FC 08 Homburg

Football club

FC 08 Homburg

Full name| Fußball-Club 08 Homburg-Saar e.V.
Founded| 1908
Ground| Waldstadion Homburg
Capacity| 16,488[1]
Chairman| Herbert Eder[citation needed]
Manager| Danny Schwarz
League| Regionalliga Südwest (IV)
2023–24| Regionalliga Südwest, 5th of 18

Home colours

Away colours

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Fußball-Club 08 Homburg or simply FC Homburg is a German association football club based in Homburg, Saarland, that competes in the Regionalliga Südwest.

## History

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The club was founded on 15 June 1908 as Fussball Club Homburg by a group of seventeen young men at the local Hohenburg pub.

In February 1913 they were renamed Fussballverein Homburg and went on to take the local championship that season. By the mid-1920s the side was playing second-division football, but folded on 27 August 1936. A new multi-sport club known as VfL Homburg was formed 5 March 1937 out of a group of local sides that included Turnverein 1878 Homburg, Schwimmverein Homburg, Kraftsportverein Homburg, Boxclub Homburg, Tennis-Club Homburg, as well as the former membership of the defunct FV. The footballers again took up play in second-tier competition and failed in two attempts (1938, 1941) to win their way through the regional promotion playoff to the first division Gauliga Südwest.

After World War II, Allied occupation authorities dissolved all types of associations in Germany, including football clubs. The club was soon re-constituted as Sportverein Homburg and won a division championship in the Amateurliga Saarland (III) in 1948 before resuming the name FC Homburg in January 1949.

Historical chart of FC Homburg league performance

The Saarland was occupied by the French who made various efforts to see the state become independent of Germany or join France. In sport this was manifested as separate 1952 Olympic and 1954 World Cup teams for Saarland, the establishment of a short-lived football league for the state, and the German club 1\. FC Saarbrücken playing in the French second division.[citation needed] Homburg played in the Saarland Ehrenliga from 1949 to 1951 as FC Homburg-Saar.[citation needed] By the time of the 1951–52 season the return of German teams to the German Football Association had been negotiated: the Ehrenliga faded away and by 1956 the independent Saarland Fussball Bund had re-joined the DFB.

A second Amateurliga Saarland title in 1957 advanced FC to the 2. Liga-Südwest (II) and in December of that year they adopted the name FC 08 Homburg/Saar. The club was relegated to the Amateurliga in 1960 which had become a fourth-tier circuit by 1963.

In the late 1970s, the team advanced to the quarter-finals of the DFB-Pokal on two occasions, and, on into the early 1980s, moved frequently between third- and fourth-tier play. In the second half of the decade the team was greatly successful. They played their way back to the second division and on into the Bundesliga in 1986. Homburg played two seasons there, were relegated, and returned for one final Bundesliga season in 1989–90 before beginning a gradual descent which would lead them to Oberliga Südwest (IV) where they play today.

The team was able to beat the famous club FC Bayern Munich in Munich 4–2 after extra time in the first round of the 1991–92 DFB-Pokal.[2] They were relegated from the 2\. Bundesliga after the 1994–95 season.

In 1988, the DFB prohibited the team from wearing the sponsorship logo of a condom manufacturer on ethical and moral grounds.[citation needed] In 1998, they entered into an agreement with 1\. FC Saarbrücken to loan players to that team to help improve Homburg's financial situation.[citation needed] In 1999, the club became close to bankruptcy, which led to them being denied a license to play in the Regionalliga West/Südwest (III) and demotion to the Oberliga Südwest (IV). The club qualified for the 2006–07 German Cup, exiting in the first round 1–2 to Bundesliga side VfL Bochum. Homburg was finally promoted to Regionalliga West after finishing atop the Oberliga Südwest ahead of FK Pirmasens on a goal differential of plus 2 in the 2009–10 season. Their Regionalliga cameo ended with a 17th place finish and a return to fifth tier play. Homburg won the Oberliga Südwest title and qualified for the Regionalliga Südwest (IV) for 2012–13.

