1. FC Nürnberg

{{short description|German association football club}}

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| fullname = 1. Fußball-Club Nürnberg Verein für Leibesübungen e. V.

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| nickname = Der Club (The Club)
Die Legende (The Legend)
Der Ruhmreiche (The Glorious)
Der Altmeister (The Old Master)

| short name = 1. FCN, FCN

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| ground = Max-Morlock-Stadion

| capacity = 50,000

| chrtitle = Board member

| chairman = Joti Chatzialexiou (sport)
Niels Rossow (commercial)

| mgrtitle = Head coach

| manager = Miroslav Klose

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1. Fußball-Club Nürnberg Verein für Leibesübungen e. V., often called 1. FC Nürnberg ({{IPA|de|ɛfˌtseː ˈnʏʁnbɛʁk}}, {{langx|en|1. Football Club Nuremberg}}), is a German sports club based in Nuremberg, Bavaria. It is best known for its men's football team, who currently compete in the 2. Bundesliga. Founded in 1900, the club initially competed in the Southern German championship, winning their first title in 1916. Their first German championship was won in 1920. Before the inauguration of the Bundesliga in 1963, 1. FCN won a further 11 regional championships, including the Oberliga Süd formed in 1945, and were German champions another seven times. The club has won the Bundesliga once and the DFB-Pokal four times.

Since 1963, the club has played their home games at the Max-Morlock-Stadion in Nuremberg. Today's club has sections for boxing, handball, hockey (inline skater hockey and ice hockey), rollerblading and ice skating, swimming, skiing, and tennis.

Nürnberg hold the joint record for promotions from the various second divisions to the Bundesliga at 8 with Arminia Bielefeld. Owing to its status as a founding member of the Bundesliga while Bielefeld was not, however, Nürnberg's consequent nine relegations from the top tier are a record by itself.{{cite web |title=Bundesliga 2 records: goals, promotion and relegation for players and clubs |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/2bundesliga/news/bundesliga2-records-goals-promotion-relegation-players-and-clubs-16921 |website=bundesliga.com |language=en}}

History

=Rise of "Der Club"=

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1. FC Nürnberg was founded on 4 May 1900 by a group of 18 young men who had gathered at local pub Burenhütte to assemble a side committed to playing football rather than rugby, one of the other new "English" games becoming popular at the time. By 1909, the team was playing well enough to win the South German championship. After World War I, Nürnberg would gradually turn their success into the 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.{{cn|date=January 2025}}

Nürnberg faced SpVgg Fürth in the first national championship held after the end of World War I, beating the defending champions 2–0. That would be the first of five titles Der Club would win over the course of eight years. In each of those victories, 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 the club could not continue. The German Football Association (DFB) awarded the win to Hamburger SV under the condition that they renounce the title in the name of "good sportsmanship", and ultimately the Viktoria trophy was not officially awarded that year.

=After the glory years=

1. FCN's dominance was already beginning 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. 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 in Nazi Germany. Nürnberg won 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 DFB-Pokal, in 1935 and 1939.

=Into the modern era=

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The post-war period began with the club being integrated into the Oberliga Süd, one of the five top divisions in West-Germany at the time. Nürnberg won 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 DFB-Pokal in 1962. The club's strong play made it an obvious choice to be amongst the 16 teams selected to participate in 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 it sat atop the league table from the fifth week of play on to the end of the season en route to its first Bundesliga title. It went on to become the first reigning champions to be relegated from the Bundesliga.{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/may/12/nurnberg.bundesligafootball | title=Nürnberg struggling to stay in the Bundesliga club | work=The Guardian| date= 12 May 2008 | access-date=18 September 2010}} This was a result of Max Merkel's decision to remove his championship-winning team of veterans – believing that they were too old – in favour of a dozen newcomers.

