FV 04 Würzburg is a German association football club from the city of Würzburg, Bavaria founded in 1904 as 1. Würzburger FV 04. The club emerged as WFV in 1923 after leaving a short-lived union formed with a gymnastics club.

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History

1904-1981: FV 04 Würzburg The team has played as an unheralded local amateur side for most of its existence. From 1927 to 1933, they played in the tier-one Bezirksliga Bayern. In 1933–34 they spent a single season in the top flight Gauliga Bayern, one of sixteen premier divisions formed in the re-organization of German football under the Third Reich in 1933. Towards the end of World War II, WFV was forced into a merger with Kickers Würzburg to play together as the wartime side (Kriegspielgemeinschaft) KSG Würzburg. The unified club spent two seasons in last place in the Gauliga Bayern (Gruppe Nord). Play was interrupted as the war progressed and the team was disbanded at the end of the conflict.

WFV was re-established after the war and returned to playing anonymously in the lower amateur divisions. It became a permanent fixture in the tier-three Amateurliga Bayern from 1950 onwards.Die Bayernliga 1945–1997 publisher: DSFS, published: 1997, page: 93, accessed: 14 June 2009 After not qualifying for the new single-division Amateurliga in 1963, the club declined somewhat, spending time in the tier-four Landesliga Bayern-Nord, interrupted by a Bayernliga appearance from 1964 to 1966. In 1970, the club finally returned to the third division more permanently. They broke through to the 2nd Bundesliga Süd 1976 in spite of a second-place finish and a 0:2 playoff loss to Wacker München when Wacker declined promotion.

Würzburgs four-year-long turn in the second division was a difficult struggle and they were relegated in 1980 after a 21st place finish. Their descent to the Oberliga Bayern (III) ended with another last place finish and was then promptly followed by the financial collapse of the club which owed its creditors over 2.5 million Marks. WFV sold its stadium to local rival DJK Würzburg to help clear its debt before the club was folded up in May 1981.

1981-2021: Würzburger FV The members immediately formed the current club Würzburger FV which began play in the depths of the tenth division Kreisklasse C. They have since played their way back to the Oberliga Bayern (IV) where they finished a strong third in 2005–06. During their climb the team earned an appearance in the opening round of the 2001–02 German Cup tournament, but were thrashed 0:10 by then Bundesliga side 1860 Munich.

In the 2007–08 season, the club successfully battled against relegation, finishing 14th. The following season, 2008–09, saw the return of the Würzburg derby after Kickers Würzburg gained promotion to the Oberliga. The two clubs had not played against each other at this level since 1981 and have last met in a league game in the 1998–99 season in the Landesliga.

WFV experienced a difficult 2008–09 season and had to continue its fight for Bayernliga survival in the post-season, having finished on equal points with SV Seligenporten (15th) and TSV Rain am Lech (16th) and therefore requiring a set of deciders to be played. The club lost both games and was relegated back to the Landesliga, alongside Kickers.

In 2009–10 they took the Landesliga championship and promoted to Oberliga Bayern once more. At the end of the 2011–12 season the club managed to qualify for the promotion round to the new Regionalliga Bayern and advanced to the second round after defeating SpVgg Selbitz convincingly in two games. In this round the club went out to SV Heimstetten on away goals after losing 1–0 in Heimstetten and winning 2–1 at home, thereby remaining in the Bayernliga. The club also missed out on a chance to play on the same level again with local rival Würzburger Kickers, who achieved promotion to the Regionalliga after a Landesliga championship.Das war die Relegation 2012 auf Verbandsebene fupa.net, published: 7 June 2012, accessed 8 June 2012

Since October 2021: FV 04 Würzburg After a merger with "Würzburger Förderverein 04 e.V" the club took back its traditional name "FV 04 Würzburg".

Honours The club's honours:

League Bayernliga (III) Runners-up: (2) 1975, 1976 Landesliga Bayern-Nord Champions: (6) 1964 (IV), 1970 (IV), 1999 (V), 2003 (V), 2005 (V), 2010 (VI) Runners-up: (3) 1969, 1997, 1998 2nd Amateurliga Unterfranken Ost (IV) Champions: 1960 Bezirksoberliga Unterfranken (V) Champions: 1991

Cup Bavarian Cup Runners-up: (2) 2001, 2007 Unterfranken Cup Winners: (2) 2001, 2007

Youth Bavarian Under 19 championship''' Runners-up: 1967

Recent seasons The recent season-by-season performance of the club:Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv Historical German domestic league tablesFussball.de - Ergebnisse Tables and results of all German football leagues Season Division Tier Position 1999–2000 Bayernliga IV 13th 2000–01 Bayernliga 13th 2001–02 Bayernliga 15th ↓ 2002–03 Landesliga Bayern-Nord V 1st ↑ 2003–04 Bayernliga IV 16th ↓ 2004–05 Landesliga Bayern-Nord V 1st ↑ 2005–06 Bayernliga IV 3rd 2006–07 Bayernliga 9th 2007–08 Bayernliga 14th 2008–09 Bayernliga V 14th ↓ 2009–10 Landesliga Bayern-Nord VI 1st ↑ 2010–11 Bayernliga V 5th 2011–12 Bayernliga 12th 2012–13 Bayernliga Nord 5th 2013–14 Bayernliga Nord 10th 2014–15 Bayernliga Nord 11th 2015–16 Bayernliga Nord 12th 2016–17 Bayernliga Nord 12th 2017–18 Bayernliga Nord 3rd 2018–19 Bayernliga Nord 3rd 2019–21 Bayernliga Nord 8th 2021–22 Bayernliga Nord 14th 2022–23 Bayernliga Nord 10th 2023–24 Bayernliga Nord 17th 2024–25 Bayernliga Nord 10th 2025–26 Bayernliga Nord 13th 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 Bayernliga was 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 onward were elevated one tier.

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The Würzburg league derby since 1963

The 2009–10 season was the 19th time, the two most prominent clubs from Würzburg, Würzburger FV and FC Würzburger Kickers, played in the same league since 1963. In this time, the derby was played on professional level only once, in the 1977–78 2. Bundesliga Süd season.Landesliga Bayern-Nord tables Manfreds Fussball Archive, accessed: 1 May 2011 Season League Teams Home Away 1964–65 Amateurliga Bayern Würzburger FV – Würzburger Kickers 2–1 1–5 1965–66 Amateurliga Bayern Würzburger FV – Würzburger Kickers 0–1 1–1 1970–71 Amateurliga Bayern Würzburger FV – Würzburger Kickers 3–1 2–1 1971–72 Amateurliga Bayern Würzburger FV – Würzburger Kickers 1–3 4–1 1972–73 Amateurliga Bayern Würzburger FV – Würzburger Kickers 1–0 3–1 1973–74 Amateurliga Bayern Würzburger FV – Würzburger Kickers 2–1 0–0 1974–75 Amateurliga Bayern Würzburger FV – Würzburger Kickers 3–0 1–0 1975–76 Amateurliga Bayern Würzburger FV – Würzburger Kickers 3–0 1–1 1977–78 2. Bundesliga Süd Würzburger FV – Würzburger Kickers 4–0 2–2 1980–81 Amateur Oberliga Bayern Würzburger FV – Würzburger Kickers 0–0 1–1 1991–92 Landesliga Bayern-Nord Würzburger FV – Würzburger Kickers 1–2 1–3 1992–93 Landesliga Bayern-Nord Würzburger FV – Würzburger Kickers 5–1 3–0 1993–94 Landesliga Bayern-Nord Würzburger FV – Würzburger Kickers 3–3 0–5 1994–95 Landesliga Bayern-Nord Würzburger FV – Würzburger Kickers 4–1 1–5 1996–96 Landesliga Bayern-Nord Würzburger FV – Würzburger Kickers 3–0 1–1 1996–97 Landesliga Bayern-Nord Würzburger FV – Würzburger Kickers 3–2 0–0 1998–99 Landesliga Bayern-Nord Würzburger FV – Würzburger Kickers 4–0 0–1 2008–09 Bayernliga Würzburger FV – Würzburger Kickers 1–2 2–5 2009–10 Landesliga Bayern-Nord Würzburger FV – Würzburger Kickers 4–1 0–2 2012–13 Bavarian Cup Würzburger FV – Würzburger Kickers 5–4 (pen) 2018–19 Bavarian Cup Würzburger FV – Würzburger Kickers 0–4

DFB Cup appearances The club has qualified for the first round of the German Cup a number of times: Season Round Date Home Away Result Attendance DFB-Pokal 1977–78 First round 29 July 1977 FV Würzburg 04 Jahn Regensburg 1–0 Second round 20 August 1977 TuS Langerwehe FV Würzburg 04 1–0 aet DFB-Pokal 1978–79 First roundGame statistics FV Würzburg 04 - Hertha BSC Fussballdaten.de, accessed: 31 October 2011 5 August 1978 FV Würzburg 04 Hertha BSC Berlin 0–2 aet 6,000 DFB-Pokal 1979–80 First round 25 August 1979 FC Vilshofen FV Würzburg 04 2–3 aet Second round 29 September 1979 FC Homburg FV Würzburg 04 5–0 DFB-Pokal 1980–81 First round 31 August 1980 ASC Dudweiler FV Würzburg 04 0–1 Second round 4 October 1980 Hertha BSC Berlin FV Würzburg 04 4–1 DFB-Pokal 2001–02 First round 25 August 2001 Würzburger FV TSV 1860 Munich 0–10 10,100 DFB-Pokal 2007–08 First round 5 August 2007 Würzburger FV VfL Wolfsburg 0–4 11,200 Source:

Literature Siegfried Breunig: 75 Jahre 1. Würzburger Fußballverein 04 e.V. Max-Verlag, 1979. Elfriede Hüttner: Studien zur Geschichte des 1. Würzburger Fußballvereins 04.'' 1979.

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