Manheimer FC 02 — Wikipedia

The Mannheimer FC Phönix 02 is a German football club located in Mannheim in Baden-Wurtemberg.

From 1902 to 1914 [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

The club was founded in May 1902 by students. In order to differentiate themselves from other teams, members of Mannheimer FC Phönix 02 wore white gymnastics shirts and black panties. The first premises was the restaurant “Zum Kirchgarten”.

One year after the foundation, the Phoenix Unit with the Mannheimer FC Bavaria recently created.

In the first years of XX ^{It is} Century, the flagship club of the locality of Mannheim was the Mannheimer FG 1896 which had won in 1900, the championship organized by the Mannheimer Fussball-Bunds and which continued to dominate local football in the following years.

The FC Phoenix surprised everyone in 1905, ranking in front of the FG 1896 in the class 1 from Palatinate . The Phoenix had been admitted in 1904 to the Verband Süddeutscher Fußball-Vereine (VSFV) competitions and paid in the Palatinate .

Playing in the highest regional league of the time, the FC Phoenix 02 DUT came back down in 1908 because he did not have his own land as required by the rules of participation. He then slipped into B-class .

With a solid team, the Mannheimer FC Phönix 02 won the B-Class Neckarau , in 1910, without having lost a single point. For the following year, the club was clean, behind the Uhland school in one place then called Fohlenweide . He was able to go back to the highest series.

In 1911, the FC Phoenix , néo-Promand, if class 3 ^{It is} Behind the Mannheimer FG 1896 and the FV 1900 Kaiserslautern.

The November 2, 1911 took place in Mannheim a large merger between several pioneering clubs. THE Mannheimer FG 1896 , the VfB Union 1897 Mannheim and the FC Victoria 1898 Mannheim formed the VFR Mannheim. THE FC Phoenix Was also contacted with insulation but after negotiations, the club ended up rejecting the offer.

At the end of the 1911-1912 season, the MFV Phönix 02 Terminated equal points with the FV 1900 Kaiserslautern and two points more than the VFR Mannheim. As goals did not take into account, a support match decided on the title. Me Phoenix beaten the future “1. fck” by 2-0 and won the title of Western circles . During the final round to designate the Süddeutscher Meister, the MFV Phönix 02 ends 2 ^{It is} Behind the Karlsruher FV but in front of the SPVGG Fürth and the Frankfurter FV.

In the seasons that followed, the VFR Mannheim took his revenge and ahead MFV Phoenix .

After the start of the First World War, official football competitions faded and left room for some local jousts.

Between two wars [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

On the resumption of competitions, after the conflict, the Mannheimer FC Phönix 02 was no longer as efficient. The Summit of Football in Mannheim was then monopolized by the struggle that the VFR and the SV Waldhof led by the successful coach William Townley. This team was based on a formidable trio of attackers, nicknamed the “Triple H”: Herberger, Höger and Hutter.

The MFC Phönix 02 Attracted the wrath of regional officials in 1921, following what was called “the business of the professional player” (professionalism not being officially established in Germany at that time). The club tried to attract the international striker Herberger from the SV Waldhof Mannheim for 10,000 DMs. After a quick investigation, the MFC Phönix 02 A fine of 5,000 dm and three of its members were inflicted for life. Herberger went to VFR!

In 1922, the MFC Phönix 02 won the title in Odenwaldkreis . Then after two seasons without stories, the club was relegated to the 2 ^{It is} Level in 1925, but he went up the following year.

In 1933, as soon as they came to power, Adolf Hitler and his NSDA adapted Germany under the boot of their totalitarian regime. They used sport as a means of propaganda and population control. In football, the Nazis demanded the creation of sixteen leagues, the Oberligen. Mannheim teams were geographically placed in the Gauliga Baden area. With the VFR Mannheim and the SV Waldhof Mannheim 07, the VFL Neckarau constituted the 3 ^{It is} locality strength. THE Mannheimer FC Phönix 02 was never able to get a place in Gauliga.

In the 1943-1944 season, the MFC Phönix 02 concludes a war association (in German: Kriegspielgemeinschaft – KSG) with the SC Käfertal To play under the name of KSG Käfertal/Phönix Mannheim . This KSG played a season in Gauliga Baden, northern group. During the following season, competitions were arrested after two games.

In 1945, the club was dissolved by the Allies, like all German clubs and associations ( See Directive n ° 23 ). He was quickly reconstructed.

Since 1945 [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

In southern Germany, football competitions resumed fairly quickly with, among other things, Fussball Oberliga Süd.

Poured into an amateur league, the Mannheimer FC Phönix 02 followed the movement but was unable to immediately highlight. It was not until 1955, that the club could leave the 2. Amateur league Nordbaden and access the 1. Amateur league Nordbaden , or a rise in 4 ^{It is} to the 3 ^{It is} hierarchy level.

In 1959, the MFC Phönix 02 was vice-champion. The following year, he finished tied with the SPVGG Sandhofen. A support match took place on the field of VFR Mannheim. THE April 16, 1960 , the Phoenix 02 it prevails ( 2-0 ) and conquered the title and gained its place in the final round for the rise in 2. Oberliga Süd. The club could not do better than a 4 ^{It is} And last place in his group won by SV Schwaben Augsburg.

The circle, which had meanwhile settled in the hochufetrasse, remained in the 1. Amateurliga Nordbaden until 1966 and then was relegated. The club still restores round trips to the 3 ^{It is} level, in 1970 then in 1972.

Subsequently, the MFC Phönix 02 Regressed seriously in the hierarchy.

In 2010-2011, the Mannheimer FC Phönix 02 evolves in District class A Mannheim Groupe 2 , be the 9 ^{It is} DFB hierarchy level.