cup, losing 1-2 at home to Fortuna Düsseldorf
. The club achieved its sixth, and to this date last promotion to the Bayernliga in 1993, after its third Landesliga title. The 1992–93 season also brought the teams best-ever cup performance, receiving a bye for the first round, beating fellow Bavarian side Jahn Regensburg
2-1 in the second round before eventually losing 1-3 in the third round to FC Carl Zeiss Jena
. The sides Bayernliga performance in its last season, 1993-94, was abysmal, finishing last in a season that saw only one team relegated because of the introduction of the Regionalliga Süd
. Plattling won four games, drew four and lost 24 that season. It faired slightly better in the cup that season, beating 1. FSV Mainz 05
4-3 before a second round exit against Borussia Mönchengladbach
.
The sides bad form continued in the Landesliga, where it finished 16th in 1995 and was relegated to the tier-six Bezirksoberliga Niederbayern
, to make a permanent exit from the Landesliga, too. Things took a turn for the worse for the club in the following season. In 1995-96, on the Bezirksoberliga, the side lost all 30 games and conceded an incredible 179 goals while only scoring seven themselves, resulting in the third relegation in a row. Plattling, having lost almost a complete team, was only able to field a side through the help of their over-40 team and a number of local Turkish players. Financially, the club came close to having to declare insolvency at the time.
After three successive drops, the club managed to break the fall in the tier-seven Bezirksliga Niederbayern-West in 1996-97, finishing ninth. At this level, it competed for a number of seasons against local rival Kickers Plattling until 2001, when SpVgg won promotion back to the Bezirksoberliga while Kickers were relegated. Plattling spend three seasons at Bezirksoberliga level before dropping down once more in 2004, after losing almost a complete team once again, and once again having to rely on the club's "oldies". It took the club seven seasons, in which mostly mid-table finishes were achieved, before it returned once again to the Bezirksoberliga in 2011, where it will play in 2011-12.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
association football club from the town of Plattling
Plattling
Plattling is a town in the district of Deggendorf, in Bavaria, Germany.During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenburg concentration camp was located here...
, 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...
.
From 1950 onwards, the club has played for many seasons in the third division Fußball-Bayernliga, the last time in 1994. The club spend all up 24 seasons at this level and was promoted to the league on six occasions. When not playing in the Bayernliga, Plattling spend most of its time after 1963 in 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....
but was relegated from this league, too in 1995 and has since not been able to return to this level. The club has also qualified for the German Cup on four occasions, reaching the third round in 1992–93 as its best result.
History
The SpVgg Plattling was formed after the First World War in 1919 and played in the lower Bavarian amateur leagues for the first three decades, interrupted by the Second World War, when the club was unable to field a team because of a lack of players caused by the war. Plattling was able to restart its football team in September 1945 and entered a more successful era.Plattling first made an appearance on Bavarian state level in 1950, when it won its league and finished first out of six teams in the promotion round and gained entry to the Amateurliga Bayern. As a newcomer, the team lasted for only one season at this level, suffering immediate relegation.
The team won the 2nd Amateurliga Lower Bavaria
2nd Amateurliga Bayern
The 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....
the following year and was once more successful in the promotion round, making a more permanent return to the Bayernliga in 1952. After a ninth place in 1953, the league was split and Plattling became part of the southern division.
The next ten seasons in this league saw mixed results, dropping as low as 13th in 1959 but also climbing to second spot in 1962. In 1956, the team was only one point away from the championship, the year after only one point from relegation. A fourth place in 1963 was enough to qualify the team for the reunified Bavarian league the following year.
The first three seasons in the new league, Plattling finished just above the three relegation ranks but in 1967 it came last and had to drop down to the tier-four 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....
. After three years in the Landesliga, the club even briefly dropped to Bezirksliga level but recovered immediately, took out the Landesliga championship in 1976 and returned to the Bayernliga. To do so however, the team had to play-off with runners-up SpVgg Vohenstrauß, the two sides being on equal points, with Plattling winning the replay 3-0 after the first game had ended in a draw.
The side now became an elevator team, lasting two seasons in the Bayernliga and spending another seven in the Landesliga. In 1985, as the leagues runner-up, Plattling qualified for the promotion round, where it beat VfB Helmbrechts
VfB Helmbrechts
The VfB Helmbrechts is a German association football club from the city of Helmbrechts, Bavaria.The clubs most notable era was when it was playing in the 2nd Oberliga Süd from 1955 to 1963.-1921 to 1945:...
in extra time, followed by a victory over TSV Eching
TSV Eching
TSV Eching is a German association football club from the municipality of Eching, located north of Munich, Bavaria. Established in 1947 as a football team , TSV today includes a winter sports department.-History:...
, with both teams going up after SpVgg Bayreuth
SpVgg Bayreuth
SpVgg Bayreuth is a German football club based in Bayreuth, Bavaria. Apart from coming within two games of earning promotion to the Fußball-Bundesliga in 1979, the club also reached the quarter finals of the DFB-Pokal twice, in 1977 and 1980.- 1921 to 1945 :...
achieved second Bundesliga promotion. Again the side did not last long in the Bayernliga, three seasons, with the middle one yielding a respectable fifth place finish. In 1985, the side also made its first German Cup appearance, where it reached the second round after a home win over Itzehoer SV, going out 0-2 to Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
Another Landesliga championship in 1988-89 brought the club an immediate return to the league and another three seasons there. In 1989, it once more reached the first round of the cup, losing 1-2 at home to Fortuna Düsseldorf
Fortuna Düsseldorf
' is a German association football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently playing in the second tier of German league football, the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga...
. The club achieved its sixth, and to this date last promotion to the Bayernliga in 1993, after its third Landesliga title. The 1992–93 season also brought the teams best-ever cup performance, receiving a bye for the first round, beating fellow Bavarian side Jahn Regensburg
Jahn Regensburg
SSV Jahn Regensburg is a German association football club based in Regensburg, Bavaria. The team was part of a larger sports club founded in 1889 as Turnerbund Jahn Regensburg which took its name from Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, whose ideas of gymnastics greatly influenced German sport in the 19th...
2-1 in the second round before eventually losing 1-3 in the third round to FC Carl Zeiss Jena
FC Carl Zeiss Jena
FC Carl Zeiss Jena is a German association football club based in Jena, Thuringia.-History:The club was founded in May 1903 by workers at the Carl Zeiss AG optics factory as the company-sponsored Fussball-Club der Firma Carl Zeiss. The club underwent name changes in 1911 to Fussball Club Carl Zeiss...
. The sides Bayernliga performance in its last season, 1993-94, was abysmal, finishing last in a season that saw only one team relegated because of the introduction of the 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...
. Plattling won four games, drew four and lost 24 that season. It faired slightly better in the cup that season, beating 1. FSV Mainz 05
1. FSV Mainz 05
1. Fußball- und Sportverein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05, Mainz 05, or simply Mainz, is a 1905 founded German association football club based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. In addition to the football section the 1. FSV Mainz 05 has a handball and table tennis department...
4-3 before a second round exit against Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Mönchengladbach is a German association football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. The team plays in the Bundesliga and is one of the country's most well-known, well-supported, and successful teams. Borussia Mönchengladbach has over 40,000 members and is the sixth...
.
The sides bad form continued in the Landesliga, where it finished 16th in 1995 and was relegated to the tier-six Bezirksoberliga Niederbayern
Bezirksoberliga Niederbayern
The Bezirksoberliga Niederbayern is currently the 7th tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Lower Bavaria...
, to make a permanent exit from the Landesliga, too. Things took a turn for the worse for the club in the following season. In 1995-96, on the Bezirksoberliga, the side lost all 30 games and conceded an incredible 179 goals while only scoring seven themselves, resulting in the third relegation in a row. Plattling, having lost almost a complete team, was only able to field a side through the help of their over-40 team and a number of local Turkish players. Financially, the club came close to having to declare insolvency at the time.
After three successive drops, the club managed to break the fall in the tier-seven Bezirksliga Niederbayern-West in 1996-97, finishing ninth. At this level, it competed for a number of seasons against local rival Kickers Plattling until 2001, when SpVgg won promotion back to the Bezirksoberliga while Kickers were relegated. Plattling spend three seasons at Bezirksoberliga level before dropping down once more in 2004, after losing almost a complete team once again, and once again having to rely on the club's "oldies". It took the club seven seasons, in which mostly mid-table finishes were achieved, before it returned once again to the Bezirksoberliga in 2011, where it will play in 2011-12.
