TSV Vestenbergsgreuth
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The TSV Vestenbergsgreuth is a German association football club
from the village of Vestenbergsgreuth
, Bavaria. From 1996 to 2007, the club did not field a team due to a merger with SpVgg Fürth, but has since returned to competitive football as a separate side.
TSV is best known for its 1–0 victory over FC Bayern Munich
in the opening round of the 1994–95 DFB-Pokal, which eliminated that club from Cup play just three months after they had claimed the Bundesliga
title.
In the A-Klasse Erlangen-Forchheim (VI) in 1976–77, the clubs rise came to a brief halt when it "only" finished fourth. By leaving the Bamberg
region for Erlangen
, the club had also made the transition from the Oberfranken FA to the Mittelfranken FA. The season after, it missed out on the title by one point, finishing second. In its third attempt, Greuth then won the league in 1978–79 and earned promotion to the Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Nord (V). In an unusual friendly, the club played a football match against the ice hockey
team of CSKA Moscow
and lost 1–2.
The Bezirksliga proved to be less of a hindrance to the clubs rise than the A-Klasse was and it won the league in its first season there. It also remained unbeaten during the regular season but then lost the first promotion decider to TuS Feuchtwangen 1–2, in front of 4,000 spectators. In the second decider however, now against TSV Lindberg, the club managed to win 4–2 and earn promotion to the Landesliga Bayern-Mitte
(IV).
(5–3 after penalties for TSV) in 1984, until in 1984–85, some progress could be made with a fourth spot. The next season, the team improved by a spot and also won the local Middle Franconia
n Cup (German: Mittelfranken Pokal) with a 1–0 victory over 1. FC Nuremberg II
. It missed out on qualifying for the German Cup
when losing 1–3 to FC Augsburg
on state level.
The 1986–87 season became the highlight of the clubs history so far. Winning the Landesliga championship and therefore earning promotion to the Amateur Oberliga Bayern (III), the highest league in the state of Bavaria, the team managed to win all 17 of its home games. Greuth also won the Mittelfranken Cup again, through a 2–1 victory in extra time against Südwest Nürnberg. This time, on state level, it succeeded, too, beating FC Bayern Hof 2–0 and earning the right to play in the 1987–88 DFB-Pokal.
of the 2nd Bundesliga ended its progress. In the Bayernliga, Vestenbergsgreuth continued its amazing performance, taking the league by surprise. The clubs unbeaten series at home came to an end on 12 December 1987 when a 0–1 defeat to SpVgg Unterhaching
ended 26 month of being unbeaten at home. Unterhaching was also the team, that Greuth came second to in its first year in the third division. Through this, the club qualified for the German amateur football championship
, where it reached the semi-finals before being knocked out by the VfB Oldenburg
.
In its second year in the league, the team came third but managed to take out the Mittelfranken Cup for a third time, with a 1–0 after extra time over the Spvgg Fürth. The team however failed to reach the German Cup again, being knocked out by the SpVgg Plattling in the state finals. With a fourth place in the Bayernliga and a lost Mittelfranken Cup final, to Fürth, the next season was a little less successful. In 1990–91, the team dropped to a tenth place and again lost the cup final to Fürth.
The 1991–92 season became something of a repeat of 1987–88. Again, the club finished runners-up to SpVgg Unterhaching and again it played in the German amateur championship. Two wins, a draw and a loss meant, the team failed to reach the final. On the positive side, the clubs under-19 side archived promotion to the A-Jugend Bayernliga Nord, the highest league at this level, where it was able to measure itself on the youth side of the 1. FC Nuremberg. The year after, the club finished fourth in the league again, which was important because the 1992, 1993 and 1994 placings were what counted to qualify for the new Regionalliga Süd
, which was to start in 1994.
In its last Bayernliga year to-date, the club finished only eighth but it proved to be enough to gain one of the six available spots to the Regionalliga for 1994–95. Another Cup win, 6–2 against the SpVgg Ansbach
, followed by a win over Schwaben Cup
winner SC Altenmünster, meant qualification to the 1994–95 DFB-Pokal.
in Nuremberg
, the goal having been scored by Wolfgang Hüttner. It was Bayern's first competitive match under new manager Giovanni Trapattoni
and one of the greatest upsets in German Cup history. Bayern had to "live with the humiliation", as Lothar Matthäus
put it and, apart from making front page in Germany and Italy, like in the Gazzetta dello Sport
, even a memorial stone was erected! For Bayern, it wasn't the first lapse either, the club had already lost to the amateurs of FV Weinheim in 1990 and in later years lost to 1. FC Magdeburg
, too. Rumor has it that, when FSV Erlangen-Bruck
shortly after knocked out Greuth from the Mittelfranken Cup, Uli Hoeneß send a telegram to the Erlangen club, congratulating them.
