FC Wacker München
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| Full name | Fußball-Club Wacker München e.V. | ||
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| Founded | 1903 | ||
| Ground | Bezirkssportanlage Demleitnerstraße | ||
| League | Kreisliga München 2 (VIII) | ||
| 2021–22 | Kreisliga München 2, 2nd of 15 | ||
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FC Wacker München is a German association football club of about 200 members based in the Sendling borough of Munich, Bavaria. At their zenith in the 1920s the Blue Stars twice reached the semi-finals of the German Championship. After World War II, the club spent a year in the first division play, but was primarily a third division side, then the highest amateur level in the country. Following its decline and near bankruptcy in the 1990s the club was reformed and has since then played in the lower amateur divisions. The term Wacker is German for brave.
History
The club was formed in 1903 as FC Isaria München in the Munich quarter of Laim and later played as FC Wittelsbach and then FC München-Laim. In 1908, they joined the bicycling club Radsportclub Monachia and were officially called Fußball-Abteilung Wacker 1903 des SC Monachia (en: Football Department Wacker 1903 of SC Monachia).[1] At the beginning of the 1913–14 season, the footballers left to join the gymnastics club Turnerschaft 1886 München and were called Fußballabteilung Turnerschaft Wacker 1886 München. In 1917, this union was dissolved and the club established itself as the independent side FC Wacker.[2]
The first star of the team was the Austrian goalkeeper Karl Pekarna who played for Wacker in 1908 and 1909. He was named "Goalkeeper of the Year" in 1905 while playing in Scotland for Rangers F.C.. During these early years the club was primarily a first division side playing in the Süddeutscher Fußball Verband (en:South German Football League) where they captured the title in 1922. Wacker twice took part in national championship round play, advancing to the semi-final in 1922 where they were put out 0–4 by Hamburger SV, and again advancing to the semi-final in 1928, this time losing 1–2 to Hertha Berlin. The club's successes are closely associated with Alfréd Schaffer, one of the great stars of the early years of the game. He was Europe's top goalscorer in 1918 and 1919 while playing for MTK Budapest and is often considered the first professional player on the continent. He played for Wacker in 1921 and 1922 before serving as team coach at the end of the decade.
After the re-organization of German football into sixteen premier level divisions under the
Notable players and coaches
German internationals
A number of Wacker players were selected for the Germany national football team:
- Heinrich Altvater, one match for Germany in 1922
- Georg Ertl, seven matches for Germany from 1925 to 1927
- Wilhelm Falk, one match for Germany in 1927
- Josef Weber, one match for Germany in 1927
- Sigmund Haringer, 15 matches for Germany from 1931 to 1937, four of them while with Wacker
Others
- Karl Pekarna, Austrian international, 1908–09
- Alfréd Schaffer, Hungarian international, 1920–21
- Albert Eschenlohr, German international, ca. 1922
- Eugen Kling, German international, ca. early 1920s
- Péter Szabó, Hungarian international, late 1920s
- Ernst Poertgen, German international, 1939–42
- Friedrich Müller, German international, ca. mid-1930s
- Hennes Weisweiler, later famous coach, some time during World War II
- Hans Bauer, World Cup winner 1954, 1945–48
- Bayern Munich, 1967–74
- Dietmar Hamann, 59 matches for Germany, played for the club's youth side until 1989
Coaches
- Edward Hanney, English Olympics participant 1912, 1927–28
- Alfréd Schaffer, Hungarian international, ca. 1929–31
- Karl Mai, World Cup winner 1954, ca. 1969
Honours
The club's honours:
- German championship
- Semi-finals: (2) 1922, 1928
- Southern German championship
- Champions: 1922
- Kreisliga Südbayern(I)
- Champions: (2) 1921, 1922
- Amateurliga Bayern(II-III)
- Champions: (6) 1946, 1958 (south), 1964, 1970, 1972, 1976
- Runners-up: (4) 1953, 1963 (south), 1968, 1974
- Landesliga Bayern-Süd (IV)
- Champions: (2) 1982, 1987
- Runners-up: 1986
- 2nd Amateurliga Oberbayern B(IV)
- Champions: 1962
- A-Klasse München 4 (X-XI)
- Champions: (2) 2006, 2010
- Kreisklasse München 5
- Champions: 2013
Recent seasons
The recent season-by-season performance of the club:[3][4]
| Season | Division | Tier | Position |
| 2003–04 | A-Klasse München 5 | X | 3rd |
| 2004–05 | A-Klasse München 5 | 4th | |
| 2005–06 | A-Klasse München 5 | 1st ↑ | |
| 2006–07 | Kreisklasse München 4 | IX | 10th |
| 2007–08 | Kreisklasse München 4 | 9th | |
| 2008–09 | Kreisklasse München 3 | X | 13th ↓ |
| 2009–10 | A-Klasse München 4 | XI | 1st ↑ |
| 2010–11 | Kreisklasse München 5 | X | 8th |
| 2011–12 | Kreisklasse München 5 | 5th | |
| 2012–13 | Kreisklasse München 5 | IX | 1st ↑ |
| 2013–14 | Kreisliga München 3 | VIII | 14th ↓ |
| 2014–15 | Kreisklasse München 4 | IX | 3rd |
| 2015–16 | Kreisklasse München 4 | 2nd ↑ | |
| 2016–17 | Kreisliga München 2 | VIII | 8th |
| 2017–18 | Kreisliga München 2 | 5th | |
| 2017–18 | Kreisliga München 2 | 8th | |
| 2019–21 | Kreisliga München 2 | 5th | |
| 2021–22 | Kreisliga München 2 | 2nd | |
| 2022–23 | Kreisliga München 2 |
- With the introduction of the Bezirksoberligas in 1988 as the new fifth tier, below the Landesligas, all leagues below dropped one tier. 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. With the establishment of the Regionalliga Bayern as the new fourth tier in Bavaria in 2012 the Bayernligawas split into a northern and a southern division, the number of Landesligas expanded from three to five and the Bezirksoberligas abolished. All leagues from the Bezirksligas onwards were elevated one tier.
| ↑ Promoted | ↓ Relegated |
Women's team
Wacker was one of the pioneers of women's football in Germany commencing operations immediately after the
The Wacker women won the Bavarian Championship in the years 1991, 1992, 1994 and 2003 and the Bavarian Cup in 1992, 1994 and 1996.
References
- ^ Spiel der SpVgg Greuther Fürth – A-Klasse Ostkreis: Wacker München – SpVgg Fürth 2:7 (1:3) – So., 23.10.1910[permanent dead link] greuther-fuerth.de
- ^ Spiel der SpVgg Greuther Fürth – Ostkreis-Liga: SpVgg Fürth – Wacker München 10:1 (7:0) – So., 14.09.1913 Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine greuther-fuerth.de
- ^ 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
External links
- FC Wacker München, Official Website
- FFC Wacker München 99, Official Website of women's football club Wacker
- John Dwyer, Wacker München, The Abseits Guide to German Soccer
- Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv, historical German football league tables (in German)
- Manfred Herzing: Manfreds Fußballarchiv Archived 1 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine, (football tables of lower leagues of Bavaria)