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based in Griesheim,

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History

Founded in 1906 the club enjoyed some of its best seasons through the 70s and 80s. In 1973 they advanced to the

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(IV) and in their fourth season of play there emerged as champions to earn promotion to the

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(III). Three seasons later in 1980–81, ''Viktoria Griesheim'' claimed the championship in that division, in a year when no promotion places were available to the Oberliga champions. That was the pinnacle as the club's achievement as they began a slide that led to an 18th-place finish and relegation in 1988. ''Griesheim'' returned to the Oberliga for a single season appearances in 1991 and 2004, but both campaigns also ended in a last place finish and relegation. The clubplayed in the

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(VI) as an upper table side until 2012 when a league title meant another promotion.

Honours

The club's honours: *

** Champions: 1981 *

** Champions: 1977, 1990, 2003 *

** Champions: 2012

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

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s in 1994 and the 3. Liga in 2008 as the new third tier, below the 2. Bundesliga, all leagues below dropped one tier. Also in 2008, a large number of football leagues in Hesse were renamed, with the Oberliga Hessen becoming the Hessenliga, the Landesliga becoming the Verbandsliga, the Bezirksoberliga becoming the Gruppenliga and the Bezirksliga becoming the Kreisoberliga.

References

External links

Official team site

Fan club "Drunken Zebras"

Viktoria Griesheim at Weltfussball.de

Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv
historical German domestic league tables {{DEFAULTSORT:Griesheim, Viktoria Football clubs in Germany Football clubs in Hesse Association football clubs established in 1906 1906 establishments in Germany