Greuth marched on to the second round, beating FC Homburg
there and finally lost to VfL Wolfsburg
in the third round in a penalty shoot out.
As a footnote, the club came fifth in the new Regionalliga.
, the Greuther in the new name reflecting the TSV Vestenbergsgreuth heritage. The new logo included the wooden shoe from the Vestenbergsgreuth logo to also indicate that the new club was more than just a continuation of Fürth. The new club managed to finish second in the Regionalliga and earn promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga
, where it, as of 2008–09, still plays.
Moving up one level, but due to the interception of the 3rd Liga
, staying on tier ten, the club played in the Kreisklasse Erlangen/Pegnitzgrund in 2008–09, where it finished fifth.
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a number of times:
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 village of Vestenbergsgreuth
Vestenbergsgreuth
Vestenbergsgreuth is a municipality in the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt, in Bavaria, Germany....
, Bavaria. From 1996 to 2007, the club did not field a team due to a merger with SpVgg Fürth, but has since returned to competitive football as a separate side.
TSV is best known for its 1–0 victory over 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....
in the opening round of the 1994–95 DFB-Pokal, which eliminated that club from Cup play just three months after they had claimed the 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...
title.
Beginnings
Formed on 1 February 1974 in the small village of Vestenbergsgreuth, the club entered the local C-Klasse Bamberg Gruppe 3 (VIII), then the lowest division in the region. Greuth was an immediate success in the league, winning it unbeaten and earning the right to play against FC Wacker Trailsdorf for promotion, a game which was won 2–1 in front of 2,000 spectators.Rise
The season after, the club took out the league championship again, now in the B-Klasse Bamberg Gruppe 3 (VII) and was promoted once more. However, it did suffer a couple of first league defeats. At the beginning of the next season, the club opened its current ground on 1 August 1976 with a friendly against SpVgg Fürth, which ended in a 1–1 draw.In the A-Klasse Erlangen-Forchheim (VI) in 1976–77, the clubs rise came to a brief halt when it "only" finished fourth. By leaving the Bamberg
Bamberg
Bamberg is a city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in Upper Franconia on the river Regnitz, close to its confluence with the river Main. Bamberg is one of the few cities in Germany that was not destroyed by World War II bombings because of a nearby Artillery Factory that prevented planes from...
region for Erlangen
Erlangen
Erlangen is a Middle Franconian city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located at the confluence of the river Regnitz and its large tributary, the Untere Schwabach.Erlangen has more than 100,000 inhabitants....
, the club had also made the transition from the Oberfranken FA to the Mittelfranken FA. The season after, it missed out on the title by one point, finishing second. In its third attempt, Greuth then won the league in 1978–79 and earned promotion to the Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Nord (V). In an unusual friendly, the club played a football match against the ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team of CSKA Moscow
HC CSKA Moscow
HC CSKA Moscow is a Russian ice hockey club that plays in the Kontinental Hockey League. It is referred to in the West as "Central Red Army" or the "Red Army Team" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army, popularly known as the Red Army...
and lost 1–2.
The Bezirksliga proved to be less of a hindrance to the clubs rise than the A-Klasse was and it won the league in its first season there. It also remained unbeaten during the regular season but then lost the first promotion decider to TuS Feuchtwangen 1–2, in front of 4,000 spectators. In the second decider however, now against TSV Lindberg, the club managed to win 4–2 and earn promotion to 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).
Landesliga years
The Landesliga proved more difficult then the Bezirksliga and the club ended up on ninth rank in midfield, on level points, a new situation for the team. The following season saw a decline in performance and the team could only finish twelfth but the formation of a youth team was a positive development for the club. Greuth started to become a fixture in the mid- to lower-table ranks of the Landesliga, even having to survive a relegation match against ASV HerzogenaurachASV Herzogenaurach
The ASV Herzogenaurach is a German association football club from the city of Herzogenaurach, Bavaria.The history of the club is strongly interwined with the Sports equipment manufacturer Adidas, then just a local company and sponsor of the ASV and its rivalry to FC Herzogenaurach, which was...
