Stuttgarter Kickers is a German association football club that plays in

Stuttgart Stuttgart (; ; Swabian German, Swabian: ; Alemannic German, Alemannic: ; Italian language, Italian: ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, largest city of the States of Germany, German state of ...

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg ( ; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a states of Germany, German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million i ...

, founded on 21 September 1899 as FC Stuttgarter Cickers. The club currently plays in the

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 ...

, the fourth tier of

German football Association football, Football is the most popular sport in Germany with 57% of the population declaring interest in watching it. The German Football Association ( or ) is the sport's national governing body, with 6.6 million members (ro ...

History

In its early years the club had a decent local squad that played in the

Südkreis-Liga The Südkreis-Liga (English: ''Southern district league'') was the highest association football league in the German Kingdom of Württemberg, Grand Duchy of Baden, the Province of Hohenzollern and Alsace-Lorraine from 1908 to 1918. The league wa ...

Kreisliga Württemberg The Kreisliga Württemberg (English: ''District league Württemberg'') was the highest association football league in the German state of Württemberg from 1919 to 1923. The league was disbanded with the introduction of the Bezirksliga Württemberg ...

and then in the

Bezirksliga Württemberg The Bezirksliga () is commonly a medium set of amateur divisions set at steps 7, 8 or 9 in the German football league system. Structure Depending on the structural organisation within each of the 21 state football associations of the German Foo ...

. With the reorganization of German football during 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 ...

in 1933, the team – now known as SV Stuttgarter Kickers – found itself in the

Gauliga Württemberg The Gauliga Württemberg was the highest football league in the German state of Württemberg and the Prussian province of Hohenzollern from 1933 to 1945. Shortly after the formation of the league, the Nazis reorganised the administrative regions ...

, one of sixteen top tier regional leagues established in the country during that time. It continued to have good results locally, but was unable to impress beyond its own area. In the final year of

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

the Kickers fielded a combined wartime squad with Sportfreunde Stuttgart. Stuttgarter Kickers Performance Chart

After the war the club resumed play in the

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 ...

and performed as a mid-table team early on. By 1950 it had slipped to the lower half of the table with a seemingly solid grip in 14th place, constantly struggling to avoid relegation throughout the decade. Kickers spent the early 60s in tier II football, but after the formation of 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 new professional league, in 1963, the club was moved to the Regionalliga Süd. In 1974, that league went professional and became the 2. Bundesliga. Between 1963 and the late 1980s the team had varying results, but finally stabilized in the upper half of the standings toward the end of that period. It has one losing appearance to its credit in the

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 ...

in 1987 and in 1988–89 it made it to the Bundesliga for the first time. It ended a run of 28 years as a second division outfit. The team was immediately relegated after a 17th-place finish, but continued to deliver some of its best performances. ''Die Blauen'' advanced to the semi-finals of the 2000 DFB-Pokal and then had a second turn in the Bundesliga in 1991–92, but with the same result as its earlier time up. Over the next decade the club played largely in the second division, before slipping to the Regionalliga Süd (III) in 2001, where they remained until 2008, when a tenth-place finish narrowly qualified them for the new

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 ...

. They finished last (20th) in the 3. Liga in 2008–09 and were relegated to the Regionalliga Süd. After three seasons at Regionalliga level, the Kickers returned to the 3. Liga in 2012 where they played for four seasons until relegation at the end of 2015–16, now dropping down to the

. In 2018 they were relegated once more to the

Oberliga Baden-Württemberg The Oberliga Baden-Württemberg is the highest association football league in the States of Germany, state of Baden-Württemberg and the Baden-Württemberg football league system. It is one of fourteen Oberliga (football), Oberligas in German footb ...

Other departments

The Stuttgarter Kickers also have

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 ...

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 ...

table tennis Table tennis (also known as ping-pong) is a racket sport derived from tennis but distinguished by its playing surface being atop a stationary table, rather than the Tennis court, court on which players stand. Either individually or in teams of ...

cheerleading Cheerleading is an activity in which the participants (called cheerleaders) cheer for their team as a form of encouragement. It can range from chanting slogans to intense Physical exercise, physical activity. It can be performed to motivate s ...

, and

lacrosse Lacrosse is a contact team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game w ...

departments. The association is also recognized for its training of football referees and other game officials. They had a

field hockey Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalk ...

department too, which in 1957 became independent under the name of HTC Stuttgarter Kickers.

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Reserve team

The Stuttgarter Kickers II, historically also known as Stuttgarter Kickers Amateure, have been playing in the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg since 2000. Previously, the team fluctuated between the Landesliga and Verbandsliga Württemberg.

Honours

The club's 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: 1908 *

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 ...

** Champions: 1908, 1913, 1917 *

(I) ** Champions: 1913, 1914, 1917 *

(I) ** Champions: 1921, 1923 *

Bezirksliga Württemberg-Baden The Bezirksliga Württemberg-Baden was the highest association football league in the Germany, German states of Württemberg and Baden and the Prussian Province of Hohenzollern from 1923 to 1933. The league was disbanded with the rise of the Nazis ...

(I) ** Champions: 1924, 1925 *

(I) ** Champions: 1928, 1933 ** Runners-up: 1929 *

(I) ** Champions: 1936, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942 * 2nd Oberliga Süd (II) ** Champions: 1951, 1959 * 2nd Bundesliga (II) ** Champions: 1988 * Regionalliga Süd (III/IV) ** Champions: 1996, 2012 ** Runners-up: 1995, 2011

Cup

** Runners-up: 1987 *

Württemberg Cup The Bitburger-wfv-Pokal 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. It was introduced in 1945. In 2011 the cup was renamed from WFV-Pokal into Bitbu ...

(Tiers III–VII) ** Winners: 2005, 2006,

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** Runners-up: 2003,

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

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Youth

The club's youth teams have enjoyed quite a bit of success on the national scene. * German Under 19 championship ** Champions: 1979 * German Junior Cup ** Winners: 1990 * ^‡ Reserve team.

Recent seasons

The recent season-by-season performance of the club:Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv
Historical German domestic league tables, accessed: 20 September 2014Fussball.de – Ergebnisse
Tables and results of all German football leagues, accessed: 20 September 2014

Stuttgarter Kickers

Stuttgarter Kickers II

*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 2. Bundesliga, all leagues below dropped one tier.

Key

Presidential history

The club's presidents: * 1900–1900 Hans Schröder * 1900–1900 Hans Spandau * 1900–1901 Gustav Dreher * 1901–1902 Richard Dürr * 1902–1904 Viktor Mäulen * 1904–1905 Gustav Dreher * 1905–1908 Alfred Hezel * 1908–1911 Hans Trapp * 1911–1912 Anton Salg * 1912–1919 Hans Trapp * 1919–1921 Albert Mann * 1921–1926 Friedrich Häussermann * 1927–1929 Max Maurer * 1929–1934 Gotthilf Waizenegger * 1934–1937 Karl Umgelter * 1937–1945 Hermann Kurz * 1945–1948 Eugen Grau * 1948–1950 Richard "Molly" Schauffele * 1950–1951 Max Maurer * 1951–1952 Wilhelm Reuter * 1952–1955 Dr. Erich Häussermann * 1955–1957 Erich Scriba * 1957–1957 Philipp Metzler * 1957–1958 Hermann Ulrich * 1958–1960 Albrecht Brunst * 1960–1960 Willi Knörzer * 1960–1962 Albrecht Brunst * 1962–1963 Gottfried Sälzer * 1963–1967 Helmuth Bauer * 1967–1979 Walter Queissner * 1979–2003 Axel Dünnwald-Metzler * 07/2003 – 03/2007 Hans Kullen * 03/2007 – 07/2009 Dirk Eichelbaum * 07/2009 – 11/2010 Edgar Kurz * since 12 January 2010 Prof. Dr. Rainer Lorz

Coaching history

The club's coaches:Stuttgarter Kickers .:. Trainer von A-Z
weltfussball.de, accessed: 17 September 2011 * 7 January 1945 – 30 June 1946 Ossi Müller * 7 January 1946 – 30 June 1947 Albert Cozza * 7 January 1947 – 30 June 1948 Albert Cozza, Josef "Seppl" Müller and Lory Polster * 7 January 1948 – 30 June 1950 Emil Melcher * 7 January 1950 – 30 June 1951 Kuno Krügel * 7 January 1951 – 30 June 1952 Fritz Kerr * 7 January 1952 – 30 June 1953 Kuno Krügel * 7 January 1953 – 30 June 1954

Eduard Havlicek Eduard "Edy" Havlicek (born 20 February 1912, date of death unknown) was an Austrian footballer and football manager. His brother was Viktor Havlicek. He spent the majority of his coaching career in Germany with Borussia Dortmund, STV Horst Em ...

* 7 January 1954 – 30 June 1956 Georg Bayerer * 7 January 1956 – 30 June 1958 Oswald Pfau * 7 January 1958 – 30 June 1960

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* 7 January 1960 – 30 June 1962 Karl-Heinz Grindler * 7 January 1961 – 30 April 1962 Jenö Csaknady * 5 January 1962 – 30 June 1962

Albert Sing Albert Sing (7 April 1917 – 31 August 2008) was a German football player and manager. A midfielder, he played for 1. FC Eislingen, Stuttgarter Kickers, VfR Mannheim and TSG Ulm 1846 and capped twice for Germany Germany, officially th ...

* 7 January 1962 – 30 June 1966 Hans Eberle * 7 January 1966 – 30 June 1969

Georg Wurzer Georg Wurzer (31 January 1907 – 8 August 1982) was a German football manager. He managed VfB Stuttgart from 1947 to 1960. He also managed FC Zürich, SSV Reutlingen and Stuttgarter Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers is a German association footba ...

