SC Freiburg
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| Full name | Sport-Club Freiburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Breisgau-Brasilianer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | May 30, 1904 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | badenova-Stadion
Schwarzwaldstraße 193 |
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| Capacity | 25,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman |  Achim Stocker |
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| Manager | Volker Finke |
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| League | 2. Bundesliga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-06 | 2. Bundesliga, 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport-Club Freiburg, commonly known as SC Freiburg, is a German football club, based in the city of Freiburg in the Breisgau district of Baden-Württemberg. Current manager, Volker Finke, is the longest-serving manager in the history of professional football in Germany, managing the club since 1991.
The club traces its origins to a pair of clubs founded in 1904: Freiburger Fußballverein 04 was organized in March of that year; FC Schwalbe Freiburg just two months later. Both clubs underwent name changes, with Schwalbe becoming FC Mars in 1905, Mars becoming Union Freiburg in 1906, and FV 04 Freiburg becoming Sportverein Freiburg 04 in 1909. Three years later, SV and Union formed Sportclub Freiburg, at the same time incorporating the griffin head seen in their crest from a mintmark used by the city.
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In 1918, after the devastation of World War I, SC Freiburg entered a temporary arrangement with Freiburger FC to be able to field a full side called KSG Freiburg. The next year, SC Freiburg associated themselves with FT 1844 Freiburg as that club's football department, until 1928 when they left to enter into a stadium-sharing arrangement with PSV (Polizeisportvereins) Freiburg 1924 that lasted until 1930 and the failure of PSV. SC Freiburg then picked up again with FT 1844 Freiburg in 1938.
At the end of World War II, Allied occupation authorities disbanded most existing organizations in Germany, including football and sports clubs. The clubs were permitted to reconstitute themselves after about a year, but were required to take on new names in an attempt to disassociate them from the so-recent Nazi past. SC Freiburg was therefore briefly known as VfL Freiburg. By 1950, French-occupation authorities had let up enough to allow the clubs to reclaim their old identities. Finally, in 1952, SC Freiburg left FT Freiburg behind again.
To this point, the history of the club had been characterized by only modest success. Through the 1930s, SC Freiburg played in the Berzirkliga (II), with the occasional turn in the Gauliga Baden (I), and captured a handful of local titles. After World War II, they picked up where they left off, playing in the Amateurliga Südbaden (III).
While only a small club, SC Freiburg became known for the fight and team spirit in their play. This led them to the 2.Bundesliga in 1978-79 where they played for a decade-and-a-half before making the breakthrough to the Bundesliga in 1993-94. In their first Bundesliga season Freiburg narrowly avoided relegation. They made an exciting run in their second season at the top level, finishing third, just three points behind champions Borussia Dortmund. It was at this time that they were first nicknamed Breisgau-Brasilianer (literally Breisgau-Brazilians) due to their attractive style of play.
The club's greatest success was reaching the UEFA Cup in 1995 and 2001.
SC Freiburg's first Bundesliga relegation was in 1997, after they finished in 17th position. While they have been relegated three times since first making the Bundesliga, they have twice managed to win immediate promotion back to the top league - but failed to do that in the most recent season, 2005-06. It was the first time since 1992 that Freiburg was playing in the 2. Bundesliga for two consecutive seasons. But, still, the Breisgau-Brasilianer continue to field a competitive side and are amongst the favourites for promotion to the Bundesliga.
[edit] Current squad
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[edit] Out on loan
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[edit] Notable former players
For a complete list of former SC Freiburg players with a Wikipedia article, see here.
Germany
Holland
[edit] Managers past and present
- Volker Finke (July 1, 1991 to date)
- Eckhard Krautzun (July 1, 1990 to June 30, 1991)
- Bernd Hoss (December 1, 1989 to June 30, 1990)
- Uwe Ehret (August 27, 1989 to November 26, 1989) (second time)
- Lorenz-Günther Köstner (July 1, 1989 to August 26, 1989)
- Uwe Ehret (April 9, 1989 to June 30, 1989)
- Fritz Fuchs (January 1, 1989 to April 8, 1989) (second time)
- Jörg Berger (July 1, 1986 to December 17, 1988)
- Horst Zick (March 23, 1986 to June 30, 1986) (second time)
- Jupp Becker (January 25, 1986 to March 22, 1986)
- Anton Rudinski (July 1, 1984 to January 1, 1986)
- Fritz Fuchs (July 1, 1983 to June 30, 1984)
- Werner Olk (July 1, 1982 to June 30, 1983)
- Lutz Hangartner (July 1, 1981 to June 30, 1982)
- Horst Zick (January 25, 1981 to June 30, 1981)
- Jupp Becker (July 1, 1980 to January 24, 1981)
- Norbert Wagner (July 1, 1979 to January 24, 1980)
- Heinz Baas (September 30, 1978 to June 30, 1979
- Manfred Brief (July 1, 1972 to September 30, 1978)
- Edgar Heilbrunner (1969 to 1972)
- Hans Diehl (1964 to 1969)
- Hanns Faber (1963 to 1964)
- Hans Roggow (1960 to 1963)
- Kurt Mannschott (1956 to 1958)
- Willi Hornung (1953 to 1955)
- Andreas Munkert (1950 to 1953) (second time)
- Arthur Mattes (1949 to 1950)
- Andreas Munkert (1946 to 1949)
[edit] Honours
[edit] League
- 2. Bundesliga champions: 1993, 2003
[edit] External links
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