League
- Amateurliga Bayern South
- Runners-up: 1962
- 2nd Amateurliga Lower Bavaria2nd 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....
- Champions: 1952
- 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: (3) 1976, 1989, 1993
- Runners-up: (2) 1974, 1985
- Bezirksliga Niederbayern-West
- Runners-up: (2) 2001, 2011
Recent seasons
The recent season-by-season performance of the club:| 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 |
| 1999–2000 | Bezirksliga Niederbayern-West | VII | 6th |
| 2000–01 | Bezirksliga Niederbayern-West | 2nd ↑ | |
| 2001–02 | Bezirksoberliga Niederbayern Bezirksoberliga Niederbayern The Bezirksoberliga Niederbayern is currently the 7th tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Lower Bavaria... |
VI | 4th |
| 2002–03 | Bezirksoberliga Niederbayern | 6th | |
| 2003–04 | Bezirksoberliga Niederbayern | 16th ↓ | |
| 2004–05 | Bezirksliga Niederbayern-West | VII | 6th |
| 2005-06 | Bezirksliga Niederbayern-West | 8th | |
| 2006–07 | Bezirksliga Niederbayern-West | 6th | |
| 2007–08 | Bezirksliga Niederbayern-West | 5th | |
| 2008–09 | Bezirksliga Niederbayern-West | VIII | 7th |
| 2009–10 | Bezirksliga Niederbayern-West | 3rd | |
| 2010–11 | Bezirksliga Niederbayern-West | 2nd ↑ | |
| 2011–12 | Bezirksoberliga Niederbayern | VII |
- 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.
DFB Cup appearances
The club has qualified for the first round of the German Cup on three occasions:| Season | Round | Date | Home | Away | Result | Attendance |
| 1985–86 DFB-Pokal | First round | 24 August 1985 | SpVgg Plattling | Itzehoer SV | 2–0 | |
| Second round | 19 October 1985 | SpVgg Plattling | Bayer Leverkusen Bayer Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen is a German football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the most well-known department of TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen, a sports club whose members also participate in athletics, gymnastics, basketball and other sports.-Origins and early years:On 27 November... |
0–1 | ||
| 1989–90 DFB-Pokal | First round | 20 August 1989 | SpVgg Plattling | Fortuna Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf ' is a German association football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently playing in the second tier of German league football, the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga... |
1–2 | |
| 1992–93 DFB-Pokal | First round | bye | ||||
| Second round | 12 September 1992 | SpVgg Plattling | Jahn Regensburg Jahn Regensburg SSV Jahn Regensburg is a German association football club based in Regensburg, Bavaria. The team was part of a larger sports club founded in 1889 as Turnerbund Jahn Regensburg which took its name from Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, whose ideas of gymnastics greatly influenced German sport in the 19th... |
2–1 | ||
| Third round | 10 October 1992 | SpVgg Plattling | FC Carl Zeiss Jena FC Carl Zeiss Jena FC Carl Zeiss Jena is a German association football club based in Jena, Thuringia.-History:The club was founded in May 1903 by workers at the Carl Zeiss AG optics factory as the company-sponsored Fussball-Club der Firma Carl Zeiss. The club underwent name changes in 1911 to Fussball Club Carl Zeiss... |
1–3 | ||
| 1993–94 DFB-Pokal | First round | 1 August 1993 | SpVgg Plattling | 1. FSV Mainz 05 1. FSV Mainz 05 1. Fußball- und Sportverein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05, Mainz 05, or simply Mainz, is a 1905 founded German association football club based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. In addition to the football section the 1. FSV Mainz 05 has a handball and table tennis department... |
4–3 | |
| Second round | 24 August 1993 | SpVgg Plattling | Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach is a German association football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. The team plays in the Bundesliga and is one of the country's most well-known, well-supported, and successful teams. Borussia Mönchengladbach has over 40,000 members and is the sixth... |
0–3 | ||
Sources
- Grüne, Hardy (2001). Vereinslexikon. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag ISBN 3-89784-147-9
- Die Bayernliga 1945-97 DSFS, published: 1998