It would take the club nine years to recover and return from the second tier (first the Regionalliga Süd, then the 2. Bundesliga Süd), that included several failed efforts in the promotion rounds. 1. FCN returned to the Bundesliga for a year in 1978, but finish 17th and were relegated again. The club immediately played its way back to the top flight, but since then its Bundesliga performances have typically ended in the lower positions in the league table with occasional relegations. The side's best result in recent decades 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 archrival Schalke 04. Fans accompany each other's 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.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cq8kzx9e8l2o Schalke v Nuremberg: A tale of two German clubs and an unlikely friendship], Harry De Cosemo, BBC Sport, 24 January 2025

In the mid-1990s, Nürnberg had financial problems, including the conviction of their club treasurer Ingo Böbel for fraud and misallocating club finances.{{Cite web|last=Redelings|first=Ben|title=Der Skandal, der den Club fast zerstörte|url=https://www.n-tv.de/sport/fussball/redelings_nachspielzeit/Der-Skandal-der-den-Club-fast-zerstoerte-article23048691.html|access-date=31 January 2022|website=n-tv.de|language=de}} This led to their being penalized six points in the 1995–96 season while playing in the 2. Bundesliga. The club was relegated to the third division as a consequence. Gradual improvements were made in the subsequent seasons.

In 1999, however, 1. FCN suffered what was arguably the worst end-of-season collapse in Bundesliga history. Going into the last game of the campaign, the club sat in 12th place, three points and five goals ahead of Eintracht Frankfurt in 16th place. Nürnberg's last home game against SC Freiburg, which was also facing relegation while Frankfurt was up against 1. FC Kaiserslautern, the previous season's champions who in a fight for a UEFA Champions League spot. FCN had already begun sending renewal letters to current season ticket holders which included statements about successfully avoiding relegation. Every other team in the equation won their matches, including Frankfurt who routed Kaiserslautern 5–1 with three late goals, whereas Nürnberg lost 2–1, with Frank Baumann missing a chance to score in the last minute, and suffered a shock relegation.{{cite web | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=E-cVAAAAIBAJ&pg=3861,6344408&dq=nuremberg+relegated&hl=en | title=Nuremberg are Relegated | work=New Straits Times| date=31 May 1999 | access-date=18 September 2010}} 1. 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.

=21st century=

1. FCN rebounded and returned to the Bundesliga, but still found itself battling with relegation in most years. However, relegation was avoided comfortably in the 2005–06 season, finishing eighth in the Bundesliga. After several years of consolidation, Nürnberg seemed to be back as a strong force in German football. Manager Martin Bader's work (such as the signing of former Ajax captain and Czech international Tomáš Galásek), as well as head coach Hans Meyer's tactical awareness, helped Nürnberg to its most successful finish in almost 40 years. In May 2007, qualification for the UEFA Cup was assured, and after eliminating Eintracht Frankfurt in the semi-final, the Club won the DFB-Pokal final against VfB Stuttgart 3–2 after extra time, winning the trophy 45 years after its last victory.

In the first round of 2007–08 the team's form in the Bundesliga was poor, but due to finishing second in their UEFA Cup group (ahead of eventual champion Zenit Saint Petersburg), head coach Hans Meyer was allowed to restructure the team, for example by buying Czech international striker Jan Koller from Monaco. Little improvement was seen, and Meyer was replaced by Thomas von Heesen after two fixtures in the second half of the season. Von Heesen did not do much better, and 1. FCN was relegated in 16th place after losing 2–0 at home to Schalke 04 on the final matchday. After a slow start, Michael Oenning was able to guide Nürnberg to a third-place finish and a 5–0 aggregate win over Energie Cottbus in the play-off to rejoin the Bundesliga. The club was demoted again, however, after the 2013–14 season, finishing 17th with another final matchday loss to Schalke 04. The club finished third in the 2015–16 season and qualified for the promotion play-off, but lost on aggregate to Eintracht Frankfurt to remain in the 2. Bundesliga for 2016–17. The club went on to finish 2nd in 2017–2018 season, securing a promotion spot into the Bundesliga with an away win against SV Sandhausen. However, they finished bottom of the table the next season and were relegated once more.

In the 2019–20 2. Bundesliga season, they finished in 16th place and faced a relegation play-off against 3. Liga side and fellow Bavarians Ingolstadt. The tie ended 3–3 on aggregate with Nürnberg winning on away goals; the goal which retained their second-tier status was scored in the sixth minute of injury time in the second leg, thereby keeping them up at the last moment.{{cite news | url = https://www.zeit.de/sport/2020-07/bundesliga-relegation-ingolstadt-nuernberg | title = 1. FC Nürnberg hält in letzter Sekunde die Liga | language = de | website = Die Zeit | date = 11 July 2020 | access-date = 24 May 2021 | last1 = Schlitt | first1 = Anna-Lena | last2 = Zimmermann | first2 = Konstantin }}

