Fußballsportverein Frankfurt 1899 e.V., commonly known as simply FSV Frankfurt and known as simply Frankfurt, is a German association football club based in the Bornheim district of

Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt am Main () is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Hesse. Its 773,068 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the List of cities in Germany by population, fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located in the forela ...

, Hessen and founded in 1899. FSV Frankfurt also fielded a rather successful women's team, which was disbanded in 2006.

History

The club was one of the founding members of the

Nordkreis-Liga The Nordkreis-Liga (English Language, English: ''Northern District League'') was the highest association football league in the German Empire, German Grand Duchy of Hesse and the Kingdom of Prussia, Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau from 1909 to 1 ...

in 1909, when football started to become more organised in Southern Germany. With the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, this league came to a halt but a championship for the region was still held, which ''FSV'' won in 1917. After the war, the club became part of the

Kreisliga Nordmain The Kreisliga Nordmain (English: ''District league North Main'') was the highest association football league in parts of the German state of Hesse and the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau from 1919 to 1923. The league was disbanded with the introd ...

, which it managed to win in 1922–23, qualifying for the

Southern German championship The Southern German football championship () was the highest association football competition in the southern Germany, established in 1898. The competition was disbanded in 1933 with the rise of the Nazis to power. While no senior Southern German ...

, where it finished last out of five teams. The pinnacle of the team's achievement was a losing appearance in the 1925 national final, 0–1 to 1. FC Nürnberg, and the capture of a German amateur title in 1972 in a 2–1 victory over

TSV Marl-Hüls TSV Marl-Hüls is a German association football club from the town of Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia. In 1954 ''TSV'' took out the German amateur football championship and also made a losing appearance in the final of this competition in 1972. Th ...

. The club contested the final of the 1938 Tschammerpokal, predecessor of today's

DFB-Pokal The DFB-Pokal (), also known as the German Cup in English language, English, is a German knockout Association football, football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competiti ...

, but was beaten 1–3 by

Rapid Vienna Sportklub Rapid (), commonly known as Rapid Wien or Rapid Vienna in English language, English, is an Football in Austria, Austrian professional football club playing in the country's capital city of Vienna. Rapid has won the most Austrian cham ...

. The club played in the

Bezirksliga Main The Bezirksliga Main-Hessen was the highest association football league in the German state of Hesse and the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau from 1923 to 1927, when the league was replaced by the ''Bezirksliga Main-Hessen''. Overview The leagu ...

, then the

Bezirksliga Main-Hessen The Bezirksliga Main-Hessen was the highest association football league in the German state of Hesse and the Prussia Prussia (; ; Old Prussian: ''Prūsija'') was a Germans, German state centred on the North European Plain that originated f ...

throughout the 1920s and 1930s. After capturing the championship of the VSFV (Verband Süddeutscher Fussball Vereine or Federation of South German Football Clubs) in 1933, FSV went on to play in the

Gauliga Südwest A Gauliga () was the highest level of play in German football from 1933 to 1945. The leagues were introduced in 1933, after the Nazi takeover of power by the National Socialist League of the Reich for Physical Exercise. Name The German word '' ...

, one of sixteen top-flight divisions formed that same year in the re-organization of German football in the

Third Reich Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a totalitarian dictat ...

. They consistently earned mid-table results there with the club's best finish being second place in 1939. In 1941 the Gauliga Hessen was split into the Gauliga Westmark and the Gauliga Hessen-Nassau with FSV playing in the latter division. The team finished a close second to

Kickers Offenbach Offenbacher Fussball-Club Kickers, commonly known as Kickers Offenbach, is a German association football club in Offenbach am Main, Hesse. The club was founded on 27 May 1901 in the Rheinischer Hof restaurant by footballers who had left establis ...

in 1943 and in 1944 merged briefly with SG Eintracht Frankfurt to play as the wartime side KSG (Kriegspielgemeinschaft) Frankfurt. The following season the Gauliga collapsed with the advance of Allied armies into Germany as World War II drew to a close. FSV Frankfurt Performance Chart

After the war occupying Allied authorities ordered the dissolution of all organizations in Germany, including sports and football clubs. FSV was re-established as ''SG Bornheim'' but had taken on their old identity again by late 1945. The team resumed play in the first division

Oberliga Süd Oberliga () 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, replaced by the NOFV-O ...

where they played undistinguished, middling football until relegated at the end of the 1961–62 season. The

Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany and the highest level of the German football league system. The Bundesliga comprises 18 teams ...

, Germany's first top-flight professional league, was formed in 1963. ''FSV'' joined the Regionalliga Süd and remained a regular tier II side from the early 1960s through to the early 1970s when they slipped to the third tier. The club returned to the second tier in 1975 a year after the formation of the 2. Bundesliga, playing in the 2. Bundesliga Süd. In 1981 the northern and southern divisions of this league were combined and as a perennial lower table side FSV was delivered to the third division

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

(III). The club made a single season cameo appearance in the combined league in 1982–83 before once again falling back. They played in the Regionalliga Süd (III) in 2007–08 after seven seasons in the Amateur Oberliga Hessen (IV). Winning the championship of the Regionalliga Süd (III), for the 2008–09 season the club was promoted to 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 belo ...

, where it played for eight seasons with moderate success before relegation to 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 ...

at the end of the 2015–16 season.

Reserve team

The club's reserve team, the

FSV Frankfurt II The FSV Frankfurt II was a German association football club from the town of Frankfurt, Hesse. It was the reserve team of FSV Frankfurt. Until 2005 the team played as FSV Frankfurt Amateure during the times the senior side played in professional ...

, rose for the first time above local Hesse level in 2010 when it won 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 ...

and was promoted to the Regionalliga Süd. After two seasons, this league was disbanded in 2012 and FSV II became part of the new

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 ...

. It was relegated to the Hessenliga in 2013 and disbanded the following year after a rule change which meant professional clubs did not have to have a reserve side any more, something that previously had been compulsory.

Frankfurt derby

The 2011–12 season saw FSV Frankfurt play city rivals

Eintracht Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt e.V. () is a German professional sports club based in Frankfurt, Hesse. It is best known for its football club, which was founded on 8 March 1899. The club currently plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German footb ...

in a league match for the first time in almost 50 years. The last league game between the two had been played on 27 January 1962, then in the

. For the first of the two matches, FSV's home game on 21 August 2011, the decision was made to move to Eintracht's stadium as FSV's Volksbankstadion only holds less than 11,000 spectators and in excess of 40,000 spectators were expected to attend the game.

Honours

League

German football championship German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ger ...

** Runners-up: 1925 *

** Champions: 1933 * German amateur champions ** Champions: 1972 *

(I) ** Champions: 1917 ** Runners-up: 1911, 1916, 1918 *

(I) ** Champions: 1923 ** Runners-up: 1920 *

(I) ** Champions: 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927 *

(I) ** Champions: 1933 *

2. Oberliga Süd The 2. Oberliga Süd was the second-highest level of the German football league system in the south of Germany from 1950 until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963. It covered the three states of Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Hesse. Overview ...

(II) ** Champions:

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...

(III–IV) ** Champions: 1969, 1973, 1975, 1982, 1994, 1998, 2007, 2010^‡ ** Runners-up: 1993, 2002, 2005, 2006 *

Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd The Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd, until 2008 named ''Landesliga Hessen-Süd'', is currently the sixth tier of the German football league system. Before the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994, the "Verbandsliga Hessen-S" served as the fourth tie ...

(VI) ** Champions: 2009^‡

Cup

German Cup The DFB-Pokal (), also known as the German Cup in English, 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 Bundes ...

** Runners-up: 1938 *

Hesse Cup The Hesse Cup (German: ''Hessenpokal'') 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. History The Cup was established in 1945, after the end of the S ...

