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KFC Uerdingen 05

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KFC Uerdingen 05 is a German football club in the Uerdingen district of the city of Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. The former Bundesliga side, which had its greatest successes in the 1980s, and plays in the fourth-level Regionalliga.

KFC Uerdingen 05
Full nameKrefelder Fußballclub
Uerdingen 05 e.V.
Founded1905; 119 years ago (1905)
GroundGrotenburg-Stadion
Capacity34,500
ChairmanChristian Gummert
Head coachRené Lewejohann
LeagueRegionalliga West (IV)
2023–24Oberliga Niederrhein, 3rd (promoted)
Websitehttp://www.kfc-uerdingen.de/
Current season

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The club was founded on 17 November 1905 as Fußball-Club Uerdingen 05. On 1 August 1919, following World War I, FC was joined by Sportvereinigung des Realgymnasiums Uerdingen. During World War II from 1941 to 1945 the club played as part of the combined wartime side Kriegspiel-Gemeinschaft KSG Uerdingen alongside VfB 1910 Uerdingen (which was known from 1910 to 1919 as Sport-Club Preussen Uerdingen). That partnership continued after the war with the two clubs playing as Spielvereinigung Uerdingen 05. On 20 February 1948, VfB became independent again and in 1950 SpVgg resumed their original identity as FC Uerdingen 05.[1]

In 1953, the club merged with the Werkssportgruppen Bayer AG Uerdingen, the local worker's sports club of the chemical giant Bayer AG, becoming FC Bayer 05 Uerdingen. Bayer withdrew its sponsorship of the football team in 1995 at which time the club took on the name Krefelder Fußball-Club Uerdingen 05. Bayer continues to support the non-footballing departments of the club as Sport-Club Bayer 05 Uerdingen.

 
Historical chart of Uerdingen league performance

Uerdingen played in the amateur local leagues throughout their early history. By the early 1960s they had advanced as far as the Amateurliga Niederrhein (III) where they would play until 1971 when they stepped up into the Regionalliga West (II). The club then enjoyed a succession of strong finishes: a second-place result in 1974–75 earned them promotion to the top flight Bundesliga, where they finished dead last. After three seasons in the second tier 2. Bundesliga Nord, another second-place finish returned Uerdingen to the Bundesliga in 1979, this time for a two-year stay. The club would go on to enjoy its most successful years through the 1980s. They returned to the Bundesliga in 1983 and earned a best-ever third-place result there in 1986. Uerdingen also captured the DFB-Pokal (German Cup) in 1985 with a 2–1 victory over Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich in Berlin's Olympiastadion.[2]

Legendary in the club's history from this time is their victory over Dynamo Dresden in the quarter-finals of the 1986 European Cup Winners Cup. Down 2–0 after the first leg away and behind 3–1 by half-time at home in the return leg, Uerdingen came storming back with six unanswered goals to win 7–3.

In 1987, Uerdingen also became the first club to win both the German under 19's and under 17's championship in the same season.

The team spent the first half of the 1990s as an "elevator crew" bouncing up and down between the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga. After the 1995 season Bayer withdrew its sponsorship of the football team which has suffered chronic financial difficulties ever since. Uerdingen took up their final year of play in the Bundesliga in the 1995–96 season as Krefelder Fußball-Club Uerdingen 05. By the turn of the millennium they had slipped through the second division and into third division play. The club's persistent financial problems led the DFB to deny them a license for play in the Regionalliga Nord (III) in 2003 despite a mid-table finish and they were relegated to the Oberliga Nordrhein (IV).

Veteran manager and Fortuna Düsseldorf legend Aleksandar Ristić was put in charge of the team as German football was reorganised with the introduction the new 3. Liga in 2008–09. KFC attempted to qualify for the restructured Regionalliga (IV), but failed in its attempt and was instead relegated to the Verbandsliga (VI) after finishing 13th.

In 2009, KFC has struggled with financial difficulties and its efforts to raise money included auctioning on eBay the right to coach the squad for one match and inviting childhood fan Pete Doherty to a league match.[3]

In 2010–11, the club won the Verbandsliga and thus gained promotion to the NRW-Liga (V). It was the first promotion in 17 years. KFC finished 8th NRW-Liga and missed second consecutive promotion to Regionalliga West due to finishing behind VfB Hüls. After the disbanding of the NRW-Liga, KFC qualified for the Oberliga Niederrhein. It won a league championship at this level in 2013 and was promoted to the Regionalliga West but relegated back to the Oberliga again in 2015.

In 2017, Uerdingen won promotion to Regionalliga West and in 2018 after winning the playoff against Waldhof Mannheim won promotion to 3. Liga.

In January 2021, outgoing president Mikhail Ponomarev and his deputy Nicolas Weinhardt announced their departure from the club and shortly after, stated that due to financial losses caused mainly by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on association football and an unclear situation regarding the stadium in Krefeld, it had filed for insolvency.[4] On 10 February 2021 the club was bought by Armenian business man and owner of the Noah Company, Roman Gevorkyan, who was also the owner of Armenian FC Noah, Latvian FC Noah Jūrmala and Italian A.C.N. Siena 1904.[5]

In June 2021, due to financial insolvency, and the inability to meet the licensing requirements of the 3. Liga, KFC Uerdingen was relegated to the Regionalliga West.[6] This led to Gevorkyan and the Noah Company withdrawing their engagements in the club, and all players were released by the club.[7] In the 2021–22 season, Uerdingen suffered a second consecutive relegation, and were relegated to the Oberliga.

In 2024, the team won promotion back to the Regionalliga.[8]

Current squad

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As of 15 September 2024[9]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   GER Ron Meyer
2 DF   BEL Sisco Ngambia Dzonga
3 DF   GER Tim Brdaric
4 DF   GER Tim Stappmann
5 DF   GER Ole Päffgen
6 MF   GER Melvin Ramusovic
7 MF   GER Alexander Lipinski
8 MF   GER Ben Klefisch
9 FW   NGA Ufumwen Osawe
10 FW   ITA Nazzareno Ciccarelli
11 DF   GER Max Klump
12 DF   BEL Jonathan Ndosimau-Masisa
14 FW   GER Kim Sané
15 DF   GER Henri Euwi
16 MF   SWE Daniel Michel
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW   GER Noel Werner
18 FW   GER Gianluca Rizzo
19 MF   GER Jeff-Denis Fehr
20 FW   LBN Ali Hassan Hammoud
21 DF   GER Angelo Langer
22 GK   GER Marvin Gomoluch
23 FW   GER Adam Tolba
24 MF   GER Enes Yilmaz
25 MF   AUS Rawley St. John
27 DF   NED Joey Tshitoku
28 FW   SOM Hussein Mahamud Hasan
29 MF   GER Dylan Pires
30 FW   MAR Hamadi Al Ghaddioui
— MF   GER Mehmet Yıldız
— DF   ENG David Boateng

Honours

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Senior

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Youth

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Recent seasons

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Year Division Tier Position
1963–64 Verbandsliga Niederrhein III 6th
1964–65 Verbandsliga Niederrhein 10th
1965–66 Verbandsliga Niederrhein 5th
1966–67 Verbandsliga Niederrhein 2nd
1967–68 Verbandsliga Niederrhein 8th
1968–69 Verbandsliga Niederrhein 2nd
1969–70 Verbandsliga Niederrhein 9th
1970–71 Verbandsliga Niederrhein 1st ↑
1971–72 Regionalliga West II 7th
1972–73 Regionalliga West 3rd
1973–74 Regionalliga West 3rd
1974–75 2. Bundesliga 2nd ↑
1975–76 Bundesliga I 18th ↓
1976–77 2. Bundesliga II 4th
1977–78 2. Bundesliga 7th
1978–79 2. Bundesliga 2nd ↑
1979–80 Bundesliga I 15th
1980–81 Bundesliga 18th ↓
1981–82 2. Bundesliga II 12th
1982–83 2. Bundesliga 3rd ↑
1983–84 Bundesliga I 10th
1984–85 Bundesliga 7th
1985–86 Bundesliga 3rd
1986–87 Bundesliga 8th
1987–88 Bundesliga 11th
1988–89 Bundesliga 13th
1989–90 Bundesliga 14th
1990–91 Bundesliga 17th ↓
1991–92 2. Bundesliga II 1st ↑
1992–93 Bundesliga I 17th ↓
1993–94 2. Bundesliga II 2nd ↑
1994–95 Bundesliga I 15th
1995–96 Bundesliga 18th ↓
1996–97 2. Bundesliga II 9th
1997–98 2. Bundesliga 13th
1998–99 2. Bundesliga 16th ↓
1999–2000 Regionalliga III 11th
2000–01 Regionalliga 12th
2001–02 Regionalliga 5th
2002–03 Regionalliga 10th
2003–04 Regionalliga 7th
2004–05 Regionalliga 9th ↓
2005–06 Oberliga Nordhein IV 11th
2006–07 Oberliga Nordhein 10th
2007–08 Oberliga Nordhein 13th ↓
2008–09 Verbandsliga Niederrhein VI 8th
2009–10 Verbandsliga Niederrhein 3rd
2010–11 Verbandsliga Niederrhein 1st ↑
2011–12 NRW-Liga V 8th
2012–13 Oberliga Niederrhein 1st ↑
2013–14 Regionalliga West IV 17th
2014–15 Regionalliga West 15th ↓
2015–16 Oberliga Niederrhein V 2nd
2016–17 Oberliga Niederrhein 1st ↑
2017–18 Regionalliga West IV 1st ↑
2018–19 3. Liga III 11th
2019–20 3. Liga 13th
2020–21 3. Liga 16th ↓
2021–22 Regionalliga West IV 19th ↓
2022–23 Oberliga Niederrhein V 6th
2023–24 Oberliga Niederrhein V 3rd ↑
2024–25 Regionalliga West IV ongoing

Managerial history

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References

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  1. ^ Grüne, Hardy (2001). Enzyklopädie des deutschen Ligafußballs 7. Vereinslexikon. Kassel: Agon-Sportverlag. ISBN 978-3-89784-147-5
  2. ^ Grüne, Hardy (1996). Vom Kronprinzen bis zur Bundesliga. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag ISBN 3-928562-85-1
  3. ^ Rogers, Iain (18 January 2008). "German soccer club seeks Pete Doherty's help". Reuters. Retrieved 27 January 2009.
  4. ^ "KFC Uerdingen leitet Eigenverwaltungsverfahren ein" (in German). kfc-uerdingen.de. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Noah Company übernimmt Anteile des KFC Uerdingen" (in German). kfc-uerdingen.de. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Fragen und Antworten zum Aus des KFC Uerdingen" (in German). liga3-online.de. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Was bleibt vom KFC Uerdingen?" (in German). Kicker. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Trotz Unsicherheit: Dauerkartenverkauf beim KFC Uerdingen boomt". FuPa (in German). Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Kader" (in German). KFC Uerdingen 05. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  10. ^ Schulze, Thomas (14 May 2018). "Fußball-Regionalliga: KFC Uerdingen ist Meister". RP ONLINE (in German). Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
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