FC Kempten is
German association football club based in
Kempten
Kempten (, (Swabian German: )) is the largest Town#Germany, town of Allgäu, in Swabia (Bavaria), Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. The population was about 68,000 in 2016. The area was possibly settled originally by Celts, but was later taken over by th ...
, Bavaria.
History
The team was established in 1903 as the football department of gymnastics club ''Männerturnvereins Kempten''. In 1907 the parent association merged with two other local gymnastics clubs to form ''Turnverein 1856 Kempten'' and on 21 September 1908 the footballers went their own way as an independent side known as ''Fußball Club Kempten''. The footballers briefly re-joined ''TV'' in 1923, but resumed their independence two years later.
Following World War II ''FC Kempten'' played in the
Amateurliga Bayern-Süd
The Bayernliga (English: Bavarian league) is the highest amateur football league and the second highest football league (under the Regionalliga Bayern) in the state of Bavaria (german: Bayern) and the Bavarian football league system. It is one o ...
(III) between 1957 and 1963 where they earned mid-table results. As a result of league restructuring in 1963 they slipped to fourth-tier play in the
Landesliga Bayern-Süd
The Landesliga Bayern-Süd ( en, State League Bavaria-South) was the sixth tier of the German football league system in southern Bavaria. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga (Third League) in 2008, it was the fifth tier of the league system, un ...
. Over the next several decades ''Kempten'' played as an unremarked side in fourth- and fifth-tier competition. In 1999 the club emerged as the champions of the Landesliga Süd (V) and won promotion to the
Bayernliga
The Bayernliga (English: Bavarian league) is the highest amateur football league and the second highest football league (under the Regionalliga Bayern) in the state of Bavaria (german: Bayern) and the Bavarian football league system. It is one o ...
(IV) for a two season long turn. They won their way back to the Bayernliga in 2005, finishing second in the Landesliga, and were immediately relegated, but have returned for the 2007–08 campaign, when a last place finish in the Bayernliga meant relegation once more. In 2008–09, the club declined further, suffering relegation to the Bezirksoberliga, followed by relegation to the Bezirksliga in 2010. The team dropped to a new low for the 2011–12 season with its relegation to the
Kreisliga Schwaben-Süd after a loss in the relegation play-off. They had to stay at this level for only one season before a Kreisliga championship took it back up a level, back to the Bezirksliga, from where it was relegated again straight away. It took out another Kreisliga championship in 2015 and returned to the Bezirksliga but was yet again relegated after just one season.
''FC Kempten'' plays its home matches in the Illerstadion, opened on 15 August 1963. After renovations in 2000 the facility has a capacity of 9,000 spectators (720 seats).
Rivals
The
TSV Kottern
TSV Kottern is a German association football club from Kottern in Kempten, Bavaria.
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History
The team was established on 15 September 1925 as Freier Fußballclub Kottern as a worker's sports club. The club was broken up as politically u ...
is FC Kempten's biggest local rival, being also based in the town of Kempten. They last faced each other in the ''Landesliga Bayern-Süd'' in the 2006–07 season, when both games ended in draws, 1–1 and 2–2. In the
Schwaben Cup
The Schwaben Cup (German: ''Schwäbischer Pokal'') was a domestic cup competition in the Bavarian ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Swabia (German: ''Schwaben''), played from 1947 to 2009.
Overview
The competition was first played in 1947, before the rei ...
however, ''Kottern'' gained the upper hand, defeating the ''FC'' 6–5 on penalties after a 2–2 draw after normal time.
Honours
The club's honours:
League
*
2nd Amateurliga Schwaben (IV)
** Champions: (5) 1949, 1951, 1952, 1956, 1957
*
Landesliga Bayern-Süd
The Landesliga Bayern-Süd ( en, State League Bavaria-South) was the sixth tier of the German football league system in southern Bavaria. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga (Third League) in 2008, it was the fifth tier of the league system, un ...
(V)
** Champions: (2) 1999, 2007
** Runners-up: 2005
*
Bezirksoberliga Schwaben
The Bezirksoberliga Schwaben was the seventh tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Swabia (german: Schwaben). Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008 it was the sixth tier of the league system, unt ...
** Runners-up: (2) 1994, 1997
*
Bezirksliga Schwaben-Süd
The ''Bezirksliga Schwaben-Süd'' is currently the seventh tier of the German football league system in the northern half of the Bavarian ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Swabia (German: ''Schwaben''). Until the disbanding of the Bezirksoberliga Schwaben ...
** Champions: (4) 1970, 1982, 1987, 2018
*
Kreisliga Schwaben-Süd
** Champions: 2013, 2015
** Runners-up: 2011, 2017
Cup
*
Schwaben Cup
The Schwaben Cup (German: ''Schwäbischer Pokal'') was a domestic cup competition in the Bavarian ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Swabia (German: ''Schwaben''), played from 1947 to 2009.
Overview
The competition was first played in 1947, before the rei ...
** Winners: (3) 1963, 1985, 1987
** Runners-up: (2) 1962, 1995
Indoor
* Schwaben indoor championship
** Winners: (2) 2000, 2005
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 Bezirksoberligas in 1988 as the new fifth tier, below the Landesligas, all leagues below dropped one tier. With the introduction of the Regionalliga
The Regionalliga () is the fourth tier in the German football league system. Until 1974, it was the second tier in Germany. In 1994, it was introduced as the third tier. Upon the creation of the new nationwide 3. Liga in 2008, it became the four ...
s in 1994 and the 3. Liga in 2008 as the new third tier, below the 2. Bundesliga, all leagues below dropped one tier. With the establishment of the Regionalliga Bayern
The Regionalliga Bayern, ( en, Regional league Bavaria), is the highest association football league in the state of Bavaria (german: Bayern) and the Bavarian football league system. It is one of five Regionalligas in German football, the fourth tie ...
as the new fourth tier in Bavaria in 2012 the Bayernliga
The Bayernliga (English: Bavarian league) is the highest amateur football league and the second highest football league (under the Regionalliga Bayern) in the state of Bavaria (german: Bayern) and the Bavarian football league system. It is one o ...
was split into a northern and a southern division, the number of Landesligas expanded from three to five and the Bezirksoberligas abolished. All leagues from the Bezirksligas onwards were elevated one tier.
References
Sources
*Grüne, Hardy (2001). Vereinslexikon. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag
External links
Official team site
FC Kempten at Weltfussball.de
Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv
historical German domestic league tables (in German)
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Football clubs in Germany
Football clubs in Bavaria
Association football clubs established in 1907
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Football in Swabia (Bavaria)
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