Falke Markt Schwaben is a German association football club from the city of Markt Schwaben, Bavaria. ''Falke'' is the German word for falcon, with the animal being depicted in the

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of Markt Schwaben.

History

The club was formed in 1930 through the merger of predecessor sides ''Ballspiel-Club Markt Schwaben'' and ''Deutsche Jugendkraft Markt Schwaben''. In the aftermath of World War II the club briefly disappeared when occupying Allied authorities banned organizations across the country, including sports and football clubs, as part of the process of

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, before being reestablished on 4 November 1945. In 1967, team won its first title and gained promotion to 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, ...

where they played for seven seasons before being sent down. ''Falke'' reappeared in Landesliga (V) play in 2001, having spent the previous nine seasons in the

Bezirksoberliga Oberbayern The Bezirksoberliga Oberbayern was the seventh tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Upper Bavaria (german: Oberbayern). Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008 it was the sixth tier of the league ...

, and immediately captured the championship there. They moved up to the Oberliga Bayern (IV) where they played two seasons. After a 17th place Landesliga (VI) finish in 2011, the team slipped to play in the Bezirksoberliga Oberbayern (VII). At the end of the 2011–12 season the club qualified directly for the newly expanded Landesliga after finishing fourth in the Bezirksoberliga. After two seasons in the Landesliga the club was relegated in 2014, opting to withdraw to the tier nine Kreisklasse where its reserve team played rather than to play in the Bezirksliga. After two seasons at Kreisklasse level a league championship in 2015–16 took the club back up to the Kreisliga.

Honours

The club's honours:

League

** Champions: 2001 *

** Runners-up: 2000 *

Bezirksliga Oberbayern-Ost The Bezirksliga Oberbayern-Ost ( en, District league Upper Bavaria-East) is currently the seventh tier of the German football league system in the eastern part of the Bavarian ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Upper Bavaria (german: Oberbayern). Until the d ...

** Champions: 1967, 1991 * Kreisklasse München 6 ** Champions: 2016

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 Bezirksoberligas in 1988 as the new fifth tier, below the Landesligas, all leagues below dropped one tier. With the introduction of the

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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

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, all leagues below dropped one tier. With the establishment of the Regionalliga Bayern as the new fourth tier in Bavaria in 2012 the Bayernliga 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.

Stadium

The team plays its matches in the Parkstadion, which has a capacity of 5,000.

References

External links

Official team site

Falke Markt Schwaben at Weltfussball.de

Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv
historical German domestic league tables
Manfreds Fussball Archiv
Tables and results from the Bavarian amateur leagues {{DEFAULTSORT:Markt Schwaben, Falke Football clubs in Germany Football clubs in Bavaria Football in Upper Bavaria Association football clubs established in 1930 1930 establishments in Germany Ebersberg (district)