The strongest period of the club was perhaps the 10 years from the mid 1960s to 1970s. Led by forward Bobby Breuer, Hof was a powerhouse in the 2nd division Regionalliga Sud, but by the end peetered out relegated from the 2.Liga Sud into the Bayernliga, where they've pretty much been stuck since. An interesting sidenote is that in 1969, Hof played Hapoel Nahariya, which is claimed to be the first meeting of a German and Israeli side.
In 2005, FC Bayern merged with SpVgg Hof. Although the latter did have a football section, they were never much of a force. They first started playing in 1893, but were only in the top regional flight a couple of seasons in the 1920s. In 1966 they made it to the Bayernliga, but were immediately relegated and vanished from football.
Full Name | Spielvereiniggung Bayern Hof 1910 e.V. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
City | Hof (Bayern). Pop:
49,904 (2011)
Address |
Oelsnitzer Straße 101, D-95028 Hof | E-Mail: info@bayern-hof.de Colors |
Yellow jersey, black shorts, yellow socks.
| Nickname |
Der sympathische FC Bayern ("The sympathetic FC Bayern"), a nice
play on their more (in)famous namesake...
| Stadium |
Grüne Au Capacity: 20,000 (2,135 seats) | Construction started in 1913, although they planted potatoes in the field in 1916 during WWI. FCB purchased the stadium outright in 1930, but in 1980 it was sold to the city. The Tribune was added in 1949. The attendance record is 19,100 for a promotion playoff against RW Essen in 1968. Tickets |
From 8.50-12.50 euros (2012)
| Supporters |
Averaged 656 (2010), 1,114 (Bayernliga, 2008), 682 in 2004 (Oberliga). Obviously way down from the 70s.
| Friends |
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Foes |
Franz Anders an ex-player and club president in the late 1960/70s, when FCB was at it's
peak. He organized Hof's Israel-tour in 1969, the first German club to make a visit. (A documentary film, "08397B" has
been made about this.) His property company is a club sponsor, and he's also written a club history, with insider
information.
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Heroes |
| Zeroes |
| Beer |
Scherdel, from the sponsor
Scherdel-Privatbrauerei . There are some 5 local breweries.
Another sponsor,
Veldensteiner , just down the road. So maybe they have more beer sponsors than fans, woohoo!
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Pub Grub |
The Grüne Au has it's own Gaststätte.
| The Net |
Official site: www.bayern-hof.de | It's pretty nice, including an online museum. For a few years, there was no official site. Instead, a decent fan page www.fc-bayern-hof.de . This is actually from a Berlin based fan club, assumed quasi-official status. |
Recent History:
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2012-13 (IV) Regionalliga Bayern
2011-12 (V) Oberliga Bayern 2nd
2010-11 (V) Oberliga Bayern 15th
2009-10 (IV) Oberliga Bayern 10th
2008-09 (IV) Oberliga Bayern 10th
2007-08 (IV) Oberliga Bayern 15th
2006-07 (IV) Oberliga Bayern 12th
2005-06 (V) Landesliga Bayern-Nord 1st
2004-05 (V) Landesliga Bayern-Nord
2003-04 (IV) Oberliga Bayern 17th
2002-03 (IV) Oberliga Bayern 12th
2001-02 (IV) Oberliga Bayern 4th
2000-01 (IV) Oberliga Bayern 14th
1999-00 (IV) Oberliga Bayern 4th
1998-99 (IV) Oberliga Bayern 14th
1997-98 (IV) Oberliga Bayern 10th
1996-97 (IV) Oberliga Bayern 11th
1995-96 (IV) Oberliga Bayern 4th
1994-95 (IV) Oberliga Bayern 14th
1993-94 (IV) Landesliga Bayern-Nord 1st
1992-93 (IV) Landesliga Bayern-Nord 2nd
1991-92 (IV) Landesliga Bayern-Nord 3rd
1990-91 (IV) Landesliga Bayern-Nord 3rd
1989-90 (III) Am.Oberliga Bayern 15th
1988-89 (III) Am.Oberliga Bayern 13th
1987-88 (IV) Landesliga Bayern-Nord 1st
1986-87 (IV) Landesliga Bayern-Nord 3rd
1985-86 (IV) Landesliga Bayern-Nord 6th
1984-85 (IV) Landesliga Bayern-Nord 3rd
1983-84 (III) Am.Oberliga Bayern 17th
1982-83 (IV) Landesliga Bayern-Nord 1st
1981-82 (IV) Landesliga Bayern-Nord 4th
1980-81 (III) Am.Oberliga Bayern 15th
1979-80 (III) Am.Oberliga Bayern 6th
1977-78 (II) 2.Bundesliga Süd 17th
1976-77 (II) 2.Bundesliga Süd 12th
1975-76 (II) 2.Bundesliga Süd 9th
1974-75 (II) 2.Bundesliga Süd 4th
1973-74 (II) Regionalliga Süd 9th
1972-73 (II) Regionalliga Süd 12th
1971-72 (II) Regionalliga Süd 2nd
1970-71 (II) Regionalliga Süd 13th
1969-70 (II) Regionalliga Süd 4th
1968-69 (II) Regionalliga Süd 3rd
1967-68 (II) Regionalliga Süd 1st
1966-67 (II) Regionalliga Süd 2nd
1965-66 (II) Regionalliga Süd 9th
1964-65 (II) Regionalliga Süd 9th
1963-64 (II) Regionalliga Süd 13th
(c) Abseits Guide to Germany : www.abseits-soccer.com