1. FC Nürnberg #1 Die Legende Lebt

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Clubgeschiedenis Rise of "Der Club" By 1909 the team was playing well enough to lay claim to the South German championship. After World War I, Nürnberg would gradually turn their success into 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 and beat the defending champions 2:0. That would be the first of five titles Der Club would capture over the course of eight years. In each of those wins 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 they could not continue. Considerable wrangling ensued over the decision. The DFB (Deutscher Fußball Bund or German Football Association) awarded the win to Hamburg, under the condition that they renounce the title in the name of "good sportsmanship" – which they grudgingly did. Ultimately, the Viktoria trophy was not officially presented that year. After the Glory Years 1. FCN's dominance was already being to fade when they captured their final trophy of the era in 1927 as the game began to evolve into a more quickly paced contest which did not suit their slower, more deliberate approach. While they continued to field strong sides, other clubs rose to the forefront of German football. In 1934, they lost in the final to Schalke 04 a club that would go on to become the strongest side in the era of football under the Third Reich. Nürnberg would capture national titles just before and after World War II in 1936 and 1948 in the first post-war national final, and would also take the Tschammerpokal, the forerunner of today's German Cup, in 1935 and 1939. Into the Modern Era The post-war period began with the Club being integrated in the Oberliga Süd, one of the five top divisions in West-Germany at the time. Nürnberg managed to win this league six times until 1963, winning the national championship in 1948. In 1961, 1. FCN captured their eighth national title and appeared in a losing effort in the following year's final. Some consolation was to be had in the team capturing its second German Cup in 1962. Their strong play made them an obvious choice to be amongst the sixteen teams selected to the Bundesliga, Germany's new professional football league, formed in 1963. Der Club played as a mid-table side through the league's early years until putting on a dominating performance in 1968 in which they sat atop the league table from the fifth week of play on to the end of the season on their way to their first Bundesliga title. They promptly went on to the ignominy of being relegated the next year as coach Max Merkel decided his veteran team was too old and so rid the club of its existing players in favour of a dozen newcomers. It would take the club nine years to recover and return from an exile in the second tier, first the Regionalliga Süd, then the 2nd Bundesliga Süd, that included several failed efforts in the promotion rounds. 1. FCN returned to the Bundesliga for a year in 1978, but played to a 17th place finish and were relegated again. They immediately played their way back to the top flight, but since then their Bundesliga performances have been stumbling ones, characterized by finishes well down the league table and occasional relegation for a season or two. Their best recent result was a fifth place finish in 1988. The early 1980s also saw the rise of a longstanding and intense friendship between the fans of Nürnberg and those of former arch rival FC Schalke 04. Fans accompany each others on their respective away games, and the two season matches between the teams are generally a very laid-back and hospitable affair for all fans involved. In the mid-90's Nürnberg had financial problems that led to their being penalized 6 points in the 1995-96 season while playing in the 2. Bundesliga. The club was relegated to the third division as a consequence. Improved management saw the club clawing back and return to the top flight eventually. However, in 1999, FCN suffered what was arguably the worst meltdown in Bundesliga history. Going into the last game of the season, they were in 12th place, three points and five goals ahead of Eintracht Frankfurt who were sitting in 16th place and seemingly headed to relegation. Nürnberg was closing out the season with what looked to be an easy home game against SC Freiburg who were also facing relegation. Frankfurt was up against 1. FC Kaiserslautern, last season's champions who were in a fight for a UEFA Champions League spot. Therefore FCN had already begun soliciting season tickets for next Bundesliga season in a letter to current season ticket holders within celebrating successfully avoiding relegation. The stage was set for an improbable outcome. Nürnberg lost 1:2 with Frank Baumann missing a chance to score in the last minute. Every other FCN rival won, including Frankfurt, who whipped FCK 5:1 with three late tallies - this put them ahead on goals scored and sent FCN crashing to 16th place and into a shock relegation. FCN was not relegated because they had fewer points than Frankfurt, nor because of a lower goal differential, but on the third tie-breaker - fewer goals scored. 1. FCN rebounded and played in the Bundesliga but still found themselves flirting with relegation from season to season. However, they had comfortably avoided relegation in the 2005–06 season finishing 8th in the Bundesliga. After several years of consolidation, Nürnberg seemed back as a force to reckon with in Bundesliga football. Manager Martin Bader's professional and sometimes even spectacular work till spring 2007 (the signing of former Ajax Amsterdam captain and Czech international Tomáš Galásek, for example, was greeted with enthusiasm), as well head coach Hans Meyer's tactically modern understanding of football, helped Nürnberg to its most successful time in almost 40 years. In May 2007 the cut for the UEFA Cup was sure and after the triumph over Eintracht Frankfurt in the DFB Pokal the Club was in the final of that tournament for the first time since 1982. On 26 May the Club won this final against VfB Stuttgart in overtime 3:2, winning the DFB Pokal again 45 years after the last victory. However in the first round of 2007–2008 the team could convince no more in Bundesliga. As the team had ended up second in UEFA_Cup_2007–08#Group_A in front of later champion Zenit St. Petersburg after defeating Rapid Bucureşti in UEFA_Cup_2007–08#First_round head coach Hans Meyer was allowed to restructurate the team, e.g. buying Jan Koller. In the consequence of no improvement Meyer was replaced by Thomas von Heesen after two legs in second round. The latter one didn't do much better and so FCN was relegated after finishing 16th after losing a 2-0 home match against FC Schalke 04 on the final day. After not meeting the expectations of dominating the 2. Bundesliga von Heesen resigned in August and was replaced by his assistant coach Michael Oenning. After a slow start Oenning was able to guide Nuremberg to a 3rd place finish and a playoff with 16th place Energie Cottbus. Nuremberg won the playoff 5:0 on aggragate and will play in the 1st Bundesliga in 2009.

