Offenburger FV


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.

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