1. FC Nürnberg

Rise of "Der Club"

1. FC Nürnberg was founded on 4 May 1900 by a group of 18 young men who had gathered at local pub Burenhütte to assemble a side committed to playing football rather than rugby, one of the other new "English" games becoming popular at the time. By 1909, the team was playing well enough to win the South German championship. After World War I, Nürnberg would gradually turn their success into the dominance of the country's football. In the period from July 1918 to February 1922, the team would go unbeaten in 104 official matches. As early as 1919, they came to be referred to simply as "Der Club" in recognition of their skill and of their style on and off the field and would go on to become one of the nation's most widely recognized and popular teams. Nürnberg faced SpVgg Fürth in the first national championship held after the end of World War I, beating the defending champions 2–0. That would be the first of five titles Der Club would win over the course of eight years. In each of those victories, they would shutout their opponents. The 1922 final was contested by Nürnberg and Hamburger SV but never reached a conclusion on the pitch. The match was called on account of darkness after three hours and ten minutes of play, drawn at 2–2. The re-match also went into extra time, and in an era that did not allow for substitutions, that game was called at 1–1 when Nürnberg was reduced to just seven players and the referee ruled incorrectly the club could not…

Der Club boasted the title of Deutscher Rekordmeister as holder of the most championships for over 60 years (although occasionally having to share the honour with Schalke 04) before being overtaken by Bayern Munich in 1987. Germany honours its Bundesliga champions by allowing them to display the gold stars of the "Verdiente Meistervereine" – one star for three titles, two stars for five and three stars for ten. However, currently, only titles earned since 1963 in the Bundesliga are officially recognized. Despite winning the national title nine times, Nürnberg – the country's second-most successful side – is not entitled to sport any championship stars.

League

German Football Championship/Bundesliga Champions: 1920, 1921, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1936, 1948, 1961, 1967–68 Runners-up: 1934, 1937, 1961–62 2. Bundesliga/2. Bundesliga Süd Champions: 1980, 1985, 2001, 2004

Cup

DFB-Pokal Winners: 1935, 1939, 1961–62, 2006–07 Runners-up: 1940, 1981–82

European competitions

European Cup Quarter-finals: 1961–62 European Cup Winners' Cup Semi-finals: 1962–63 Intertoto Cup Group Winners: 1968 Coupe Jean Dupuich Semi-finals: 1913

Regional

Süddeutsche Meisterschaft Champions: 1916, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1924, 1927, 1929 Ostkreis-Liga Champions: 1916, 1918 Kreisliga Nordbayern Champions: 1920, 1921 Bezirksliga Bayern Champions: 1924, 1925, 1927 Bezirksliga Nordbayern Champions: 1929, 1932, 1933 Gauliga Bayern Champions: 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940 Oberliga…