1. FC Normannia Gmünd is a German association football club from the city of

Schwäbisch Gmünd Schwäbisch Gmünd (, until 1934: Gmünd; Swabian: ''Gmẽẽd'' or ''Gmend'') is a city in the eastern part of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. With a population of around 60,000, the city is the second largest in the Ostalb district ...

, Baden-Württemberg.

History

The origins of the club go back to the formation of ''Alemannia Schwäbisch Gmünd'' on 29 July 1904. This side later merged with ''Suevia Schwäbisch Gmünd'' to form ''1. FC Normannia''. The club managed to reach the tier-one ''

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'' in 1932 and played at this level for one season, before the league was dissolved. ''Normannia'' took part in second division competition for two seasons in 1942–44 before advancing to the

Gauliga Württemberg The Gauliga Württemberg was the highest football league in the German state of Württemberg and the Prussian province of Hohenzollern from 1933 to 1945. Shortly after the formation of the league, the Nazis reorganised the administrative regions ...

(I) where they played in the war-shortened 1944–45 season. The club returned to second division play after World War II in 1947 in the Landesliga Württemberg, later the

Amateurliga Württemberg The Amateurliga Württemberg was the highest football league in the region of the Württemberg Football Association and the third tier of the German football league system from its inception in 1945 until the formation of the Oberliga Baden-Württ ...

, where they would remain until sent down in 1955. In 1965 they re-emerged in the Amateurliga Nordwürttemberg (III), capturing the division title, and then taking part in the promotion round playoff for the Regionaliga Süd (II). However, they were unable to advance and spent most of the next ten years in the Amateurliga before slipping to lower-tier competition in 1975. In 1972 ''Normannia'' enjoyed a solid run in the national amateur championship, going as far as the semi-finals before being put out by ''

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''. A regional cup win in 1977 earned the team a place in the 1978

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(German Cup) tournament. They eliminated second division side ''

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'' before being eliminated themselves by the second team squad of ''

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''. After winning the

Verbandsliga Württemberg The Verbandsliga Württemberg is a German amateur football division administered by the Württemberg Football Association, one of the 21 German state football associations. Being the top flight of the Württemberg state association, the Verbandslig ...

in 2004, the ''1. FC'' played in the

Oberliga Baden-Württemberg The Oberliga Baden-Württemberg is the highest association football league in the States of Germany, state of Baden-Württemberg and the Baden-Württemberg football league system. It is one of fourteen Oberliga (football), Oberligas in German footb ...

(IV) as a lower table side until 2012 when it was relegated again.

Honours

The club's honours:

League

** Champions: 2004

Cup

Württemberg Cup The Bitburger-wfv-Pokal 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. It was introduced in 1945. In 2011 the cup was renamed from WFV-Pokal into Bitbu ...

** Winners: 1977, 2007

Recent managers

Recent managers of the club:

Recent seasons

The recent season-by-season performance of the club:Fussball.de – Ergebnisse
Tables and results of all German football leagues * With the introduction of the

Regionalliga A (, plural ) is a regional league in numerous Sports governing body, sports governing bodies in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, usually located in the upper or middle tiers of the sports leagues. The term is often associated with the Germa ...

s in 1994 and the

3. Liga The 3. Liga is a professional association football league and the third division in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2. Bundesliga and the fourth-tier Regionalliga. The modern 3. Liga was formed for t ...

in 2008 as the new third tier, below the 2. Bundesliga, all leagues below dropped one tier.

References

Sources

*Grüne, Hardy (2001). Vereinslexikon. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag

External links

Official team siteDas deutsche Fußball-Archiv
historical German domestic league tables
1. FC Normannia Schwäbisch Gmünd at fussball.de
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