(Tiers III–VII) ** Winners: 1990,

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** Runners-up: 1982, 1986, 2006,

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* ^‡ Won by reserve team.

Recent seasons

The recent season-by-season performance of the club: * 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

in 2008 as the new third tier, below the

, all leagues below dropped one tier.

Players

Current squad

Former players

Listed are former players with at least one international appearance for their respective national team during their careers *

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1954 FIFA World Cup The 1954 FIFA World Cup was the 5th edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international Association football, football tournament for senior men's national teams of the nations affiliated to FIFA. It was held in Switzerland from 16 June ...

winner *

Mathew Leckie Mathew Allan Leckie (born 4 February 1991) is an Australian soccer player who plays for A-League club Melbourne City and the Australian national team (for whom, he previously captained). Leckie, being a quick and agile player, is usually place ...

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participant Both players took part while under contract of FSV Frankfurt * Alexander Opoku * Lawrence Aidoo *

Zsolt Kalmár Zsolt Kalmár (; born 9 June 1995) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fehérvár and the Hungary national team. Kalmár began his professional career with Nemzeti Bajnokság I club ETO Győr in 2013, winning ...

Ehsan Hajsafi Ehsan Hajsafi (; born 25 February 1990) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Greek Super League club AEK Athens. Hajsafi is regarded as a utility player, being able to play as a winger, left-back or defensive midf ...

Amir Shapourzadeh Amir Shapourzadeh (; born 19 September 1982) is a former footballer who played as a forward, and is the business manager of Admira Wacker. Born in Iran and raised in Germany, Shapourzadeh made one appearance for the Iran national team. Club ca ...

Vincenzo Grifo Vincenzo Grifo (; born 7 April 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger or attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club SC Freiburg. Born in Germany, he plays for the Italy national team. Club career Early career Grifo began h ...

Taiwo Awoniyi Taiwo Micheal Awoniyi (born 12 August 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Nottingham Forest and the Nigeria national team. Club career Early career In 2010, Awoniyi was voted the Most Valuable Player ...

Georg Knöpfle Georg "Schorsch" Knöpfle (15 May 1904 – 14 December 1987) was a German football player and coach. As a player, he received 23 international caps and was part of the German squad at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Honours 1. FC Köln * Bundesliga: ...

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participant, Scoring for FSV Frankfurt to be German Champion in the Final 1933, most international appearances under contract of FSV Frankfurt *

Willibald Kreß Willibald Kreß (13 November 1906 – 27 January 1989) was a German footballer who participated at the 1934 FIFA World Cup. Club career Kreß played club football with Rot-Weiß Frankfurt and Dresdner SC. In 1932, he was signed by FC Mulhouse ...

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participant *

Albert Eschenlohr Albert Eschenlohr (10 March 1898 – 9 December 1938) was a German international footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association foot ...

* Hans Schmidt *

Jens Rasiejewski Jens Rasiejewski (born 1 January 1975) is a German football manager and former player who last managed VfL Bochum. Career Rasiejewski made his debut on the professional league level in the 2. Bundesliga for FSV Frankfurt on 1 October 1994 when ...

Ronald Borchers Ronald Borchers (10 August 1957 – 18 August 2024) was a German football player and coach. Club career Between 1975 and 1987, he played for Eintracht Frankfurt, Arminia Bielefeld and Waldhof Mannheim in the Bundesliga. With Eintracht, he wo ...

Hanno Balitsch Hanno Balitsch (born 2 January 1981) is a German retired footballer Club career Balitsch was born in Alsbach-Hähnlein. In the 1999–2000 season, he transferred from his first team FC Alsbach to SV Waldhof Mannheim. In 2001–02 he moved to ...

* Björn Schlicke * Alexander Klitzpera * Alexander Voigt * Adil Chihi *

Aziz Bouhaddouz Aziz Bouhaddouz (; born 30 March 1987) is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as a forward. Early life Bouhaddouz was born in Berkane, Morocco. When he was one year old, his family moved to Dietzenbach in South Hessen, Germany ...

