Bayer Uerdingen
| Full name | Krefelder Fußballclub Uerdingen 05 e.V. |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1905 |
| Ground | Grotenburg-Stadion, Krefeld |
| Capacity | 34,500 |
| Chairman | Mikhail Ponomarev |
| Head coach | André Pawlak |
| League | Oberliga Niederrhein (V) |
| 2015–16 | 2nd |
| Website | Club home page |
KFC Uerdingen 05 is a German football club in the Uerdingen district of the city of Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. The one time Bundesliga side enjoyed its greatest successes in the 1980s but now currently plays in the 5th division, Oberliga Niederrhein.
The club was founded on 17 November 1905 as Fußball-Club Uerdingen 05. On 1 August 1919, following World War I, FC was joined by Sportvereinigung des Realgymnasiums Urdingen. During World War II from 1941–45 the club played as part of the combined wartime side Kriegspielgemeinschaft Uerdingen alongside VfB 1910 Uerdingen (which was known from 1910–19 as Sport-Club Preussen Uerdingen). That partnership continued after the war with the two clubs playing as Spielvereinigung Uerdingen 05. On 20 February 1948, VfB became independent again and in 1950 SpVgg resumed their original identity as FC Uerdingen 05.
In 1953, the club merged with Werkssportgruppe Bayer AG Uerdingen, the local worker's sports club of the chemical giant Bayer AG, becoming FC Bayer 05 Uerdingen. Bayer withdrew its sponsorship of the football team in 1995 at which time the club took on the name Krefelder Fußball-Club Uerdingen 05. Bayer continues to support the non-footballing departments of the club as Sport-Club Bayer 05 Uerdingen.
Uerdingen played in the amateur local leagues throughout their early history. By the early 1960s they had advanced as far as the Amateurliga Niederrhein (III) where they would play until 1971 when they stepped up into the Regionalliga West (II). The club then enjoyed a succession of strong finishes: a second-place result in 1974–75 earned them promotion to the top flight Bundesliga, where they finished dead last. After three seasons in the second tier 2. Bundesliga Nord, another second-place finish returned Uerdingen to the Bundesliga in 1979, this time for a two-year stay. The club would go on to enjoy its most successful years through the 1980s. They returned to the Bundesliga in 1983 and earned a best-ever third-place result there in 1986. Uerdingen also captured the DFB-Pokal (German Cup) in 1985 with a 2:1 victory over Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich in Berlin's Olympiastadion.
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