Rivals

{{See also|Bavarian football derbies}}

SpVgg Greuther Fürth is 1. FCN's longest standing local rival. The rivalry dates back to the early days of German football when, at times, those two clubs dominated the national championship. The clubs have played 258 matches against one another, the most in German professional football. In 1921, the Germany national team consisted only of players from Nürnberg and Fürth for a match against the Netherlands in Amsterdam. The players traveled in the same train, but with the Nürnberg players in a carriage at the front of the train and those from Fürth in a carriage at the rear, while team manager Georg B. Blaschke sat in the middle. A Fürth player scored the first goal of the match but was only congratulated by Fürth players. Allegedly, Hans Sutor, a former Fürth player, was forced to leave the team when he married a woman from Nuremberg. He was later signed by 1. FC Nürnberg and was in the team that eventually won three national championships.{{cite web |url=http://www.greuther-fuerth.de/v3/chronik/derby.php |title=Die Geschichte des Frankenderbys |access-date=1 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927210553/http://www.greuther-fuerth.de/v3/chronik/derby.php |archive-date=27 September 2007 }} {{in lang|de}} Both clubs played together in the Bundesliga in 2012–13.

Games against Bayern Munich are usually the biggest events of the season,{{according to whom|date=January 2024}} as the two clubs are the most successful in Bavaria and Germany overall.

Reserve team

{{Main|1. FC Nürnberg II}}

The 1. FC Nürnberg II (or 1. FC Nürnberg Amateure) qualified for the Regionalliga Süd on the strength of a third place in the Bayernliga (IV) in 2007–08. The team had been playing in the Bayernlig since 1998, finishing runners-up three times in those years. When not playing in the Bayernlig, the team used to belong to the Landesliga Bayern-Mitte. Nowadays, it plays in tier four Regionalliga Bayern.

League results

{{main|List of 1. FC Nürnberg seasons}}

=Recent seasons=

The season-by-season performance of the club in the 21st century:[http://www.f-archiv.de/ Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814161708/http://www.f-archiv.de/ |date=14 August 2012 }} {{in lang|de}} Historical German domestic league tables[http://www.fussball.de/fussball-ergebnisse-die-top-ligen-bei-fussball-de/id_45692854/index Fussball.de – Ergebnisse] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518003238/http://www.fussball.de/fussball-ergebnisse-die-top-ligen-bei-fussball-de/id_45692854/index |date=18 May 2011 }} {{in lang|de}} Tables and results of all German football leagues

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Honours

Der Club boasted{{tone inline|date=January 2024}} the title of Deutscher Rekordmeister as holder of the most championships for over 60 years (although occasionally having to share the honour with Schalke 04) before being overtaken by Bayern Munich in 1987.{{cite web|url=https://www.fcn.de/en/club/about/|title=1. FC Nürnberg: About|website=fcn.de|access-date=10 September 2019}}

Germany honours its Bundesliga champions by allowing them to display the gold stars of the "Verdiente Meistervereine" – one star for three titles, two stars for five and three stars for ten. However, currently,{{when|date=January 2024}} only titles earned since 1963 in the Bundesliga are officially recognized. Despite winning the national title nine times, Nürnberg – the country's second-most successful side – is not entitled to sport any championship stars.

=League=

=Cup=

=European competitions=

=Regional=

Stadium

{{further|Max-Morlock-Stadion}}

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"Der Club" plays in the communally-owned Max-Morlock-Stadion. It has been the club's home since 1963,{{cite web | url=http://www.fcn.de/en/stadium/history/ | title=From 'Municipal Stadium' to the easyCredit Stadium | access-date=18 September 2010 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123173701/http://www.fcn.de/en/stadium/history/ | archive-date=23 November 2010 | df=dmy-all }} and currently has a capacity of 50,000 spectators following the stadium's most recent expansion during the winter break of the 2009–10 season.{{cite web | url=https://www.nordbayern.de/sport/neue-nordkurve-des-nurnberger-stadions-ist-fertig-1.684671 | title=Nürnbergs neue Nordkurve ist fertig | language=de | date=21 January 2010 | access-date=30 August 2019 }} The club previously played its matches at the Zabo (an abbreviation of Zerzabelshof, the district in which the ground was located).

