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| Full name | Spielvereinigung Unterhaching e.V. | ||
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| Nickname | Haching | ||
| Founded | 1 January 1925; 100 years ago (1925-01-01) | ||
| Ground | Sportpark Unterhaching | ||
| Capacity | 15,053 | ||
| Chairman | Manfred Schwabl | ||
| Coach | Sven Bender | ||
| League | Regionalliga Bayern | ||
| 2024–25 | 3. Liga, 20th of 20 (relegated) | ||
| Website | spvggunterhaching | ||
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Spielvereinigung Unterhaching (German pronunciation:[ˈʃpiːlfɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nɪɡʊŋʔʊntɐˈhaxɪŋ]) is a Germansports club inUnterhaching, a semi-rural municipality on the southern outskirts of the Bavarian capitalMunich. The club is widely known for playing in the first-divisionassociation football leagueBundesliga alongside its more famous cousins,Bayern Munich and1860 Munich, for two seasons between 1999 and 2001, while the club'sbobsleigh department has captured several world and Olympic titles. The football team won promotion into the3. Liga (third tier) after beating Cottbus 4–1 on aggregate in June 2023.
Originally part of the gymnastics and sports club TSV Hachinger, SpVgg Unterhaching was established as an independent football club on 1 January 1925. Their first promotion to a higher division came in 1931 and they went on to be promoted to the A-Klasse a year later. However, the club was dissolved in 1933 as it was regarded as "politically unreliable" by theNazis and was not re-established until after the end of World War II in 1945 to resume play in the amateur fourth division B-Klasse.
Unterhaching's football team was only an anonymous local amateur team with no significant successes until a climb through league ranks that began in 1976 with promotion from B-Klasse to A-Klasse play. A first-place finished earned the club quick promotion to the Bezirksliga in 1977. Continued good play put the team into the fourth-divisionLandesliga Bayern-Süd in 1979 and then theOberliga Bayern (III), the highest amateur division at the time, by 1981.
Unterhaching finished first there in 1983 to earn an appearance in the playoff round for the2. Bundesliga, but failed to advance. They suffered a similar fate in 1988 when they next appeared in the promotion round.
The club finally emerged from the Oberliga to play in the 2. Bundesliga in 1989, but were quickly relegated after a 20th-place finish. Promoted a second time in 1992, they were once again sent down after a marginally better 18th-place result. Unterhaching next appeared in the second division in 1995 after a first-place finish in the newRegionalliga Süd (III).
With their return to the 2. Bundesliga in the 1995–96 season the club would begin a period that would see them earn their best ever results. They finished 4th that season, then slipped to 6th and 11th-place results in their next two campaigns before securing promotion to the top-flightBundesliga after a 2nd-place finish in 1999 season.
They went on to surprise everyone with a respectable 10th-place result in their inaugural Bundesliga season and also famously played the spoiler's role in deciding who would win the championship that year. Their first Bundesliga win came in just their second match of the season, with a 2–0 victory overMSV Duisburg at home. While struggling in away matches, Unterhaching remained undefeated at home in nine games before losing 0–2 to their stronger neighbours,Bayern Munich. Prior to this loss, they had earned wins at home in matches against highly favoured teams likeVfB Stuttgart andBorussia Dortmund, beating them 2–0 and 1–0 respectively. They earned their first away win in the Bundesliga by beating VfB Stuttgart 2–0 once again.
On the final matchday of the season, visitingBayer Leverkusen needed only a draw in Unterhaching to secure their first national title, but instead went down to defeat to the determined home side. Things took a sinister turn for Leverkusen whenMichael Ballack scored anown goal that put home side ahead in the 20th minute. Their title hopes ended when Haching midfielderMarkus Oberleitner made the score 2–0 in the 72nd minute. Meanwhile, Bayern Munich beatWerder Bremen 3–1 at home and were able to overtake Leverkusen on goal difference to snatch away the title. With a 10th-place result, Unterhaching finished ahead of long-established sides Borussia Dortmund andSchalke 04. They ended the season with the league's fifth best home record with 10 wins and 5 draws in 17 matches having lost only to Bayern Munich and1. FC Kaiserslautern.
