A club that has basically been kicking around in southern Baden for almost 100 years.
The club was founded in 1907, but aside from a couple of Gauliga Baden appearances in the late 1930s, didn't have too much success on the field. After being dissolved post-WWII, the club started again in 1946 as Offenburger Sportverein, but then reasonably decided to go back to soccer only, so by 1950, they resumed the OFV name.
The high-point of success came in 1984, when they won the German Amateur title, defeating Eintracht Hamm 4-1.
Full Name | Offenburger Fußballverein 1907 e.V. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
City |
Offenburg
(Baden-Württemberg). Pop: 58,888 (2002)
Address |
Badstrasse 22, 77652 Offenburg | Phone: (781) 24234 eMail: info@offenburgerfv.de Colors |
Red/black vertical striped jersey, red shorts, socks. Alternate solid red
jersey.
| Nickname |
| Stadium |
Karl-Heitz-Stadion . Capacity: 15,000 (500 seats) | Originally built in 1957 for a cost of 500,000 DM. It was refurbished in 2001 for 1.4 million DM. Tickets |
5 euros (2004), covered seating 1 euro more. Kids under 14 free. Official
"OFV-fanclub" members get a season ticket for only 35 euros
(2004).
| Supporters |
Anywhere from 300-1,000 for home matches (2004). "OFV-Ultras" have about
25 members.
| Friends |
Fan-Freundscahft with FC Villingen. In 2006, OFV also started a youth cooperation program with nearby SC Freiburg.
The idea was to keep promising players in the club and prevent them from directly transferring to SCF. Improved
training and playing time would ideally benefit the players and both clubs.
|
Foes |
| Heroes |
| Zeroes |
| Beer |
Rothaus Brauerei is a sponsor.
They
brew a Pils, Tannen Zäpfle, Hefe Weizen and Zäpfle, Märzen
Export, Eis-Zäpfle |
Pub Grub |
OFV-Stadiongaststätte
| The Net |
Official site: www.offenburgerfv.de .
Nicely done and informative.
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Recent History:
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1963-64 (III) Amateurliga Südbaden 4th
1964-65 (III) Amateurliga Südbaden 4th
1965-66 (III) Amateurliga Südbaden 2nd
1966-67 (III) Amateurliga Südbaden 1st
1967-68 (III) Amateurliga Südbaden 2nd
1968-69 (III) Amateurliga Südbaden 4th
1969-70 (III) Amateurliga Südbaden 3rd
1970-71 (III) Amateurliga Südbaden 11th
1971-72 (III) Amateurliga Südbaden 3rd
1972-73 (III) Amateurliga Südbaden 5th
1973-74 (III) Amateurliga Südbaden 1st
1974-75 (IV) Amateurliga Südbaden 1st
1975-76 (IV) Amateurliga Südbaden 4th
1976-77 (IV) Amateurliga Südbaden 6th
1977-78 (IV) Amateurliga Südbaden 8th
1978-79 (III) Am.Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 5th
1979-80 (III) Am.Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 5th
1980-81 (III) Am.Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 6th
1981-82 (III) Am.Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 6th
1982-83 (III) Am.Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 2nd
1983-84 (III) Am.Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 2nd
1984-85 (III) Am.Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 4th
1985-86 (III) Am.Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 10th
1986-87 (III) Am.Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 2nd
1987-88 (III) Am.Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 11th
1988-89 (III) Am.Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 6th
1989-90 (III) Am.Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 5th
1990-91 (III) Am.Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 17th
1991-92 (IV) Verbandsliga Südbaden 9th
1992-93 (IV) Verbandsliga Südbaden 9th
1993-94 (IV) Verbandsliga Südbaden 14th
1994-00 (VI) Landesliga Sübaden-1
2000-01 (VI) Landesliga Sübaden-1 2nd
2001-02 (V) Verbandsliga Südbaden 6th
2002-03 (V) Verbandsliga Sübaden 4th
2003-04 (V) Verbandsliga Sübaden 2nd
2004-05 (V) Verbandsliga Südbaden
2005-06 (V) Verbandsliga Südbaden 3rd
2006-07 (V) Verbandsliga Südbaden 2nd
2007-08 (V) Verbandsliga Südbaden
(c) Abseits Guide to Germany : www.abseits-soccer.com