(5–3 after penalties for TSV) in 1984, until in 1984–85, some progress could be made with a fourth spot. The next season, the team improved by a spot and also won the local Middle Franconia
Middle Franconia
Middle Franconia is one of the three administrative regions of Franconia in Bavaria, Germany. It is in the west of Bavaria and adjoins the state of Baden-Württemberg...
n Cup (German: Mittelfranken Pokal) with a 1–0 victory over 1. FC Nuremberg II
1. FC Nuremberg II
The 1. FC Nuremberg II is the reserve team of German football club 1. FC Nuremberg, from the city of Nuremberg, Bavaria.Until 2005, the team played under the name of 1. FC Nürnberg Amateure...
. It missed out on qualifying for the German Cup
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...
when losing 1–3 to FC Augsburg
FC Augsburg
FC Augsburg is a German football club based in Augsburg, Bavaria. The team was founded as Fußball-Klub Alemania Augsburg in 1907 and played as BC Augsburg from 1921 to 1969....
on state level.
The 1986–87 season became the highlight of the clubs history so far. Winning the Landesliga championship and therefore earning promotion to the Amateur Oberliga Bayern (III), the highest league in the state of Bavaria, the team managed to win all 17 of its home games. Greuth also won the Mittelfranken Cup again, through a 2–1 victory in extra time against Südwest Nürnberg. This time, on state level, it succeeded, too, beating FC Bayern Hof 2–0 and earning the right to play in the 1987–88 DFB-Pokal.
Bayernliga years
The clubs first appearance in the German Cup was a short one, a 0–4 defeat against SV Darmstadt 98SV Darmstadt 98
SV Darmstadt 98 is a German association football club based in Darmstadt, Hesse. The club was founded on 22 May 1898 as FC Olympia Darmstadt. Early in 1919 the association was briefly known as Rasen-Sportverein Olympia before merging with Darmstädter Sport Club 1905 on 11 November that year to...
of the 2nd Bundesliga ended its progress. In the Bayernliga, Vestenbergsgreuth continued its amazing performance, taking the league by surprise. The clubs unbeaten series at home came to an end on 12 December 1987 when a 0–1 defeat to SpVgg Unterhaching
SpVgg Unterhaching
Spielvereinigung Unterhaching is a German sports club in Unterhaching, a semi-rural municipality on the southern outskirts of the Bavarian capital Munich....
ended 26 month of being unbeaten at home. Unterhaching was also the team, that Greuth came second to in its first year in the third division. Through this, the club qualified for 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:...
, where it reached the semi-finals before being knocked out by the VfB Oldenburg
VfB Oldenburg
VfB Oldenburg is a German association football club based in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony. As of the 2011/12 season they play in the Oberliga Niedersachsenliga, which is at the 5th level of football in Germany.-History:...
.
In its second year in the league, the team came third but managed to take out the Mittelfranken Cup for a third time, with a 1–0 after extra time over the Spvgg Fürth. The team however failed to reach the German Cup again, being knocked out by the SpVgg Plattling in the state finals. With a fourth place in the Bayernliga and a lost Mittelfranken Cup final, to Fürth, the next season was a little less successful. In 1990–91, the team dropped to a tenth place and again lost the cup final to Fürth.
The 1991–92 season became something of a repeat of 1987–88. Again, the club finished runners-up to SpVgg Unterhaching and again it played in the German amateur championship. Two wins, a draw and a loss meant, the team failed to reach the final. On the positive side, the clubs under-19 side archived promotion to the A-Jugend Bayernliga Nord, the highest league at this level, where it was able to measure itself on the youth side of the 1. FC Nuremberg. The year after, the club finished fourth in the league again, which was important because the 1992, 1993 and 1994 placings were what counted to qualify for 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...
, which was to start in 1994.
In its last Bayernliga year to-date, the club finished only eighth but it proved to be enough to gain one of the six available spots to the Regionalliga for 1994–95. Another Cup win, 6–2 against the SpVgg Ansbach
SpVgg Ansbach
SpVgg Ansbach is a German football club from the city of Ansbach, Bavaria.The clubs greatest league success came in 2001, when it earned promotion to the tier-three Regionalliga Süd, where it lasted for only one season...
, followed by a win over Schwaben Cup
Schwaben Cup
The Schwaben Cup was a domestic cup competition in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Swabia , played from 1947 to 2009.-Overview:...
winner SC Altenmünster, meant qualification to the 1994–95 DFB-Pokal.
The Cup game
On 14 August 1994, in the first round of the German Cup, the club shot to fame: Beating the German champions FC Bayern Munich 1–0 in the FrankenstadionFrankenstadion
The Frankenstadion is a stadium in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany, which was opened in 1928. It is located next to the Zeppelinfeld. It also neighbors the new Nuremberg Arena....
in Nuremberg
Nuremberg
Nuremberg[p] is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Situated on the Pegnitz river and the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, it is located about north of Munich and is Franconia's largest city. The population is 505,664...
, the goal having been scored by Wolfgang Hüttner. It was Bayern's first competitive match under new manager Giovanni Trapattoni
Giovanni Trapattoni
Giovanni Trapattoni , sometimes known as "Trap" or "Il Trap", is an Italian football coach and former player, considered the most successful club coach in the history of Serie A. As a player he was part of Italy's squad at the 1962 FIFA World Cup....
and one of the greatest upsets in German Cup history. Bayern had to "live with the humiliation", as Lothar Matthäus
Lothar Matthäus
Lothar Herbert Matthäus , is a German football manager and former player.In 1990, he was named European Footballer of the Year and World Soccer Player of the Year after captaining West Germany to victory in the 1990 World Cup...
put it and, apart from making front page in Germany and Italy, like in the Gazzetta dello Sport
La Gazzetta dello Sport
La Gazzetta dello Sport is an Italian newspaper dedicated to coverage of various sports. It was first published on April 3, 1896, allowing it to cover the first modern Olympic Games held in Athens...
, even a memorial stone was erected! For Bayern, it wasn't the first lapse either, the club had already lost to the amateurs of FV Weinheim in 1990 and in later years lost to 1. FC Magdeburg
1. FC Magdeburg
1. FC Magdeburg is a German association football club playing in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt.-History:Football has been played in Magdeburg since the end of the 19th century. On 15 June 1896 SV Victoria 96 Magdeburg was founded, a club that had its best days before World War II, when it participated...
, too. Rumor has it that, when FSV Erlangen-Bruck
FSV Erlangen-Bruck
The FSV Erlangen-Bruck is a German association football club from the suburb of Bruck in the city of Erlangen, Bavaria.-History:The club was formed on 15 May 1916, during the First World War, under the name of 1. FC Markt Bruck....
shortly after knocked out Greuth from the Mittelfranken Cup, Uli Hoeneß send a telegram to the Erlangen club, congratulating them.
Greuth marched on to the second round, beating FC Homburg
FC Homburg
FC 08 Homburg is a German association football club based in Homburg, Saarland. The club was founded on 15 June 1908 as Fussball Club Homburg by a group of seventeen young men at the local Hohenburg pub.- History :...
there and finally lost to VfL Wolfsburg
VfL Wolfsburg
VfL Wolfsburg is a professional German association football club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, who play in the Bundesliga football competition. Wolfsburg have won the Bundesliga once in their history, in the 2008–09 season, and were DFB-Pokal runners-up in 1995. The current head coach is Felix...
in the third round in a penalty shoot out.
As a footnote, the club came fifth in the new Regionalliga.
Last season
The 1995–96 season was the last for the club in competitive football, for the time, finishing in a respectable sixth place. From there, the club went into a merger with the SpVgg Fürth, which had been decided upon in 1995 for financial reasons, to form SpVgg Greuther FürthSpVgg Greuther Fürth
SpVgg Greuther Fürth is a German association football club based in Fürth, Bavaria. The club was formed when the senior football side of newcomer Turn- und Sportverein Vestenbergsgreuth joined traditional club Spielvereinigung Fürth on 1 July 1996...
, the Greuther in the new name reflecting the TSV Vestenbergsgreuth heritage. The new logo included the wooden shoe from the Vestenbergsgreuth logo to also indicate that the new club was more than just a continuation of Fürth. The new club managed to finish second in the Regionalliga and earn promotion to 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...
, where it, as of 2008–09, still plays.
Revival
In 2007, the club decided to field a senior side again. Doing so, the club had to enter the lowest local league, which was now the A-Klasse Erlangen/Pegnitzgrund-Gruppe 3 (X). It won, in club tradition, a championship and promotion in its first season. In this league, it met another Bavarian club who had seen better days, the ASV HerzogenaurachASV Herzogenaurach
The ASV Herzogenaurach is a German association football club from the city of Herzogenaurach, Bavaria.The history of the club is strongly interwined with the Sports equipment manufacturer Adidas, then just a local company and sponsor of the ASV and its rivalry to FC Herzogenaurach, which was...
Moving up one level, but due to the interception of the 3rd Liga
3rd Liga
The 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...
, staying on tier ten, the club played in the Kreisklasse Erlangen/Pegnitzgrund in 2008–09, where it finished fifth.
League
- Amateur Oberliga Bayern (III)
- Runners-up: (2) 1988, 1992
- 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....
