In the 1930's, FC Idar was a regional powerhouse, and indeed, 3 of it's players went on to Hannover 96, which won the German title in 1938. Crowds of around 5,000 were fairly common as they played host to strong teams. However, after WWII, the decline set in. Despite the merger in 1971, by the mid seventies they had fallen all the way down to the local "A Klasse". In the late 1980s, several former players put together a stronger team, that began to move back up the ranks to repsectability. The stay in the 3rd division in 1999 showed that the team was overmatched, but they should remain a regional force to contend with in years to come.
Fullname | Sportclub Idar-Oberstein e.V,
City |
Idar-Oberstein
(Rheinland-Pfalz). Pop: 33,400 (2002). NW
of Kaiserslautern.
| Address |
Postfach 122624, 56718 Idar Oberstein | Phone: (06781) 46033 Colors |
Red and white
| Nickname |
| Stadium |
Im Haag Capacity: 6,000 (400 covered seats) | The covered seats and an on-the-grounds club houseare releatively new additions. A club house was added in 1992. Tickets |
Not hard to get. In the Oberliga champion year (98/99), they averaged
around 1,200, with some crowds up to 3,000.
| Supporters |
Averaged 631 in 2004 (Oberliga).
| Friends |
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Foes |
Mostly regional southwest rivalries, with teams like FK Pirmasens.
| Heroes |
| Zeroes |
| Beer |
|
Grub and Pub |
| The Net |
Official site: www.sc07-io.de
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Recent History:
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1990-91 (VII) Bezirksliga Nahe 2nd
1991-92 (VII) Bezirksliga Nahe 1st
1992-93 (VI) Landesliga SW-West 2nd
1993-94 (VI) Landesliga SW-West 1st
1994-95 (V) Verbandsliga Südwest 1st
1995-96 (IV) Oberliga Südwest 11th
1996-97 (IV) Oberliga Südwest 2nd
1997-98 (IV) Oberliga Südwest 5th
1998-99 (IV) Oberliga Südwest 1st
1999-00 (III) Regionalliga West/SW 18th
2000-01 (IV) Oberliga Südwest 14th
2001-02 (IV) Oberliga Südwest 4th
2002-03 (IV) Oberliga Südwest 4th
2003-04 (IV) Oberliga Südwest 15th
2004-05 (IV) Oberliga Südwest 17th
2005-06 (V) Verbandsliga Südwest 2nd
2006-07 (V) Verbandsliga Südwest 1st
2007-08 (IV) Oberliga Südwest
(c) Abseits Guide to Germany : www.abseits-soccer.com