FC Bayern Alzenau is a
German football club based in
Alzenau,
Bavaria
Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total l ...
. They currently are in the
Hessenliga.
History
The club was initially formed as ''Alzenauer Fußball Club'' and joined gymnastics club ''Turn- und Sport Alzenau'' as that club's football department on 16 September 1922 before again becoming independent in 1923 as ''FC Bayern Alzenau''. After World War II the club was re-established as ''SKG Alzenau'' before again taking on its pre-war name in 1947.
Since 1983 the club has played as a fifth tier side, first in the
Landesliga Bayern-Nord
The Landesliga Bayern-Nord ( en, State league Bavaria-North) was the sixth tier of the German football league system in northern Bavaria. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008 it was the fifth tier of the league system, until the introduc ...
and later in the
Landesliga Hessen-Süd. Like the nearby club
Viktoria Aschaffenburg, FC Bayern Alzenau is a Bavarian side playing in the state league of
Hesse
Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt. Two other major historic cities are ...
against closer, neighbouring cities. This also reflects in part the history of the region, not traditionally part of Bavaria. The club slipped as low as the Bezirksliga Gelnhausen (VII) in 1998 before working its way back up. The team enjoyed its greatest sporting success with promotion to the
Hessenliga (IV) in 2006 after a second place Landesliga finish and subsequent advance through the promotion playoffs.
In 2008–09, FC Bayern Alzenau achieved promotion to the
Regionalliga Süd despite coming second behind
SC Waldgirmes
SC Waldgirmes is a German association football club from Waldgirmes, Hesse. The 700 member club is best known for its football team, but also has departments for table tennis, women's gymnastics, alpine gymnastics, and cycling.
History
The a ...
, as only two clubs applied for a Regionalliga license, Alzenau and
Rot-Weiss Frankfurt. Alzenau was unable to survive at this level however, coming last in the Regionalliga and being relegated again immediately, back to the Hessenliga.
After another promotion in 2011, back to the Regionalliga, the club was grouped into the new
Regionalliga Südwest at the end of the 2011–12 season, a league which replaced the Regionalliga Süd in the region. At this level it lasted for only one season before being relegated back to the Hessenliga.
Honours
League
*
Hessenliga (V)
** Champions: 2011
** Runners-up: 2009
*
Landesliga Hessen-Süd (V)
** Runners-up: 2005
* Bezirksliga Unterfranken West (V)
** Champions: 1982
Cup
* Lower Frankonian Cup
** Winners: 1982
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 Regionalligas in 1994 and the 3. Liga in 2008 as the new third tier, below the 2. Bundesliga
The 2. Bundesliga ( ) is the second division of professional football in Germany. It was implemented 11 years after the founding of the Fußball-Bundesliga as the new second division for professional football. The 2. Bundesliga is ranked below ...
, all leagues below dropped one tier. In 2012, the number of Regionalligas was increased from three to five with all Regionalliga Süd clubs except the Bavarian ones entering the new Regionalliga Südwest.
References
External links
Official website
FC Bayern Alzenau profile at Weltfussball.de
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Association football clubs established in 1920
Football clubs in Germany
Football clubs in Bavaria
Football clubs in Hesse
Football in Lower Franconia
1920 establishments in Germany