FC Ingolstadt 04
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| Full name | Fußball-Club 2004 Ingolstadt e.V. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Die Schanzer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | ESV-Stadion (Capacity 16,500 seats) |
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| Manager | Thorsten Fink | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Regionalliga Süd (III) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-07 | Regionalliga Süd (III), 5th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FC Ingolstadt is a German football club based in Ingolstadt, Bavaria. The club was founded in 2004 out of the merger of the football sides of two other clubs: ESV Ingolstadt and MTV Ingolstadt.
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[edit] History
[edit] ESV Ingolstadt
ESV Ingolstadt (Eisenbahner-Sportverein Ingolstadt-Ringsee e.V.) was founded in 1919 as FC Viktoria. Two years later the football players of Turnverein 1861 Ingolstadt joined the club to form VfR Ingolstadt. A number of other clubs from the Ringsee district fused with this club, but to little effect. The club's achievement amounted to not more than a couple of seasons spent in the Gauliga Bayern in 1936-38. After World War II, the club was re-constituted as VfR Ingolstadt, changed its name to Erster Sportverein Ingolstadt (First Sports Club Ingolstadt) in 1951 and then changed it again to its current form in 1953 when "E" came to stand for Eisenbahner to reflect its affiliation with the railway.
ESV Ingolstadt joined the Regionalliga Süd (II) in 1963 when the Bundesliga – Germany's professional football league – was formed. After bouncing between tiers II and III, capped with two seasons spent in 2nd Bundesliga Süd from 1979-81, the club began a descent through tier III to Landesliga Bayern-Süd (IV), last playing in 1993-94. The sports club itself carried on until it went bankrupt in the summer of 2004 and those football players there were left to join FC Ingolstadt 04. ESV continues to operate today offering a number of other sports activities while acknowledging FC 04 on its website.
[edit] MTV Ingolstadt
MTV Ingolstadt ( Männer-Turn-Verein von 1881 Ingolstadt) is the city's largest sportsclub with 3,400 members and has an on-and-off relationship with its football side. The club was founded in 1881 and took up football in 1905. The footballers set up a separate club in 1924, but returned to the fold in 1933 at the direction of sports authorities in the Third Reich. After World War II occupying Allied authorities ordered the dissolution of all organizations in Germany, including sporting associations. The club was re-founded as Städtischer SV Ingolstadt 1881. Their original name was restored in 1948.
MTV spent two seasons in 2.Bundesliga Sud after Amateurliga Bayern champion 1. FC Hassfurt declined promotion in 1978. When ESV faced bankruptcy in 2004, MTV allowed its footballers to leave to help form FC Ingolstadt.
[edit] Current
In 2004-05, newly formed FC Ingolstadt began play in the Oberliga Bayern (IV) and managed a credible second-place finish in their first season. Their success continued in 2005-06 when they easily captured the divisional title and won promotion. They finished their debut Regionalliga Süd (III) campaign 2006-07 in 5th place.
[edit] Club culture
Attendance at the club's matches averaged 1400 in their first Regionalliga season. This season they have been able to attract an average of 2250 to date. Ingolstadters tend to show more interest in longtime Bundesliga powerhouse Bayern München and local ice hockey team ERC Ingolstadt. FC Ingolstadt attracts a small but vocal Scottish fan base.
[edit] Team trivia
- The club nickname, Die Schanzer, is taken from the town and has a military sense meaning trenchmen or rampartmen.
[edit] Famous Players
[edit] Current squad
Goalkeepers
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Defenders
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Forwards
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[edit] Honours
FC Ingolstadt 04
- Oberliga Bayern champions: 2006
MTV Ingolstadt
- Oberliga Bayern champions: 1981
- Landesliga Bayern-Süd champions: 1966, 1969, 1977
ESV Ingolstadt
- Oberliga Bayern champions: 1962, 1968, 1979
- Landesliga Bayern-Süd champions: 1984
- Bezirksoberliga Oberbayern champions: 1991
[edit] External links
- Official team site (FC Ingolstadt 04)
- Official team site (ESV Ingolstadt)
- Official team site (MTV Ingolstadt)
- Fan site (FC Ingolstadt 04)
- The Abseits Guide to German Soccer
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German Regionalliga Süd (III) football clubs (2007-08)
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