FC Astoria Walldorf is a German association football club from the town of Walldorf, Baden-Württemberg.
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| Full name | Fußball-Club Astoria Walldorf e.V. | ||
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| Founded | 15 February 1995 | ||
| Ground | FC-Astoria Stadion | ||
| Capacity | 3,000 | ||
| Chairman | Wilhelm Kempf | ||
| Manager | Matthias Born | ||
| League | Regionalliga Südwest (IV) | ||
| 2022–23 | Regionalliga Südwest, 12th of 18 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
The club is named after John Jacob Astor, who was born in Walldorf in 1763 and later emigrated to the United States where he became a successful businessman. His descendants, founders of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, generously supported the town of Walldorf and the new football club, formed in 1908, was named Astoria in his honour.[1]
History
The club was formed on 15 February 1995 through the union of the 1. FC 08 Walldorf and the football department of SG Walldorf Astoria 02.[1] The new club advanced to the Verbandsliga Nordbaden (V) in 2001. Winning the Verbandsliga in 2007, the club was promoted to the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg.
Like TSG 1899 Hoffenheim the club is supported by Dietmar Hopp, the founder of software maker SAP. Hopp initiated negotiations to merge FC Astoria Walldorf, TSG Hoffenheim, and SV Sandhausen to create FC Heidelberg 06 with the long-term objective of reaching the Bundesliga, Germany's first division league. The talks were abandoned in 2005 due to the resistance of the latter two clubs, and the failure to agree on whether the new side's stadium should be located in Heidelberg or Eppelheim.
A North Baden Cup win in 2013–14 earned the club the right to enter the first round of the 2014–15 DFB-Pokal, the German Cup, for the first time. In the same season the club also won the Oberliga title and earned promotion to the tier four Regionalliga Südwest for the first time.
Honours
The club's honours:
Current squad
- As of 1 February 2024[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | FW |  GER | Tilmann Jahn |
| 20 | MF | GER | Patrice Kabuya |
| 22 | GK | GER | Jerik von der Felsen |
| 23 | DF | GER | Mario Müller |
| 24 | FW | GER | Jonas Arcalean |
| 25 | MF | GER | Topaz Kronmüller |
| 26 | FW | GER | Stefano Marino (on loan from Karlsruher SC) |
| 27 | DF | GER | Max Müller |
| 28 | DF | GER | Malte Moos (on loan from Stuttgarter Kickers) |
| 31 | DF | GER | Lennart Grimmer |
| 32 | FW | GER | Louis Safranek |
| 33 | GK |  AUT | Mario Schragl |
| 34 | FW | GER | Turan Çalhanoğlu |
| 38 | MF | GER | Arion Erbe |
Recent managers
Recent managers of the club:[3]
| Manager | Start | Finish |
| Roland Dickgießer | 1 July 2007 | 30 August 2011 |
| Thomas Erlein | ||
| Guido Streichsbier | 2 October 2011 | 30 June 2014 |
| Matthias Born | 1 July 2014 | Present |
Recent seasons
The recent season-by-season performance of the club:[4][5]
FC Astoria Walldorf II
| Season | Division | Tier | Position |
| 2000–01 | |||
| 2001–02 | |||
| 2002–03 | |||
| 2003–04 | |||
| 2004–05 | Kreisliga B Heidelberg-Süd | VIII | 5th |
| 2005–06 | Kreisklasse A Heidelberg | 8th | |
| 2006–07 | Kreisklasse A Heidelberg | 1st ↑ | |
| 2007–08 | Kreisliga Heidelberg | VII | 1st ↑ |
| 2008–09 | Landesliga Rhein-Neckar | 1st ↑ | |
| 2009–10 | Verbandsliga Baden | VI | 11th |
| 2010–11 | Verbandsliga Baden | 5th | |
| 2011–12 | Verbandsliga Baden | 4th | |
| 2012–13 | Verbandsliga Baden | 6th | |
| 2013–14 | Verbandsliga Baden | 2nd | |
| 2014–15 | Verbandsliga Baden | 3rd | |
| 2015–16 | Verbandsliga Baden | 1st ↑ | |
| 2016–17 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | V | 15th |
| 2017–18 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 17th ↓ | |
| 2018–19 | Verbandsliga Baden | VI | 5th |
| 2019–20 | Verbandsliga Baden | 1st ↑ | |
| 2020–21 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | V | 19th |
| 2021–22 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 16th | |
| 2022–23 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 16th ↓ | |
| 2023–24 | Verbandsliga Baden | VI |
- 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.
Key
| ↑ Promoted | ↓ Relegated |
Stadium
FC Astoria Walldorf plays its home matches in the FC-Astoria stadium which features a natural turf field and two artificial turf fields. During the 2006 World Cup the facility was used as the training ground of the Costa Rican national side.[6]
References
External links
- Official website
- Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables (in German)
- FC Astoria Walldorf at Weltfussball.de