BFV Hassia Bingen

BFV Hassia (Hassia is the Latin name for Hesse) was formed in 1910, but football was first played in Bingen under the name of Hassia in 1908.[http://p27608.typo3server.info/verein/geschichte/ Die Hassia Story] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091026031549/http://p27608.typo3server.info/verein/geschichte/ |date=26 October 2009 }} {{in lang|de}} BFV Hassia website, retrieved 13 July 2009

In 1926 the club played in the top division level of football in the region, when it earned promotion to the Bezirksliga Rheinhessen-Saar. It finished fifth in this league out of ten clubs in its first season there, after which the league was disbanded.Fussball-Jahrbuch Deutschland 1924/25-1926/27 {{in lang|de}} publisher: DSFS, page: 159 The team become part of the new tier-one Bezirksliga Main-Hessen, where it was to play for the next three seasons, being relegated in 1930 after a last-place finish.Fussball-Jahrbuch Deutschland 1927/28-1929/30 {{in lang|de}} publisher: DSFS, page: 151

Hassia won promotion to the Bezirksliga for the 1933–34 season,Fussball-Jahrbuch Deutschland 1930/31-1932/33 {{in lang|de}} publisher: DSFS, page: 176 but the Nazis seized power that year and scrapped the Bezirksliga, introducing a Gauliga system instead, which reduced the number of top leagues in Germany to 16, without expanding the number of clubs in each. Hassia was not admitted to the new Gauliga Südwest/Mainhessen at all, up to the dissolution of the Gauliga system in 1945.

In post-war Germany, Hassia was grouped in the northern division of the tier-one Oberliga Südwest for the 1945–46 season.[http://www.f-archiv.de/ Oberliga Südwest 1945/46] Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv, retrieved 13 July 2009 At this level, the team lasted for only one season before dropping back to the second level.

Football in the South West region of Germany was split at this level into three divisions: Vorderpfalz, Westpfalz and Rheinhessen.Süddeutschlands Fussball Geschichte in Tabellenform 1897–1988 {{in lang|de}} History of Southern German football, author: Ludolf Hyll, page: 145 The club played in the Rheinhessen division without coming close to promotion in the coming years. In 1951, Hassia became one of four teams from this league to gain entry to the newly created 2nd Oberliga Südwest, the new second division in the region.Süddeutschlands Fussball Geschichte in Tabellenform 1897–1988 {{in lang|de}} History of Southern German football, page: 163

In its first season there, the team finished third, with all teams on places one to four on equal points. This, however, was enough for Hassia to return to the Oberliga.Süddeutschlands Fussball Geschichte in Tabellenform 1897–1988 {{in lang|de}} History of Southern German football, page: 166

In its last first division season the club finished last with three points out of 30 games, without a win all season, scoring 32 goals and conceding 142 goals.Süddeutschlands Fussball Geschichte in Tabellenform 1897–1988 {{in lang|de}} History of Southern German football, page: 170 The following 2nd Oberliga season went better and the team finished sixth. After a seventh place the following year, the club came last once more in 1955–56 and was relegated to the tier-three Amateurliga Südwest.Süddeutschlands Fussball Geschichte in Tabellenform 1897–1988 {{in lang|de}} History of Southern German football, page: 184

The club took out the championship in this league in 1957 and 1959. In 1957, the team failed in the promotion round, coming last out of four clubs, but in 1959 it won its group without losing a game and returned to the 2nd Oberliga.Die Deutsche Liga Chronik {{in lang|de}} publisher: DSFS, page: H 39 The later allowed Hassia to take part in the German amateur football championship, where it went out to FC Singen 04 in the semi-finals.kicker Almanach 1990 {{in lang|de}} publisher: kicker, page: 184

From 1959 to 1963, Hassia played as a mid-table side in the second division but its results were not good enough to qualify it for the new second-tier Regionalliga Südwest when the Fußball-Bundesliga was introduced in 1963 and the club made a permanent departure from the second level as well.Süddeutschlands Fussball Geschichte in Tabellenform 1897–1988 {{in lang|de}} History of Southern German football, page: 213

Hassia returned to the Amateurliga, a league it would belong to until 1968, finishing in mid-table. In 1967–68, the club suffered another relegation, now to the fourth tier.Süddeutschlands Fussball Geschichte in Tabellenform 1897–1988 {{in lang|de}} History of Southern German football, page: 237 It took until 1974 to recover from this and return to the Amateurliga.Süddeutschlands Fussball Geschichte in Tabellenform 1897–1988 {{in lang|de}} History of Southern German football, page: 262

In 1974, Hassia also opened its new stadium, which had to be sold to the city of Bingen in 1986.

The team entered the first round of the German Cup for the first time in 1975, advancing to the third round, where it was knocked out by SV Röchling Völklingen.[http://www.weltfussball.de/teams/hassia-bingen/1976/3/ Hassia Bingen .:. Termine & Ergebnisse 1975/1976] {{in lang|de}} Weltfussball.de – Hassia Bingen results 1975–76, retrieved 13 July 2009

