Stuttgarter Kickers is a German association football club that plays in

Stuttgart Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the ...

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

, founded on 21 September 1899 as FC Stuttgarter Cickers.

History

In its early years the club had a decent local squad that played in the

Südkreis-Liga The Südkreis-Liga (English: ''Southern district league'') was the highest association football league in the German Kingdom of Württemberg, Grand Duchy of Baden, the Province of Hohenzollern and Alsace-Lorraine from 1908 to 1918. The league wa ...

Kreisliga Württemberg The Kreisliga Württemberg (English: ''District league Württemberg'') was the highest association football league in the German state of Württemberg from 1919 to 1923. The league was disbanded with the introduction of the Bezirksliga Württemberg ...

and then in the Bezirksliga Württemberg. With the reorganization of German football during the

Third Reich Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...

in 1933, the team – now known as SV Stuttgarter Kickers – found itself in 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 ...

, one of sixteen top tier regional leagues established in the country during that time. It continued to have good results locally, but was unable to impress beyond its own area. In the final year of World War II the Kickers fielded a combined wartime squad with Sportfreunde Stuttgart. Stuttgarter Kickers Performance Chart

After the war the club resumed play in the

Oberliga Süd Oberliga ( en, Premier league) may refer to: Association football * Oberliga (football), currently the fifth tier of the German football league system, formerly the first * DDR-Oberliga, the first tier of football in East Germany until 1990, re ...

and performed as a mid-table team early on. By 1950 it had slipped to the lower half of the table with a seemingly solid grip in 14th place, constantly struggling to avoid relegation throughout the decade. Kickers spent the early 60s in tier II football, but after the formation of the

Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary footba ...

, Germany's new professional league, in 1963, the club was moved to the Regionalliga Süd. In 1974, that league went professional and became the 2. Bundesliga. Between 1963 and the late 1980s the team had varying results, but finally stabilized in the upper half of the standings toward the end of that period. It has one losing appearance to its credit in the

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 ...

in 1987 and in 1988–89 it made it to the Bundesliga for the first time. It ended a run of 28 years as a second division outfit. The team was immediately relegated after a 17th-place finish, but continued to deliver some of its best performances. ''Die Blauen'' advanced to the semi-finals of the 2000 DFB-Pokal and then had a second turn in the Bundesliga in 1991–92, but with the same result as its earlier time up. Over the next decade the club played largely in the second division, before slipping to the Regionalliga Süd (III) in 2001, where they remained until 2008, when a tenth-place finish narrowly qualified them for the new 3. Liga. They finished last (20th) in the 3. Liga in 2008–09 and were relegated to the Regionalliga Süd. After three seasons at Regionalliga level, the Kickers returned to the 3. Liga in 2012 where they played for four seasons until relegation at the end of 2015–16, now dropping down to the

Regionalliga Südwest The Regionalliga Südwest ( en, Regional League Southwest) is the fourth tier of the German football league system in the states of Hesse, Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland. It is one of five leagues at this level, together wit ...

. In 2018 they were relegated once more to the

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

Other departments

The Stuttgarter Kickers also have

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, and

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departments. The association is also recognized for its training of football referees and other game officials. They had a

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

department too, which in 1957 became independent under the name of HTC Stuttgarter Kickers.

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Current staff

Reserve team

The Stuttgarter Kickers II, historically also known as Stuttgarter Kickers Amateure, have been playing in the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg since 2000. Previously, the team fluctuated between the Landesliga and Verbandsliga Württemberg. The reserve team squad:

Staff

* Dieter Märkle (Head Coach) * Danijel Baric (Assistant Coach) *

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(Goalkeeper Coach) * Ümit Sahin (Goalkeeper Coach) * Jan Mayer (Fitness Coach)

Honours

The club's honours:

League

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** Runners-up: 1908 *

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** Champions: 1908, 1913, 1917 *

(I) ** Champions: 1913, 1914, 1917 *

(I) ** Champions: 1921, 1923 *

Bezirksliga Württemberg-Baden The Bezirksliga Württemberg-Baden was the highest association football league in the German states of Württemberg and Baden and the Prussian Province of Hohenzollern from 1923 to 1933. The league was disbanded with the rise of the Nazis to power ...

(I) ** Champions: 1924, 1925 * Bezirksliga Württemberg (I) ** Champions: 1928, 1933 ** Runners-up: 1929 *

(I) ** Champions: 1936, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942 * 2nd Oberliga Süd (II) ** Champions: 1951, 1959 * 2nd Bundesliga (II) ** Champions: 1988 * Regionalliga Süd (III/IV) ** Champions: 1996, 2012 ** Runners-up: 1995, 2011

Cup

** Runners-up: 1987 *

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 ...

(Tiers III-VII) ** Winners: 2005, 2006,

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** Runners-up: 2003,

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Youth

The club's youth teams have enjoyed quite a bit of success on the national scene. * German Under 19 championship ** Champions: 1979 * German Junior Cup ** Winners: 1990 * ^‡ Reserve team.

