The FSV Erlangen-Bruck is a German association football club from the suburb of Bruck in the city of Erlangen, Bavaria.

History The club was formed on 15 May 1916,Stadionsuche.de – FSV Erlangen-Bruck accessed: 4 October 2008 during the First World War, under the name of 1. FC Markt Bruck.Groundhopping.de – FSV Erlangen-Bruck – TSG Thannhausen Article on the clubs and the game (in German), accessed: 4 October 2008

For most of its existence, the football department played on local level in the Bavarian region of Middle Franconia. The club came close to Landesliga (IV) promotion when it finished second in the Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Nord in 1971,Bezirksliga Mittelfranken Nord Manfreds Fussball Archiv, accessed: 4 October 2008 after having been promoted to this league the year before. The club remained in the Bezirksliga for a number of seasons without being able to archive quite so well again and eventually was relegated again.

In 1992, the FSV regained its Bezirksliga status once more. It finished in the upper half of the table in the following seasons, gaining promotion to the Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken in 1996 on the strength of a second place in the league. The club spent eight seasons in the Bezirksoberliga before winning the league in 2004 and gaining promotion to the Landesliga Bayern-Mitte for the first time.

In the Landesliga, the club performed well, too, archiving a fifth place in its first season. The following two seasons saw the club finishing third both times. Bayernliga promotion was finally achieved when the club won the Landesliga in 2008. After a 29-year absence, Bayernliga football returned therefore to the city of Erlangen. The last club from the city to play at this level was the BSC Erlangen in 1979.encad ist Sponsor des FSV Erlangen-Bruck Encad website (Club sponsor) – article on the FSV Erlangen-Bruck (in German), accessed: 4 October 2008

The club established itself reasonably well in the new league, finishing in fifth place in 2008–09 and eighth in the following year. After the promotion of local rival SC Eltersdorf to the Bayernliga in 2011 the two clubs began to hold merger talks in November 2011.Mit gebotener Rivalität www.fupa.net, published: 10 November 2011, accessed: 11 November 2011 The club made negative headlines when it encountered financial trouble in 2011. Bruck averted insolvency in December 2011, caused by outstanding social security payments and wages, when it had to take up a €220,000 credit. The club announced that it would have to cut the budget of the football department.220.000 €-Darlehen verhindert FSV-Insolvenz Fupa.net, published: 6 December 2011, accessed: 10 December 2011 After initially proceeding with their Regionalliga Bayern licence application the club opted not to apply for a place in this league in April 2012 and instead remain in the Bayernliga, with the club's chairman Manfred Hopfengärtner stepping down.Erlangen-Bruck verzichtet auf Regionalliga fupa.net, published: 20 April 2012, accessed: 27 April 2012Das war die Relegation 2012 auf Verbandsebene fupa.net, published: 7 June 2012, Retrieved 8 June 2012 After a sixteenth place in 2014–15 the club had to enter the relegation round where it lost to 1. FC Sand and was relegated.

Honours The club's honours:

League Landesliga Bayern-Mitte (V) Champions: 2008 Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken (VI) Champions: 2004, 2009‡ Runners-up: 2002 Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Nord Runners-up: 1971, 1996, 2008‡ A-Klasse Mittelfranken Champions: 1970, 1992 B-Klasse Mittelfranken Champions: 1987

Cup Mittelfranken Cup Winner: 2000

Youth Bavarian Under 15 championship Runners-up: 2011 ‡ Reserve team

Recent managers Recent managers of the club:FSV Erlangen-Bruck .:. Trainer von A-Z weltfussball.de, accessed: 5 April 2011 Manager Start Finish Ulrich Pechtold 1 July 2005 30 April 2007 Gerd Klaus 1 July 2008 30 June 2012 Normann Wagner 1 July 2012 30 June 2021 Thomas Roka 1 July 2021 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

FSV Erlangen-Bruck Season Division Tier Position 1999–2000 Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken VI 4th 2000–01 Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken 4th 2001–02 Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken 2nd 2002–03 Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken 5th 2003–04 Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken 1st ↑ 2004–05 Landesliga Bayern-Mitte V 5th 2005–06 Landesliga Bayern-Mitte 3rd 2006–07 Landesliga Bayern-Mitte 3rd 2007–08 Landesliga Bayern-Mitte 1st ↑ 2008–09 Bayernliga V 5th 2009–10 Bayernliga 8th 2010–11 Bayernliga 11th 2011–12 Bayernliga 11th 2012–13 Bayernliga Nord 13th 2013–14 Bayernliga Nord 14th 2014–15 Bayernliga Nord 16th ↓ 2015–16 Landesliga Bayern-NordostVI 10th 2016–17 Landesliga Bayern-Nordost

FSV Erlangen-Bruck II Season Division Tier Position 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 Kreisklasse Erlangen-Forchheim Mitte IX 1st ↑ 2004–05 Kreisliga Erlangen-Forchheim VIII 4th 2005–06 Kreisliga Erlangen-Forchheim 2nd ↑ 2006–07 Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Nord VII 10th 2007–08 Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Nord 2nd ↑ 2008–09 Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken 1st ↑ 2009–10 Landesliga Bayern-Mitte VI 14th 2010–11 Landesliga Bayern-Mitte 14th 2011–12 Landesliga Bayern-Mitte 10th 2012–13 Landesliga Bayern-Nordost 20th ↓ 2013–14 Bezirksliga Mittelfranken VII 19th ↓ 2014–15 Kreisliga Erlangen/Pegnitzgrund 1 VIII 16th ↓ 2015–16 Kreisklasse Erlangen/Pegnitzgrund 1IX 6th 2016–17 Kreisklasse Erlangen/Pegnitzgrund 1

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 onwards were elevated one tier.

↑ Promoted ↓ Relegated

References

External links Official team site FSV Erlangen-Bruck profile on Weltfussball.de Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables