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| Full name | 1. FC Normannia Gmünd 1904 e. V. | ||
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| Founded | 29 July 1904 | ||
| Ground | tectomove Arena | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Chairman | Alexander Stütz | ||
| Manager | Zlatko Blaškić | ||
| League | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg (V) | ||
| 2024–25 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg, 12th of 18 | ||
| Website | http://www.fc-normannia.de/ | ||
1. FC Normannia Gmünd is aGerman association football club from the city ofSchwäbisch Gmünd, Baden-Württemberg.
The origins of the club go back to the formation ofAlemannia Schwäbisch Gmünd on 29 July 1904. This side later merged withSuevia Schwäbisch Gmünd to form1. FC Normannia. The club managed to reach the tier-oneBezirksliga Württemberg in 1932 and played at this level for one season, before the league was dissolved.
Normannia took part in second division competition for two seasons in 1942–44 before advancing to theGauliga Württemberg (I) where they played in the war-shortened 1944–45 season. The club returned to second division play after World War II in 1947 in the Landesliga Württemberg, later theAmateurliga Württemberg, where they would remain until sent down in 1955.
In 1965 they re-emerged in the Amateurliga Nordwürttemberg (III), capturing the division title, and then taking part in the promotion round playoff for theRegionaliga Süd (II). However, they were unable to advance and spent most of the next ten years in the Amateurliga before slipping to lower-tier competition in 1975. In 1972Normannia enjoyed a solid run in the national amateur championship, going as far as the semi-finals before being put out byFSV Frankfurt. A regional cup win in 1977 earned the team a place in the 1978DFB Pokal (German Cup) tournament. They eliminated second division sideFortuna Köln before being eliminated themselves by the second team squad ofFC Augsburg.
After winning theVerbandsliga Württemberg in 2004, the1. FC played in theOberliga Baden-Württemberg (IV) as a lower table side until 2012 when it was relegated again.
The club's honours:
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Recent managers of the club:[1]
| Manager | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Zorniger | 1 July 2006 | 30 June 2020 |
| Lothar Mattner | 1 July 2009 | ? |
| Dieter Märkle | ? | Present |
The recent season-by-season performance of the club:[2][3]
| Season | Division | Tier | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 | Landesliga Württemberg | VI | ↑ |
| 2002–03 | Verbandsliga Württemberg | V | 5th |
| 2003–04 | Verbandsliga Württemberg | 1st ↑ | |
| 2004–05 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | IV | 9th |
| 2005–06 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 12th | |
| 2006–07 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 11th | |
| 2007–08 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 9th | |
| 2008–09 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | V | 9th |
| 2009–10 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 7th | |
| 2010–11 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 5th | |
| 2011–12 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 16th ↓ | |
| 2012–13 | Verbandsliga Württemberg | VI | 8th |
| 2013–14 | Verbandsliga Württemberg | 10th | |
| 2014–15 | Verbandsliga Württemberg | 4th | |
| 2015–16 | Verbandsliga Württemberg | 7th | |
| 2016–17 | Verbandsliga Württemberg |
| ↑Promoted | ↓Relegated |