In 1976–77, the club had one more excellent season, finishing second on equal points with champions Wormatia Worms.Süddeutschlands Fussball Geschichte in Tabellenform 1897–1988 {{in lang|de}} History of Southern German football, page: 268 Qualified for the German amateur championship once more, it went out in the quarter-finals to BFC Preussen.kicker Almanach 1990 {{in lang|de}} publisher: kicker, page: 187 Additionally, it also played in the national cup once more, advancing to the third round after victories over 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 and Sportfreunde Eisbachtal, where it lost 2–1 to SpVgg Bayreuth.[http://www.weltfussball.de/teams/hassia-bingen/1977/3/ Hassia Bingen .:. Termine & Ergebnisse 1976/1977] {{in lang|de}} Weltfussball.de – Hassia Bingen results 1976–77, retrieved 13 July 2009 The following year, another second place was enough to qualify Hassia for the new Oberliga Südwest.Süddeutschlands Fussball Geschichte in Tabellenform 1897–1988 {{in lang|de}} History of Southern German football, page: 271 It also made an appearance in the German Cup, losing 1–0 to Stuttgarter Kickers.[http://www.weltfussball.de/teams/hassia-bingen/1978/3/ Hassia Bingen .:. Termine & Ergebnisse 1977/1978] {{in lang|de}} Weltfussball.de – Hassia Bingen results 1977–78, retrieved 13 July 2009

The team became a fixture in this league, spending 23 of 28 possible seasons in it until 2006. Only from 1991 to 1994 and again from 2001 to 2003 did the side play in the tier below, now the Verbandsliga Südwest. Its best performance in this era was a fourth place in 1984 and 1996. The five seasons spend in the Verbandsliga in this time, the team always finished in the top-three. It also took part in the first round of the German Cup three more times. In 1981[http://www.weltfussball.de/teams/hassia-bingen/1982/3/ Hassia Bingen .:. Termine & Ergebnisse 1981/1982] {{in lang|de}} Weltfussball.de – Hassia Bingen results 1981–82, retrieved 13 July 2009 it advanced to the second round after a victory over SpVgg Landshut; in 1983[http://www.weltfussball.de/teams/hassia-bingen/1984/3/ Hassia Bingen .:. Termine & Ergebnisse 1983/1984] {{in lang|de}} Weltfussball.de – Hassia Bingen results 1983–84, retrieved 13 July 2009 and 1986[http://www.weltfussball.de/teams/hassia-bingen/1987/3/ Hassia Bingen .:. Termine & Ergebnisse 1986/1987] {{in lang|de}} Weltfussball.de – Hassia Bingen results 1986–87, retrieved 13 July 2009 it was knocked out in the first.

On 2 October 1983 Hassia player Jürgen Wilhelm scored a goal for the club against FC Homburg that was voted as the Goal of the month by German television station ARD.[http://www.sportschau.de/sp/sportschau/fussball_1/tdm/html/popup.php5?show=details&id=152&cb=tdj&seite=3 Oktober 1983] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728094424/http://www.sportschau.de/sp/sportschau/fussball_1/tdm/html/popup.php5?show=details&id=152&cb=tdj&seite=3 |date=28 July 2011 }} {{in lang|de}} ARD website – Description of the goal, retrieved 13 July 2009 This goal then went on to win the Goal of the year award.[http://p27608.typo3server.info/verein/vereinshoehepunkte/ Vereinshöhepunkte] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091025215529/http://p27608.typo3server.info/verein/vereinshoehepunkte/ |date=25 October 2009 }} {{in lang|de}} BFV Hassia website – Highlights, retrieved 13 July 2009

After finishing second to last in 2005–06 in the Oberliga, with only the insolvent SV Weingarten below the club, the team was relegated to the Verbandsliga once more.[http://www.weltfussball.de/spielplan/oberliga-suedwest-2005-2006-spieltag/34/ Oberliga Südwest 2005/2006] Weltfussball.de, retrieved 13 July 2009 Back in what was now the fifth division, Hassia struggled, unlike on previous occasions, coming ninth and eleventh in the next two seasons. The club, however, did not share the fate of many other former Oberliga greats who dropped down the league system and recovered. A league title in 2008–09 meant a return to the Oberliga once more for 2009–10.

The club lasted for only one season in the Oberliga before returning to the Verbandsliga where it played until 2013 when another relegation meant a drop to the Landesliga. A championship at this level in 2015 took the club back up to the Verbandsliga.

In 2018, the club achieved promotion to the Oberliga after a second-place finish in the Verbandsliga.

The club's honours:

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• Amateurliga Südwest (III)
• Champions: 1957, 1959
• Verbandsliga Südwest (V-VI)
• Champions: 2003, 2009
• Landesliga Südwest-Ost
• Champions: 2015

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• South West Cup
• Winners: 1981, 1983

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The recent season-by-season performance of the club:[http://www.f-archiv.de/ Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv] {{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/20111207123137/http://www.fussball.de/fussball-ergebnisse-die-top-ligen-bei-fussball-de/id_45692854/index |date=7 December 2011 }} {{in lang|de}} Tables and results of all German football leagues

• 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. In 2012 the Oberliga Südwest was renamed Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar.

The club also offers table tennis as a second sport. Its women's team played in the 2nd Bundesliga Süd in 2008–09, earning promotion to the Bundesliga.[http://p27608.typo3server.info/tischtennis/ BFV Hassia Bingen table tennis website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090527162601/http://p27608.typo3server.info/tischtennis/ |date=27 May 2009 }} {{in lang|de}}. Retrieved 13 July 2009

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• Süddeutschlands Fussball Geschichte in Tabellenform 1897–1988 {{in lang|de}} History of Southern German football in tables, author: Ludolf Hyll

• [http://www.hassia-bingen.de/ Official team site]
• [http://www.weltfussball.de/teams/hassia-bingen/ Hassia Bingen profile at Weltfussball.de]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20110728094424/http://www.sportschau.de/sp/sportschau/fussball_1/tdm/html/popup.php5?show=details&id=152&cb=tdj&seite=3 ARD website – Goal of the year 1983] with video

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