Frankenstadion In dit stadion werd de beruchte 1/8e finale van het WK 2006 tussen Nederland en Portugal gespeeld.


Selectie 2010-2011
Doel
1 Raphael Schäfer
30 Alexander Stephan
12 Daniel Klewer
32 Daniel Batz
Verdediging
3 Per Nilsson
5 Andreas Wolf
6 Dominic Maroh
16 Juri Judt
20 Pascal Bieler
25 Javier Pinola
33 Felicio Brown Forbes
38 Philipp Wollscheid
Middenveld
2 Timmy Simons
11 Marek Mintál
13 Jens Hegeler
15 Christoph Sauter
17 Mike Frantz
18 Almog Cohen
21 Dario Vidosic
22 İlkay Gündoğan
37 Mehmet Ekici
Aanval
8 Christian Eigler
9 Angelos Charisteas
10 Albert Bunjaku
14 Róbert Mak
19 Isaac Boakye
23 Julian Schieber
29 Rubin Okotie

Trainer Dieter Hecking

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De competitie begonnen met een gelijkspel uit bij Gladbach. Niet onaardig dus. Timmy Simons heeft de hele wedstrijd gespeeld.

[Plato]

Merkwaardige seizoensstart voor de Franken, 3 uit 4, dankzij drie gelijke spelen in relatief moeilijke uitwedstrijden in Leverkusen, Hamburg en Gladbach, maar de op papier eenvoudigere thuiswedstrijd tegen Freiburg verloren ze wel.

[Plato]

Inmiddels de weg naar boven gevonden dankzij twee overwinningen, ondermeer op Schalke.

