1. FC Normannia Gmünd

1. FC Normannia Gmünd
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Full name1. FC Normannia Gmünd 1904 e. V.
Founded29 July 1904
Groundtectomove Arena
Capacity5,000
ChairmanAlexander Stütz
ManagerZlatko Blaškić
LeagueOberliga Baden-Württemberg (V)
2023–24Oberliga Baden-Württemberg,
7th of 18
Websitehttp://www.fc-normannia.de/

1. FC Normannia Gmünd is a German association football club from the city of Schwäbisch Gmünd, Baden-Württemberg.

History

The origins of the club go back to the formation of Alemannia Schwäbisch Gmünd on 29 July 1904. This side later merged with Suevia Schwäbisch Gmünd to form 1. FC Normannia. The club managed to reach the tier-one Bezirksliga Württemberg in 1932 and played at this level for one season, before the league was dissolved.

Normannia took part in second division competition for two seasons in 1942–44 before advancing to the Gauliga Württemberg (I) where they played in the war-shortened 1944–45 season. The club returned to second division play after World War II in 1947 in the Landesliga Württemberg, later the Amateurliga Württemberg, where they would remain until sent down in 1955.

In 1965 they re-emerged in the Amateurliga Nordwürttemberg (III), capturing the division title, and then taking part in the promotion round playoff for the Regionaliga Süd (II). However, they were unable to advance and spent most of the next ten years in the Amateurliga before slipping to lower-tier competition in 1975. In 1972 Normannia enjoyed a solid run in the national amateur championship, going as far as the semi-finals before being put out by FSV Frankfurt. A regional cup win in 1977 earned the team a place in the 1978 DFB Pokal (German Cup) tournament. They eliminated second division side Fortuna Köln before being eliminated themselves by the second team squad of FC Augsburg.

After winning the Verbandsliga Württemberg in 2004, the 1. FC played in the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg (IV) as a lower table side until 2012 when it was relegated again.

Honours

The club's honours:

Recent managers

Recent managers of the club:[1]

Manager Start Finish
Alexander Zorniger 1 July 2006 30 June 2020
Lothar Mattner 1 July 2009 ?
Dieter Märkle ? Present

Recent seasons

The Jahnstadion in Schwäbisch Gmünd

The recent season-by-season performance of the club:[2][3]

Season Division Tier Position
2001–02 Landesliga Württemberg VI ↑
2002–03 Verbandsliga Württemberg V 5th
2003–04 Verbandsliga Württemberg 1st ↑
2004–05 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg IV 9th
2005–06 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 12th
2006–07 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 11th
2007–08 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 9th
2008–09 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg V 9th
2009–10 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 7th
2010–11 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 5th
2011–12 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 16th ↓
2012–13 Verbandsliga Württemberg VI 8th
2013–14 Verbandsliga Württemberg 10th
2014–15 Verbandsliga Württemberg 4th
2015–16 Verbandsliga Württemberg 7th
2016–17 Verbandsliga Württemberg
↑ Promoted ↓ Relegated

References

  1. ^ Normannia Gmünd .:. Trainer von A-Z (in German) weltfussball.de, accessed: 4 September 2011
  2. ^ Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv (in German) Historical German domestic league tables
  3. ^ Fussball.de – Ergebnisse (in German) Tables and results of all German football leagues

Sources

  • Grüne, Hardy (2001). Vereinslexikon. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag ISBN 3-89784-147-9