FC Memmingen is a German association football club based in Memmingen, Bavaria.

History The team was formed on 30 May 1907 as the football department of the gymnastics club Memminger Turnvereins 1859 and became independent in the fall of that year. They re-joined TV on 14 February 1919 before regaining their independence in March 1924 as FC Memmingen 07 Verein für Rasensport und Leibesübungen. The association later adopted its current name, FC Memmingen 07 Verein für Leibesübungen.

Prior to World War II the team captured seven local titles at various levels of play. In 1933 it took part in qualification play for the Gauliga Bayern, one of sixteen new top-flight divisions formed in the re-organization of German football under the Third Reich.

FCM made a first appearance in the top-league of Bavaria in 1953, when, after finishing second in the 2nd Amateurliga Schwaben, the club was admitted to the new Amateurliga Südbayern (III). Die Bayernliga 1945–1997, publisher: DSFS, published: 1997, page: 26, accessed: 14 June 2009 Its first season there was not very successful and the team found itself relegated after finishing last. It bounced back with a 2nd Amateurliga title in 1955 and a finish at the top of its promotion group.Die Bayernliga 1945–1997 publisher: DSFS, published: 1997, page: 32, accessed: 14 June 2009 Two good seasons followed with top-five finishes but in 1958, the club was relegated once again.Die Bayernliga 1945–1997 publisher: DSFS, published: 1997, page: 40, accessed: 14 June 2009 It finished on top of the 2nd Amateurliga once again in 1958, after having to play a decider against TSV Göggingen, which it won.

The two following seasons in the Bayernliga were difficult and the club was relegated once more in 1961. The team remained in the 2nd Amateurliga and qualified for the new tier-four Landesliga Bayern-Süd in 1963. Die Bayernliga 1945–1997, publisher: DSFS, published: 1997, page: 56, accessed: 14 June 2009

After a brief drop to the tier-five Bezirksliga from 1966 to 1968, the club recovered and, by winning the Landesliga in 1970, returned to the now single-division Amateurliga Bayern. The team was to remain at this level for the following seventeen years, quite an achievement, but, except for 1980, when it came third, it never finished in the top half of the table.Die Bayernliga 1945–1997 publisher: DSFS, published: 1997, page: 158, accessed: 14 June 2009 The 1987–88 and 1988–89 seasons were spent in the Landesliga but then the club returned to the Bayernliga once more for the next thirteen seasons.

The club's most successful season came in 1996–97, when they came within a hairsbreadth of advancing to the Regionalliga Süd (III). Memmingen held a 3−2 lead in a promotion playoff versus Kickers Offenbach when the stadium floodlights failed, bringing the match to a premature halt. Offenbach won the subsequent re-play and advanced to the Regionalliga.

After another relegation in 2002 and a one-year stint in the Landesliga, the club returned to the Bayernliga.

In 2007, FC Memmingen celebrated its centenary and inaugurated its refurbished Stadion an der Bodenseestraße with an Allgäu derby match against FC Kempten in front of 6,650 spectators. The club had the best support in the Bayernliga in the 2007–08 season with over 1600 spectators per game.Bayernliga 2007/08 – Zuschauertabelle Bayliga.de, accessed: 11 June 2008

FC Memmingen holds the record for Oberliga Bayern seasons with its 37th in 2009–10 and also leads the overall table of this league. The club won the Bayernliga title in 2009–10 and thereby earned promotion to the Regionalliga Süd for the first time. In 2012 the club became part of the new Regionalliga BayernRegionalliga Bayern table 2013–14 kicker.de, accessed: 16 June 2014 where it played until relegation in 2022.

Reserve team The club's reserve team, FC Memmingen II, played in the Bezirksoberliga Schwaben (VI) in the 2007–08 season, coming second at the end of season. This finish qualified them for the promotion round, where they lost both games and therefore would have remained in the Bezirksoberliga but due to the third placed team from the Landesliga gaining promotion, too, the FCM II was also promoted. Outclassed in the Landesliga, the team returned to the Bezirksoberliga immediately.

At the end of the 2011–12 season the team qualified for the newly expanded Landesliga after finishing eighth in the Bezirksoberliga and defeating TSV Neusäß in the promotion round.Das war die Relegation 2012 auf Verbandsebene fupa.net, published: 7 June 2012, accessed 8 June 2012

Current squad

Honours The club's honours:

League Bayernliga (V) Champions: 2010 Runners-up: 2023 Landesliga Bayern-Süd (IV-V) Champions: (2) 1970, 2003 Runners-up: 1989 2nd Amateurliga Schwaben (IV) Champions: (2) 1955, 1958 Bezirksoberliga Schwaben (VI) Runners-up: 2008‡

Cup Schwaben Cup Winners: (3) 1958, 1967, 1976 Runners-up: (5) 1972, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2006

Youth Bavarian Under 19 championship Runners-up: 2003 Bavarian Under 15 championship Runners-up: 1998 ‡ Reserve team

