Würzburger FV 04
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| Full name | Würzburger Fußball-Verein e.V. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1904 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ground | Sepp-Endres-Sportanlage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 3,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Oberliga Bayern (IV) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-06 | Oberliga Bayern, 3rd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Würzburger FV 04 is a German football club from the city of Würzburg, Bavaria founded in 1904 as 1. Würzburger FV 04. The club emerged as WFV in 1923 after leaving a short-lived union formed with a gymnastics club.
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[edit] History
The team has played as an unheralded local amateur side for most of its existence. In 1933-34 they spent a single season in the top flight Gauliga Bayern, one of sixteen premier divisions formed in the re-organization of German football under the Third Reich in 1933. Towards the end of World War II, WFV was forced into a merger with Kickers Würzburg to play together as the wartime side (Kriegspielgemeinshaft) KSG Würzburg. The unified club spent two seasons in last place in the Gauliga Bayern (Gruppe Nord). Play was interrupted as the war progressed and the team was disbanded at the end of the conflict.
WFV was re-established after the war and returned to playing anonymously in the lower amateur divisions. They began a slow advance after the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963 rising to third division play in the Amateurliga Bayern in 1970. They broke through to the 2.Bundesliga Süd 1976 in spite of a second place finish and a 0:2 playoff loss to Wacker München when Wacker declined promotion.
Würzburg's four-year-long turn in the second division was a difficult struggle and they were relegated in 1980 after a 21st place finish. Their descent to the Oberliga Bayern (III) ended with another last place finish and was then promptly followed by the financial collapse of the club which owed its creditors over 2.5 million Marks. WFV sold its stadium to local rival DJK Würzburg to help clear its debt before the club was folded up in May 1981.
The members immediately formed the current club Würzburger FV which began play in the depths of the tenth division Kreisklasse C. They have since played their way back to the Oberliga Bayern (IV) where they finished a strong third in 2005-06. During their climb the team earned an appearance in the opening round of the 2001-02 German Cup tournament, but were thrashed 0:10 by then Bundesliga side 1860 Munich.
