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| Full name | Offenbacher Fußball-Club Kickers 1901 e. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions V. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | May 27, 1901 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Bieberer Berg Stadion (Capacity 31,500) |
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| Chairman | Dieter Müller | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Hans-Jürgen Boysen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | 3rd Liga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-08 | 2. Bundesliga, 15th (relegated) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kickers Offenbach is a German football club in Offenbach am Main, Hesse. This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Bieberer Berg Stadion is a multi-use Stadium in Offenbach, Germany. The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Dieter Müller (born Dieter Kaster on 1 April 1954) is a former German footballer that is currently chairman of Kickers For The Croatian Third League (3 Hrvatska Nogometna Liga see Treća HNL. History For more details on this topic see History of German football 1974 marked the introduction of the second tier of the Bundesliga Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Below is a list of football clubs in Germany. It contains all clubs that have played in the Bundesliga, 2 Offenbach am Main is a city in Hesse, Germany located on southside of the river Main. Hesse (Hessen is a state of Germany with an area The club was founded on May 27, 1901 in the Rheinischer Hof restaurant by footballers who left already established local clubs including Melitia, Teutonia, Viktoria, Germania and Neptun. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting From 1921 to 1925 they were united with VfR 1900 Offenbach as VfR Kickers Offenbach until resuming their status the separate side Offenbacher FC Kickers. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
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History
The club played as a mid-table side in the Bezirksliga Main/Hessen through the late 20s and early 30s. German football was re-organized in 1933 under the Third Reich into sixteen first division Gauligen. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers Kickers joined the Gauliga Südwest, where the team immediately captured the title and entered the national playoffs for the first time. They fared poorly there, but did manage to raise their overall level of play in the following seasons, going on to win five consecutive divisional championships from 1940 to 1944. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
In the early 40s the Gauliga Südwest had been split into the Gauliga Westmark and the Gauliga Hessen-Nassau, where Kickers played. Their best post-season result came in 1942 when the team was able to advance as far as the semi-finals in the national championship rounds before they were decisively put out 0:6 by Schalke 04, who were on their way to their sixth championship as the era's most dominant side. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. FC Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly FC Schalke 04, is a German football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen By 1944, Allied armies were rolling through Germany and the Gauliga Hessen-Nassau did not play the 1944-45 season. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar
Post war football
After World War II, Offenbach continued their emergence as a strong side in the Oberliga Süd. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Overview The league was introduced as the highest level of football in the US occupation zone in 1945 to replace the disbanded Gauligas. In 1949, they advanced again to the national semi-finals and again were put out by the eventual champions, this time VfR Mannheim. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The next year they made an appearance in the final, losing 1:2 to VfB Stuttgart.
Kickers returned to the final in 1959 where they dropped a 3:5 decision to Eintracht Frankfurt. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Throughout the post-war period and into the years leading up to the formation of Germany's first professional football league, the Bundesliga, in 1963, the team consistently finished in the upper half of their league table, coming second in the overall table of the Oberliga Süd. The Bundesliga is the highest level of Germany 's football league system. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In spite of this, Kickers Offenbach were not one of the sixteen teams chosen for the inaugural season of the new top flight league, with selection going instead to rival Frankfurt.
Entry to the Bundesliga and scandal
The club found itself in the new Regionalliga Süd (II) and play in the Bundesliga would have to wait until 1968. Overview The league started out in 1963 with 20 clubs which were reduced for the next season to 19 and form 1965 to 1974 there was always 18 teams in the league except in 1972 Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The team was immediately relegated, but returned to the upper league for play in 1970-71. In addition to their return to the Bundesliga, the club would win its only honours to date in 1970 with a 2:1 German Cup victory over 1. FC Köln. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
However, the end of the 1971 season would find Kickers Offenbach at the centre of the Bundesliga scandal. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The club president, Horst Canellas, went to the DFB (Deutsche Fussball Bund or German Football Association) after being approached by a player from another team looking for a cash bonus for that club's effort in beating one of Offenbach's rivals in the fight against relegation. Receiving no help from league officials, Canellas began gathering evidence of how widespread the payoffs were. In the end more than fifty players from seven clubs, two coaches, and six game officials were found guilty of trying to influence the outcome of games through bribes, but Canellas was unable to save his club from relegation. The club central to the scandal – Arminia Bielefeld – would not be punished until the following season, too late to save Offenbach. DSC Arminia Bielefeld (full name Deutscher Sportclub Arminia Bielefeld e
The scandal has a strongly negative effect on the young league and contributed to plummeting attendance figures. One outcome of the whole affair was the further evolution of German football. Salarly restrictions were removed and the 2nd Bundesliga also became a professional league. For the players it meant that having one's club sent down no longer also meant losing one's status as a paid professional.
Decline and recovery
Kickers would spend the next seven years in the second division before making a return to the Bundesliga for just a single season in 1983-84. In 1985, financial problems led to the club being penalized points and driven into the third division Amateur Oberliga Hessen. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) They recovered themselves only to be denied a license in 1989 and be sent back down again. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) By the mid-90's they slipped as far as Oberliga Hessen (IV) and since the end of that decade have been primarily a third division club. Offenbach returned to play in the 2. Bundesliga in 2005 and despite their mixed fortunes they remain a fan favorite and are well supported. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Kickers were relegated to 3. Liga on the final day of 2007/2008 after a 3-0 defeat to fellow strugglers Osnabrück.
Current squad
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Coaches
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| Franz Nagy | 1922 |
| Rudolf Keller | 1926 |
| Mac Pherson | 1927 |
| Rudolf Keller | 1928 |
| Paul Oßwald | 1946 - 1958 |
| Bodgan Cuvaj | 1958 - 1962 |
| Hans Merkle | 1962 - 1964 |
| Radoslav Momirski | 1964 - 1965 |
| Kurt Baluses | 1965 - Feb. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Sean William Dundee (born December 7, 1972 in Durban) is a South African born soccer player holding a German passport For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Denis Epstein (born 2 July 1986 in Dessau) is a young German football player who currently plays for Iraklis Thessaloniki F Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Aristide Bancé (born on September 19, 1984) is an Burkinabé footballer ( striker) playing currently for Kickers Offenbach. FC Metalurh Donetsk (ФК «Металург» Донецьк ФК «Металлург» Донецк Metallurg Donetsk) is a Ukrainian football In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Ricardo André do Pinho Sousa (born 11 January 1979 in Porto) is a Portuguese footballer. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Marco Reich (born December 30 1977) is a German footballer currently playing for Walsall in Football League One, the third-highest In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring 1968 |
| Kurt Schreiner | Mar. - Jun. 1968 |
| Paul Oßwald | Jul. 1968 - Nov. 1969 |
| Kurt Schreiner | Dez. 1969 |
| Willi Keim | Dez. 1969 |
| Zlatko Čajkovski | Jan - Jul. Zlatko "Čik" Čajkovski ( 24 November 1923 &ndash 27 July 1998) was a Croatian Football (soccer player and coach 1970 |
| Kurt Schreiner | Aug. 1970 |
| Aki Schmidt | Sep. 1970 |
| Rudi Gutendorf | Sep. Rudi Gutendorf (born 30 August 1926 in Koblenz) is a German football manager renowned for managing the highest number of national 1970 - Feb. 1971 |
| Kuno Klötzer | Feb. Kuno Klötzer (born 19 April 1922) is a former German football coach who won the 1977 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup with Hamburger 1971 - Jun. 1972 |
| Guyla Lorant | Jul. 1972 - Mar. 1974 |
| Otto Rehhagel | Apr. Otto Rehhagel (born August 9 1938 in Essen) is a German football coach and former football player 1974 - Dec. 1975 |
| Zlatko Čajkovski | Jan. Zlatko "Čik" Čajkovski ( 24 November 1923 &ndash 27 July 1998) was a Croatian Football (soccer player and coach - Oct. 1976 |
| Udo Klug | Nov. 1976 - Jun. 1978 |
| Horst Heese | Jul. Horst Heese (born December 31 1943 in Düsseldorf) is a German former professional football player and current manager 1978 - Jun. 1980 |
| Franz Brungs | Jul. 1980 - May 1982 |
| Lothar Buchmann | Jun. 1982 - Mar. 1984 |
| Hermann Nuber | Mar. Hermann Nuber (born 10 October 1935 in Offenbach am Main) is a former German footballer. 1984 - Jun. 1984 |
| Fritz Fuchs | Jul - Dec. 1984 |
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Source: Book "Kickers Offenbach - die ersten hundert jahre" ("Kickers Offenbach - the first hundred years")
Honours
- German vice-champions: 1950, 1959
- German Cup winners: 1970
- Gauliga Südwest/Mainhessen (I) champions: 1934, 1940, 1941
- Gauliga Hessen-Nassau (I) champions: 1942, 1943, 1944
- Oberliga Süd (I) champions: 1949, 1955
- Oberliga Süd (I) runners-up: 1957, 1959, 1960
- Regionalliga Süd (II) champions: 1967, 1970, 1972
- Regionalliga Süd (III) champions: 2005
- Oberliga Hessen (III) champions: 1986, 1987, 1993
External links
For the main article see Gauliga Overview Gauliga Südwest/Mainhessen The league was introduced in 1933 after the For the main article see Gauliga Overview Gauliga Südwest/Mainhessen The league was introduced in 1933 after the Overview The league was introduced as the highest level of football in the US occupation zone in 1945 to replace the disbanded Gauligas. Overview The league started out in 1963 with 20 clubs which were reduced for the next season to 19 and form 1965 to 1974 there was always 18 teams in the league except in 1972 Overview The Regionalliga Süd was introduced in 1994 along with three other Regionalligas, those being Regionalliga NordDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic