1. Rödelheimer FC 02
The 1. Rödelheimer FC is a
History
The 1. RFC was formed as a football club on 12 April 1902 by twelve football enthusiasts in a local pub, the Zum Taunus.[1] The club went through several name changes to eventually revert to its original name after the Second World War.
For most of its history, the club did not rise above the local level and stood in the shadow of Frankfurt's bigger clubs, Eintracht and FSV. It played for one season in the tier-one Kreisliga Nordmain in 1921–22. In 1943, the club, then under the name of VfL Rödelheim, won promotion to the tier-one Gauliga Südwest/Mainhessen.
The club's biggest success to date came in 1948, when it managed to win the
The club soon found itself back to the lower ranks of football, being relegated from what was now the
In 2007–08, a second-place finish in the Bezirksliga Frankfurt (VII) meant, the club was promoted to what was now the Gruppenliga Frankfurt-West, formerly Bezirksoberliga Frankfurt-West. It held this league level for two seasons but was relegated again in 2010 into what had now become the Kreisoberliga (VIII), where it plays today.
Honours
The club's honours:
- Landesliga Hessen(II)
- Champions: 1947, 1948
Recent seasons
The recent season-by-season performance of the club:[2][3]
Season | Division | Tier | Position |
2003–04 | Bezirksliga Frankfurt | VII | 11th |
2004–05 | Bezirksliga Frankfurt | 13th | |
2005–06 | Bezirksliga Frankfurt | 6th | |
2006–07 | Bezirksliga Frankfurt | 4th | |
2007–08 | Bezirksliga Frankfurt | 2nd ↑ | |
2008–09 | Gruppenliga Frankfurt-West | 9th | |
2009–10 | Gruppenliga Frankfurt-West | 14th ↓ | |
2010–11 | Kreisoberliga Frankfurt | VIII | 7th |
2011–12 | Kreisoberliga Frankfurt | 13th | |
2012–13 | Kreisoberliga Frankfurt | 14th | |
2013–14 | Kreisoberliga Frankfurt | 9th | |
2014–15 | Kreisoberliga Frankfurt | 7th | |
2015–16 | Kreisoberliga Frankfurt | 14th | |
2016–17 | Kreisoberliga Frankfurt |
- 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, a large number 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.
↑ Promoted | ↓ Relegated |
References
- ^ a b 1. Rödelheimer FC 02 website – History (in German), accessed: 21 March 2009
- ^ Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv (in German) Historical German domestic league tables
- ^ Fussball.de – Ergebnisse (in German) Tables and results of all German football leagues
External links
- Official team site
- Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables (in German)