SpVgg Unterhaching
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SpVgg Unterhaching is a German sports club in Unterhaching, a semi-rural municipality on the southern outskirts of the Bavarian capital Munich. The football club represented Munich in the Bundesliga alongside its more famous cousins Bayern Munich and TSV 1860 Munich, while the bobbsledding department has captured several world and Olympic titles.
History
The early years
Originally part of the gymnastics and sports club TSV Hachinger, SpVgg was established as an independent football club on January 1, 1925. Regarded by the Nazi regime as politically unreliable, the club was dissolved in 1933 and then re-established after the war in 1945. Over the next three-and-a-half decades Unterhaching played as an anonymous local side until beginning to climb in 1980: from Landesliga Bayern-Sud (IV) to the Amateur Oberliga Bayern (III) and on into the 2.Bundesliga for the first time by the end of the decade. The club was relegated after a 20th place finish. Promoted a second time in 1992 Unterhaching improved its standing to 18th place, but were once again relegated.Late success
Over the last ten years the club has earned the best results in its history, beginning with a return to the 2.Bundesliga in 1995. A second place finish in the 1998-99 campaign resulted in promotion to the top-flight Bundesliga where they surprised everyone with a respectable 10th place finish. Included in Unterhaching's tally of a dozen wins for the season were three victories over the other Munich-based clubs playing in the league that year – they beat TSV 1860 Munich twice and Bayern Munich] once. Goalkeeper Gerhard Tremmel, Alexander Strehmel, Jochen Seitz, Markus Oberleitner and Albanian Altin Rraklli – with 16 goals – were among the most memorable players of a team that impressed by its discipline.Unterhaching also famously played the spoilers' role in deciding who would be Bundesliga champions for 2000. Visiting Bayer Leverkusen needed only a draw to secure their first Bundesliga title. Instead they went down to a 0:2 defeat to the determined home side. Meanwhile Bayern Munich won their match against Werder Bremen and were able to overtake Leverkusen on goal differential to snatch away the title.
The next season was a disappointment as Unterhatching were unable to improve on their Bundesliga debut, finishing in 16th place and dropping back to the second division. The club then fell to the Regionalliga Süd (III) for the 2002-03 season before recovering and returning to the 2.Bundesliga where it plays today.
Team Trivia
- In 2000 three teams based in Munich played in the Bundesliga – Unterhatching, Bayern Munich, and TSV 1860 – the first time a city had been so heavily represented.
- For many years Unterhatching received financial support from their bigger, wealthier cousins Bayern Munich until the smaller club's much improved performance transformed it into a potential rival.
Stadium
Unterhaching's home stadium is the municipal Stadion am Sportpark (capacity 15,053), now known as Generali Sportpark under a sponsorship arrangement with the club. The club's fan base is local in character, although it has developed a small following as one of Germany's "Kult" teams.
Bobsleigh
Local entrepreneur and club sponsor Anton Schrobenhauser († 1982) founded the bobsleigh department, which he presided over until 1979. The club bobsledders have since achieved a number of excellent results on the national and international level. Numerous Olympic medals and world championship titles make Christoph Langen Unterhaching's outstanding bobsledder. His honours include:
- Olympics 2-man crew: 2002 (Gold); 1992, 1998 (Bronze)
- Olympics 4-man crew: 1998 (Gold)
- World champion 2-man crew: 1993, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001
- World champion 4-man crew: 1996, 2001
- World Cup 2-man crew: 1996, 1999, 2004
- World Cup 4-man crew: 1996, 1999
- European champion 2-man crew: 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2004
- European champion 4-man crew: 1996, 1999
External links
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