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Verdediger Javier Pinola heeft maandag zijn excuses aangeboden aan Bastian Schweinsteiger voor het feit dat hij de middenvelder van Bayern München een dag eerder had bespuugd, maar de Duitse voetbalbond (DFB) neemt geen genoegen met de verontschuldigen van de speler van 1. FC Nürnberg. De DFB gaat het incident van afgelopen zondag (tijdens het met 3-0 door Bayern gewonnen duel) namelijk onderzoeken, hetgeen betekent dat Pinola moet vrezen voor een uitsluiting van maximaal zes maanden. Door middel van videobeelden gaat de Duitse bond na of de Argentijnse verdediger geschorst dient te worden en wat dan de strafmaat moet worden. Pinola zal gestraft worden 'als we kunnen aantonen wat er gebeurd is', liet voorzitter Anton Nachreiner van de DFB dinsdag weten aan Bild. “Spugen is iets wat echt niet kan”, vindt de preses. Als de 27-jarige verdediger geschorst wordt, kan zijn straf liggen tussen zes weken en zes maanden. Omdat arbiter Thorsten Kinhoefer het voorval niet waarnam, kan de Duitse bond het incident op tv-beelden onderzoeken.

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Een filmpje gemaakt met een mobiele telefoon houdt de gemoederen bezig in Nürnberg en omstreken. Een supporter filmde een deel van de aanhang van de plaatselijke FC, die de thuisploeg in de wedstrijd tegen Borussia Dortmund aanmoedigde met een vrolijk lied. Tot zover niets verkeerds, maar het feit dat de tribune ‘meeswingt’ zorgt voor de nodige angst. Het stadion van Nürnberg heeft twee ringen en een deel van het stadion lijkt haast tot leven te komen wanneer de supporters beginnen te springen. Een gevaarlijk beeld, zeker voor de fans die zich op de eerste ring bevinden, maar volgens Ronald Höfler van stadsbestuur Nürnberg is er niets om bang voor te zijn. Hij beweert dat het stadion altijd op deze manier bewogen heeft. “Het ziet er misschien gevaarlijk uit, maar dat is het niet”, zei Höfler in gesprek met BILD. “De tribunes zijn speciaal gebouwd om mee te trillen met de springende bewegingen van de massa supporters. Op die manier kan de energie ontsnappen.” Vraag is of de supporters in de eerste ring daar een boodschap aan hebben: dit weekend speelt Nürnberg uit bij TSG Hoffenheim.

[Plato]

Heb je een linkje naar dat filmpje?

[Marioow]

Dat filmpje is nu inmiddels al verwijderd door de gebruiker, maar hier zie je het ook goed.

YouTube - FC Nürnberg

YouTube - FC Nürnberg

[Plato]

Zo, daar zou ik geen veilig gevoel aan overhouden als ik daar zou zitten.

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Tof filmpje:

YouTube - FCN Hannover 18 12 2010

YouTube - FCN Hannover 18 12 2010

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YouTube - 1. FC Nürnberg- HSV 29-01-2011 Choreo

YouTube - 1. FC Nürnberg- HSV 29-01-2011 Choreo

[Marioow]

Mooie filmpjes maken ze daar de laatste tijd:

YouTube - FCN Frankfurt 18 02 2011

YouTube - FCN Frankfurt 18 02 2011

[Marioow]

1.FC Nürnberg heeft voor de komende seizoenen een nieuwe spits gevonden. Tomás Pekhart, een 21-jarige Tsjech, tekende dinsdag voor vier jaar bij de Duitse club. Pekhart is afkomstig van Sparta Praag, dat de spits amper een half jaar geleden overnam van FK Jablonec. Met dertien doelpunten staat de aanvaller momenteel tweede in de topscorerslijst van de Tsjechische competitie. Komende zomer neemt Pekhart met Jong Tsjechië deel aan het Europees kampioenschap in Denemarken.

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Wederom een mooi filmpje:

FCN vs. Hannover - 13.08.2011 - Max Morlock Stadion - YouTube

FCN vs. Hannover - 13.08.2011 - Max Morlock Stadion - YouTube

[Plato]

Mooie club is het toch, in het jaar in de Regionalliga zaten er nog steeds gewoon 30.000 man. Ik vond het ook erg mooi toen ze de Duitse beker wonnen, geweldige beelden van de supporters.