Kickers Offenbach
Full name | Offenbacher Fußball-Club Kickers 1901 e. V. | |||
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Nickname(s) | OFC | |||
Founded | 27 May 1901 | |||
Ground | Stadion am Bieberer Berg | |||
Capacity | 20,500 | |||
Chairman | Joachim Wagner | |||
Manager | Christian Neidhart | |||
League | Regionalliga Südwest | |||
2022–23 | 7th of 18 | |||
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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 established local clubs including Melitia, Teutonia, Viktoria, Germania and Neptun. From 1921 to 1925 they were united with VfB 1900 Offenbach as VfR Kickers Offenbach until resuming their status as a separate side, Offenbacher FC Kickers.[1] The team plays its home games at the Stadion am Bieberer Berg.
History
The club became one of the founding members of the Nordkreis-Liga in 1909, where it played until the outbreak of the war. In post-First World War Germany, Kickers played in the Kreisliga Südmain (I), winning this league in 1920, 1922 and 1923.
The club played as a mid-table side in the
In the early 1940s, the Gauliga Südwest had been split into the
Entry to the Bundesliga and scandal
The club found itself in the new
However, the end of the 1971 season would find Kickers Offenbach at the centre of the
The scandal had a negative effect on the young league and contributed to plummeting attendance figures. One outcome of the whole affair was the further evolution of German football; salary restrictions were removed and the
Decline and recovery
Kickers spent the next seven years in the 2. Bundesliga before making a return to the Bundesliga for just a single season in 1983–84. In 1985, financial problems led to the club being penalized points and driven into the third division amateur
The club next appeared in the 2. Bundesliga in 2005. After two lower table finishes, Kickers were relegated to the 3. Liga on the final day of the 2007–08 season following a 3–0 defeat to fellow strugglers VfL Osnabrück.
On 18 July 2012, the club's new ground was opened under the name Sparda-Bank-Hessen-Stadion with a pre-season friendly against Bayer Leverkusen. The club was refused a 3. Liga licence at the end of the 2012–13 season and was relegated to the Regionalliga, with SV Darmstadt 98 taking its place. The club, €9 million in debt, could have faced insolvency and a restart at the lowest level of the German football league system.[5]
The club won the Regionalliga Südwest in 2014–15 and earned the right to take part in the promotion round to the 3. Liga, where they missed out on promotion to Magdeburg. The loss was overshadowed by approximately 40 Offenbach supporters storming the field in the 84th minute and forcing a twenty-minute interruption to the return leg.[6]
Recent seasons
The recent season-by-season performance of the team:[7][8]
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- With the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 and the 3. Liga in 2008 as the new third tier, below the 2. Bundesliga, all leagues below dropped one tier. Also in 2008, the majority of football leagues in Hesse were renamed, with the Oberliga Hessen becoming the Hessenliga, the Landesliga becoming the Verbandsliga, the Bezirksoberliga becoming the Gruppenliga and the Bezirksliga becoming the Kreisoberliga.
Current squad
- As of 2 February 2024[16]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaches
The managers of the club:[17]
Name | Period |
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Franz Nagy | 1922 |
Rudolf Keller | 1926 |
Mac Pherson | 1927 |
Rudolf Keller | 1928 |
Paul Oßwald | 1946–1958 |
Bogdan Cuvaj | 1958–1962 |
Hans Merkle | 1962–1964 |
Radoslav Momirski | 1964–1965 |
Kurt Baluses | 1965 – Feb. 1968 |
Kurt Schreiner | Mar. – Jun. 1968 |
Paul Oßwald | Jul. 1968 – Nov. 1969 |
Kurt Schreiner | Dec. 1969 |
Willi Keim | Dec. 1969 |
Zlatko Čajkovski | Jan – Jul. 1970 |
Kurt Schreiner | Aug. 1970 |
Aki Schmidt
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Sep. 1970 |
Rudi Gutendorf | Sep. 1970 – Feb. 1971 |
Kuno Klötzer | Feb. 1971 – Jun. 1972 |
Gyula Lóránt | Jul. 1972 – Mar. 1974 |
Otto Rehhagel | Apr. 1974 – Dec. 1975 |
Zlatko Čajkovski | Jan. – Oct. 1976 |
Udo Klug | Nov. 1976 – Jun. 1978 |
Horst Heese | Jul. 1978 – Jun. 1980 |
Franz Brungs | Jul. 1980 – May 1982 |
Lothar Buchmann | Jun. 1982 – Mar. 1984 |
Hermann Nuber | Mar. 1984 – Jun. 1984 |
Fritz Fuchs | Jul – Dec 1984 |
Horst Heese | Dec 1984 – Jun 1985 |
