FC Gießen 1927 Teutonia/1900 VfB e.V., commonly known as FC Gießen, is a German association football club from the city of

Giessen Giessen, spelled in German (), is a town in the Germany, German States of Germany, state () of Hesse, capital of both the Giessen (district), district of Giessen and the Giessen (region), administrative region of Giessen. The population is appro ...

and the Watzenborn-Steinberg quarter of the town of Pohlheim, both in

Hesse Hesse or Hessen ( ), officially the State of Hesse (), is a States of Germany, state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt, which is also the country's principal financial centre. Two other major hist ...

. The club's greatest success has been promotion to the tier four

Regionalliga Südwest The Regionalliga Südwest ('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 with t ...

in 2016, 2019, and 2024.

History

Predecessor club ''Sportclub Teutonia Watzenborn-Steinberg'' was formed on 1 November 1927. For much of its history this club played in local amateur leagues. From the mid-2000s, the club experienced a rise through the league system, reaching the tier five

Landesliga Hessen-Mitte The Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte, until 2008 named ''Landesliga Hessen-Mitte'', is currently the sixth tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008 it was the fifth tier of the league system, until the intro ...

in 2006 after a runners-up finish in the Bezirksoberliga Gießen/Marburg. ''Teutonia'' played at this level for two seasons before being relegated again in 2008. It returned to what had now been renamed the Gruppenliga Gießen/Marburg, where it played for the next three seasons. A league championship in 2011 took it back up to the

Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte The Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte, until 2008 named ''Landesliga Hessen-Mitte'', is currently the sixth tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008 it was the fifth tier of the league system, until the int ...

, the former Landesliga. It played at Verbandsliga level for the next four seasons before winning the league in 2015 and earning promotion to the

Hessenliga The Hessenliga (until 2008 ''Oberliga Hessen'') is the highest football league in the States of Germany, state of Hesse and the Hessian football league system. It is one of fourteen Oberliga (football), Oberligas in German football, the fifth tier ...

for the first time. Winning the league in 2015–16 ''Teutonia'' earned another promotion, now to the

, from which the club was relegated one season later. ''Teutonia'' was renamed ''FC Gießen'' on 1 July 2018 after acquiring ''

VfB Gießen VfB Gießen was a German football club based in Giessen, Hesse, that last played in the Gruppenliga Gießen-Marburg (VII). The club's greatest success was qualifying for the first round of the German Cup in 1979–80 and winning the tier th ...

s football department. ''VfB'' announced its closure earlier in March. ''FC'' won another Hessenliga championship in 2019, promoting them to the Regionalliga again.

Current squad

Honours

The club's honours: *

** Champions: 2016, 2019, 2024 *

** Champions: 2015 * Gruppenliga Gießen/Marburg ** Champions: 2011

Recent seasons

The recent season-by-season performance of the club:Historic German football league tables
Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv, accessed: 23 October 2015Teutonia Watzenborn-Steinberg at Fussball.de
accessed: 23 October 2015 * With the introduction of the

Regionalliga A (, plural ) is a regional league in numerous Sports governing body, sports governing bodies in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, usually located in the upper or middle tiers of the sports leagues. The term is often associated with the Germa ...

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, all leagues below dropped one tier.

References

External links

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FC Gießen
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