## Honours

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The club's honours:[citation needed]

### League

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* German amateur championship
* Champions: 1983[citation needed]
* 2\. Bundesliga (II)
* Champions: 1986
* Runners-up: 1989
* Oberliga Südwest (III/V)
* Champions: 1982, 1984, 2010, 2012
* Amateurliga Saarland (III)
* Champions: 1948, 1957, 1966[citation needed]

### Cup

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* Saarland Cup (Tiers III–VII)
* Winners: 1983, 2001, 2006, 2008, 2014, 2016
* Runners-up: 1996, 1998, 2003, 2007, 2015, 2020, 2022, 2024

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## Recent managers

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Recent managers of the club:[3]

Manager  | Start  | Finish

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Christian Hock | 14 November 2010  | 21 April 2011
Taifour Diane | 22 April 2011  | 30 June 2011
Christian Titz | 1 July 2011  | 10 April 2014
Sebastian Stache  | 7 April 2014  | 21 April 2014
Robert Jung  | 22 April 2014  | 30 June 2014
Jens Kiefer | 1 July 2014  | 14 April 2017
Jürgen Luginger | 17 April 2017  | 30 June 2020
Matthias Mink | 1 July 2020  | 17 February 2021
Joti Stamatopoulos  | 18 February 2021  | 8 March 2021
Timo Wenzel | 9 March 2021  | 23 April 2023
Sven Sökler | 24 April 2023  | 30 June 2023
Danny Schwarz | 1 July 2023  | \-

## Recent seasons

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The recent season-by-season performance of the club:[4][5][6]

Season  | Division  | Tier  | Position

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1986–87  | 1\. Bundesliga | I  | 16th
1987–88  | 1\. Bundesliga  | I  | 17th ↓
1989–90  | 1\. Bundesliga  | I  | 18th ↓
1999–2000  | Oberliga Südwest | IV  | 3rd
2000–01  | Oberliga Südwest  | 4th
2001–02  | Oberliga Südwest  | 9th
2002–03  | Oberliga Südwest  | 12th
2003–04  | Oberliga Südwest  | 4th
2004–05  | Oberliga Südwest  | 4th
2005–06  | Oberliga Südwest  | 2nd
2006–07  | Oberliga Südwest  | 4th
2007–08  | Oberliga Südwest  | 7th
2008–09  | Oberliga Südwest  | V  | 2nd
2009–10  | Oberliga Südwest  | 1st ↑
2010–11  | Regionalliga West | IV  | 17th ↓
2011–12  | Oberliga Südwest  | V  | 1st ↑
2012–13  | Regionalliga Südwest | IV  | 14th
2013–14  | Regionalliga Südwest  | 11th
2014–15  | Regionalliga Südwest  | 6th
2015–16  | Regionalliga Südwest  | 6th
2016–17  | Regionalliga Südwest  | 15th ↓
2017–18  | Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar | V  | 1st ↑
2018–19  | Regionalliga Südwest  | IV  | 3rd
2019–20  | Regionalliga Südwest  | 4th
2020–21  | Regionalliga Südwest  | 7th
2021–22  | Regionalliga Südwest  | 6th
2022–23  | Regionalliga Südwest  | 4th
2023–24  | Regionalliga Südwest  | IV  | 5th
2024–25  | Regionalliga Südwest  | ongoing

* 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. In 2012, the number of Regionalligas was increased from three to five with all Regionalliga West clubs from the Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate entering the new Regionalliga Südwest.[citation needed]

### Key

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↑ Promoted | ↓ Relegated

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## Current squad

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As of 2 February 2024[7]

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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1  | GK |  GER | Jakob Mayer (on loan from Bayern Munich II)
12  | GK |  GER | Tom Kretzschmar
28  | GK |  GER | Niklas Knichel
3  | DF |  GER | Dennis Lippert
4  | DF |  GER | Felix Weber
5  | DF |  GHA | Raphael Akoto
6  | DF |  GER | Tim Stegerer
8  | DF |  GER | Max Dombrowka
22  | DF |  GER | Benjamin Kirchhoff
25  | DF |  GER | Lukas Hoffmann
26  | DF |  GER | Tim Steinmetz
30  | DF |  GER | Michael Heilig
32  | DF |  GER | Reber Kazik
7  | MF |  GER | Arman Ardestani
10  | MF |  GER | Luke Quirin
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11  | MF |  GER | Markus Mendler
13  | MF |  GER | Philip Hoffman
17  | MF |  KOS | Fanol Përdedaj
18  | MF |  GER | Dominic Smith
20  | MF |  GER | Maximilian Jansen
24  | MF |  GER | Nico Theisinger
27  | MF |  GER | Ivan Knezovic
29  | MF |  GER | Mart Ristl
9  | FW |  GER | Phil Harris
14  | FW |  LVA | Daniels Ontužāns
16  | FW |  GER | Angelos Stavridis (on loan from 1\. FC Kaiserslautern)
19  | FW |  GER | David Hummel
22  | FW |  GER | Patrick Weihrauch
23  | FW |  GER | Fabian Eisele

### Out on loan

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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31  | MF |  GER | Nicolas Jorg (at TuS Koblenz)

## References

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1. ^ "STADION". FC 08 Homburg (in German). Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
2. ^ Shock defeats and a record victory FC Bayern Munich website, retrieved 13 November 2008
3. ^ FC 08 Homburg .:. Trainer von A-Z (in German) weltfussball.de, retrieved 6 July 2012
4. ^ Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv (in German) Historical German domestic league tables
5. ^ Fussball.de – Ergebnisse (in German) Tables and results of all German football leagues
6. ^ 30 Jahre Bundesliga, DFB special edition booklet
7. ^ "FC 08 Homburg – Aktuelles".

## External links

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* Official website (in German)
* The Abseits Guide to German Soccer
* FC 08 Homburg at Weltfussball.de
* Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables (in German)

* v
* t
* e

Regionalliga Südwest (IV) – 2024–25 clubs

* Bahlinger SC
* Eintracht Frankfurt II
* FSV Frankfurt
* SGV Freiberg
* SC Freiburg II
* Barockstadt Fulda-Lehnerz
* FC Gießen
* 1\. Göppinger SV
* TSV Steinbach Haiger
* 1899 Hoffenheim II
* FC 08 Homburg
* Hessen Kassel
* Mainz 05 II
* Kickers Offenbach
* Stuttgarter Kickers
* Eintracht Trier
* FC 08 Villingen
* Astoria Walldorf

* v
* t
* e

Bundesliga

2024–25 clubs|

* FC Augsburg
* Bayer Leverkusen
* Bayern Munich
* VfL Bochum
* Borussia Mönchengladbach
* Borussia Dortmund
* Eintracht Frankfurt
* SC Freiburg
* 1\. FC Heidenheim
* TSG Hoffenheim
* Holstein Kiel
* RB Leipzig
* Mainz 05
* FC St. Pauli
* VfB Stuttgart
* Union Berlin
* Werder Bremen
* VfL Wolfsburg

Former clubs|

* 1860 Munich
* Alemannia Aachen
* Arminia Bielefeld
* Bayer 05 Uerdingen/KFC Uerdingen 05
* Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin
* Borussia Neunkirchen
* Darmstadt 98
* Dynamo Dresden
* Fortuna Düsseldorf
* Eintracht Braunschweig
* Energie Cottbus
* Fortuna Köln
* Greuther Fürth
* Hamburger SV
* Hannover 96
* Hansa Rostock
* Hertha BSC
* FC 08 Homburg
* FC Ingolstadt
* 1\. FC Kaiserslautern
* Karlsruher SC
* Kickers Offenbach
* 1\. FC Köln
* VfB Leipzig
* Meidericher SV/MSV Duisburg
* Preußen Münster
* 1\. FC Nürnberg
* Rot-Weiss Essen
* Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
* SC Paderborn
* 1\. FC Saarbrücken
* Schalke 04
* Stuttgarter Kickers
* Tasmania Berlin
* Tennis Borussia Berlin
* SSV Ulm
* SpVgg Unterhaching
* Waldhof Mannheim
* Wattenscheid 09
* Wuppertaler SV

History|

* Meisterschale
* Reichsliga
* Introduction in 1963
* 1965 scandal
* 1971 scandal
* 2005 scandal
* Promotion

Competition|

* Clubs
* winners
* Players
* foreign
* Managers

Lists and statistics|

* Records and statistics
* Borussia Mönchengladbach 12–0 Borussia Dortmund
* All-time table
* Footballer of the Year
* Top scorers
* Top scorers by season
* Hat-tricks
* Attendance
* Awards

