FC Kempten

FC Kempten
Full name Fußball-Club Kempten im Allgäu e. V.
Nickname(s) FCK
Founded 1907
Ground Illerstadion
Ground Capacity 9,000
Chairman Stefan Zeiler
Manager Matthias Zimmerling
League Bezirksliga Schwaben-Süd (VII)
2014–15 Kreisliga Schwaben-Süd (VIII), 1st ↑

FC Kempten is German association football club based in Kempten, Bavaria.

History

The team was established in 1903 as the football department of gymnastics club Männerturnvereins Kempten. In 1907 the parent association merged with two other local gymnastics clubs to form Turnverein 1856 Kempten and on 21 September 1908 the footballers went their own way as an independent side known as Fußball Club Kempten. The footballers briefly re-joined TV in 1923, but resumed their independence two years later.

Following World War II FC Kempten played in the Amateurliga Bayern-Süd (III) between 1957 and 1963 where they earned mid-table results. As a result of league restructuring in 1963 they slipped to fourth tier play in the Landesliga Bayern-Süd. Over the next several decades Kempten played as an unremarked side in fourth and fifth tier competition. In 1999 the club emerged as the champions of the Landesliga Süd (V) and won promotion to the Bayernliga (IV) for a two season long turn. They won their way back to the Bayernliga in 2005, finishing second in the Landesliga, and were immediately relegated, but have returned for the 2007–08 campaign, when a last place finish in the Bayernliga meant relgation once more. In 2008–09, the club declined further, suffering relegation to the Bezirksoberliga, followed by relegation to the Bezirksliga in 2010. The team dropped to a new low for the 2011-12 season with its relegation to the Kreisliga Schwaben-Süd after a loss in the relegation play-off. They had to stay at this level for only one season before a Kreisliga championship took it back up a level, back to the Bezirksliga, from where it was relegated again straight away. It took out another Kreisliga championship in 2015 and returned to the Bezirksliga.

FC Kempten plays its home matches in the Illerstadion, opened on 15 August 1963. After renovations in 2000 the facility has a capacity of 9,000 spectators (720 seats).

Rivals

The TSV Kottern is FC Kempten's biggest local rival, being also based in the town of Kempten. They last faced each other in the Landesliga Bayern-Süd in the 2006–07 season, when both games ended in draws, 1–1 and 2–2. In the Schwaben Cup however, Kottern gained the upper hand, defeating the FC 6–5 on penalties after a 2–2 draw after normal time. With Kempten promoted to the Bayernliga and Kottern relegated to the Bezirksoberliga Schwaben, the FC has asserted its superiority, for now.

Honours

The club's honours:

League

Cup

  • Schwaben Cup
    • Winners: (3) 1963, 1985, 1987
    • Runners-up: (2) 1962, 1995

Indoor

Recent managers

Manager Start Finish
Uwe Wegmann 1 July 2004 10 March 2008
Andreas Gote June 2008 ?

Recent seasons

The recent season-by-season performance of the club:[1][2]

Season Division Tier Position
1986–87 Bezirksliga Schwaben-Süd V 1st ↑
1987–88 Landesliga Bayern-Süd IV 14th ↓
1988–89 Bezirksoberliga Schwaben V 11th
1989–90 Bezirksoberliga Schwaben 11th
1990–91 Bezirksoberliga Schwaben 3rd
1991–92 Bezirksoberliga Schwaben 9th
1992–93 Bezirksoberliga Schwaben 6th
1993–94 Bezirksoberliga Schwaben 2nd ↑
1994–95 Landesliga Bayern-Süd 7th
1995–96 Landesliga Bayern-Süd 15th ↓
1996–97 Bezirksoberliga Schwaben VI 2nd ↑
1997–98 Landesliga Bayern-Süd V 8th
1998–99 Landesliga Bayern-Süd 1st ↑
1999–2000 Bayernliga IV 15th
2000–01 Bayernliga 16th ↓
Season Division Tier Position
2001–02 Landesliga Bayern-Süd V 4th
2002–03 Landesliga Bayern-Süd 4th
2003–04 Landesliga Bayern-Süd 8th
2004–05 Landesliga Bayern-Süd 2nd ↑
2005–06 Bayernliga IV 16th ↓
2006–07 Landesliga Bayern-Süd V 1st ↑
2007–08 Bayernliga IV 18th ↓
2008–09 Landesliga Bayern-Süd VI 17th ↓
2009–10 Bezirksoberliga Schwaben VII 14th ↓
2010–11 Bezirksliga Schwaben-Süd VIII 13th ↓
2011–12 Kreisliga Schwaben-Süd 1st ↑
2013–14 Bezirksliga Schwaben-Süd VII 15th ↓
2014–15 Kreisliga Schwaben-Süd VIII 1st ↑
2015–16 Bezirksliga Schwaben-Süd VII

References

  1. Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv (German) Historical German domestic league tables
  2. Fussball.de - Ergebnisse (German) Tables and results of all German football leagues

Sources

External links

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