FV Illertissen


FV Illertissen is a German association football club from the town of Illertissen, Bavaria and was established in 1921. Despite its location in Bavaria the club had never played in the league system of its home state but instead preferred to play in neighbouring Baden-Württemberg. At the end of the 2011–12 season the club however decided to switch to Bavaria.

History

Although the town of Illertissen is in Bavaria, its proximity to other towns in the neighbouring state of Baden-Württemberg has allowed it to participate in that state's competition. In 1963, it became the first Bavarian team to win the Württembergischen-Pokal when they defeated SV Hussenhofen.
The club has played as a lower division side for most of its history. It won promotion to the Landesliga Württemberg I in 1979 and played there until 1987. After slipping briefly into the Bezirksliga, the club returned to the Landesliga, and in 2003 advanced for the first time to the Verbandsliga.
A rivalry exists with Spvgg Au, which is in the same district as Illertissen. After several years playing against each other in the Verbandsliga Württemberg, both teams were promoted to the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg in 2008. Au had some seasons earlier become the first Bavarian side to play in Baden-Württemberg and Illertissen followed its rival. The club qualified for the Oberliga through a promotion round playoff, alongside Kehler FV.
In December 2011 the club decided to switch to the Bavarian league system from the 2012–13 season onwards. The reason for the switch was the introduction of the Regionalliga Bayern, which the club only needed to finish ninth or better in 2011–12 to qualify for. A fourth place in the Oberliga in 2011–12 allowed the club to qualify for the new Regionalliga. In the 2012–13, in the Regionalliga, the club finished in third place and, as the best placed non-reserve team in the league, qualified for the first round of the German Cup.
The club was once more the best non-reserve side in the Regionalliga Bayern in 2013–14, finishing second behind FC Bayern Munich II and once more qualifying for the first round of the German Cup. Illertissen lost after extra time to Werder Bremen in the first round but received a €140,000 starting fee and the gate receipts for the game in prizes.

Current squad

Honours

The club's honours:

League

Recent managers of the club:
ManagerStartFinish
Karl-Heinz Bachthaler200030 June 2012
Holger Bachthaler1 July 2012Present

Recent seasons

The recent season-by-season performance of the club:
SeasonDivisionTierPosition
2002–03Landesliga WürttembergVI↑
2003–04Verbandsliga WürttembergV11th
2004–05Verbandsliga WürttembergV6th
2005–06Verbandsliga WürttembergV7th
2006–07Verbandsliga WürttembergV9th
2007–08Verbandsliga WürttembergV3rd ↑
2008–09Oberliga Baden-WürttembergV8th
2009–10Oberliga Baden-WürttembergV4th
2010–11Oberliga Baden-WürttembergV7th
2011–12Oberliga Baden-WürttembergV4th ↑
2012–13Regionalliga BayernIV3rd
2013–14Regionalliga BayernIV2nd
2014–15Regionalliga BayernIV9th
2015–16Regionalliga BayernIV5th
2016–17Regionalliga BayernIV5th
2017–18Regionalliga BayernIV10th
2018–19Regionalliga BayernIV

DFB Cup appearances

The club has qualified for the first round of the German Cup twice:
SeasonRoundDateHomeAwayResultAttendance
2013–14 DFB-PokalFirst round2 August 2013FV IllertissenEintracht Frankfurt0–26,000
2014–15 DFB-PokalFirst round17 August 2014FV IllertissenWerder Bremen2–3 aet10,205