Seasons|

* 1963–64
* 1964–65
* 1965–66
* 1966–67
* 1967–68
* 1968–69
* 1969–70
* 1970–71
* 1971–72
* 1972–73
* 1973–74
* 1974–75
* 1975–76
* 1976–77
* 1977–78
* 1978–79
* 1979–80
* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

* Category
* Managers
* Players

* v
* t
* e

2\. Bundesliga

Seasons|

* 1974–75
* 1975–76
* 1976–77
* 1977–78
* 1978–79
* 1979–80
* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

2024–25 clubs|

* Eintracht Braunschweig
* Darmstadt 98
* Fortuna Düsseldorf
* SV Elversberg
* Greuther Fürth
* Hamburger SV
* Hannover 96
* Hertha BSC
* 1\. FC Kaiserslautern
* Karlsruher SC
* 1\. FC Köln
* 1\. FC Magdeburg
* Preußen Münster
* 1\. FC Nürnberg
* SC Paderborn
* Jahn Regensburg
* Schalke 04
* SSV Ulm

Former clubs|

| 2\. Bundesliga (1981–present)|

* Alemannia Aachen
* VfR Aalen
* Rot Weiss Ahlen
* Viktoria Aschaffenburg
* Erzgebirge Aue
* FC Augsburg
* SV Babelsberg 03
* SpVgg Bayreuth
* Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin
* Tennis Borussia Berlin
* Union Berlin
* Arminia Bielefeld
* VfL Bochum
* Stahl Brandenburg
* Werder Bremen
* Wacker Burghausen
* VfR Bürstadt
* SC Charlottenburg
* Chemnitzer FC
* Energie Cottbus
* Dynamo Dresden
* MSV Duisburg
* Rot-Weiß Erfurt
* Rot-Weiss Essen
* Eintracht Frankfurt
* FSV Frankfurt
* Freiburger FC
* SC Freiburg
* FC Gütersloh
* Hallescher FC
* TSV Havelse
* 1\. FC Heidenheim
* 1899 Hoffenheim
* FC Homburg
* FC Ingolstadt
* Carl Zeiss Jena
* Hessen Kassel
* Holstein Kiel
* TuS Koblenz
* Fortuna Köln
* RB Leipzig
* VfB Leipzig
* VfB Lübeck
* 1\. FSV Mainz 05
* Waldhof Mannheim
* SV Meppen
* Borussia Mönchengladbach
* TSV 1860 Munich
* Kickers Offenbach
* Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
* VfB Oldenburg
* VfL Osnabrück
* FC Remscheid
* SSV Reutlingen
* Hansa Rostock
* 1\. FC Saarbrücken
* FSV Salmrohr
* SV Sandhausen
* TuS Schloß Neuhaus
* 1\. FC Schweinfurt 05
* Sportfreunde Siegen
* Union Solingen
* FC St. Pauli
* VfB Stuttgart
* Stuttgarter Kickers
* Eintracht Trier
* KFC Uerdingen 05
* SpVgg Unterhaching
* Wattenscheid 09
* Wehen Wiesbaden
* VfL Wolfsburg
* Wormatia Worms
* Wuppertaler SV
* Würzburger Kickers
* FSV Zwickau

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2\. Bundesliga Nord (1974–1981)|

* HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst
* Wacker 04 Berlin
* 1\. FC Bocholt
* Bonner SC
* OSC Bremerhaven
* Borussia Dortmund
* SpVgg Erkenschwick
* Schwarz-Weiß Essen
* 1\. SC Göttingen 05
* DJK Gütersloh
* Arminia Hannover
* OSV Hannover
* SC Herford
* Westfalia Herne
* Viktoria Köln
* Bayer Leverkusen
* Rot-Weiß Lüdenscheid
* 1\. FC Mülheim
* Spandauer SV
* DSC Wanne-Eickel
* Olympia Wilhelmshaven

2\. Bundesliga Süd (1974–1981)|

* Eintracht Bad Kreuznach
* KSV Baunatal
* VfB Eppingen
* FC Hanau 93
* VfR Heilbronn
* Bayern Hof
* ESV Ingolstadt
* MTV Ingolstadt
* VfR Mannheim
* Borussia Neunkirchen
* FK Pirmasens
* BSV 07 Schwenningen
* Röchling Völklingen
* Würzburger FV

* Clubs
* Introduction
* Promotion to 2. Bundesliga
* Promotion to Bundesliga
* Top scorers

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