Wilfried Kohls | Jul 1985 – Jun 1986 |
Franz Brungs | Jul 1986 – May 1987 |
Robert Jung | May 1987 – Jun 1987 |
Dieter Renner | Jul 1987 – Mar 1989 |
Nikolaus Semlitsch | Mar 1989 – Dec 1989 |
Hans-Günter Neues | Dec 1989 – Apr 1990 |
Kurt Geinzer | Apr 1990 – Jun 1992 |
Lothar Buchmann | Jul 1992 – Oct 1994 |
Valentin Herr | Oct 1994 – Apr 1995 |
Wilfried Kohls | Maz 1995 – Jun 1995 |
Wolfgang Uschek | Jul 1995 – Dec 1995 |
Ronny Borchers | Jan 1996 – Apr 1997 |
Wilfried Kohls/Jörg Hambückers | Apr 1997 – Jun 1997 |
Hans-Jürgen Boysen | Jul 1997 – Oct 1999 |
Peter Neururer | Oct 1999 – Aug 2000 |
Dragoslav Stepanovic
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Aug 2000 – Sep 2000 |
Knut Hahn | Sep 2000 – Oct 2000 |
Wilfried Kohls | Oct 2000 – Oct 2000 |
Knut Hahn | Nov 2000 – Nov 2000 |
Dieter Müller/Oliver Roth | Nov 2000 – Dec 2000 |
Ramon Berndroth | Dec 2000 – Aug 2003 |
Lars Schmidt
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Aug 2003 – Mar 2004 |
Hans-Jürgen Boysen | Mar 2004 – Jan 2006 |
Wolfgang Frank | Jan 2006 – Oct 2007 |
Jørn Andersen | Nov 2007 – May 2008 |
Hans-Jürgen Boysen | May 2008 – Oct 2009 |
Steffen Menze | Oct 2009 – Feb 2010 |
Wolfgang Wolf | Feb 2010 – Feb 2011 |
Thomas Gerstner | Feb 2011 – May 2011 |
Arie van Lent | May 2011 – Feb 2013 |
Rico Schmitt | Feb 2013 – Jan 2016 |
Oliver Reck | Jan 2016 – Jun 2018 |
Daniel Steuernagel | Jul 2018 – Sep 2019 |
Steven Keßler | Sep 2019 – Dec 2019 |
Angelo Barletta | Dec 2019 – Dec 2020 |
Sreto Ristić | Jan 2021 – Jun 2022 |
Alexander Schmidt | Jul 2022 – Sep 2022 |
Ersan Parlatan | Oct 2022 – Apr 2023 |
Christian Neidhart | Jul 2023 – |
Source: Book "Kickers Offenbach – die ersten hundert jahre" ("Kickers Offenbach – the first hundred years")
Notable players
- Past (and present) players who are the subjects of Wikipedia articles can be found here.
Honours
The club's honours:
League
CupReserve team
Regional
Youth
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Kickers Offenbach II
Kickers second team played in the Amateurliga Hessen (III) from 1971–74 until being disbanded after the 1973–74 season. The reconstituted side reappeared in the Amateuroberliga Hessen (III) in 1984, but were sent down after the relegation of the senior side from the 2. Bundesliga. The amateur's next appearance of note was in the Oberliga Hessen (IV) in 1999 in a campaign that ended in relegation after a 15th-place finish. In 2008–09, it returned to the Hessenliga and finished in fourth place. After six seasons in the league the team finished 18th in the Hessenliga in 2014 and was relegated to the Verbandsliga.[18]
Recent managers
Recent managers of the team:[19]
Manager | Start | Finish |
Steffen Menze | 1 July 2005 | 30 June 2006 |
Ramon Berndroth | 1 July 2006 | 30 June 2008 |
Steffen Menze | 1 July 2008 | 30 June 2009 |
Jürgen Baier | 1 July 2009 | 30 June 2010 |
Günter Stiebig | 1 July 2011 | 30 June 2013 |
Alexander Conrad | 1 July 2013 | Present |
References
- ISBN 3-89784-147-9
- ISBN 3-928562-85-1
- ^ Neil Morrison (12 November 2015). "Kickers Offenbach (West Germany) Asian tour 1953". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ISBN 0-9540134-5-X
- ^ Ruhl: "Ein bitterer Tag für den OFC" (in German) kicker.de, published: 3 June 2013, accessed: 4 June 2013
- ^ 3. Liga: Magdeburg, Würzburg, Bremen II steigen auf (in German) Weltfussball.de, published: 31 May 2015, accessed: 1 June 2015
- ^ Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv (in German) Historical German domestic league tables
- ^ Fussball.de – Ergebnisse Archived 18 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in German) Tables and results of all German football leagues
- ^ 30 Jahre Bundesliga, DFB special edition booklet
- ^ 30 Jahre Bundesliga, DFB special edition booklet
- ^ 30 Jahre Bundesliga, DFB special edition booklet
- ^ 30 Jahre Bundesliga, DFB special edition booklet
- ^ 30 Jahre Bundesliga, DFB special edition booklet
- ^ 30 Jahre Bundesliga, DFB special edition booklet
- ^ 30 Jahre Bundesliga, DFB special edition booklet
- ^ Mannschaft/Offenbacher Kickers
- ^ Kickers Offenbach .:. Trainer von A-Z (in German) weltfussball.de, accessed: 5 December 2011
- ^ Kickers Offenbach II at Weltfussball.de (in German) accessed: 5 December 2011
- ^ Kickers Offenbach II .:. Trainer von A-Z (in German) weltfussball.de, accessed: 5 December 2011
External links
- Official website (in German)
- The Abseits Guide to German Soccer
- Kickers Offenbach at Weltfussball.de (in German)