1. FC Nürnberg is a German football club based in Nuremberg, Bavaria. The club is the country's second most successful side, having been crowned German champions nine times, and won more national championship titles than any other club before the inception of the Bundesliga.
Nürnberg were founding members of the Bundesliga, and won the league once in 1968. The club has also won the DFB-Pokal four times.
Nürnberg have struggled to emulate the success of their earlier years, and have been relegated from the Bundesliga on eight occasions - more times than any other German club.
Key
Key to league record: Pld = Matches played W = Matches won D = Matches drawn L = Matches lost GF = Goals for GA = Goals against Pts = Points Pos = Final position
Key to rounds: NH = Not held QR = Qualification round GS = Group stage R1 = Round 1 R2 = Round 2
R3 = Round 3 QF = Quarter-finals SF = Semi-finals RU = Runners-up W = Winners
ChampionsRunners-upPromotedRelegatedTop scorer in divisionFirst TierSecond TierThird Tier
Early years (until 1933) SeasonLeagueSouth GermanChampionshipGermanChampionshipOther Division Tier Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos 1904–05 AutumnNürnberg-Fürther Fußball-Bund–5500380101st–––1904–05 SpringNürnberg-Fürther Fußball-Bund–440031581st–––1905–06A-Klasse Nordbayern11st–––1906–07A-Klasse Mittelfranken11616005810321stRU––1907–08A-Klasse Mittelfranken16510376111st2nd––1908–09A-Klasse Ostkreis Gr. Mittelfranken18710688151st2nd––1909–10A-Klasse Ostkreis Gr. Nord1101000738201st–––1910–11Ostkreisliga11815039025302nd–––1911–12Ostkreisliga12012265535264th–––1912–13Ostkreisliga1148244817183rd–––1913–14Ostkreisliga1147253823162nd–––1914–15Ostkreisliga1The season was abandoned due to World War I1915–16Gau Mittelfranken11717001477341stWNH–1916–17Gau Mittelfranken112719221st––1917–18Gau Mittelfranken11stW–1918–19Gau Mittelfranken11stNHSüddeutscher PokalW1919–20Kreisliga Nordbayern11818001156361stWW–1920–21Kreisliga Nordbayern1181710858351stWW–1921–22Kreisliga Nordbayern Gr.I1141220818261st–RU–1922–23Kreisliga Nordbayern11410223912222nd–––1923–24Bezirksliga Bayern114278201stWWSüddeutscher PokalW1924–25Bezirksliga Bayern1144413241stRUW–1925–26Bezirksliga Bayern1143418182nd–––1926–27Bezirksliga Bayern1186417331stWW–1927–28Bezirksliga Bayern Gr. Nordbayern1165810272nd–––1928–29Bezirksliga Bayern Gr. Nordbayern1145115241stWSF–1929–30Bezirksliga Bayern Gr. Nordbayern1143314222nd–SF–1930–31Bezirksliga Bayern Gr. Nordbayern1149235014202nd–––1931–32Bezirksliga Bayern Gr. Nordbayern11815035617301st3rdSF–1932–33Bezirksliga Bayern Gr. Nordbayern11817106819351stGS––
Gauliga era (1933–1945) SeasonLeagueGermanChampionshipTschammer-PokalTop goalscorer(s) Division Tier Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos Player(s) Goals1933–34Gauliga Bayern12215436126341stRUNH1934–35Gauliga Bayern1209744326252nd–1935–36Gauliga Bayern11813503612311stWW1936–37Gauliga Bayern11813144716271stRU–1937–38Gauliga Bayern11811523516271stGSR11938–39Gauliga Bayern1189272833205th–SF1939–40Gauliga Bayern11813325613291stGSW1940–41Gauliga Bayern12214355224312nd–RU1941–42Gauliga Bayern12214176433294th–R31942–43Gauliga Nordbayern120200012517401stR1– Max Morlock541943–44Gauliga Nordbayern11813238523281stSFQF1944–45Gauliga Mittelfranken1The season was abandoned due to World War II