(IV)- Champions: 1987
- Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Nord (V)
- Champions: 1980
- A-Klasse Erlangen-Forchheim (VI)
- Champions: 1979
- B-Klasse Bamberg Gruppe 3 (VII)
- Champions: 1976
- C-Klasse Bamberg Gruppe 3 (VIII)
- Champions: 1975
- A-Klasse Erlangen/Pegnitzgrund-Gruppe 3 (X)
- Champions: 2008
Cup
- Mittelfranken CupMittelfranken CupThe Mittelfranken Cup was a domestic cup competition for the Bavarian Bezirk of Middle Franconia , played until 2009.-Modus:...
- Winners: (4) 1986, 1987, 1989, 1994
- Runners-up: (2) 1990, 1991
Managers
Former managers of the club until 1996:- Norbert Klaus, Alfons Scharold: 1974–75
- Hans Klever: 1975
- Herbert Graf: 1976
- Heiner Vitzethum: 8/1976 – 6/1983
- Heinz Keck: 7/1983 – 2/1991
- Rudi Sturz: 2/1991 – 5/1991
- Paul Hesselbach: 7/1991 – 6/1993
- Hubert Müller: 7/1993 – 4/1994
- Paul Hesselbach: 4/1994 – 6/1996
Chairmen
The club had only two chairmen up until the merger in 1996:- Gerhard Kilian: 1 February 1974 – 23 October 1984
- Helmut Hack: 23 October 1984 – 13 May 1997
- Helmut Lottes: current
Nicknames
While Greuth is an abbreviation Vestenbergsgreuth and quite easy to understand in its origins, the second nickname needs some explanation. Teekicker (English: Tea kicker) derives from the fact that the club was financially strongly supported by a local tea retailing company, run by Hans Wedel, a founding member of the club. For a while, the company sold a special "1–0 Tea" after the cup victory.Support
Considering the small size of the village of Vestenbergsgreuth (population: 1,627), the club was well supported with the following league attendance averages in its final seasons:| Year | Division | Attendance |
| 1987–88 | Amateur Oberliga | 2,140 |
| 1988–89 | Amateur Oberliga | 1,990 |
| 1989–90 | Amateur Oberliga | 1,530 |
| 1990–91 | Amateur Oberliga | 1,561 |
| 1991–92 | Amateur Oberliga | 1,751 |
| 1992–93 | Amateur Oberliga | |
| 1993–94 | Amateur Oberliga | 847 |
| 1994–95 | Regionalliga | 1,144 |
| 1995–96 | Regionalliga | 570 |
- Source: Oberliga/Regionalliga Yearbooks 1987 – 1996, publisher: DSFS
TSV Vestenbergsgreuth seasons
The recent season-by-season performance of the club:
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- 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-Pokal appearances
The club has qualified for the first round of the German CupDFB-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...
a number of times:
| Season | Round | Date | Home | Away | Result | Attendance |
| 1987–88 DFB-Pokal | First round | 28 August 1987 | TSV Vestenbergsgreuth | SV Darmstadt 98 SV Darmstadt 98 SV Darmstadt 98 is a German association football club based in Darmstadt, Hesse. The club was founded on 22 May 1898 as FC Olympia Darmstadt. Early in 1919 the association was briefly known as Rasen-Sportverein Olympia before merging with Darmstädter Sport Club 1905 on 11 November that year to... |
0–4 | 5,500 |
| 1994–95 DFB-Pokal | First round | 14 August 1994 | TSV Vestenbergsgreuth | 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.... |
1–0 | 24,200 |
| Second round | 10 September 1994 | TSV Vestenbergsgreuth | FC Homburg FC Homburg FC 08 Homburg is a German association football club based in Homburg, Saarland. The club was founded on 15 June 1908 as Fussball Club Homburg by a group of seventeen young men at the local Hohenburg pub.- History :... |
5–1 | 3,200 | |
| Third round | 25 October 1994 | TSV Vestenbergsgreuth | VfL Wolfsburg VfL Wolfsburg VfL Wolfsburg is a professional German association football club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, who play in the Bundesliga football competition. Wolfsburg have won the Bundesliga once in their history, in the 2008–09 season, and were DFB-Pokal runners-up in 1995. The current head coach is Felix... |
1–1 / 3–4 after pen. | 5,500 |
External links
- Official team site
- Abseits Guide to German Soccer – SpVgg Greuther Fürth
- TSV Vestenbergsgreuth profile at Weltfussball.de
- Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv Historical German domestic league tables
- Helmut Hack awarded the “Verdienstkreuz am Bande” – the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon Article on Helmut Hack, former chairman
- Zittern vor den Amateuren List of Bundesliga clubs who were knocked out of the DFB-Pokal by amateur teams