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SpVgg Ansbach is a German football club from the city of
Ansbach Ansbach (; ; East Franconian: ''Anschba'') is a city in the German state of Bavaria. It is the capital of the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Ansbach is southwest of Nuremberg and north of Munich, on the river Fränkische Rezat, a ...
, Bavaria. The club's greatest league success came in 2001, when it earned promotion to the tier-three Regionalliga Süd, where it lasted for only one season. They returned to the Regionalliga in 2022. SpVgg Ansbach qualified for the
German Cup 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 considered ...
on three occasions, reaching the second round once, in 1980–81.


History

The club roots go back to the 1909 formation of a football department within the gymnastics club ''Turnverein 1860 Ansbach''. The team disappeared for a period of three years during World War I but was re-formed in 1917 as the independent club ''Sportverein 1909 Ansbach'' by the footballers of ''TV'' and ''1. FC 1912 Ansbach''. A highlight of the club's early years came in 1928 with the capture of the A-Klasse Mittelfranken title and subsequent promotion playoff win over ''1. FC Zirndorf'' that advanced the club to the second tier Kreisliga where they would compete until 1937. Following World War II most organizations in the country, including sports and football clubs, were dissolved by occupying Allied authorities. The club was re-established in 1945 as ''Sportverein Ansbach'' out of the membership of a number of local sports clubs. On 30 November 1948, the association was renamed ''Turn- und Sportverein Ansbach'' and, in 1951, the footballers went their own way again as ''Spielvereinigung 1909 Ansbach''. The team advanced to the fourth tier 2nd Amateurliga Bayern in 1953 for a single season, and after being sent down, promptly returned in 1955. They played at that level until sent down through league restructuring in the early 60s. The club qualified for
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(German Cup) play for the first time in 1981 and advanced out of the first round by defeating ''FSV Pfaffenhofen'' 1–0. In the next round they were soundly thrashed by second-division side ''
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'' (0:13). ''Ansbach'' returned briefly to fourth-tier play in the
Landesliga Bayern-Mitte The Landesliga Bayern-Mitte ( en, State league Bavaria-Central) was the sixth tier of the German football league system in southern Bavaria. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008, it was the fifth tier of the league system, until the int ...
in 1985 and again qualified to participate in the opening round of the DFB Pokal the same year where they were put out 0–3 by ''
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''. ''SpVgg'' spent eleven seasons in the Landesliga with a fifth place in 1993 as its best result, but was then relegated to the
Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken The Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken was the seventh tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Middle Franconia (german: Mittelfranken). Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008 it was the sixth tier of th ...
in 1996. This lasted for only one season, earning promotion straight back and returning to the Landesliga as a much more competitive side. ''Ansbach'' enjoyed their best successes to date in the late 90s as they won promotion first to the Fußball-Bayernliga (IV) in 1999, and two seasons later, to the Regionalliga Süd (III). However, they had a difficult time in the third tier, and after a 12-game winless streak and a next to last place finish, the team was sent down. The club continued to struggle after being sent down and narrowly missed relegation in each of the next two campaigns. They were finally relegated to the Landesliga Bayern (V) after a 15th-place finish in 2004–05. ''Ansbach'' promptly rebounded and on the strength of a division title in 2006–07 and won
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back to the Fußball-Bayernliga (IV) for three seasons, before it was relegated again in 2010. After only being saved from relegation from the Landesliga in 2012 by a league expansion Ansbach won the
Landesliga Bayern-Nordwest The Landesliga Bayern-Nordwest ( en, State league Bavaria-Northwest) is currently the sixth tier of the German football league system in northwestern Bavaria and the third tier of the Bavarian football league system. It is one of five Landesli ...
in 2014 and earned promotion back to the Bayernliga. After a fifteenth place in 2014–15 the club had to enter the relegation round where it lost to
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and was relegated. Ansbach won its Landesliga division in the following season and was promoted back to the Bayernliga.


Honours

The club's honours:


League

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(IV) ** Champions: 2001 ** Runners-up: 2022 *
Landesliga Bayern-Mitte The Landesliga Bayern-Mitte ( en, State league Bavaria-Central) was the sixth tier of the German football league system in southern Bavaria. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008, it was the fifth tier of the league system, until the int ...
(V) ** Champions: 2007 ** Runners-up: 1999 *
Landesliga Bayern-Nordwest The Landesliga Bayern-Nordwest ( en, State league Bavaria-Northwest) is currently the sixth tier of the German football league system in northwestern Bavaria and the third tier of the Bavarian football league system. It is one of five Landesli ...
** Champions: 2014, 2016 *
Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken The Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken was the seventh tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Middle Franconia (german: Mittelfranken). Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008 it was the sixth tier of th ...
(VI) ** Champions: 1997


Cup

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** Runners-up:
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Recent managers

Recent managers of the club:


Recent seasons

The recent season-by-season performance of the club:Fussball.de – Ergebnisse
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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.


Stadium

Since 1976 the club has played its home matches at the Sportpark Ansbach which has a capacity of 5,000 (1,000 seats).


DFB Cup appearances

The club has qualified for the first round of the
German Cup 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 considered ...
three times:


American football department

From 1979 to 1981, the club was home to an
American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...
department, the
Ansbach Grizzlies The Ansbach Grizzlies are an American football team based in Ansbach, Germany. The club, together with the Düsseldorf Panther and the Munich Cowboys, is one of the oldest in Germany. The Grizzlies were a dominating force in the game during the fir ...
. The Grizzlies were a successful team during the early days of the game in Germany, reaching every
German Bowl The German Bowl is the annual national championship game in the sport of American football in Germany. It is contested by the two best teams of the German Football League. The New Yorker Lions, from Braunschweig, are the record winners of the Ger ...
from 1979 to 1986 and winning it in 1981, 1982 and 1985. In 1981, this department however went its own way, separating from the SpVgg.Vereinsgeschichte
Ansbach Grizzlies website, retrieved 26 December 2010


References


Sources

*Grüne, Hardy (2001). Vereinslexikon. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag


External links


Official team site

SpVgg Ansbach profile at Weltfussball.de

Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv
historical German domestic league {{DEFAULTSORT:Ansbach, SpVgg Football clubs in Germany Football clubs in Bavaria Association football clubs established in 1909 Football in Middle Franconia 1909 establishments in Germany Ansbach