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participant *

Youssef Mokhtari Youssef Mokhtari (; born 5 March 1979) is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Mokhtari had previous spells at SSV Jahn Regensburg, Wacker Burghausen, Energie Cottbus, 1. FC Köln, MSV Duisburg, Al-Rayyan ...

Pekka Lagerblom Pekka Sakari Lagerblom (born 19 October 1982) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Notably, he won the German double of Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal with Werder Bremen in 2004. Club career FC Lahti Born in Lahti, ...

* Pa Saikou Kujabi *

Nikolas Ledgerwood Nikolas William "Nik" Ledgerwood (born 16 January 1985) is a Canadian soccer coach and former player who serves as an assistant coach with Cavalry FC. Club career Early career Born in Lethbridge, Alberta, Ledgerwood played for Calgary Storm in ...

Jürgen Gjasula Jürgen Fatmir Gjasula (born 5 December 1985) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. He also holds German citizenship. Club career SC Freiburg Born in Tirana, Albania, Gjasula started his career in the tow ...

* Artur Maxhuni * Faton Toski *

Vlad Munteanu Vlad Ioan Munteanu (born 16 January 1981) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Munteanu was born on 16 January 1981 in Bacău, Romania and started to play football at local club, FCM for which he ...

Bakary Diakité Bakary Diakité (born 9 November 1980) is a German-Malian former professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football ...

* Soumaïla Coulibaly *

Momar N'Diaye Momar Ramon N'Diaye (born 13 July 1987) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays for FC Rodange 91. Career Born in Yeumbeul, N'Diaye began his career with Génération Foot. He joined FC Metz in 2001. He played on loan for Châteauroux ...

* Jawhar Mnari * Ilian Mitsanski *

Chadli Amri Chadli Amri (; born 14 December 1984) is a retired professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in France, he represented Algeria at international level Early life Amri was born in Saint-Avold, France, to Algerian parents. His family ...

* Karim Benyamina * Babacar Gueye *

Vyacheslav Hleb Vyacheslav Paulavich Hleb (; ; ; born 12 February 1983) is a Belarusian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or forward. Club career Hleb has had unsuccessful trials with Scottish Premier League sides Inverness CT in 2005 a ...

Odise Roshi Odise Roshi (born 22 May 1991) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Turkish club Erzurumspor F.K. and the Albania national team. Roshi started his professional career with his hometown club Apolonia Fier wh ...

Edmond Kapllani Edmond Kapllani (born 31 July 1982) is an Albanian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career Born in Durrës, Albania, Kapllani began his career with KS Teuta Durrës, KF Partizani Tirana and KS Besa Kavajë in the ...

Rasmus Jönsson Rasmus Jönsson (; born 27 January 1990) is a Swedish professional footballer who is normally deployed as a second striker. Career Helsingborgs IF He plays as a striker and got his breakthrough in 2008, scoring four goals in Allsvenskan alon ...

Joan Oumari Joan Noureddine Oumari (, ; born 19 August 1988) is a former professional Association football, footballer who played as a centre-back. After playing for eight seasons in Germany, between the Berlin-Liga, fifth and 2. Bundesliga, second divisio ...

Joni Kauko Joni Ensio Kauko (born 12 July 1990) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for I-League club Inter Kashi. Kauko made his international debut for Finland in January 2012, at the age of 21. He was a regular membe ...

Nikita Rukavytsya Nikita Vadymovych Rukavytsya ( ; ; born 22 June 1987) is a retired professional soccer player. Born in Ukraine, he played for the Australia national team. Early and personal life Rukavytsya was born in Mykolayiv, in the then Ukrainian SSR of ...

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participant * Andrew Wooten *

Zlatko Dedić Zlatko Dedić (born 5 October 1984) is a Slovenian retired footballer who played as a forward. Besides Slovenia, he has played in Italy, Germany, and Austria. Club career Dedić started his football career with Koper. In 2001 he transferred to ...