The stadium was built in 1928 and was known as Stadion der Hitler-Jugend from 1933 to 1945.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} then as the Frankenstadion (Franconia Stadium). Originally having a capacity of 40,000 spectators, it was expanded in 1965 to hold 65,000 and subsequently hosted the 1967 Cup Winners' Cup final between Bayern Munich and Rangers, won 1–0 by the German side. The facility was refurbished for the 1974 FIFA World Cup and another renovation allowed it to seat 45,000 for four preliminary round matches and one Round of 16 contest of the 2006 World Cup.

The Frankenstadion bore the commercial name "Grundig Stadion" from 2012 under an arrangement with a local company. The majority of the fans were in favour of renaming it after club legend Max Morlock. Morlock's name was finally used in 2017.

A feasibility study was commissioned by the club in the 2010s over the possibility of constructing a new stadium, with contact made with potential partners.{{cite web|url=http://www.stadionwelt.de/sw_stadien/index.php?head=Club-Neues-Stadion-bis-2020&folder=sites&site=news_detail&news_id=9298|title=Club: Neues Stadion bis 2020?|website=stadionwelt.de|access-date=10 September 2019|archive-date=15 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200315132212/https://www.stadionwelt.de/sw_stadien/index.php?head=Club-Neues-Stadion-bis-2020&folder=sites&site=news_detail&news_id=9298|url-status=dead}} It would be built on the same site and hold a capacity of 50,000 spectators.{{cite web|url=http://www.nordbayern.de/nuernberger-nachrichten/nuernberg/club-will-2015-plane-fur-neue-arena-vorlegen-1.1596727|title=Club will 2015 Pläne für neue Arena vorlegen|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111022125034/http://www.nordbayern.de/nuernberger-nachrichten/nuernberg/club-will-2015-plane-fur-neue-arena-vorlegen-1.1596727|archive-date=22 October 2011|access-date=10 September 2019}} However, the club never announced any official plans for a new stadium and no major changes had been made by 2024, in which Nuremberg was overlooked as a host city for the UEFA Euro 2024 tournament held in Germany.[https://stadiumdb.com/news/2023/12/euro_2024_what_has_changed_in_germany_in_terms_of_stadiums_since_the_2006_world_cup EURO 2024: What has changed in Germany in terms of stadiums since the 2006 World Cup?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250128102452/https://stadiumdb.com/news/2023/12/euro_2024_what_has_changed_in_germany_in_terms_of_stadiums_since_the_2006_world_cup |date=28 January 2025 }}, Kuba Kowalski, StadiumDB, 12 December 2023

Kits

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1993–94rowspan=2 | PumaTrigema
1994–96rowspan=2 | ARO
1996–98rowspan=9 | Adidas
1998–00VIAG Interkom
2000–02Adecco
2002–03Entrium Direct Bankers AG
2003–04DiBa Bank
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2021–Adidas

Players

=Current squad=

{{updated|4 February 2025}}{{cite web |url=http://www.fcn.de/profis/team/spieler/ |title=1. FC Nürnberg – Profis |publisher=1. FC Nürnberg |access-date=3 April 2015 |archive-date=4 April 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150404131456/http://www.fcn.de/profis/team/spieler/ |url-status=live }}

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{{Fs player|no=10|nat=GER|name=Julian Justvan|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=14|nat=GER|name=Benjamin Goller|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=17|nat=GER|name=Jens Castrop|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=18|nat=GER|name=Rafael Lubach|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=19|nat=POL|name=Eryk Grzywacz|pos=MF|other={{small|on loan from VfL Wolfsburg}}}}

{{Fs player|no=20|nat=GER|name=Caspar Jander|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=21|nat=TUR|name=Berkay Yılmaz|pos=DF|other={{small|on loan from Freiburg}}}}

{{Fs player|no=22|nat=GER|name=Enrico Valentini|pos=DF}}

{{Fs mid}}

{{Fs player|no=23|nat=GER|name=Janni Serra|pos=FW|other={{small|on loan from Aarhus}}}}

{{Fs player|no=26|nat=GER|name=Christian Mathenia|pos=GK}}

{{Fs player|no=28|nat=FRA|name=Janis Antiste|pos=FW|other={{small|on loan from Sassuolo}}}}

{{Fs player|no=30|nat=AZE|name=Mahir Emreli|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=31|nat=GER|name=Robin Knoche|pos=DF|other=captain}}

{{Fs player|no=32|nat=GER|name=Tim Janisch|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=33|nat=GER|name=Nick Seidel|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=34|nat=GER|name=Dustin Forkel|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=35|nat=GER|name=Simon Joachims|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=36|nat=GER|name=Lukas Schleimer|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=37|nat=SVK|name=Michal Kukučka|pos=GK}}

{{Fs player|no=38|nat=GER|name=Winners Osawe|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=39|nat=GER|name=Nicolas Ortegel|pos=GK}}

{{Fs player|no=44|nat=CZE|name=Ondřej Karafiát|pos=DF}}

{{Fs end}}

=Out on loan=

{{Fs start}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=GER|name=Jannik Hofmann|pos=DF|other=at VfB Stuttgart II until 30 June 2025}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=GER|name=Jannes Horn|pos=DF|other=at St. Louis City until 30 June 2025}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ESP|name=Iván Márquez|pos=DF|other=at NEC until 30 June 2025}}

{{Fs mid}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=MAR|name=Ali Loune|pos=MF|other=at Erzgebirge Aue until 30 June 2025}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=GER|name=Christoph Daferner|pos=FW|other=at Dynamo Dresden until 30 June 2025}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=GER|name=Manuel Wintzheimer|pos=FW|other=at Rot-Weiss Essen until 30 June 2025}}

{{Fs end}}

=1. FC Nürnberg II squad=

{{Further|1. FC Nürnberg II}}

=Notable former players=

{{Main|List of 1. FC Nürnberg players}}

==Greatest ever team==

In the summer of 2010, as part of the club's celebration of its 110th anniversary, Nürnberg fans voted for the best players in the club's history. The players who received the most votes in each position were named in the club's greatest ever team.{{cite web | url=http://www.fcn.de/news/artikel/club-ehrt-jahrhundert-10elf/ | title=Club ehrt Jahrhundert(+10)elf | language=de | date=23 July 2010 | access-date=18 September 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100802133304/http://www.fcn.de/news/artikel/club-ehrt-jahrhundert-10elf/| archive-date= 2 August 2010 }}

File:Andreas Koepke.JPG (pictured) as the club's greatest ever goalkeeper.]]

{{football squad on pitch|align=right

| GK_nat = GER| GK = Köpke

| RB_nat = GER| RB = Reuter

| RCB_nat= GER|RCB = Wolf

| LCB_nat= GER|LCB = Wenauer

| LB_nat = GER| LB = Brunner

| RM_nat = AUT| RM = Hintermaier

| RCM_nat= SVK|RCM = Mintál

| LCM_nat= GER|LCM = Dorfner

| LM_nat = GER| LM = Morlock

| RCF_nat= MKD|RCF = Ćirić

| LCF_nat= GER|LCF = Eckstein

| caption = Greatest ever 1. FC Nürnberg team

}}

Reserves: Hans Kalb, Stefan Kießling, Horst Leupold, Dieter Nüssing, Marc Oechler, Luitpold Popp, Raphael Schäfer, Heinz Strehl, Heinrich Stuhlfauth, Horst Weyerich, Sergio Zárate

==Records==

{{updated|24 May 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/alltime_top_player/bundesliga/1-fc-nuernberg/|title=Germany " Bundesliga " All-time appearances " 1. FC Nürnberg|website=worldfootball.net|access-date=22 March 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/alltime_goalgetter/bundesliga/1-fc-nuernberg/|title=Germany " Bundesliga " All-time topscorers " 1. FC Nürnberg|website=worldfootball.net|access-date=22 March 2020}}

class="wikitable sortable nowrap" style="text-align: center;"

|+Most league appearances in the Bundesliga era (since 1963)

!Rank!!width=150|Name!!Years!!width=80|Bundesliga!!width=80|2.Liga!!width=80|Total

1align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Thomas Brunner1980–199632874402
2align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Raphael Schäfer2001–2007, 2008–2017250108358
3align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Andreas Köpke1986–1994, 1999–200128058338
4align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Norbert Eder1975–1984154146300
5align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Dieter Lieberwirth1975–1988139131270
6align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Javier Pinola2005–201520258260
7align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Peter Stocker1975–1983118131249
8align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Marc Oechler1989–199916377240
9align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Horst Weyerich1976–198513298230
10align="left"|{{flagicon|CZE}} Marek Nikl1998–200714187228

class="wikitable sortable nowrap" style="text-align: center;"

|+Top league goalscorers in the Bundesliga era (since 1963)

!Rank!!width=150|Name!!Years!!width=80|Bundesliga!!width=80|2.Liga!!width=80|Total!!Ratio

1align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Dieter Eckstein1984–1988, 1991–199366 (189)13 {{0}}(37)79 (226)0.35
2align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Heinz Strehl1963–197076 (174){{0}}0 {{0|00}}(0)76 (174)0.44
3align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Hans Walitza1974–1979{{0}}0 {{0|00}}(9)71 (118)71 (127)0.56
4align="left"|{{flagicon|SVK}} Marek Mintál2003–201132 (121)34 {{0}}(59)66 (180)0.37
5align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Franz Brungs1965–1968, 1971–197250 {{0}}(97){{0}}0 {{0|00}}(0)50 {{0}}(97)0.52
6align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Horst Weyerich1976–198521 (132)27 {{0}}(98)48 (230)0.21
7align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Dieter Nüssing1968–1977{{0}}5 {{0}}(23)39 (109)44 (132)0.33
8align="left"|{{flagicon|MKD}} Saša Ćirić1998–1999, 2002–200425 {{0}}(55)18 {{0}}(37)43 {{0}}(92)0.47
9align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Dieter Lieberwirth1975–198818 (139)21 (131)39 (270)0.14
10align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Georg Volkert1965–1969, 1980–198137 (136){{0}}0 {{0|00}}(0)37 (136)0.27

Numbers in brackets indicate appearances made.

Staff

{{updated|1 July 2024}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
align="left"|Head coachalign="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Miroslav Klose
align="left"|Assistant coachalign="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Jens Bauer
align="left"|Assistant coachalign="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Frank Steinmetz
align="left"|Goalkeeping coachalign="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Dennis Neudahm
align="left"|Fitness coachalign="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Gerald Stürzenhofecker

Coaches and chairmen

{{Unreferenced section|date=January 2024}}

=Coaches=

Outstanding{{tone inline|date=January 2024}} coaches of the earlier years include Izidor "Dori" Kürschner (1921, 1922), Fred Spiksley (1913, 1920s), former player Alfred Schaffer (1930s), Dr. Karl Michalke (1930s), Alwin "Alv" Riemke (1940s–1950s) and former player Hans "Bumbes" Schmidt (1940s, 1950s), who notably did not win a single of his four German Championship titles as coach with Nürnberg, but three of them with the long-standing main rivals Schalke 04. He was also four times champion as player, thereof three times with the Club, and once with the earlier archrival SpVgg Greuther Fürth.

Managerial history (Bundesliga era)

{{main|List of 1. FC Nürnberg managers}}

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
No.

!Coach

!From

!To

align=left|1

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Herbert Widmayer

|align=left|1 July 1960

|align=left|30 October 1963

align=left|2

|align=left|{{flagicon|Hungary}} Jeno Csaknady

|align=left|1 November 1963

|align=left|30 June 1964

align=left|3

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Gunter Baumann

|align=left|1 July 1964

|align=left|30 June 1965

align=left|4

|align=left|{{flagicon|Hungary}} Jeno Csaknady

|align=left|1 July 1965

|align=left|7 November 1966

align=left|5

|align=left|{{flagicon|Hungary}} Jenő Vincze

|align=left|8 November 1966

|align=left|31 December 1966

align=left|6

|align=left|{{flagicon|Austria}} Max Merkel

|align=left|3 January 1967

|align=left|24 March 1969

align=left|7

|align=left|{{flagicon|Austria}} Robert Körner

|align=left|25 March 1969

|align=left|12 April 1969

align=left|8

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Kuno Klötzer

|align=left|13 April 1969

|align=left|30 June 1970

align=left|9

|align=left|Thomas Barthel

|align=left|1 July 1970

|align=left|30 June 1971

align=left|10

|align=left|Slobodan Mihajlovic

|align=left|1 July 1971

|align=left|1 August 1971

align=left|11

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Fritz Langner

|align=left|2 August 1971

|align=left|5 December 1971

align=left|12

|align=left|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} Zlatko Čajkovski

|align=left|6 December 1971

|align=left|30 June 1973

align=left|13

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Hans Tilkowski

|align=left|1 July 1973

|align=left|30 June 1976

align=left|14

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Horst Buhtz

|align=left|1 July 1976

|align=left|19 May 1978

align=left|15

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Werner Kern

|align=left|20 May 1978

|align=left|20 December 1978

align=left|16

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Robert Gebhardt

|align=left|21 December 1978

|align=left|30 June 1979

align=left|17

|align=left|{{flagicon|Belgium}} Jeff Vliers

|align=left|1 July 1979

|align=left|18 August 1979

align=left|18

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Robert Gebhardt

|align=left|19 August 1979

|align=left|30 June 1980

align=left|19

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Horst Heese

|align=left|1 July 1980

|align=left|3 March 1981

align=left|20

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Fritz Popp

|align=left|4 March 1981

|align=left|26 May 1981

align=left|21

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Fred Hoffmann

|align=left|27 May 1981

|align=left|30 June 1981

align=left|22

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Heinz Elzner

|align=left|1 July 1981

|align=left|8 September 1981

align=left|23

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Udo Klug

|align=left|9 September 1981

|align=left|25 October 1983

align=left|24

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Rudi Kröner

|align=left|26 October 1983

|align=left|6 December 1983

align=left|25

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Fritz Popp (interim)

|align=left|7 December 1983

|align=left|31 December 1983

align=left|26

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Heinz Höher

|align=left|1 January 1984

|align=left|30 June 1988

align=left|27

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Hermann Gerland

|align=left|1 July 1988

|align=left|9 April 1990

align=left|28

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Dieter Lieberwirth (interim)

|align=left|10 April 1990

|align=left|30 June 1990

align=left|29

|align=left|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Arie Haan

|align=left|1 July 1990

|align=left|30 June 1991

align=left|30

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Willi Entenmann

|align=left|1 July 1991

|align=left|9 November 1993

align=left|31

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Dieter Renner

|align=left|10 November 1993

|align=left|2 January 1994

{{col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
No.

!Coach

!From

!To

align=left|32

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Rainer Zobel

|align=left|3 January 1994

|align=left|31 December 1994

align=left|33

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Günter Sebert

|align=left|1 January 1995

|align=left|30 June 1995

align=left|34

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Hermann Gerland

|align=left|1 July 1995

|align=left|30 April 1996

align=left|35

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Willi Entenmann

|align=left|1 May 1996

|align=left|30 August 1997

align=left|36

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Felix Magath

|align=left|1 September 1997

|align=left|30 June 1998

align=left|37

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Willi Reimann

|align=left|1 July 1998

|align=left|30 November 1998

align=left|38

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Thomas Brunner

|align=left|1 December 1998

|align=left|31 December 1998

align=left|39

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Friedel Rausch

|align=left|1 January 1999

|align=left|18 February 2000

align=left|40

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Thomas Brunner (interim)

|align=left|19 February 2000

|align=left|2 March 2000

align=left|41

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Klaus Augenthaler

|align=left|3 March 2000

|align=left|29 April 2003

align=left|42

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Wolfgang Wolf

|align=left|30 April 2003

|align=left|31 October 2005

align=left|43

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Dieter Lieberwirth (interim)

|align=left|1 November 2005

|align=left|8 November 2005

align=left|44

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Hans Meyer

|align=left|9 November 2005

|align=left|11 February 2008

align=left|45

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Thomas von Heesen

|align=left|12 February 2008

|align=left|28 August 2008

align=left|46

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Michael Oenning

|align=left|2 September 2008

|align=left|21 December 2009

align=left|47

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Dieter Hecking

|align=left|22 December 2009

|align=left|23 December 2012

align=left|48

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Michael Wiesinger &
{{flagicon|Germany}} Armin Reutershahn

|align=left|23 December 2012

|align=left|7 October 2013

align=left|49

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Roger Prinzen (interim)

|align=left|7 October 2013

|align=left|22 October 2013

align=left|50

|align=left|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Gertjan Verbeek

|align=left|22 October 2013

|align=left|23 April 2014

align=left|51

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Roger Prinzen (interim)

|align=left|23 April 2014

|align=left|5 June 2014

align=left|52

|align=left|{{flagicon|France}} Valérien Ismaël

|align=left|5 June 2014

|align=left|10 November 2014

align=left|53

|align=left|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} René Weiler

|align=left|12 November 2014

|align=left|29 June 2016

align=left|54

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Alois Schwartz

|align=left|29 June 2016

|align=left|7 March 2017

align=left|55

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Michael Köllner

|align=left|7 March 2017

|align=left|12 February 2019

align=left|56

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Boris Schommers (interim)

|align=left|12 February 2019

|align=left|19 May 2019

align=left|57

|align=left|{{flagicon|Austria}} Damir Canadi

|align=left|19 May 2019

|align=left|4 November 2019

align=left|57

|align=left|{{flagicon|Slovakia}} Marek Mintál (interim)

|align=left|4 November 2019

|align=left|12 November 2019

align=left|58

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Jens Keller

|align=left|12 November 2019

|align=left|29 June 2020

align=left|59

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Michael Wiesinger

|align=left|29 June 2020

|align=left|11 July 2020

align=left|60

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Robert Klauß

|align=left|30 July 2020

|align=left|3 October 2022

align=left|61

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Markus Weinzierl

|align=left|6 October 2022

|align=left|20 February 2023

align=left|62

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Dieter Hecking (interim)

|align=left|20 February 2023

|align=left|2 June 2023

align=left|63

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Cristian Fiél

|align=left|2 June 2023

|align=left|30 June 2024

align=left|64

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Miroslav Klose

|align=left|1 July 2024

|align=left|Present

{{col-end}}

=Chairmen=

{{colbegin|colwidth=25em}}

  • 1900–1904: Christoph Heinz
  • 1904–1910: Ferdinand Küspert
  • 1910–1912: Christoph Heinz
  • 1912–1914: Leopold Neuburger
  • 1915–1917: Ferdinand Küspert
  • 1917–1919: Konrad Gerstacker
  • 1919–1921: Leopold Neuburger
  • 1921–1923: Ludwig Bäumler
  • 1923: Eduard Kartini
  • 1923–1925: Max Oberst
  • 1926–1930: Hans Schregle
  • 1930–1935: Ludwig Franz
  • 1935–1945: Karl Müller
  • 1945–1946: Hans Hofmann
  • 1946–1947 Hans Schregle
  • 1947–1948: Hans Hofmann
  • 1948–1963: Ludwig Franz
  • 1963–1964: Karl Müller
  • 1964–1971: Walter Luther
  • 1971–1977: Hans Ehrt
  • 1977–1978: Lothar Schmechtig
  • 1978–1979: Waldemar Zeitelhack
  • 1979–1983: Michael A. Roth
  • 1983–1991: Gerd Schmelzer
  • 1991–1992: Sven Oberhof
  • 1992–1994: Gerhard Voack
  • 1994 Georg: Haas
  • 1994–2009: Michael A. Roth
  • 2009–2010: Franz Schäfer

{{colend}}

Further reading

  • Matthias Hunger: Im Bann der Legende. Verlag Schmidt, Neustadt 2010, {{ISBN|978-3-87707-799-3}} (German)
  • Matthias Hunger: Fußballkosmos 1. FC Nürnberg. Arete Verlag, Hildesheim 2022, {{ISBN|978-3-96423-099-7}} (German)
  • Jon Goulding: For Better or for Wurst. Vanguard Press, 2009, {{ISBN|978-1843865513}} (English)
  • Christoph Bausenwein, Harald Kaiser, Bernd Siegler: Legenden: Die besten Club-Spieler aller Zeiten. Verlag Die Werkstatt, Göttingen 2010, {{ISBN|978-3-89533-722-2}} (German)
  • Christoph Bausenwein, Harald Kaiser, Bernd Siegler: Die Legende vom Club. Die Geschichte des 1. FC Nürnberg. Verlag Die Werkstatt, Göttingen 2006, {{ISBN|3-89533-536-3}} (German)
  • Christoph Bausenwein, Bernd Siegler, Herbert Liedel: Franken am Ball. Geschichte und Geschichten eines Fußballjahrhunderts. Echter Verlag, Würzburg 2003, {{ISBN|3-429-02462-5}} (German)
  • Christoph Bausenwein, Bernd Siegler: Das Club-Lexikon. Verlag Die Werkstatt, Göttingen 2003, {{ISBN|3-89533-376-X}} (German)
  • Christoph Bausenwein, Harald Kaiser, Herbert Liedel: 1. FCN, Der Club, 100 Jahre Fussball. Tümmels, Nürnberg 1999, {{ISBN|3-921590-70-1}} (German)
  • Bernd Siegler: Heulen mit den Wölfen: Der 1. FC Nürnberg und der Ausschluss seiner jüdischen Mitglieder. starfruit publications, Fürth 2022, {{ISBN|978-3-922895-53-4}} (German)

References

{{reflist}}