GoalkeeperGerhard Tremmel, defendersAlexander Strehmel andJochen Seitz, midfieldersMarkus Oberleitner andAndré Breitenreiter and strikerAltin Rraklli were among the most memorable players of a team that impressed by its discipline. Breitenreiter and Rraklli scored 13 Bundesliga goals between them that season.
However, the start of the2000–01 season was a nightmare for Unterhaching as they would win only one and draw two of their first eight matches. While the team went undefeated in its next six matches, they were unable to maintain that form and at the mid-season break were only out of the relegation zone on goal difference. The second half of the season was just as dismal, and although they earned wins over local rivalsBayern Munich and1860 Munich, their campaign would end with a 16th-place result and relegation.
As the season drew to a close Unterhaching was once again in a position to help Bayern Munich win another title. Needing only to hold second-placeSchalke 04 to a draw in their final match to ensure Bayern's win, Unterhaching held 2–0 and 3–2 advantages before finally succumbing 3–5 to Schalke. Bayern then had to make their own way to the championship with at least a draw againstHamburger SV which they only narrowly managed on aPatrik Andersson equalizer (1–1) deep into stoppage time.
Ironically, in the middle of their poor season, SpVgg Unterhaching would emerge as winners of the lastDFB-Hallenpokal, an indoor football tournament staged during the winter break of the Bundesliga season from 1987 to 2001.
The club's struggles continued after their relegation to the2. Bundesliga. Needing an away win in their final match of the season in order to avoid being sent down to the Regionalliga Süd (III), they instead went down to a 0–3 defeat toKarlsruher SC and finished in 15th place. They re-bounded the following season, taking the Regionalliga title, and making their way back to second division competition. Subsequently, Haching has delivered poor results in the 2. Bundesliga, narrowly avoiding being relegated again in both 2004 and 2006 before finally dropping into the Regionalliga in 2007, finishing 16th in the table due toFC Carl Zeiss Jena's 2–1 win againstFC Augsburg.
In the 2007–08 season, the club was never really in contention for a 2. Bundesliga return but did qualify for the new3. Liga. In its first season in the new, nationwide 3. Liga, the club was close to promotion, but a loss 3–4-loss against Carl Zeiss Jena on the 37th matchday earned them a fall from second to fourth place, and a prolonged stay in the third league.
In 2009–10 the club started well, but went down the table during winter. 2008–09's successful coachRalph Hasenhüttl got replaced by the 1990-world championKlaus Augenthaler, who led the team to a finish on a secure 11th place.
The club finished one place above the relegation zone in the 3. Liga in 2013–14, coming 17th but was relegated to the tier fourRegionalliga Bayern at the end of the 2014–15 season. It qualified for the2015–16 DFB-Pokal where it knocked-outFC Ingolstadt 04 andRB Leipzig before losing toBayer Leverkusen in the third round.[1]
In the2022–23 season, Unterhaching returned to the 3. Liga as champions of theRegionalliga Bayern.[2]
The club's honours:
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The various fan groups maintain fan friendships with fans ofFC Ingolstadt 04.
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Recent managers of the club:[5]
| Manager | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| Wolfgang Frank | 1 July 2002 | 1 April 2004 |
| Harry Deutinger | 2 April 2004 | 30 June 2004 |
| Andreas Brehme | 1 July 2004 | 11 April 2005 |
| Harry Deutinger | 12 April 2005 | 19 March 2007 |
| Ralph Hasenhüttl | 20 March 2007 | 31 March 2007 |
| Werner Lorant | 23 March 2007 | 3 October 2007 |
| Ralph Hasenhüttl | 4 October 2007 | 22 February 2010 |
| Matthias Lust | 23 February 2010 | 22 March 2010 |
| Klaus Augenthaler | 23 March 2010 | 30 June 2011 |
| Heiko Herrlich | 1 September 2011 | 25 May 2012 |
| Claus Schromm | 25 May 2012 | 3 January 2014 |
| Manuel Baum | 3 January 2012 | 19 March 2014 |
| Christian Ziege | 20 March 2014 | 25 March 2015 |
| Claus Schromm | 26 March 2015 | 29 July 2020 |
| Arie van Lent | 18 August 2020 | 30 June 2021 |
| Sandro Wagner | 1 July 2021 | 30 June 2023 |
| Marc Unterberger | 30 June 2023 | 1 December 2024 |
| Sven Bender | 1 December 2024 | 3 January 2025 |
| Heiko Herrlich | 3 January 2025 | 21 March 2025 |
| Sven Bender | 28 March 2025 |
The recent season-by-season performance of the club:[6][7]
| Season | Division | Tier | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998–99 | 2. Bundesliga | II | 2nd ↑ |
| 1999–2000 | Bundesliga | I | 10th |
| 2000–01 | Bundesliga | 16th ↓ | |
| 2001–02 | 2. Bundesliga | II | 15th ↓ |
| 2002–03 | Regionalliga Süd | III | 1st ↑ |
| 2003–04 | 2. Bundesliga | II | 13th |
| 2004–05 | 2. Bundesliga | 10th | |
| 2005–06 | 2. Bundesliga | 14th | |
| 2006–07 | 2. Bundesliga | 16th ↓ | |
| 2007–08 | Regionalliga Süd | III | 6th |
| 2008–09 | 3. Liga | 4th | |
| 2009–10 | 3. Liga | 11th | |
| 2010–11 | 3. Liga | 14th | |
| 2011–12 | 3. Liga | 15th | |
| 2012–13 | 3. Liga | 9th | |
| 2013–14 | 3. Liga | 17th | |
| 2014–15 | 3. Liga | 19th ↓ | |
| 2015–16 | Regionalliga Bayern | IV | 4th |
| 2016–17 | Regionalliga Bayern | 1st ↑ | |
| 2017–18 | 3. Liga | III | 9th |
| 2018–19 | 3. Liga | 10th | |
| 2019–20 | 3. Liga | 11th | |
| 2020–21 | 3. Liga | 20th ↓ | |
| 2021–22 | Regionalliga Bayern | IV | 4th |
| 2022–23 | Regionalliga Bayern | 1st ↑ | |
| 2023–24 | 3. Liga | III | 9th |
| 2024–25 | 3. Liga | 20th ↓ |
| ↑Promoted | ↓Relegated |
SpVgg Unterhaching II (orSpVgg Unterhaching Amateure) belong to the Bayernliga since 2001, coming ninth in the 2007–08 season of this league. Due to a number of clubs in the league not receiving a licence for the Regionalliga, the team gained entry to the Regionalliga Süd for the 2008–09 season.[8][9] The team returned to the Bayernliga again after being relegated in 2009.
In March 2015, the club announced that it would withdraw its reserve team at the end of the 2014–15 season after a rule change that allowed 3. Liga Clubs to do so. SpVgg Unterhaching stated financial reasons for this step.[10]
SpVgg Unterhaching's home stadium is the municipal Stadion am Sportpark (capacity 15,053), now known as Alpenbauer 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.
Until 1960, Haching played their home matches at the Jahnstraße football field and moved then to the Grünauer Allee stadium, which has about 4,000 standing places and where they played before the Sportpark stadium opened in April 1992. The Grünauer Allee stadium is now home ground of the club's reserve squad, Haching II, which is currently playing in the fourth-division Oberliga Bayern.The Grünauer Allee stadium is also the home ground of Fortuna Unterhaching, established in 1992 and playing close to the bottom end of the German league system. During winter, Fortuna Unterhaching shares the artificial football pitch owned by SpVgg Unterhaching.
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In 1975, local entrepreneur and club sponsor Anton Schrobenhauser († 1982) founded the bobsleigh department, which he presided over until 1979. The club's bobsledders have since achieved a number of excellent results on the national and international level.
Numerous Olympic medals and world championship titles makeChristoph Langen Unterhaching's outstanding bobsledder. His honours include:
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