Recent seasons

The recent season-by-season performance of the club:Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv
Historical German domestic league tables, accessed: 20 September 2014Fussball.de – Ergebnisse
Tables and results of all German football leagues, accessed: 20 September 2014

Stuttgarter Kickers

Stuttgarter Kickers II

*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.

Key

Presidential history

The club's presidents: * 1900–1900 Hans Schröder * 1900–1900 Hans Spandau * 1900–1901 Gustav Dreher * 1901–1902 Richard Dürr * 1902–1904 Viktor Mäulen * 1904–1905 Gustav Dreher * 1905–1908 Alfred Hezel * 1908–1911 Hans Trapp * 1911–1912 Anton Salg * 1912–1919 Hans Trapp * 1919–1921 Albert Mann * 1921–1926 Friedrich Häussermann * 1927–1929 Max Maurer * 1929–1934 Gotthilf Waizenegger * 1934–1937 Karl Umgelter * 1937–1945 Hermann Kurz * 1945–1948 Eugen Grau * 1948–1950 Richard "Molly" Schauffele * 1950–1951 Max Maurer * 1951–1952 Wilhelm Reuter * 1952–1955 Dr. Erich Häussermann * 1955–1957 Erich Scriba * 1957–1957 Philipp Metzler * 1957–1958 Hermann Ulrich * 1958–1960 Albrecht Brunst * 1960–1960 Willi Knörzer * 1960–1962 Albrecht Brunst * 1962–1963 Gottfried Sälzer * 1963–1967 Helmuth Bauer * 1967–1979 Walter Queissner * 1979–2003 Axel Dünnwald-Metzler * 07/2003 – 03/2007 Hans Kullen * 03/2007 – 07/2009 Dirk Eichelbaum * 07/2009 – 11/2010 Edgar Kurz * since 12 January 2010 Prof. Dr. Rainer Lorz

Coaching history

The club's coaches:Stuttgarter Kickers .:. Trainer von A-Z
weltfussball.de, accessed: 17 September 2011 * 07.01.1945 – 06.30.1946 Ossi Müller * 07.01.1946 – 06.30.1947 Albert Cozza * 07.01.1947 – 06.30.1948 Albert Cozza, Josef "Seppl" Müller and

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* 07.01.1948 – 06.30.1950

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* 07.01.1950 – 06.30.1951 Kuno Krügel * 07.01.1951 – 06.30.1952 Fritz Kerr * 07.01.1952 – 06.30.1953 Kuno Krügel * 07.01.1953 – 06.30.1954 Eduard Havlicek * 07.01.1954 – 06.30.1956 Georg Bayerer * 07.01.1956 – 06.30.1958 Oswald Pfau * 07.01.1958 – 06.30.1960 Benda Hügel * 07.01.1960 – 06.30.1962

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* 07.01.1961 – 04.30.1962 Jenö Csaknady * 05.01.1962 – 06.30.1962

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* 07.01.1962 – 06.30.1966 Hans Eberle * 07.01.1966 – 06.30.1969 Georg Wurzer * 07.01.1969 – 11.30.1969 Gerd Menne * 12.01.1969 – 06.30.1971 Georg Wurzer * 07.01.1971 – 06.30.1972

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* 07.01.1972 – 06.30.1973 Willibald Hahn * 07.01.1973 – 09.15.1974

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* 09.16.1974 – 06.30.1975 Georg Wurzer and Rudolf Kröner * 07.01.1975 – 06.30.1977 Rudolf Kröner * 07.01.1977 – 06.30.1978

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* 07.01.1978 – 10.26.1980

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* 10.27.1981 – 06.30.1982

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* 07.01.1982 – 01.23.1983

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* 01.24.1983 – 10.21.1984

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* 10.22.1984 – 06.30.1987 Dieter Renner * 07.01.1987 – 05.02.1990 Manfred Krafft * 05.02.1990 – 06.30.1992

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* 07.01.1992 – 08.23.1992 Frieder Schömezler * 08.25.1992 – 06.30.1993

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* 07.01.1993 – 02.28.1994

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* 03.01.1994 – 06.30.1994 Günter Sebert * 07.01.1994 – 10.26.1994 Paul Sauter * 10.26.1994 – 02.18.1998

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* 02.18.1998 – 02.24.1998 Frieder Schömezler * 02.25.1998 – 05.17.1999

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* 05.18.1999 – 06.30.1999 Ralf Vollmer * 07.01.1999 – 03.28.2000

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* 03.30.2000 – 06.30.2000

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* 07.01.2000 – 09.25.2000 Hans-Jürgen Boysen * 09.27.2000 – 08.26.2001

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* 10.27.2003 – 06.30.2007

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* 07.01.2007 – 11.04.2007

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* 11.05.2007 – 09.21.2008 Stefan Minkwitz * 09.21.2008 – 04.14.2009

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References

External links

Official website

Stuttgarter Kickers at Weltfussball.de

Stuttgarter Kickers II at Weltfussball.de

Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv
historical German domestic league tables {{DEFAULTSORT:Stuttgart, Kickers Football clubs in Germany Football clubs in Baden-Württemberg Association football clubs established in 1899 1899 establishments in Germany Football in Stuttgart Bundesliga clubs 2. Bundesliga clubs 3. Liga clubs