Oberliga era (1945–1963) SeasonLeagueGermanChampionshipDFB-PokalEuropeOtherTop goalscorer(s) Division Tier Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos Player(s) Goals1945–46Oberliga Süd13020558644452ndNHNHNH– Max Morlock241946–47Oberliga Süd138286410831621st– 381947–48Oberliga Süd13828468837601stW– Max Morlock301948–49Oberliga Süd1301151449552711th–– Max Morlock151949–50Oberliga Süd130127115240318th––1950–51Oberliga Süd13420779346471stGS– Max Morlock281951–52Oberliga Süd13017947233432ndGS– Max Morlock261952–53Oberliga Süd130117126761298th–R2– Max Morlock201953–54Oberliga Süd13015877144384th–QFSüddeutscher PokalW Horst Schade221954–55Oberliga Süd130125136451299th–R2– Horst Schade181955–56Oberliga Süd130127114241317th––––1956–57Oberliga Süd13021547633471stGS––– Max Schmid181957–58Oberliga Süd13019387445412ndGS––– Günther Glomb Max Morlock141958–59Oberliga Süd13019568038433rd–––– Max Morlock201959–60Oberliga Süd130154117354346th–––– Heinz Strehl301960–61Oberliga Süd13023259630481stW––– Heinz Strehl221961–62Oberliga Süd13020377030431stRUWEuropean CupQF– 141962–63Oberliga Süd13018578741412ndGSR1Cup Winners CupSF– 24
Bundesliga era (1963–) SeasonLeagueDFB-PokalEuropeOtherTop goalscorer(s) Division Tier Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos Player(s) Goals1963–64Bundesliga130117124556299thR1–– Heinz Strehl161964–65Bundesliga130111094438326thSF–– Heinz Strehl151965–66Bundesliga134141195443396thSFInter-Cities Fairs CupR1– Franz Brungs131966–67Bundesliga13412101243503410thQRInter-Cities Fairs CupR1– Franz Brungs121967–68Bundesliga13419967137471stQF–– Franz Brungs251968–69Bundesliga1349111445552917thSFIntertoto CupW– Hans Küppers10European CupR11969–70Regionalliga Süd23824956429573rdSF–– Dieter Nüssing141970–71Regionalliga Süd23623948139551st––– Manfred Drexler161971–72Regionalliga Süd2361210144962349th––– August Starek131972–73Regionalliga Süd234177106152415th––– Miodrag Petrović161973–74Regionalliga Süd23418886342442ndR2–– Dieter Nüssing151974–752. Bundesliga Süd238178137052426thR2–– Hans Walitza211975–762. Bundesliga Süd23824687842542ndR3–– Dieter Nüssing Hans Walitza211976–772. Bundesliga Süd238181377751495thQF–– Hans Walitza211977–782. Bundesliga Süd23822977546532ndR1–– 141978–79Bundesliga134881836672417thSF–– 51979–802. Bundesliga Süd24026958838611stR3–– Herbert Heidenreich131980–81Bundesliga1341161747572814thR3–– Georg Volkert101981–82Bundesliga1341161753722813thRU–– 141982–83Bundesliga1341161744702814thR2–– 111983–84Bundesliga134622638851418thR1–– Manfred Burgsmüller121984–852. Bundesliga238234117145501stR2Intertoto CupGS– Dieter Eckstein121985–86Bundesliga1341251751542912thR2–– Dieter Eckstein121986–87Bundesliga1341211116262359thR2–– Jörn Andersen141987–88Bundesliga1341311104440375thR3–– Dieter Eckstein151988–89Bundesliga1348101636542614thR2UEFA CupR1– Martin Wagner71989–90Bundesliga1341111124246338thR2–– 71990–91Bundesliga1341091540542915thR2–– Jörg Dittwar Marc Oechler71991–92Bundesliga138187135451437thR2–– Dieter Eckstein121992–93Bundesliga1341081630472813thQF–– Dieter Eckstein101993–94Bundesliga1341081641552816thR2–– Sergio Zárate131994–952. Bundesliga2348141238473015thR1–– Arnar Gunnlaugsson81995–962. Bundesliga2349121333403317thQF–– Joe-Max Moore81996–97Regionalliga Süd33425547526801stR2–Mittelfranken CupRU Markus Kurth161997–982. Bundesliga23417895235593rdR1–– Michael Wiesinger111998–99Bundesliga1347161140503716thR2–– Saša Ćirić131999–20002. Bundesliga234151095446554thR1–– Dimtcho Beliakov142000–012. Bundesliga23420595835651stR3–– Martin Driller112001–02Bundesliga1341042034573415thR1–– Cacau62002–03Bundesliga134862033603017thR3–– Saša Ćirić122003–042. Bundesliga23418796845611stR2–– Marek Mintál182004–05Bundesliga1341081655633814thR2–– Marek Mintál242005–06Bundesliga134128144951448thR3–– Róbert Vittek162006–07Bundesliga134111584332486thW–– Ivan Saenko92007–08Bundesliga1347101735513116thR2UEFA CupR32DFL-LigapokalSF Zvjezdan Misimović102008–092. Bundesliga234161265129603rdR2–– Marek Mintál162009–10Bundesliga134871932583116thR2–– Albert Bunjaku122010–11Bundesliga134138134547476thQF–– Christian Eigler82011–12Bundesliga1341261638494210thR3–– Tomáš Pekhart Daniel Didavi92012–13Bundesliga13411111239474410thR1–– Per Nilsson62013–14Bundesliga1345111837702617thR1–– Josip Drmić172014–152. Bundesliga234136154247459thR1–– Jakub Sylvestr92015–162. Bundesliga23419876841653rdR3–– Niclas Füllkrug142016–172. Bundesliga2341261646524212thR2–– Guido Burgstaller142017–182. Bundesliga23417986139602ndR16 – – Hanno Behrens152018–19Bundesliga 1343102126681918th R16 – – Mikael Ishak62019–202. Bundesliga2348131345583716th R2 – – Robin Hack102020–212. Bundesliga23411111246514411th R1 – – Manuel Schäffler102021–222. Bundesliga234149114949518th R2 – – Nikola Dovedan72022–232. Bundesliga2341091532494914th QF – – Kwadwo Duah112024–252. Bundesliga2341461460574810th R2 – – Stefanos Tzimas122025–262. Bundesliga2341210124745468th R1 – – Mohamed Ali Zoma14
Notes A. Nürnberg qualified for the South German Championship, but chose not to participate. B. Defeated MTV München 1879 to qualify for the South German Championship. C. Defeated Bayern Munich and MTV Augsburg to qualify for the South German Championship. D. Defeated MTV München 1879 to qualify for the South German Championship. E. Failed to qualify for the South German Championship, finishing 2nd behind Bayern Munich in the group. F. Failed to qualify for the South German Championship, losing to Bayern Munich. G. Failed to qualify for the South German Championship, losing to SpVgg Fürth. However, they qualified for the German Championship as defending champions. H. The championship was awarded to Hamburg after Nürnberg were reduced to seven men in the final. HSV later declined the title. I. Defeated SpVgg Fürth in a playoff to win the league, after both sides finished level on points. J. Qualified for the German Championship as the best second or third placed side in the Bezirksliga Bayern. K. Finished 4th in the promotion play-off group. L. Finished 2nd in the promotion play-off group. M. Lost to Borussia Dortmund in the promotion play-off. N. Defeated Rot-Weiss Essen in the promotion play-off. O. Nürnberg were deducted 6 points for a breach of the licensing regulations. P. Defeated Energie Cottbus in the promotion/relegation play-off. Q. Defeated Augsburg in the promotion/relegation play-off. R. Lost to Eintracht Frankfurt in the promotion/relegation play-off. S. Defeated FC Ingolstadt in the relegation play-off.
References
1. FC Nürnberg at worldfootball.net Regionalliga statistics