FC Ingolstadt
FC Ingolstadt is a football (soccer) club from Germany.
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FC Ingolstadt 04 is a Germany football (soccer) List of football clubs in Germany based in Ingolstadt, Bavaria. FC Ingolstadt was founded in 2004 out of the merger of the football sides of two other clubs:
ESV Ingolstadt and
MTV Ingolstadt.
History
ESV Ingolstadt
ESV Ingolstadt joined the Regionalliga Süd (1963-74) (II) in 1963 when the Bundesliga (football) – Germany's professional football league – was formed. After bouncing between tiers II and III, capped with two seasons spent in 2nd Bundesliga Süd (1974-81) from 1979-81, FC Ingolstadt began a descent through tier III to Landesliga Bayern-Süd (IV), last playing in 1993-94. The sports club itself carried on until it went bankrupt in the summer of 2004 and those football players there were left to join
FC Ingolstadt 04.
ESV continues to operate today offering a number of other sports activities while acknowledging
FC 04 on its website.
MTV Ingolstadt
MTV spent two seasons in 2.Bundesliga Sud after Oberliga Bayern champion
1. FC Hassfurt declined promotion in 1978. When
ESV faced bankruptcy in 2004,
MTV allowed its footballers to leave to help form
FC Ingolstadt.
Current
In 2004-2005, newly formed
FC Ingolstadt began play in the Oberliga Bayern (IV) and managed a credible second-place finish in their first season. Their success continued in 2005-2006 when they easily captured the divisional title and won promotion. They finished their debut Regionalliga Süd (III) campaign 2006-2007 in a respectable 5th place. League restructure was planned for the 2008-2009 season with the introduction of a national 3rd division.
FC Ingolstadt would have to finish the 2007-2008 Regionalliga season in the top 10 to qualify. They topped their own ambitions by finishing second to capture their 2nd promotion in 4 years.
FC Ingolstadt got off to great start in the 2.Fußball-Bundesliga by leading the table after the first match. The following months proved less successful for FC Ingolstadt and by the mid-winter break they had dropped to 12th place. The latter half of the season proved even worse with FC Ingolstadt only realizing 1 win in 18 matches.
FC Ingolstadt finished the season in 17th place and were subsequently relegated to the 3rd Liga.
Reserve team
FC Ingolstadt II spent the 2006-07 and 2007-08 season in the Landesliga where it finished sixth and then second, resulting in promotion through a Promotion to the Oberliga Bayern to the Oberliga for
FCI's second team. They are currently coached by Joe Albersinger.
Club culture
Attendance at FC Ingolstadt's matches averaged 1400 in their first Regionalliga season. This season they have been able to attract an average of over 5800 spectators to date. Until recently, Ingolstadters tended to show more interest in longtime Bundesliga powerhouse Bayern Munich and local ice hockey team ERC Ingolstadt. Promotion to the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga and the current dismal performance of the ice hockey team have helped raise crowds at the Tuja-Stadion. FC Ingolstadt also attracts a small but vocal Scottish fan base.
Nickname
- FC Ingolstadt nickname,
Die Schanzer, is taken from the town and has a military sense meaning trenchmen or rampartmen.
Famous Players
- Heiko Gerber
- Andreas Neuendorf
FC Ingolstadt 04 II squad
- Manager: Joe Albersinger
Honours
FC Ingolstadt 04
- League
- - Regionalliga Süd (III) runners-up: 2008
- - Oberliga Bayern (IV) champions: 2006
- - Oberliga Bayern (IV) runners-up: 2005
- Cup
- - Bavarian Cup runners-up: 2005 Bavarian Cup
- - Oberbayern Cup winner: 2005, 2006, 2007
MTV Ingolstadt
- League
- - Oberliga Bayern (III) champions: 1981
- - Landesliga Bayern-Süd (IV) champions: 1966, 1969, 1977, 2004
- Cup
- - Bavarian Cup runners-up: 1947, 1950
ESV Ingolstadt
- League
- - German amateur champions: 1979
- - Oberliga Bayern (III) champions: 1962, 1968, 1979
- - Landesliga Bayern-Süd (IV) champions: 1984
- - Bezirksoberliga Oberbayern (V) champions: 1991
- Cup
- - Bavarian Cup runners-up: 1949
Recent managers
FC Ingolstadt 04 seasons
First team
Reserve team
DFB Cup appereances
FC Ingolstadt has qualified for the first round of the German Cup three times:
Source:
Related pages
Bayern München II, FC Hessen Kassel, FC Ingolstadt, FSV Frankfurt, FSV Oggersheim, Karlsruher SC II, SC Pfullendorf, Sportfreunde Siegen, SSV Jahn Regensburg, SSV Reutlingen, Stuttgart Kickers, SV Elversberg, SV Sandhausen, TSV München 1860 II, Unterhaching, VfB Stuttgart II, VfR Aalen, Wacker Burghausen