* Mohamed Amine Aoudia *

Chhunly Pagenburg Chhunly Pagenburg (born 10 November 1986) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in Germany, he played for the Cambodia national team. Club career In 2011, Pagenburg was the highest paid athlete (along with Thun Sop ...

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Heinrich Schmidtgal Heinrich Schmidtgal ( Kazakh: Генрих Шмидтгаль, ''Genrih Şmidtgal''; born 20 November 1985) is a Kazakhstani former professional footballer who played as a left-back. Early life Born in Esik, Kazakh SSR, Schmidtgal emigrated with ...

Fanol Përdedaj Fanol Përdedaj (born 16 July 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Regionalliga Südwest club FC 08 Homburg. He represented the Kosovo national team and previously played for Germany national under-21 footba ...

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* Milad Salem * Maurice Deville *

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* Gennadi Bliznyuk *

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* Slaheddine Fessi *

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* Daniel Gordon *

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* Robert Pache *

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* Carl Wijk *

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* Jean-Louis Bretteville *

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, team manager

Staff

Sports

* ''Head Coach:'' Tim Görner * ''Assistant Coach:'' TBA * ''Goalkeeping Coach :'' Christoph Gerigk * ''Athletics Coach :''

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Recent managers

Recent managers of the club:

Women's department

The women's team won three championships and five cups, even completing a

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in 1995, but was retired after the 2005–06 season due to financial weakness. In its time FSV had many German top football players, including national record scorer

Birgit Prinz Birgit Prinz (born 25 October 1977) is a German former footballer, two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion and three-time FIFA World Player of the Year. In addition to the German national team, Prinz played for 1. FFC Frankfurt in the Frauen ...

, who left in 1998 for local rival

1. FFC Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt is a German women's association football club based in Frankfurt. Its first team currently plays in the German top flight, Frauen-Bundesliga. From 1998 to 2020, the club was known as 1. FFC Frankfurt. Eintracht have won sev ...

Honours

* German Championship: 1986,

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winner: 1985, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996

Notable past players

The following players who have played for Frankfurt have been capped for

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at least 50 times: *

Birgitt Austermühl Birgitt Austermühl (also spelled Austermuehl, born 8 October 1965) is a German former football defender. She was part of the Germany women's national football team. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, playing 3 matches. On club level sh ...

Steffi Jones Stephanie Ann Jones (born 22 December 1972) is a German-American football manager and former player who last managed the German women's national team. As a defender, she earned 111 caps for the national team between 1993 and 2007, helping her c ...

* Sandra Minnert *

Sissy Raith Silvia 'Sissy' Raith (born 11 June 1960, Munich) is a former German footballer. From 2004 to 2008 she coached the Bayern Munich women's team. Starting from 2009 to 2010 she coaches the men's team of TSV Eching. Since 2010 the head coach of Azer ...

Sandra Smisek Sandra Smisek (born 3 July 1977) is a former German footballer, who played as a striker in Germany for FSV Frankfurt, FCR Duisburg and FFC Frankfurt, as well as for the German national team. Smisek has played for Germany at three Women's W ...

* Britta Unsleber

Other sports departments

As a sports club ''FSV'' has had at various times departments for

athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competitio ...

boxing Boxing is a combat sport and martial art. Taking place in a boxing ring, it involves two people – usually wearing protective equipment, such as boxing glove, protective gloves, hand wraps, and mouthguards – throwing Punch (combat), punch ...

darts Darts is a competitive sport in which two or more players bare-handedly throw small projectile point, sharp-pointed projectile, projectiles known as dart (missile), darts at a round shooting target, target known as a #Dartboard, dartboard. Point ...

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...

, and tennis.FSV Frankfurt » Verein » Abteilungen
FSV Frankfurt website, accessed: 6 December 2011

References

External links

Official website

FSV Frankfurt at Weltfussball.de

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