Viktoria Urberach
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FC Viktoria 09 Urberach is a German association football club
from the city of Rödermark
, Hesse.
In the years after the First World War, the club gradually improved, opening its new playing field in 1921 and winning the local cup competition in 1924. In 1926, a first league championship was archived and in 1930, the club won promotion to the Bezirksliga Main-Hessen
, then the highest football league in the region, where it competed with clubs like FSV Mainz 05 and Wormatia Worms
. Viktoria spent the next three seasons in this league but in 1933, when the new Gauliga
system was introduced, it failed to make the cut for the Gauliga Südwest/Mainhessen
.
After the Second World War, the club quickly returned to its status as a strong local amateur side, earning promotion to the Bezirksklasse Darmstadt in 1948. The club then proceeded to the 2nd Amateurliga Hessen, from where it gained promotion to the Hessenliga
(III) in 1957, the highest league in the state.
In 1958, the club won the Hesse Cup and finished third in the Hessenliga, a strong achievement for the newly promoted side. Viktoria however could not maintain this quality of play and quickly slipped to the bottom half of the table in the coming seasons, resulting in relegation in 1961, when it was even placed behind local rival KSV Urberach.
The club was not part of the new Landesliga Hessen-Süd in 1965, when it was formed as the tier below the Amateurliga Hessen. Instead, a long spell in the lower amateur leagues followed which was only broken in 2002, when the club archived promotion to the Bezirksoberliga Darmstadt (VI). From there, it moved up to the Landesliga Hessen-Süd in 2005. After two seasons of mid-table finishes in this league, the club earned promotion to the Hessenliga in 2008 on the strength of a second place, returning to the highest amateur league in Hesse for the first time in 47 years.
On 12 October 2008, Viktoria's goalkeeper Jürgen Hoffelner collided with a player from the opposition team, 1. FC Eschborn
, and had to be saved by the team doctor from suffocating due to having swallowed his own tongue and was taken to the hospital in Frankfurt, where he was put into an artificial coma. The game was cancelled by the referee after this incident.
Football in Germany
Association football is the most popular sport in Germany. The German Football Association is the sport's national governing body, with 6.6 million members organized in over 26,000 football clubs. There is a league system, with the 1. and 2. Bundesliga on top, and the winner of the first...
from the city of Rödermark
Rödermark
Rödermark is a town in the Offenbach district in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany, southeast of Frankfurt am Main and northeast of Darmstadt.-Location:...
, Hesse.
History
The club was formed on 24 December 1909 but only entered competitive football in 1914.In the years after the First World War, the club gradually improved, opening its new playing field in 1921 and winning the local cup competition in 1924. In 1926, a first league championship was archived and in 1930, the club won promotion to the Bezirksliga Main-Hessen
Bezirksliga Main-Hessen
The Bezirksliga Main-Hessen was the highest association football league in the German state of Hesse and the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau from 1927 to 1933...
, then the highest football league in the region, where it competed with clubs like FSV Mainz 05 and Wormatia Worms
Wormatia Worms
VfR Wormatia 08 Worms is a German association football club that plays in Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate. The club and its historical predecessors were regular participants in regional first division football competition right up until the formation of the national top-flight Bundesliga in 1963...
. Viktoria spent the next three seasons in this league but in 1933, when the new Gauliga
Gauliga
A Gauliga was the highest level of play in German football from 1934-45. The leagues were introduced in 1933, after the Nazi takeover of power by the Sports office of the Third Reich.-Name:...
system was introduced, it failed to make the cut for the Gauliga Südwest/Mainhessen
Gauliga Südwest/Mainhessen
The Gauliga Südwest/Mainhessen was the highest football league in the German state of Hesse,the Bavarian province of Palatinate, the Saarland and some parts of the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau from 1933 to 1941. From 1941, it also included parts of the occupied French region of Lorraine...
.
After the Second World War, the club quickly returned to its status as a strong local amateur side, earning promotion to the Bezirksklasse Darmstadt in 1948. The club then proceeded to the 2nd Amateurliga Hessen, from where it gained promotion to the Hessenliga
Hessenliga
The Hessenliga is the highest football league in the state of Hesse and the Hessian football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German football, the 5th tier of the German football league system. It was, until the introduction of the 3...
(III) in 1957, the highest league in the state.
In 1958, the club won the Hesse Cup and finished third in the Hessenliga, a strong achievement for the newly promoted side. Viktoria however could not maintain this quality of play and quickly slipped to the bottom half of the table in the coming seasons, resulting in relegation in 1961, when it was even placed behind local rival KSV Urberach.
The club was not part of the new Landesliga Hessen-Süd in 1965, when it was formed as the tier below the Amateurliga Hessen. Instead, a long spell in the lower amateur leagues followed which was only broken in 2002, when the club archived promotion to the Bezirksoberliga Darmstadt (VI). From there, it moved up to the Landesliga Hessen-Süd in 2005. After two seasons of mid-table finishes in this league, the club earned promotion to the Hessenliga in 2008 on the strength of a second place, returning to the highest amateur league in Hesse for the first time in 47 years.
2008–09 season
The club achieved an impressive start to the 2008–09 season, leading the Hessenliga after 15 rounds despite having played two games less than most of the other teams. Its performance weakened somewhat after that but it nevertheless finished in a very respectable third placeOn 12 October 2008, Viktoria's goalkeeper Jürgen Hoffelner collided with a player from the opposition team, 1. FC Eschborn
1. FC Eschborn
1. FC Eschborn is a German association football club which plays in Eschborn, a suburb of Frankfurt, Hesse.-History:The association was founded 10 September 1930 and after World War II was re-established as SG Eschborn...
, and had to be saved by the team doctor from suffocating due to having swallowed his own tongue and was taken to the hospital in Frankfurt, where he was put into an artificial coma. The game was cancelled by the referee after this incident.
External links
Sources
- Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables