1. FC Schweinfurt 05

German association football club May 2026 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 1. Fussball-Club Schweinfurt 1905, Verein für Leibesübungen e.V. 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 logo.svg 0.8 Die Schnüdel Die Grün-Weißen yes 1905 5 5 Sachs-Stadion 14,718 (860 seated)Von Wacker-Arena bis Rosenaustadion: Die Stadien der Regionalliga Bayern 2026/27 From Wacker Arena to Rosenaustadion: The Stadiums of the 2026/27 Regionalliga Bayern kicker.de https://www.kicker.de/von-wacker-arena-bis-rosenaustadion-die-stadien-der-regionalliga-bayern-2026-27-1234231/slideshow 23 July 2026 German Dominik Groß and Benjamin Liebald Jan Gernlein Regionalliga Bayern 2025–26 3. Liga, 19th of 20 (relegated) 2025–26 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 season http://www.fcschweinfurt05.de/ _derry18a _derry18a _derry18a _color_3_stripes_black 228B22 228B22 228B22 FFFFFF FFFFFF _whiteborder _hamilton1819a _whiteborder _adidaswhite _color_3_stripes_white 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 _udechile1920a _udechile1920a _udechile1920a _striped19red _color_3_stripes_white FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 1. Fussball-Club Schweinfurt 1905, Verein für Leibesübungen e.V., called 1. FC Schweinfurt 05, Schweinfurt 05, or simply FC 05, is a German association football club established in Schweinfurt (Bavaria) in 1905. Besides men’s and women‘s football, it also has a section for athletics. The club is well known due to successful years in top and second-tier football leagues from the 1930s to the 1970s, and thanks to outstanding individuals. During the late 1930s, Schweinfurt's midfielders Albin Kitzinger and Andreas Kupfer, today considered as two of the best half-back players of all time,Breslau Elf Chronicles – Tale of a German Wunderteam thehardtackle.com http://www.thehardtackle.com/2012/breslau-elf-chronicles-tale-of-a-german-wunderteam/ 11 September 2017Eintracht gegen Schweinfurt: Wer sind diese Schnüdel überhaupt? fnp.de https://www.fnp.de/eintracht-frankfurt/eintracht-gegen-schweinfurt-sind-diese-schnuedel-ueberhaupt-10447715.html 27 November 2019 de formed the core of the Germany national football team and represented their country at the 1938 FIFA World Cup and within the premiere FIFA continent selection Europe XI.Football Association 75th Anniversary Celebration Match: England 3 Rest of Europe 0 englandfootballonline.com http://www.englandfootballonline.com/Seas1900-39/1938-39/M0220RoE1938.html 13 June 20171. FC Schweinfurt 05 schweinfurtfuehrer.de https://www.schweinfurtfuehrer.de/vereine/sportvereine/1-fc-schweinfurt-1905/ 19 July 2017 de The FC 05 first team, which competes in the tier-four Regionalliga Bayern in the 2026–27 season, is organized within 1. FC Schweinfurt 1905 Fußball GmbH.1. FC Schweinfurt 05: Geschichte 1. FC Schweinfurt 05: History fcschweinfurt05.de http://www.fcschweinfurt1905.de/geschichte/ 17 June 2017 de The club plays its home games at Sachs-Stadion in Schweinfurt.Willy-Sachs-Stadion Schweinfurt youtube.de https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkUqXTzCubo&t=92s/ https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/QkUqXTzCubo 19 December 2021 live 24 July 2017 History Early years: 1905–1931 thumb|280px|right|1. FC Schweinfurt 05 team in 1905 At a time when football became more and more popular among broad levels of the population, 1. Fussball-Club Schweinfurt 1905 was founded on 5 May 1905 by a group of sports enthusiasts. The club's first chairman, Pepi Popp, designed the still unchanged FC 05 crest. The new team played in various local leagues until beginning of the First World War. The home games were held at Hutrasen south of river Main, the later venue of local competitor VfR 07 Schweinfurt. In 1919, Schweinfurt 05 had to move to a new court near Ludwigsbrücke and became member of the tier-one Kreisliga Nordbayern, but relegated after its first season. The team attempted a merger with Turngemeinde Schweinfurt von 1848, which lasted from 1921 to 1923, before the two groups parted ways again and the football division became 1. Fussball-Club Schweinfurt 1905, Verein für Leibesübungen e.V. While FC 05 did not reap the expected benefits from the brief union, it improved dramatically after re-establishing itself as an independent club. Membership grew significantly and a number of new sports departments were formed within the organization. The football team yielded its first fruits in 1927 by winning the Unterfranken Cup championship,Geschichte des FC 05 Schweinfurt FC Schweinfurt 05 History schweinfurtfuehrer.de https://www.schweinfurtfuehrer.de/geschichte/geschichte-des-fc-05-schweinfurt/ 26 July 2017 de and in 1931, when it became Kreisliga Unterfranken champion.Kreisliga Bayern 1931 1931 Kreisliga Bayern fussball-historie.de http://www.fussball-historie.de/Sued/OstkreisII1931.html 10 April 2020 de Years of excellence: 1931–1963 Schweinfurt 05 finally gained first class status again with its entry into the Bezirksliga Bayern in 1931. After introduction of the Gauliga system in 1933, the club became member of the top-flight Gauliga Bayern thanks to finishing 3rd in Bezirksliga Bayern Nord. In addition, the team succeeded in winning the 1933 Bavarian Cup championship, but lost 1–2 to VfB Stuttgart in the subsequent Southern German Cup final. The club experienced an era of successful seasons in the Gauliga years, winning the Gauliga Bayern in 1939 and 1942, and qualifying for the German football championship round. In the German football championship 1939 competition, Schweinfurt barely missed the semi-final qualification games after three wins in the group stage, where it defeated later 1943 and 1944 German champion Dresdner SC 1–0 in the first leg, but then lost to Dresden 0–1 in the decisive away match.Ehemaliger 05-Torwart Hans Stumpf gestorben Former 05 goalkeeper Hans Stumpf passed mainpost.de https://www.mainpost.de/sport/schweinfurt/Ehemaliger-05-Torwart-Hans-Stumpf-gestorben;art795,5487291?wt_ref=https%3A%2F%2Fde.wikipedia.org%2F&wt_t=1585256396531 26 March 2020 de The team failed in the round of 16 of the 1942 German football championship after a 1–2 loss to SG SS Straßburg. Schweinfurt made a semi-final appearance in the 1936 Tschammerpokal, when it was defeated 2–3 by FC Schalke 04, the closest it ever came to winning a national title. Again in 1936, the club moved into its newly constructed stadium, the Willy-Sachs-Stadion (today: Sachs-Stadion), a donation by local industrialist and patron Willy Sachs.Der braune Schatten The brown shadow cicero.de http://cicero.de/wirtschaft/der-braune-schatten/37229 25 July 2017 de At that time, FC 05 midfielders Albin Kitzinger and Andreas 'Ander' Kupfer became renowned in international football as they formed one of the best half-back duos in Europe. Kitzinger distinguished himself with assuredness on the ball and the calmness in which he distributed the ball. Kupfer was a player that fascinated the crowds with his elegant ways of playing. He was a master of kicking the ball with just moving his ankle joint.Bitter, Jürgen. Deutschlands Fußball-Nationalspieler, Sportverlag, 1997, p. 272. Kitzinger and Kupfer were an essential part of the famous Germany national team who defeated Denmark 8–0 in Breslau on 16 May 1937. One year later they competed at the 1938 FIFA World Cup in France, and were both called up to represent Germany within the FIFA selection Europe XI in the FA 75th anniversary game against England at Highbury in London. Due to the Second World War, Schweinfurt 05 merged with Luftwaffen SV Schweinfurt into KSG Schweinfurt for the 1943–44 and 1944–45 Gauliga seasons.Gauligisten Gauliga clubs deutscherfussball.info https://www.deutscherfussball.info/Gauligisten-S-d--Sa_Se.htm 24 August 2017 The club temporarily had been dissolved in May 1945 under pressure from the occupying powers. After World War II, the re-established 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 was integrated into the tier-one Oberliga Süd, which, for the first time in German football, introduced the system of contract players in August 1948.Der lange Weg zum Profi The long road to professional football bpb.de https://www.bpb.de/gesellschaft/medien-und-sport/bundesliga/160779/geschichte-der-bundesliga?p=1 11 April 2020 de The club stayed in the Oberliga for the duration of the league's existence until the Bundesliga, Germany's new professional league, was founded in 1963. Schweinfurt reached the round of the last sixteen of the 1954–55 DFB-Pokal, where it lost 0–1 in the replay against FC Schalke 04 after a 1–1 draw in the first match. On the occasion of the club's 50th anniversary in 1955, Schweinfurt could demonstrate its level when the team defeated German champion Rot-Weiss Essen 3–1, and achieved a 1–1 draw against Everton F.C. from English Football League First Division. The club made it into the 1957 and 1958 Southern German Cup finals and lost both times, to FC Bayern München and to VfB Stuttgart, respectively. In 1950, Andreas Kupfer became the first captain of the West Germany national football team in his very final 44th appearance. FC 05 goalkeeper Günter Bernard earned two West Germany caps in 1962, before he joined Bundesliga founding member SV Werder Bremen one year later, and was named in Germany's squad for the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Second tier years: 1963–1976 180px|thumb|Lothar Emmerich 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 was one of 46 West German football clubs that applied for admission to the newly established Bundesliga in 1963. However, based on the Oberliga Süd score of its past 12 seasons, the club finally did not qualify for the new league, and thus found itself playing in the second tier Regionalliga Süd. In the 1965–66 season, Schweinfurt became Southern German Regionalliga champion and made it to the Bundesliga advancement games. Here, the team missed to ascend to the top tier after it was unable to prevail in its qualification group with 1. FC Saarbrücken, FC St. Pauli, and promoted winner Rot-Weiss Essen. With the introduction of the 2. Bundesliga in 1974, Schweinfurt was founding member of the southern division despite only finishing 15th in the last Regionalliga year. For its first 2. Bundesliga season in 1974–75, the club signed-up former national team striker and Bundesliga top scorer Lothar Emmerich. The team earned an excellent third place and barely missed the advancement games for promotion to Bundesliga. Yo-yo years: 1976–2016 280px|thumb|Historical chart of the 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 league performance After the 1974–75 season, FC 05 began to falter: poor results and financial problems saw the club descend first to the Bayernliga (III) and then, for the first time in 1983, to the Landesliga Bayern-Nord (IV). Schweinfurt 05 became a yo-yo club ascending and descending between tiers III and IV, with just a pair of brief 2. Bundesliga appearances in 1990–91 and in 2001–02. As 1989–90 Bayernliga champion the club prevailed in the advancement games to 2. Bundesliga, but was not able to keep pace in the new league. The year before, the team had made it into the last sixteen of the 1989–90 DFB-Pokal, where it lost 0–2 to Eintracht Braunschweig. In 2001, Schweinfurt was promoted to 2. Bundesliga after finishing 3rd in Regionalliga Süd. The team's third-place finish was enough to let them skip past the amateur side of VfB Stuttgart, who were not allowed to advance a second side to the professional ranks. Despite a decent first half of the tier-two season, FC 05 finally could not avoid relegation after one year. Disasters happened in 2004 when FC Schweinfurt 05 was forced to leave the Regionalliga Süd (III) because of financial reasons, and in 2005 when the club went bankrupt. The results in the Bayernliga (IV) were annulled, and the team was relegated to the fifth tier Landesliga. A re-structured club successfully worked its way back into Bayernliga in 2007. After it was relegated again to the now tier-six Landesliga in 2009, the team returned to the Bayernliga immediately the following year. At the end of the 2011–12 season Schweinfurt managed to qualify for the promotion round to the new Regionalliga Bayern (IV) and advanced to the second round, where the team missed out on promotion.Das war die Relegation 2012 auf Verbandsebene fupa.net http://www.fupa.net/berichte/so-laeuft-die-relegation-auf-verbandsebene-21714.html 13 June 2017 de The club finally earned direct promotion to tier-four Regionalliga Bayern in the 2012–13 season by taking the championship in the Bayernliga northern division. Schweinfurt's first three Regionalliga years, however, were characterized by a permanent but successful struggle against relegation.FC 05 macht in der Nachspielzeit aus 1:3 noch 4:3 – Relegation! FC 05 turns the match within extra time https://www.mainpost.de/sport/schweinfurt/FC-05-macht-in-der-Nachspielzeit-aus-1-3-noch-4-3-Relegation;art795,8149459 mainpost.de de 6 September 2020 Consolidation years: 2016–today thumb|280px|2018–19 DFB-Pokal: Nabil Bentaleb (FC Schalke 04) and Adam Jabiri (FC Schweinfurt 05) In 2016, the FC 05 first team was spun off into 1. FC Schweinfurt 1905 Fußball GmbH. By means of the reorganization, the club again established professional structures to pave the way back to higher leagues.Legende: 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 A legend: 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 http://www.zeitspiel-magazin.de/legende-1-fc-schweinfurt-05.html zeitspiel-magazin.de de 23 August 2018 12 July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180712024552/http://www.zeitspiel-magazin.de/legende-1-fc-schweinfurt-05.html dead Schweinfurt experienced an upturn in the 2016–17 season and finished 8th in the Regionalliga Bayern. In addition, the team succeeded in winning the Bavarian Cup after a 1–0 victory over Wacker Burghausen in the final.Schweinfurt 05 gewinnt den Toto-Pokal 2017 Schweinfurt 05 has won the 2017 Toto Cup bfv.de http://www.bfv.de/cms/spielbetrieb/neuigkeiten/2017_205893_schweinfurt_gewinnt_den_toto-pokal_2017_215550.html 27 July 2017 13 August 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170813225518/http://www.bfv.de/cms/spielbetrieb/neuigkeiten/2017_205893_schweinfurt_gewinnt_den_toto-pokal_2017_215550.html dead In the 2017–18 Regionalliga, Schweinfurt were unable to match the champions TSV 1860 München, and finished 3rd. Schweinfurt defeated 2. Bundesliga club SV Sandhausen 2–1 in the 2017–18 DFB-Pokal first round,DFB-Pokal, 2017/2018, 1. Runde dfb.de https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2247860 14 August 2017 but then lost 4–0 to the eventual winners, Eintracht Frankfurt.DFB-Pokal, 2017/2018, 2. Runde dfb.de https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2249085 25 October 2017 de In the same season, Schweinfurt successfully defended the Bavarian Cup after a 3–1 victory over SpVgg Bayreuth in the final. Schweinfurt finished 4th in the 2018–19 Regionalliga. In the 2018–19 DFB-Pokal first round, the team lost 2–0 to the previous season's Bundesliga runner-up, Schalke.DFB-Pokal, 2018/2019, 1. Runde dfb.de https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?no_cache=1&spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2261348 18 August 2018 deDFB Cup Men: 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 vs. FC Schalke 04 tv.dfb.de https://tv.dfb.de/video/dfb-cup-men-1-fc-schweinfurt-05-vs-fc-schalke-04/22518/ 18 August 2018 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, the original 2019–20 Regionalliga Bayern season was extended until spring 2021, and the 2020–21 season was cancelled. In July 2020, the league leaders Türkgücü München were promoted to the 3. Liga,https://www.bfv.de/news/3.-liga/bfv-meldet-turkgucu-munchen-fur-dritte-liga BFV meldet Türkgücü München für dritte Liga bfv.de 21 June 2020 2 June 2021 de 23 June 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200623083039/https://www.bfv.de/news/3.-liga/bfv-meldet-turkgucu-munchen-fur-dritte-liga dead while Schweinfurt, as runners-up, qualified for the 2020–21 DFB-Pokal. In the first round cup match, Schweinfurt were defeated 4–1, again by Bundesliga club Schalke.DFB-Pokal, 2020/2021, 1. Runde dfb.de https://www.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2020-21/1-runde/1-fc-schweinfurt-05-fc-schalke-04-2311438 2 June 2021 de Schweinfurt managed to win the championship of the finally discontinued 2019–21 Regionalliga Bayern when the club prevailed in a play-off group of the top three eligible teams, with Viktoria Aschaffenburg and SpVgg Bayreuth.1. FC Schweinfurt 05 ist Meister der Regionalliga Bayern und nimmt an Aufstiegsspielen zur 3. Liga teil bfv.de https://www.bfv.de/mspw/regionalliga-bayern/2019-20/1.-fc-schweinfurt-05-ist-meister-der-regionalliga-bayern-und-nimmt-an-aufstiegsspielen-zur-3.-liga-teil 18 July 2024 de However, Schweinfurt missed out on promotion to the 3. Liga after a 2–0 defeat on aggregate in the play-offs against TSV Havelse from the Regionalliga Nord.https://www.kicker.de/havelse-gegen-schweinfurt-2021-liga-relegation-4708403/spielbericht Greenkeeper-Duo sichert Havelse den Aufstieg gegen Schweinfurt Kicker kicker 19 June 2021 21 June 2021 de The team finished in the top half of the table in the following two Regionalliga Bayern seasons. In the 2023–24 season, Schweinfurt regained amateur status for financial reasons,Richtungswechsel: Schweinfurt begräbt Träume vom Profifußball fupa.net https://www.fupa.net/news/richtungswechsel-schweinfurt-begraebt-traeume-vom-profifussball-2920090 30 May 2024 de and finished 11th in Regionalliga Bayern. However, the team won the division the following year to promote to the 3. Liga, and thus returned to a professional football league after 23 years in lower divisions.https://www.kicker.de/ausdruck-einer-speziellen-kultur-schweinfurt-steigt-in-die-3-liga-auf-1114115/artikel Ausdruck einer speziellen Kultur: Schweinfurt steigt in die 3. Liga auf Kicker kicker 2 May 2025 10 June 2025 de Despite the addition of several new players with first- and second-division experience, Schweinfurt were unable to compete in the new league and were relegated back to the Regionalliga after just one season.https://www.kicker.de/schweinfurt-gegen-essen-2026-liga-5057649/analyse Erster Absteiger steht fest: Essen schießt Schweinfurt zurück in die Regionalliga Kicker kicker 7 April 2026 23 August 2026 de In the 2025–26 DFB-Pokal first round, the team was defeated 2–4 by 2. Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf.DFB-Pokal, 2025/2026, 1. Runde dfb.de https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2025-26/1-runde/1-fc-schweinfurt-05-fortuna-duesseldorf-2397649 23 August 2026 de Seasons First team The season-by-season performance of the club from 1931 until today:Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv Historical German domestic league tables f-archiv.de http://www.f-archiv.de/ 13 June 2017 deFussball.de – Ergebnisse Tables and results of all German football leagues fussball.de http://www.fussball.de/fussball-ergebnisse-die-top-ligen-bei-fussball-de/id_45692854/index 13 June 2017 de Season Division Tier Position 1931–32 Bezirksliga Bayern (Nord) I 4th 1932–33 Bezirksliga Bayern (Nord) 3rd 1933–34 Gauliga Bayern 4th 1934–35 Gauliga Bayern 3rd 1935–36 Gauliga Bayern 4th 1936–37 Gauliga Bayern 2nd 1937–38 Gauliga Bayern 7th 1938–39 Gauliga Bayern 1st 1939–40 Gauliga Bayern 3rd 1940–41 Gauliga Bayern 7th 1941–42 Gauliga Bayern 1st 1942–43 Gauliga Nordbayern 2nd 1943–44 Gauliga Nordbayern 5th 1944–45 Gauliga Bayern no results 1945–46 Oberliga Süd 7th 1946–47 Oberliga Süd 9th 1947–48 Oberliga Süd 13th 1948–49 Oberliga Süd 10th 1949–50 Oberliga Süd 12th 1950–51 Oberliga Süd 7th 1951–52 Oberliga Süd 14th 1952–53 Oberliga Süd 5th 1953–54 Oberliga Süd 8th 1954–55 Oberliga Süd 3rd 1955–56 Oberliga Süd 8th 1956–57 Oberliga Süd 12th 1957–58 Oberliga Süd 8th 1958–59 Oberliga Süd 10th 1959–60 Oberliga Süd 12th 1960–61 Oberliga Süd 14th 1961–62 Oberliga Süd 14th 1962–63 Oberliga Süd 11th 1963–64 Regionalliga Süd II 7th 1964–65 Regionalliga Süd 15th 1965–66 Regionalliga Süd 1st 1966–67 Regionalliga Süd 10th 1967–68 Regionalliga Süd 5th 1968–69 Regionalliga Süd 6th 1969–70 Regionalliga Süd 5th 1970–71 Regionalliga Süd 6th 1971–72 Regionalliga Süd 12th 1972–73 Regionalliga Süd 14th 1973–74 Regionalliga Süd 15th 1974–75 2. Bundesliga Süd 3rd 1975–76 2. Bundesliga Süd 18th ↓ 1976–77 Bayernliga III 14th 1977–78 Bayernliga 8th 1978–79 Bayernliga 3rd 1979–80 Bayernliga 4th 1980–81 Bayernliga 4th 1981–82 Bayernliga 2nd 1982–83 Bayernliga 16th ↓ 1983–84 Landesliga Bayern-Nord IV 1st ↑ 1984–85 Bayernliga III 18th ↓ 1985–86 Landesliga Bayern-Nord IV 1st ↑ 1986–87 Bayernliga III 14th 1987–88 Bayernliga 10th 1988–89 Bayernliga 2nd 1989–90 Bayernliga 1st ↑ 1990–91 2. Bundesliga II 20th ↓ 1991–92 Bayernliga III 7th 1992–93 Bayernliga 9th 1993–94 Bayernliga 9th 1994–95 Bayernliga IV 5th 1995–96 Bayernliga 3rd 1996–97 Bayernliga 5th 1997–98 Bayernliga 1st ↑ 1998–99 Regionalliga Süd III 5th 1999–2000 Regionalliga Süd 11th 2000–01 Regionalliga Süd 3rd ↑ 2001–02 2. Bundesliga II 17th ↓ 2002–03 Regionalliga Süd III 12th 2003–04 Regionalliga Süd 15th ↓ 2004–05 Bayernliga IV 19th ↓ 2005–06 Landesliga Bayern-Nord V 7th 2006–07 Landesliga Bayern-Nord 1st ↑ 2007–08 Bayernliga IV 16th 2008–09 Bayernliga V 17th ↓ 2009–10 Landesliga Bayern-Nord VI 2nd ↑ 2010–11 Bayernliga V 9th 2011–12 Bayernliga 13th 2012–13 Bayernliga Nord 1st ↑ 2013–14 Regionalliga Bayern IV 16th 2014–15 Regionalliga Bayern 13th 2015–16 Regionalliga Bayern 14th 2016–17 Regionalliga Bayern 8th 2017–18 Regionalliga Bayern 3rd 2018–19 Regionalliga Bayern 4th 2019–21 Regionalliga Bayern 1st 2021–22 Regionalliga Bayern 5th 2022–23 Regionalliga Bayern 6th 2023–24 Regionalliga Bayern 11th 2024–25 Regionalliga Bayern 1st ↑ 2025–26 3. Liga III 19th ↓ The 1944–45 Gauliga Bayern season operated in five regional divisions. It is unknown whether any of the season's games were played in the Lower Franconia (German: Unterfranken) division. 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 were abolished. All leagues from the Bezirksligas onward were elevated one tier. The 2020–21 Regionalliga Bayern season has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, and the original 2019–20 season was extended until spring 2021. In July 2020, the current league leader Türkgücü München was promoted to the 3. Liga and thus suspended from 2019–21 Regionalliga Bayern, and the club's league results have all been annulled. The 2019–21 Regionalliga Bayern champion and participant in the promotion play-offs against the champions of the 2020–21 Regionalliga Nord was determined end of the discontinued season in a double round-robin play-off series with the top three eligible teams Viktoria Aschaffenburg, SpVgg Bayreuth, and 1. FC Schweinfurt 05. Reserve team The recent season-by-season performance of the U23 reserve. After the 2017–18 season, the team had been pulled out from future league participation.Neuausrichtung im Nachwuchsbereich: FC 05 verzichtet auf U23 Restructuring the junior area: FC 05 gives up U23 team fcschweinfurt1905.de https://www.fcschweinfurt1905.de/neuausrichtung-im-nachwuchsbereich-fc-05-verzichtet-auf-u23/ 5 June 2018 de Season Division Tier Position 2011–12 Kreisliga Schweinfurt 1 VIII 9th 2012–13 Kreisliga Schweinfurt 1 1st ↑ 2013–14 Bezirksliga Unterfranken-Ost VII 1st ↑ 2014–15 Landesliga Bayern-Nordwest VI 5th 2015–16 Landesliga Bayern-Nordwest 3rd 2016–17 Landesliga Bayern-Nordwest 1st ↑ 2017–18 Bayernliga Nord V 16th ↓ Key ↑ Promoted ↓ Relegated German football championship appearances The club's appearances in German football championship competitions:1. FC Schweinfurt 05, Deutsche Meisterschaft 1938/1939 dfb.de https://www.dfb.de/datencenter/deutsche-meisterschaft/1938-1939/mannschaft/1-fc-schweinfurt-05/ 7 April 2020 de1. FC Schweinfurt 05, Deutsche Meisterschaft 1941/1942 dfb.de https://www.dfb.de/datencenter/deutsche-meisterschaft/1941-1942/mannschaft/1-fc-schweinfurt-05/ 7 April 2020 de Season Round Date Home Away Result Attendance 1939 Group stage 10 April 1939 Warnsdorfer FK 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 1–4 4,000 16 April 1939 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 Dresdner SC 1–0 15,000 30 April 1939 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 Warnsdorfer FK 4–2 6,000 7 May 1939 Dresdner SC* 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 1–0 40,000 1942 Last sixteen 24 May 1942 SG SS Straßburg 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 2–1 12,000 * Dresdner SC finished top of the group, level on points with Schweinfurt, due to better scoring DFB-Pokal appearances The club's appearances in Tschammerpokal (until 1943) and DFB-Pokal:DFB-Pokal dfb.de https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/statistik/alle-wettbewerbe/ 16 August 2017 de1. FC Schweinfurt 05: Historische Ergebnisse 1. FC Schweinfurt 05: Result History weltfussball.de http://www.weltfussball.de/teams/1-fc-schweinfurt-05/21/ 17 August 2017 de Season Round Date Home Away Result Attendance 1935 First round 1 September 1935 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 SV 08 Steinach 4–0 1,500 Second round 22 September 1935 PSV Chemnitz 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 4–2 7,000 1936 First round 14 June 1936 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 FC Hanau 93 4–0 2,000 Second round 28 June 1936 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 SV 1898 Feuerbach 5–2 1,500 Last sixteen 6 September 1936 TSG Ulm 1846 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 2–4 3,000 Quarter-finals 25 October 1936 SV Waldhof Mannheim 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 1–2 10,000 Semi-finals 8 November 1936 FC Schalke 04 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 3–2 7,000 1939 First round 20 August 1939 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 SC Wacker Wien 2–3 2,500 1942 First round 20 July 1942 FC Hanau 93 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 2–1 2,000 1943 First round 12 September 1943* KSG Schweinfurt 1. FC Nürnberg 2–4 5,000 1954–55 First round 15 August 1954 Tennis Borussia Berlin 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 2–4 20,000 Last sixteen 26 September 1954 FC Schalke 04 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 1–1 5,000 7 October 1954 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 FC Schalke 04 0–1† 7,000 1967–68 First round 27 January 1968 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–2 10,000 1968–69 First round 22 January 1969 Arminia Hannover 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 4–0 3,174 1971–72 First round 4 December 1971 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–0 10,000 15 December 1971 Eintracht Frankfurt 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 6–1‡ 3,000 1974–75 First round 7 September 1974 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–4 14,000 1975–76 First round 2 August 1975 Tennis Borussia Berlin 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 2–0 3,000 1976–77 First round 7 August 1976 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 FV Hassia Bingen 2–3 2,000 1989–90 First round 19 August 1989 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 Altonaer FC 93 1–0 2,100 Second round 23 September 1989 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin 4–2 6,500 Last sixteen 11 November 1989 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 Eintracht Braunschweig 0–2 12,000 1991–92 First round 27 July 1991 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 SV Waldhof Mannheim 1–6 2,300 1996–97 First round 10 August 1996 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 Hansa Rostock 2–5 5,000 2002–03 First round 30 August 2002 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 1. FC Union Berlin 1–2 2,500 2017–18 First round 13 August 2017 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 SV Sandhausen 2–1 4,610 Second round 24 October 2017 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 Eintracht Frankfurt 0–4 15,060 2018–19 First round 17 August 2018 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 FC Schalke 04 0–2 15,060 2020–21 First round 3 November 2020# 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 FC Schalke 04 1–4 0 2025–26 First round 18 August 2025 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 Fortuna Düsseldorf 2–4 10,684 * Originally scheduled on 22 August 1943, but adjourned after the allied air-raid on Schweinfurt on 17 August 1943. † Replay ‡ Eintracht Frankfurt won 6–2 on aggregate. # Originally scheduled on 13 September 2020, but postponed after a legal challenge of Türkgücü München regarding the spot allocated to the representative of the Regionalliga Bayern.Pokalstreit: Auch Oberlandesgericht urteilt gegen Türkgücü br.de https://www.br.de/nachrichten/sport/oberlandesgericht-tuerkguecue,SEuPsNV/ 3 November 2020 de Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany and the organisational effort required to host the fixture, Schweinfurt's home leg was held at Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, and without spectators. Honours League German football championship Last sixteen: 1942 Oberliga Süd (I) Third: 1954–55 Gauliga Bayern (I) Champions: (2) 1938–39, 1941–42 Runners-up: (2) 1936–37, 1942–43† 2. Bundesliga Süd (II) Third: 1974–75 Regionalliga Süd (II)* (III)** Champions: 1965–66* Third: 2000–01**‡ Bayernliga (III)* (IV)** Champions: (2) 1989–90*‡, 1997–98** Runners-up: (2) 1981–82*, 1988–89* Regionalliga Bayern (IV) Champions: (2) 2019–21, 2024–25# Bayernliga Nord (V) Champions: 2012–13 Landesliga Bayern-Nord (IV)* (V)** (VI)*** Champions: (3) 1983–84*, 1985–86*, 2006–07** Runners-up: 2009–10*** Landesliga Bayern-Nordwest (VI) Champions: 2016–17§ Cup German Cup/DFB-Pokal Semi-finals: 1936 Last sixteen: (2) 1954–55, 1989–90 Southern German Cup Runners-up: (3) 1933, 1957, 1958 Bavarian Cup Winners: (3) 1933, 2016–17, 2017–18 Unterfranken Cup Winners: (5) 1927, 1963§, 1996, 2006, 2009 Youth Bavarian Under 19 championship Winners: (2) 2001, 2024 Runners-up: (4) 1961, 1966, 1968, 2021 Bavarian Under 17 championship Winners: 2005 Runners-up: 1995 Bavarian Under 15 championship Winners: 2003 Runners-up: (2) 1986, 1994 † Northern division ‡ Promoted to 2. Bundesliga # Promoted to 3. Liga § Reserve team Stadium Early grounds In its first years, 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 played the home games at Hutrasen,Historische Gesamtansichten von Schweinfurt schweinfurtfuehrer.de https://www.schweinfurtfuehrer.de/alte-stadtansichten-und-infos/historische-gesamtansichten/ 17 August 2020 de the later ground of local competitor VfR 07 Schweinfurt.Rapid Wien ist längst Vergangenheit: Wieso sich nach dem insolventen VfR 07 Schweinfurt nun auch die FSG vom Spielbetrieb abmeldete nuus.de http://www.nuus.de/nachrichten/detail/artikel/rapid-wien-ist-laengst-vergangenheit-wieso-sich-nach-dem-insolventen-vfr-07-schweinfurt-nun-auch-di/ 22 June 2017 de 29 July 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170729052412/http://www.nuus.de/nachrichten/detail/artikel/rapid-wien-ist-laengst-vergangenheit-wieso-sich-nach-dem-insolventen-vfr-07-schweinfurt-nun-auch-di/ dead After the First World War, the club had to move to a court in close proximity, located at Ludwigsbrücke in Schweinfurt. With promotion to Gauliga Bayern in 1933, however, the existing venue proved to be more and more inadequate. Sachs-Stadion Sachs-Stadion thumb|280px|right|Sachs-Stadion grandstand (2019) The club's necessity finally motivated local industrialist Willy Sachs to the donation of a football stadium to the City of Schweinfurt, where the patron designated a privileged right of use for FC Schweinfurt 05. The new Willy-Sachs-Stadion, built by German architect Paul Bonatz, was opened on 23 July 1936 in the presence of leading politicians of the Third Reich. The stadium saw its first game three days later with a 2–2 draw between Schweinfurt 05 and 1935 German champion FC Schalke 04. Attendance record was 22,500 at a friendly between Schweinfurt 05 and 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 1954.Willy-Sachs-Stadion, 1. FC Schweinfurt 05, Fotos & Infos stadioncheck.de http://stadioncheck.de/willy-sachs-stadion-1-fc-schweinfurt-05-fotos-infos/ 1 August 2017 de Today, the stadium has a capacity of 14,718, where the grandstand hosts 860 covered seats. Besides the football field, the stadium offers track and field facilities, and is equipped with a classical Marathon gate. Premises at the stadium include changing rooms for players, coaches, and referees. Speaker cabins and a press area are available in the grandstand. The stadium has been renovated and equipped with floodlights in 2001 in order to meet the requirements for 2. Bundesliga. In addition, an electronic scoreboard was contributed by Schweinfurt's large industry. Wavebreakers have been installed on the standing rooms in 2014 to safeguard the stadium's full capacity.Im Schweinfurter Willy-Sachs-Stadion werden gerade die Wellenbrecher errichtet Wavebreakers for the Willy-Sachs-Stadion in-und-um-schweinfurt.de https://in-und-um-schweinfurt.de/lokales/2014/09/25/im-schweinfurter-willy-sachs-stadion-werden-gerade-die-wellenbrecher-errichtet/ de 20 July 2017 25 September 2014 In 2022, the old scoreboard was replaced by a new LED video display board.Schweinfurt: Sachs-Stadion erhält neue Anzeigetafel stadionwelt.de https://www.stadionwelt.de/news/44542/schweinfurt-sachs-stadion-erhaelt-neue-anzeigetafel 19 September 2022 German To pass the DFB's criteria for FC Schweinfurt 05's 2025–26 3. Liga season, the City of Schweinfurt and the club financed an under-soil heating system for the pitch, new LED floodlights, and a temporary expansion of seating capacity to a total of 2,000 seats. The stadium is listed as historic monument and is thus subject to preservation orders.Denkmäler in Bayern Historic Monuments in Bavaria www.sueddeutsche.de http://www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/denkmaeler-in-bayern-hitlers-bunker-und-raetselhafte-antennen-1.1836453-9 13 August 2021 GermanSchweinfurt – Baudenkmäler Schweinfurt – Historic Monuments geodaten.bayern.de http://geodaten.bayern.de/denkmal_static_data/externe_denkmalliste/pdf/denkmalliste_merge_662000.pdf 13 August 2021 German As a consequence of Willy Sachs' Nazi affiliation, in June 2021 the Schweinfurt city council decided to rename the sports venue into Sachs-Stadion, in recognition of the value of the former Fichtel & Sachs company for the development of Schweinfurt.Wegen NS-Vergangenheit: Willy-Sachs-Stadion wird umbenannt br.de https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/wegen-ns-vergangenheit-willy-sachs-stadion-wird-umbenannt,SbkA5mV 18 July 2021 GermanSachs Stadion fcschweinfurt1905.de https://www.fcschweinfurt1905.de/stadion/ 18 July 2021 German In the 2025–26 3. Liga season, Schweinfurt's venue was renamed to Riedel Bau Arena im Sachs-Stadion for sponsorship reasons.Riedel Bau wird Hauptsponsor Riedel Bau becomes main sponsor fcschweinfurt1905.de https://www.fcschweinfurt1905.de/riedel-bau-wird-hauptsponsor/ de 31 July 2025 31 July 2025 Proposed new stadium Due to the club's ambitions to promote again to professional leagues with stricter legislations on stadium capacity and equipment, in 2018 the city administration commissioned a feasibility study for a new stadium to be realised in Schweinfurt.Gute Nachrichten für FC 05: Dritte Liga im Sachs-Stadion geht Good news for FC 05: Third division at the Sachs Stadium is possible mainpost.de https://www.mainpost.de/regional/schweinfurt/gute-nachrichten-fuer-fc-05-dritte-liga-im-sachs-stadion-geht-art-10518426/ de 16 June 2025 23 October 2020 Two locations for a football arena with a capacity of 15,000 have been proposed by the German architectural office AS+P, one at former U.S. Conn Barracks, the other close to the existing venue. Players Current squad 25 August 2026Mannschaftskader 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 Squad fcschweinfurt1905.de http://www.fcschweinfurt1905.de/mannschaft/ 25 August 2026 de1.FC Schweinfurt 05 Kader 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 Squad kicker.de https://www.kicker.de/1-fc-schweinfurt-05/kader/3-liga/2025-26/ 25 August 2026 de 1 GK Julian Brätz GER 4 DF Kevin Frisorger GER 5 DF Johannes Theinhardt GER 6 DF Lukas Mrozek GER 7 MF Philipp Hack GER 8 MF Gil Ebner GER 9 FW Mirco Geisler GER 10 FW Michael Dellinger GER 11 MF Valentin Schmitt GER 13 MF Kristian Böhnlein GER 15 MF Kevin Fery GER 17 DF Jason Prodanović GER 18 DF Esad Akgün TUR 19 DF Nils Piwernetz GER 20 MF Alper Özden TUR 21 MF Lauris Bausenwein GER 22 GK Jan Morshäuser GER 23 DF Pietro Besso GER 26 MF Nicolas Pfarr GER 27 MF Morris Adelabu GER 29 MF Leonard Krasniqi GER 32 MF Maximilian Stahl GER 33 MF Rodion Hushcha BLR 37 GK Jan Mottl GER 38 MF Luka Kalandia GER 39 MF Altin Ibisi GER 40 MF Berkay Öztürk TUR on loan from FC Ingolstadt 04 Notable past players Germany Albin Kitzinger (MF) Germany Andreas Kupfer (MF) Germany Robert Bernard (MF) Germany Günter Bernard (GK) Germany Lothar Emmerich (FW) Germany Erwin Albert (FW) Germany Michael Glowatzky (FW) Germany Sebastian Kneißl (MF) Germany Florian Trinks (MF) Germany Daniel Adlung (MF) International caps Germany national football team (Caps/Goals): Germany Albin Kitzinger: 44/2 Germany Andreas Kupfer: 44/1 Germany Günter Bernard: 2/0 (3 additional caps for SV Werder Bremen) Europe XI (Caps/Goals): Germany Albin Kitzinger: 1/0 Germany Andreas Kupfer: 1/0 Non-playing staff Current management team 20 February 2026 Name Position SourceCoaching staff GER Jan Gernlein Head coach GER Marcel Kühlinger Assistant coach GER Norbert Kleider Goalkeeping coachMedical department GER Matthias Blanke Team doctor GER Simon Herwerth Team doctor Managerial history Head coaches of the club from 1929:1. FC Schweinfurt 05: Trainerhistorie weltfussball.de http://www.weltfussball.de/teams/1-fc-schweinfurt-05/9/ 17 June 2017 de1. FC Schweinfurt 05: Die Trainer 1. FC Schweinfurt 05: Managers mainpost.de https://m.mainpost.de/sport/schweinfurt/Die-Trainer;art795,3080687 29 July 2019 de Manager Start Finish Germany Karl Willnecker 1 July 1929 30 June 1930 Germany Hans Teufel 1 July 1930 30 June 1933 Germany Leonhard Seiderer 1 July 1933 30 June 1934 Germany Fritz Bennöder 1 July 1934 30 June 1935 Germany Hans Teufel 1 July 1935 30 April 1936 Germany Hans Sauerwein 1 May 1936 30 April 1938 Germany Ludwig Leinberger 1 May 1938 30 April 1941 Germany Albin Kitzinger 1 May 1941 30 April 1946 Germany Hans Teufel 1 May 1946 30 June 1947 Germany Andreas Kupfer 1 July 1947 30 March 1949 Germany Erich Kratzsch 1 April 1949 30 June 1950 Germany Albin Kitzinger 1 July 1950 30 June 1951 Germany Kuno Krügel 1 July 1951 31 October 1951 Germany Andreas Kupfer 1 November 1951 31 May 1953 Germany Fritz Teufel 1 June 1953 30 June 1959 Germany Fritz Käser 1 July 1959 30 June 1960 Germany Alfons Remlein 1 July 1960 31 December 1961 Germany Fritz Käser 1 January 1962 31 December 1963 Germany Andreas Kupfer 1 January 1964 30 June 1964 Germany Fritz Käser 1 July 1964 30 June 1965 Germany Gunther Baumann 1 July 1965 15 January 1967 Germany Bernd Oles 16 January 1967 30 Juny 1967Hungary Jenő Vincze 1 July 1967 30 June 1971 Germany Kurt Koch 1 July 1971 15 November 1972 Germany WalterLang/Ludwig Merz 16 November 1972 31 December 1972 Germany Fritz Schollmeyer 1 January 1973 15 February 1974 Germany Walter Lang 16 February 1974 30 Juny 1974 Hungary István Sztani 1 July 1974 30 June 1975 Germany Peter Velhorn 1 July 1975 24 February 1976 Germany Gunther Baumann 25 February 1976 15 May 1976 Hungary István Sztani 16 May 1976 15 October 1976 Germany Fritz Käser 16 October 1976 15 October 1978 Germany Otto Baum 16 October 1978 30 Juny 1979 Germany Rolf Lamprecht 1 July 1979 30 June 1980 Germany Otto Baum 1 July 1980 15 March 1983 Hungary István Sztani 16 March 1983 30 June 1983 Germany Rudi Ziegler 1 July 1983 15 August 1984 Germany Edgar Kommer 16 August 1984 31 March 1985 Germany Heinz Wendrich 1 April 1985 15 December 1986 Germany Werner Lorant 16 December 1986 30 June 1990 Germany Elmar Wienecke 1 July 1990 12 August 1990 Germany Niko Semlitsch 13 August 1990 22 April 1991 Germany Georg Baier 23 April 1991 30 June 1991 Germany Franz Brungs 1 July 1991 17 November 1991 Germany Georg Baier 18 November 1991 30 June 1992 Germany Erwin Albert 1 July 1992 31 August 1993 Germany Riko Weigand 1 September 1993 15 February 1994 Serbia Đurađ Vasić 16 February 1994 14 September 2002 Germany Hans-Jürgen Boysen 18 September 2002 18 November 2003 Germany Rainer Hörgl 19 November 2003 30 June 2004 Germany Rainer Ulrich 1 July 2004 15 November 2004 Germany Rüdiger Mauder 16 November 2004 2 April 2006 Germany Bernd Häcker 3 April 2006 30 June 2006 Germany Wolfgang Hau 1 July 2006 16 January 2008 Germany Werner Dreßel 17 January 2008 30 June 2008 Germany Frank Lerch 1 July 2008 30 June 2009 Germany Klaus Scheer 1 July 2009 19 September 2011 Germany Udo Romeis 20 September 2011 30 June 2012 Germany Gerd Klaus 1 July 2012 30 June 2018 Germany Timo Wenzel 1 July 2018 5 November 2019 Germany Tobias Strobl 6 November 2019 1 April 2022 GER Jan Gernlein 1 April 2022 31 May 2022 GER Christian Gmünder 1 June 2022 27 February 2023 GER Marc Reitmaier 27 February 2023 30 June 2024 GER Victor Kleinhenz 1 July 2024 18 February 2026 USA Jermaine Jones 18 February 2026 30 June 2026 GER Jan Gernlein 1 July 2026 Supporters and rivalries The supporters of Schweinfurt 05 maintain a traditional friendship with the fans of FV 04 Würzburg. They have a distinct hostility with fans of FV 04 Würzburg‘s local rival FC Würzburger Kickers.Würzburger Fans bringen Schweinfurter Aufstiegsparty an den Rand des Abbruchs Würzburg fans bring Schweinfurt's promotion party to the brink of cancellation kicker.de https://www.kicker.de/wuerzburger-fans-bringen-schweinfurter-aufstiegsparty-an-den-rand-des-abbruchs-1115945/artikel 30 July 2025 de References External links Official club site 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 profile at Weltfussball.de Football results at kicker.de 50 3 4.6 N 10 12 10.9 E region:DE-BY_type:landmark title Category:Association football clubs established in 1905 Category:Football clubs in Germany Category:Football clubs in Bavaria Category:Football in Lower Franconia Category:Rugby union teams in Germany Category:1905 establishments in Germany Category:Schweinfurt Category:2. Bundesliga clubs Category:3. Liga clubs