Recent managers Recent managers of the club:FC Memmingen .:. Trainer von A-Z weltfussball.de, accessed: 30 April 2011 Manager Start Finish Esad Kahric 1 July 2005 15 September 2013 Thomas RheinhardtChristian Braun 16 September 2013 30 June 2016 Stefan Anderl 1 July 2016 Present

FC Memmingen 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

FC Memmingen Season Division Tier Position 1963–64 Landesliga Bayern-Süd IV 6th 1964–65 Landesliga Bayern-Süd 11th 1965–66 Landesliga Bayern-Süd 14th ↓ 1966–67 Bezirksliga Schwaben V 1967–68 Bezirksliga Schwaben 2nd ↑ 1968–69 Landesliga Bayern-Süd IV 3rd 1969–70 Landesliga Bayern-Süd 1st ↑ 1970–71 Bayernliga III 9th 1971–72 Bayernliga 9th 1972–73 Bayernliga 11th 1973–74 Bayernliga 12th 1974–75 Bayernliga 14th 1975–76 Bayernliga 12th 1976–77 Bayernliga 10th 1977–78 Bayernliga 10th 1978–79 Bayernliga 15th 1979–80 Bayernliga 3rd 1980–81 Bayernliga 11th 1981–82 Bayernliga III 10th 1982–83 Bayernliga 14th 1983–84 Bayernliga 14th 1984–85 Bayernliga 13th 1985–86 Bayernliga 14th 1986–87 Bayernliga 15th ↓ 1987–88 Landesliga Bayern-Süd IV 5th 1988–89 Landesliga Bayern-Süd 2nd ↑ 1989–90 Bayernliga III 9th 1990–91 Bayernliga 7th 1991–92 Bayernliga III 11th 1992–93 Bayernliga 7th 1993–94 Bayernliga 13th 1994–95 Bayernliga IV 12th Season Division Tier Position 1995–96 Bayernliga IV 11th 1996–97 Bayernliga 2nd 1997–98 Bayernliga 15th 1998–99 Bayernliga 8th 1999–2000 Bayernliga IV 12th 2000–01 Bayernliga 10th 2001–02 Bayernliga 18th ↓ 2002–03 Landesliga Bayern-Süd V 1st ↑ 2003–04 Bayernliga IV 10th 2004–05 Bayernliga 9th 2005–06 Bayernliga 12th 2006–07 Bayernliga 4th 2007–08 Bayernliga 6th 2008–09 Bayernliga V 3rd 2009–10 Bayernliga 1st ↑ 2010–11 Regionalliga Süd IV 13th 2011–12 Regionalliga Süd 15th 2012–13 Regionalliga Bayern 9th 2013–14 Regionalliga Bayern 13th 2014–15 Regionalliga Bayern 7th 2015–16 Regionalliga Bayern 12th 2016–17 Regionalliga Bayern 4th 2017–18 Regionalliga Bayern 16th 2018–19 Regionalliga Bayern 6th 2019–20 Regionalliga Bayern 17th 2020–21 Regionalliga Bayern 15th 2021–22 Regionalliga Bayern 18th ↓ 2022–23 Bayernliga V 2nd ↑ 2023–24 Regionalliga Bayern IV 18th ↓ 2024–25 Bayernliga V 1st ↑ 2025–26 Regionalliga Bayern IV 12th The Bayernliga was officially called Amateurliga Bayern until 1978, then Amateur Oberliga Bayern till 1994 and Oberliga Bayern after that.

FC Memmingen II Season Division Tier Position 1999–2000 Bezirksoberliga Schwaben VI 15th ↓ 2000–01 Bezirksliga Schwaben-Süd VII 3rd 2001–02 Bezirksliga Schwaben-Süd 4th 2002–03 Bezirksliga Schwaben-Süd 9th 2003–04 Bezirksliga Schwaben-Süd 1st ↑ 2004–05 Bezirksoberliga Schwaben VI 5th 2005–06 Bezirksoberliga Schwaben 4th 2006–07 Bezirksoberliga Schwaben 3rd 2007–08 Bezirksoberliga Schwaben 2nd ↑ 2008–09 Landesliga Bayern-Süd 18th ↓ 2009–10 Bezirksoberliga Schwaben VII 4th 2010–11 Bezirksoberliga Schwaben 6th 2011–12 Bezirksoberliga Schwaben 8th ↑ 2012–13 Landesliga Bayern-Südwest VI 14th 2013–14 Landesliga Bayern-Südwest 6th 2014–15 Landesliga Bayern-Südwest 10th 2015–16 Landesliga Bayern-Südwest 6th 2016–17 Landesliga Bayern-Südwest 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 onwards were elevated one tier.

Key ↑ Promoted ↓ Relegated

References

Sources Grüne, Hardy (2001). Vereinslexikon. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag

External links

Official team site FC Memmingen at Weltfussball.de Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables (in German)