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.Grenzgänger plant schnelle Akklimatisierung fupa.net, published: 28 June 2012, accessed: 29 June 2012
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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 (Württemberg Cup) 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 (VI) in 1979 and played there until 1987. After slipping briefly into the Bezirksliga (VII), the club returned to the Landesliga, and in 2003 advanced for the first time to the Verbandsliga.
A rivalry exists with SpVgg Au/Iller, which is in the same district as Illertissen. After several years playing against each other in the Verbandsliga Württemberg (V), both teams were promoted to the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg (V) 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.Illertissen winkt die Regionalliga Augsburger Allgemeine, published: 22 December 2011, accessed: 25 December 2011 A fourth place in the Oberliga in 2011–12 allowed the club to qualify for the new Regionalliga.Das war die Relegation 2012 auf Verbandsebene fupa.net, published: 7 June 2012, accessed 8 June 2012 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.Regionalliga Bayern table 2013–14 kicker.de, accessed: 16 June 2014 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.DFB-Pokal: Würzburg sorgt für Sensation BFV website, accessed: 23 August 2014
Current squad
Honours The club's honours:
League Regionalliga Bayern Runners-up: 2013-14
Cup Württemberg Cup Winners: 1962-63 Bavarian Cup Winners: 2021-22, 2022-23, 2024-25
Recent managers Recent managers of the club:FV Illertissen .:. Trainer von A-Z weltfussball.de, accessed: 28 April 2011 Manager Start Finish Karl-Heinz Bachthaler 2000 30 June 2012 Holger Bachthaler 1 July 2012 present
Recent seasons The recent season-by-season performance of the club:Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv Historical German domestic league tables, accessed: 24 September 2014Fussball.de – Ergebnisse Tables and results of all German football leagues, accessed: 24 September 2014 Season Division Tier Position 2002–03 Landesliga Württemberg VI ↑ 2003–04 Verbandsliga Württemberg V 11th 2004–05 Verbandsliga Württemberg 6th 2005–06 Verbandsliga Württemberg 7th 2006–07 Verbandsliga Württemberg 9th 2007–08 Verbandsliga Württemberg 3rd ↑ 2008–09 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 8th 2009–10 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 4th 2010–11 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 7th 2011–12 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 4th ↑ 2012–13 Regionalliga Bayern IV 3rd 2013–14 Regionalliga Bayern 2nd 2014–15 Regionalliga Bayern 9th 2015–16 Regionalliga Bayern 5th 2016–17 Regionalliga Bayern 5th 2017–18 Regionalliga Bayern 10th 2018–19 Regionalliga Bayern 7th 2019-20 Regionalliga Bayern 12th 2020-21 Regionalliga Bayern 12th 2021-22 Regionalliga Bayern 7th 2022-23 Regionalliga Bayern 9th 2023-24 Regionalliga Bayern 5th 2024-25 Regionalliga Bayern 9th 2025–26 Regionalliga Bayern 4th 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.
Key ↑ Promoted ↓ Relegated
DFB Cup appearances The club has qualified for the first round of the German Cup four times: Season Round Date Home Away Result Attendance 2013–14 DFB-PokalDFB-Pokal 2013/2014 .:. 1. Runde Weltfussball.de. Retrieved 19 June 2013 First round 2 August 2013 FV Illertissen Eintracht Frankfurt 0–2 6,000 2014–15 DFB-PokalDFB-Pokal 2014/2015 "1. Runde" FV Illertissen – Werder Bremen 2:3 Weltfussball.de. Retrieved 21 August 2014 First round 17 August 2014 FV Illertissen Werder Bremen 2–3 aet 10,205 2022–23 DFB-Pokal First round 30 July 2022 FV Illertissen 1. FC Heidenheim 0–2 3,500 2023–24 DFB-Pokal First round 13 August 2023 FV Illertissen Fortuna Düsseldorf 1–3 3,719
References
External links Official website Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables FV Illertissen at Weltfussball