* 7 January 1969 – 30 November 1969

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* 12 January 1969 – 30 June 1971

* 7 January 1971 – 30 June 1972 Barthel Thomas * 7 January 1972 – 30 June 1973 Willibald Hahn * 7 January 1973 – 15 September 1974 Fritz Millinger * 16 Sep 1974 – 30 June 1975

and

Rudolf Kröner Rudolf Kröner (6 January 1942 – 16 December 2017) was a German football midfielder and later manager. References

1942 births 2017 deaths German men's footballers SSV Reutlingen 05 players Stuttgarter Kickers players Hertha BSC pl ...

* 7 January 1975 – 30 June 1977

Rudolf Kröner Rudolf Kröner (6 January 1942 – 16 December 2017) was a German football midfielder and later manager. References

1942 births 2017 deaths German men's footballers SSV Reutlingen 05 players Stuttgarter Kickers players Hertha BSC pl ...

* 7 January 1977 – 30 June 1978

Hans Cieslarczyk Hans Cieslarczyk (3 May 1937 – 10 June 2020) was a German football player and coach. During his club career, he played for SV Sodingen, Borussia Dortmund, Westfalia Herne, and Karlsruher SC. He also played seven times for the Germany national ...

* 7 January 1978 – 26 October 1980 Hans-Dieter Roos * 27 Oct 1981 – 30 June 1982 Slobodan Cendic * 7 January 1982 – 23 January 1983

Jürgen Sundermann Hans-Jürgen Sundermann (25 January 1940 – 4 October 2022) was a German football manager and player who played as a midfielder. Playing career Sundermann played his youth football with local club 1. FC Mülheim. In 1958 he signed for Rot-W ...

* 24 Jan 1983 – 21 October 1984 Horst Buhtz * 22 Oct 1984 – 30 June 1987 Dieter Renner * 7 January 1987 – 5 February 1990 Manfred Krafft * 5 February 1990 – 30 June 1992

Rainer Zobel Rainer Zobel (born 3 November 1948) is a German football manager and former player. Playing career Zobel was born in Wrestedt. He played for FC Bayern Munich during the 1970s. Coaching career In 2005, Zobel was head coach of Persepolis F.C. in ...

* 7 January 1992 – 23 August 1992

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* 25 Aug 1992 – 30 June 1993 Rolf Schafstall * 7 January 1993 – 28 February 1994

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* 3 January 1994 – 30 June 1994

Günter Sebert Günter Sebert (born 29 May 1948) is a German former football player and manager. He is the former sport director of SV Waldhof Mannheim. Playing career Sebert began his career in 1957 as a nine-year-old in the youth team of SV Waldhof Mannheim ...

* 7 January 1994 – 26 October 1994 Paul Sauter * 26 Oct 1994 – 18 February 1998

Wolfgang Wolf Wolfgang Wolf (born 24 September 1957) is a German football coach and a former player. Career Wolf was born in Tiefenthal. As a player, he spent twelve seasons in the Bundesliga with 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Stuttgarter Kickers. Coaching caree ...

* 18 Feb 1998 – 24 February 1998

* 25 Feb 1998 – 17 May 1999

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* 18 May 1999 – 30 June 1999 Ralf Vollmer * 7 January 1999 – 28 March 2000

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* 30 Mar 2000 – 30 June 2000

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* 7 January 2000 – 25 September 2000

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* 27 Sep 2000 – 26 August 2001

* 27 Aug 2001 – 3 September 2003

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* 3 October 2001 – 27 October 2003 Rainer Adrion * 27 Oct 2003 – 30 June 2007

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* 7 January 2007 – 11 April 2007 Peter Zeidler * 11 May 2007 – 21 September 2008 Stefan Minkwitz * 21 Sep 2008 – 14 April 2009

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* 14 Apr 2009 – 30 June 2009 Rainer Kraft * 7 January 2009 – 19 November 2012

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* 19 Nov 2012 – 19 December 2012

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(interim) * 19 Dec 2012 – 4 July 2013

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* 4 July 2013 – 9 September 2013 Massimo Morales * 9 September 2013 – 30 September 2013

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(interim) * 30 Sep 2013 – 11 April 2015

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* 11 April 2015 – 11 August 2015 Alfred Kaminski (interim) * 11 September 2015 – 30 June 2016

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* 7 January 2016 – 24 October 2016 Alfred Kaminski * 11 April 2015 – 31 December 2016 Dieter Märkle (interim) * 1 January 2017 – 16 October 2017 Tomasz Kaczmarek * 17 October 2017 – 5 April 2018 Paco Vaz * 9 April 2018 – 30 June 2018 Jürgen Seeberger * 1 July 2018 – 30 June 2019 Tobias Flitsch * 1 July 2019 – 27 September 2021 Ramon Gehrmann * 27 September 2021 – 30 June 2024

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* 1 July 2024 –

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References

External links

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Stuttgarter Kickers
at Weltfussball.de
Stuttgarter Kickers II
at Weltfussball.de
Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv
– historical German domestic league tables {{DEFAULTSORT:Stuttgart, Kickers Football clubs in Germany Football clubs in Baden-Württemberg Association football clubs established in 1899 1899 establishments in Germany Football in Stuttgart Bundesliga clubs 2. Bundesliga clubs 3. Liga clubs