SpVgg Greuther Fürth II is the reserve team of the German association football club SpVgg Greuther Fürth from the city of Fürth, Bavaria.

Since 2008, it plays in the tier four Regionalliga Süd. The team plays as an under-23 side as the rules on using under-23 players in the first and second teams are less strict.Spielordnung BFV website – Rules of the game, published: 15 July 2011, retrieved 30 July 2011

History The side originated as the reserve team of the SpVgg Fürth, a club that merged with TSV Vestenbergsgreuth in 1996 to form the current SpVgg Greuther Fürth. The side was known as SpVgg Fürth Amateure or SpVgg Fürth II, depending whether the first team was playing in professional football or not at the time.

Under the name of SpVgg Fürth Amateure the side achieved promotion to the third division Amateurliga Bayern North in 1958 after a championship in the northern division of the 2nd Amateurliga Mittelfranken.Die Bayernliga 1945–97, p. 41 The team lasted for only two seasons at this level, coming 12th in 1959 and last in the following year and being relegated back down.Die Bayernliga 1945–97, p. 45

The amateur team of SpVgg Fürth was not a founding member of the Landesliga Bayern-Nord in 1963, unlike the second team of traditional rival 1. FC Nürnberg,Die Bayernliga 1945–97, p. 56 and did not appear in the higher reaches of Bavarian football in the years to come.

With the decline of the senior team in the 1980s, which suffered at first relegation from the 2. Bundesliga in 1983,Die Bayernliga 1945–97, p. 118 followed by another drop, from the Bayernliga to the Landesliga in 1987, the fortunes of the reserve side declined, too.Die Bayernliga 1945–97, p. 122 When the senior team recovered, returning to the Bayernliga in 1991 and becoming a founding member of the new Regionalliga Süd in 1994,Die Bayernliga 1945–97, p. 129 the reserve team improved, too. In 1994, the side earned promotion to the tier-five Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken, having finished runners-up in the Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Nord.Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Nord Manfreds Fussball Archiv, retrieved 1 July 2011

While in the Bezirksoberliga, the team changed its name to SpVgg Greuther Fürth Amateure in 1996, after the merger and promotion of the senior team. It played as a top-level side in this league until 1999–2000, when a league title earned it promotion to the Landesliga.Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken Manfreds Fussball Archiv, retrieved 1 July 2011

The side played for only one season at this level, taking out another league title immediately and earning another promotion, to the Bayernliga. At this level, the side remained until 2008, when the introduction of the 3. Liga allowed for five Bavarian teams to be promoted to the Regionalliga, with runners-up SpVgg Greuther Fürth II being one of them.Bayernliga Manfreds Fussball Archiv, retrieved 1 July 2011

In between, in 2005, a change in the rules meant that all reserve sides, regardless of the status of the first team, would now carry a Roman numeral to indicate its status, SpVgg Greuther Fürth Amateure therefore became SpVgg Greuther Fürth II.

From 2008, the team has played in the tier-four Regionalliga Süd, with a fourth place in 2010–11 as its best result. In 2012, the league was restructured, so they moved to the Regionalliga Bayern where they finished in mid table in its first two seasons there.Regionalliga Bayern table 2013–14 kicker.de, retrieved 16 June 2014

Honours The club's honours:

League 2. Amateurliga Mittelfranken Nord (IV) Champions: 1958 Bayernliga (IV) Runners-up: (2) 2007, 2008 Landesliga Bayern-Mitte (V) Champions: 2001 Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken (VI) Champions: 2000 Runners-up: 1997 Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Nord Runners-up: 1994 Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Süd Runners-up: 1969

Cup Mittelfranken Cup Winner: 2002 Runners-up: 2007

Current squad

Recent managers The clubs recent managers were:SpVgg Greuther Fürth II " Trainer von A-Z Weltfussball.de, retrieved 1 July 2011 Manager Start Finish Thomas Kost 1 July 2001 20 March 2002 Ludwig Trifellner 21 March 2002 30 June 2002 Norbert Schlegel 1 July 2002 10 February 2004 Frank Kramer (Player-coach) 11 February 2004 30 June 2004 Heinz Krapf 1 July 2004 24 May 2005 Frank Kramer (Player-coach) 25 May 2005 30 June 2005 Reiner Geyer 1 July 2005 30 June 2009 Frank Kramer 1 July 2009 30 June 2011 Konrad Fünfstück 1 July 2011 31 December 2012 Ludwig Preis 1 January 2013 20 February 2013 Mario Himsl 21 February 2013 30 June 2013 Ludwig Preis 1 July 2013 30 June 2014 Mirko Reichel 1 July 2014 22 February 2015 Thomas Kleine 1 March 2015 2 May 2017 Christian Benbennek (caretaker) 3 May 2017 23 May 2017 Timo Rost 24 May 2017 30 June 2018 Petr Ruman 1 July 2018 30 June 2021 Dominic Rühl 1 July 2021 31 December 2021 Petr Ruman 1 January 2022 30 June 2024 Leonhard Haas 1 July 2024 21 October 2024 Julian Kolbeck (caretaker) 22 October 2024 22 October 2024 Christian Fiedler (caretaker) 23 October 2024 13 November 2024 Leonhard Haas 14 November 2024 30 June 2025 Roberto Hilbert 1 July 2025 Present

Recent seasons The recent season-by-season performance of the club:Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv Historical German domestic league tablesFussball.de – Ergebnisse Tables and results of all German football leagues Season Division Tier Position 1999–00 Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken VI 1st ↑ 2000–01 Landesliga Bayern-Mitte V 1st ↑ 2001–02 Bayernliga IV 5th 2002–03 Bayernliga 9th 2003–04 Bayernliga 4th 2004–05 Bayernliga 12th 2005–06 Bayernliga 4th 2006–07 Bayernliga 2nd 2007–08 Bayernliga 2nd ↑ 2008–09 Regionalliga Süd 11th 2009–10 Regionalliga Süd 11th 2010–11 Regionalliga Süd 4th 2011–12 Regionalliga Süd 6th 2012–13 Regionalliga Bayern 12th 2013–14 Regionalliga Bayern 9th 2014–15 Regionalliga Bayern 14th 2015–16 Regionalliga Bayern 9th 2016–17 Regionalliga Bayern 16th 2017–18 Regionalliga Bayern 13th 2018–19 Regionalliga Bayern 14th 2019–21 Regionalliga Bayern 8th 2021–22 Regionalliga Bayern 17th 2022–23 Regionalliga Bayern 8th 2023–24 Regionalliga Bayern 8th 2024–25 Regionalliga Bayern 3rd 2025–26 Regionalliga Bayern 16th With the introduction of the Bezirksoberligas in 1988 as the new fifth tier, below the Landesligas, all leagues below dropped one tier. With the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 and the 3. Liga in 2008 as the new third tier, below the 2. Bundesliga, all leagues below dropped one tier. With the establishment of the Regionalliga Bayern as the new fourth tier in Bavaria in 2012 the Bayernliga was split into a northern and a southern division, the number of Landesligas expanded from three to five and the Bezirksoberligas abolished. All leagues from the Bezirksligas onward were elevated one tier.

↑ Promoted ↓ Relegated

References

Sources Grüne, Hardy (2001). Vereinslexikon. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag Die Bayernliga 1945–97 DSFS, published: 1998

External links Official website SpVgg Greuther Fürth II at Weltfussball.de Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables Manfreds Fussball Archiv Tables and results from the Bavarian amateur leagues