FSV Frankfurt

FSV Frankfurt is a German association football club based in the Bornheim district of Frankfurt am Main, Hesse and founded in 1899. The club plays in the shadow of larger and much more successful Eintracht Frankfurt, which has recently returned to 2^nd tier football. FSV Frankfurt also fielded a highly successful women's team, which was disbanded in 2006.

History

The club was one of the founding members of the Nordkreis-Liga in 1909, when football started to become more organised in Southern Germany. With the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, this league came to a halt but a championship for the region was still held, which FSV won in 1917.Süddeutschlands Fußball in Tabellenform 1897 – 1988, author: Ludolf Hyll, page: 32-55, accessed: 20 April 2009

After the war, the club became part of the Kreisliga Nordmain, which it managed to win in 1922–23, qualifying for the Southern German championship, where it finished last out of five teams.Süddeutschlands Fussball in Tabellenform 1897 – 1988, author: Ludolf Hyll, page: 72-74, accessed: 20 April 2009

The pinnacle of the team's achievement was a losing appearance in the 1925 national final, 0:1 to 1. FC Nuremberg, and the capture of a German amateur title in 1972 in a 2:1 victory over Marl Hüls. The club contested the final of the 1938 Tschammerpokal, predecessor of today's DFB-Pokal, but was beaten 1:3 by Rapid Vienna.

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