FSV 1913 Ludwigshafen-Oggersheim is a German association football club based in the

Oggersheim Ludwigshafen, officially Ludwigshafen am Rhein (; meaning " Ludwig's Port upon Rhine"), is a city in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, on the river Rhine, opposite Mannheim. With Mannheim, Heidelberg, and the surrounding region, it form ...

district of

Ludwigshafen Ludwigshafen, officially Ludwigshafen am Rhein (; meaning " Ludwig's Port upon Rhine"), is a city in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, on the river Rhine, opposite Mannheim. With Mannheim, Heidelberg, and the surrounding region, it form ...

, Rhineland-Palatinate. The club advanced to the Regionalliga Süd (III) following an Oberliga (IV) title win in 2007, but found itself overmatched at that level of competition. After struggling through two poor seasons and in increasing financial difficulty, they withdrew to 11th tier local level play in 2010–11.

History

The club was established in 1913 as ''VfR 1913 Oggersheim'' and in 1937 merged with ''SC Eintracht Oggersheim'', which had been formed in 1924 as the football department of the gymnastics club ''Vereinigten Turnerschaft Oggersheim'', to create ''SpVgg Oggersheim''. The following year, all of the area clubs were reorganized into a single association known as ''Gemeinschaft für Leibesübungen Oggersheim''. In the aftermath of World War II, occupying Allied authorities ordered the dissolution of all organizations in the country, including sports and football clubs, as part of the process of

denazification Denazification (german: link=yes, Entnazifizierung) was an Allied initiative to rid German and Austrian society, culture, press, economy, judiciary, and politics of the Nazi ideology following the Second World War. It was carried out by remov ...

. A new association was formed as ''ASV Oggersheim'' in 1945 and its football department became independent in 1949 as ''Fussball Sportverein Oggersheim''. The footballers played as a lower tier lower side until winning their way to the third tier

Amateurliga Südwest The Amateurliga Südwest was the highest football league in the region of the Südwest FA and the third tier of the German football league system from its inception in 1952 to the formation of the Oberliga Südwest and the Verbandsliga Südwest ...

for a single season in 1963–64. ''FSV'' made a

DFB-Pokal The DFB-Pokal ( is a German knockout football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga. It is considere ...

(German Cup) appearance in 1978, going out in the first round 0:3 to '' 1. FC Kaiserslautern'' in the opening round. A 1992 Landesliga Ost (VI) title led to promotion to the

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

(V), where the club remained for five seasons before being relegated again. In 2004, ''FSV'' returned to the Verbandsliga, followed by a further promotion two years later to the Oberliga Südwest (IV). After only two seasons in this league, the club won promotion to the Regionalliga Süd (III) in 2007. They finished in last place in 2007–08, but avoided being sent down when the league was restructured, instead becoming part of the

Regionalliga West The Regionalliga West is a German semi-professional football division administered by the Western German Football Association based in Duisburg. It is one of the five German regional football associations. Being the single flight of the Western ...

(III) in 2008–09. Despite an improved performance and a 12th-place result, the club decided to withdraw from the league. After struggling financially, ''FSV'' made a fresh start in the 11th tier 1. Kreisklasse Rheinpfalz Süd in 2010–11 and earned a second-place result there in 2011–12. In 2013 this league was renamed B-Klasse Rhein-Pfalz Süd.

Honours

The club's honours: * Oberliga Südwest (IV) ** Champions: 2007 *

(V) ** Champions: 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

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 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 The 2. Bundesliga ( ) is the second division of professional football in Germany. It was implemented 11 years after the founding of the Fußball-Bundesliga as the new second division for professional football. The 2. Bundesliga is ranked below ...

, all leagues below dropped one tier. In 2012 the Oberliga Südwest was renamed

Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar The Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar, formerly the ''Oberliga Südwest'', is the highest regional football league for the Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland states of Germany, organized by the Southwestern Regional Football Association. It is the fifth ...

References

External links

Official team site

Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv
historical German domestic league tables {{DEFAULTSORT:Oggersheim, Fsv Football clubs in Germany Sport in Ludwigshafen Football clubs in Rhineland-Palatinate Association football clubs established in 1913 1913 establishments in Germany