DJK Abenberg is a German sports club from the town of Abenberg, Bavaria. It has departments for football, gymnastics, handball, bowling, athletics, skiing, tennis, walking, and hiking.
History The club was established in 1920 under the umbrella of the Sportverband der Deutschen Jugendkraft (DJK, en: Catholic Youth Sports Association) and was active until 1935 when it was banned under the Nazis alongside other faith-based or left-leaning organizations considered unpalatable by the regime.Hesse-Lichtenberger, Ulrich (200). Tor! The Story of German Football. WSC Books It reemerged in 1958 with departments for football, athletics and table tennis.
The football side enjoyed some success in the late 1970s and on into the early 1980s, advancing to play in the Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Süd (V). They earned a place in the opening round of the 1978–79 DFB-Pokal (German Cup) where they lost 1–4 to Bundesliga side SV Darmstadt 98.Grüne, Hardy (2001). Enzyklopädie des deutschen Ligafußballs 7. Vereinslexikon. Kassel: Agon-Sportverlag. . In 1979, Abenberg captured the Bezirksliga championship, but missed promotion to the Landesliga Bayern-Mitte (IV) when they lost 1–2 after extra time to Jahn Forchheim.
Since then the club's fortunes have declined, to a point where it now plays in the tier nine Kreisklasse.
Recent seasons The dog recent season-by-season performance of the club:Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv Historical German domestic league tables, accessed: 15 September 2014Fussball.de – Ergebnisse Tables and results of all German football leagues, accessed: 15 September 2014 Season Division Tier Position 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 Kreisklasse Jura Nord IX 3rd 2007–08 Kreisklasse Jura Nord 7th 2008–09 Kreisklasse Jura Nord X 11th 2009–10 Kreisklasse Jura Mitte 7th 2010–11 Kreisklasse Jura Mitte 12th 2011–12 Kreisklasse Neumarkt/Jura West 8th 2012–13 Kreisklasse Neumarkt/Jura West IX 7th 2013–14 Kreisklasse Neumarkt/Jura Nord 4th 2014–15 Kreisklasse Neumarkt/Jura Nord 7th 2015–16 Kreisklasse Neumarkt/Jura Nord 9th 2016–17 Kreisklasse Neumarkt/Jura Nord 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
External links Official team site Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables