SC 08 Bamberg is a German association football club from the city of Bamberg, Bavaria.

The club experienced a stellar rise in the late 1980s and early 1990s, climbing from the tier six Bezirksliga to the third division Fußball-Bayernliga. It also made two appearances in the German Cup in this era, in 1991 and 1992. After two seasons in the third division however, the club declined and fell as quickly as it had risen, to the point where it now plays at the tenth level of the German football league system.Bambergs Beitrag zum DFB Pokal SC 08 Bamberg website, accessed: 12 November 2011

History The club was established on 6 May 1908.Grüne, Hardy (2001). Vereinslexikon. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag Under the Third Reich sports organizations in Germany were reorganized for political reasons and in 1933 SC Bamberg was united with Sportfreunden Bamberg to play as Sportvereinigung 08 Bamberg. Following World War II, SC reemerged as a separate side on 23 March 1948. The team spent four seasons in the 2nd Amateurliga Bayern (IV) from 1954 to 1958.

1. SC's rise began in 1988, when it was promoted to the Bezirksliga Oberfranken-West (VI), followed in 1989, when a second place in this league behind champions DJK/Viktoria Coburg, earned it promotion to the Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken.Tables and results of the Bezirksliga Oberfranken-West Manfreds Fussball Archiv, accessed: 12 November 2011 The club followed this up with a title in this league the season after and 1. SC's progress continued in the Landesliga Bayern-Nord (IV) in 1990–91, where the team won the league championship and earned promotion to the Bayernliga for the first time.Tables and results of the BOL Oberfranken Manfreds Fussball Archiv, accessed: 12 November 2011Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv: Landesliga Bayern-Nord historical German domestic league tables, accessed: 11 November 2011

SC took part in the early rounds of DFB-Pokal (German Cup) play in 1991–92 and 1992–93. The club advanced all the way to the round of the last 16 in 1991–92, when it was able to defeat 1. FC Saarbrücken and TSV Havelse before losing 1–0 to 1. FC Kaiserslautern. In 1992–93, the club's cup run was not quite as impressive, being knocked out 3–1 by Eintracht Frankfurt in the second round.

In the Bayernliga (III), 1. SC was not able to follow up the success of previous seasons. The club came 14th in its first year, avoiding relegation by defeating Türk Gücü München in a penalty shout out, followed by relegation in its second in 1992–93, in parts caused by financial trouble the club experienced at the time.Chronik SC 08 Bamberg website, accessed: 12 November 2011Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv: Bayernliga historical German domestic league tables, accessed: 11 November 2011

Back in the Landesliga, the club struggled for survival in the next three seasons, never able to repeat the 1990–91 performance. At the end of the 1995–96 season, 1. SC came 18th and was relegated back to the Bezirksoberliga. The following season, the club was caught up in a tight race for survival in the Bezirksoberliga. Of the 16 clubs there, the bottom eight were within three points of each other and Bamberg, finishing 13th, was relegated once more when an extra win would have catapulted the club into the top half of the table.

The club's 1997–98 season saw a continuation of the decline, finishing last in the Bezirksliga with only two wins out of 30 games. While 1. SC managed to briefly stabilise itself in the Kreisliga it came close to insolvency at the time, suffering a disastrous 2005–06 season with 28 defeats in 30 games and 209 goals against,Table Kreisliga Bamberg 2005–06 BFV website, accessed: 12 November 2011 and fell as far as the A-Klasse in 2007–08. Since then the club has been fluctuating between the A-Klasse and the Kreisklasse above it.

Honours The club's honours:

League Landesliga Bayern-Nord Champions: 1991 Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken Champions: 1990 A-Klasse Bamberg 2 Champions: 2014

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 Kreisliga Bamberg VIII 2000–01 Kreisliga Bamberg ↓ 2001–02 Kreisklasse Bamberg IX 2002–03 Kreisklasse Bamberg ↑ 2003–04 Kreisliga Bamberg VIII 2004–05 Kreisliga Bamberg 2005–06 Kreisliga Bamberg 17th ↓ 2006–07 Kreisklasse Bamberg 3 IX 15th ↓ 2007–08 A-Klasse Bamberg 3 X 2nd ↑ 2008–09 Kreisklasse Bamberg 2 6th 2009–10 Kreisklasse Bamberg 2 13th 2010–11 Kreisklasse Bamberg 2 11th 2011–12 Kreisklasse Bamberg 2 5th 2012–13 Kreisklasse Bamberg 2 IX 16th ↓ 2013–14 A-Klasse Bamberg 2 X 1st ↑ 2014–15 Kreisklasse Bamberg 3 IX 15th ↓ 2015–16 A-Klasse Bamberg 3X 3rd 2016–17 A-Klasse Bamberg 3 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.

↑ Promoted ↓ Relegated

DFB Cup appearances The club has qualified for the first round of the German Cup twice: Season Round Date Home Away Result Attendance 1991–92 First round bye Second roundSpielstatistik SC 08 Bamberg – 1. FC Saarbrücken Fussballdaten.de, accessed: 12 November 2011 18 August 1991 SC 08 Bamberg 1. FC Saarbrücken 4–1 1,300 Third roundSpielstatistik SC 08 Bamberg – TSV Havelse Fussballdaten.de, accessed: 12 November 2011 4 September 1991 SC 08 Bamberg TSV Havelse 4–0 1,600 Fourth roundSpielstatistik SC 08 Bamberg – 1. FC Kaiserslautern Fussballdaten.de, accessed: 12 November 2011 25 September 1991 SC 08 Bamberg 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–1 11,000 1992–93 First round bye Second roundSpielstatistik SC 08 Bamberg – Eintracht Frankfurt Fussballdaten.de, accessed: 12 November 2011 12 September 1992 SC 08 Bamberg Eintracht Frankfurt 1–3 10,000

References

External links Official team site Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables Manfreds Fussball Archiv Tables and results from the Bavarian amateur leagues