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FC Wacker München is a German association football club of about 200 members based in the Sendling borough of Munich, Bavaria. At their zenith in the 1920s the ''Blue Stars'' twice reached the semi-finals of the German Championship. After World War II, the club spent a year in the first division play, but was primarily a third division side, then the highest amateur level in the country. Following its decline and near bankruptcy in the 1990s the club was reformed and has since then played in the lower amateur divisions. The term ''Wacker'' is German for ''brave''. ==History== The club was formed in 1903 as ''FC Isaria München'' in the Munich quarter of Laim and later played as ''FC Wittelsbach'' and then ''FC München-Laim''. In 1908, they joined the bicycling club ''Radsportclub Monachia'' and were officially called ''Fußball-Abteilung Wacker 1903 des SC Monachia'' (en: Football Department Wacker 1903 of SC Monachia).〔''(Spiel der SpVgg Greuther Fürth – A-Klasse Ostkreis: Wacker München – SpVgg Fürth 2:7 (1:3) – So., 23.10.1910 )'' greuther-fuerth.de〕 At the beginning of the 1913-14 season, the footballers left to join the gymnastics club ''Turnerschaft 1886 München'' and were called ''Fußballabteilung Turnerschaft Wacker 1886 München''. In 1917, this union was dissolved and the club established itself as the independent side ''FC Wacker''.〔''(Spiel der SpVgg Greuther Fürth – Ostkreis-Liga: SpVgg Fürth – Wacker München 10:1 (7:0) – So., 14.09.1913 )'' greuther-fuerth.de〕 The first star of the team was the Austrian goalkeeper Karl Pekarna who played for ''Wacker'' in 1908 and 1909. He was named "Goalkeeper of the Year" in 1905 while playing in Scotland for ''Rangers F.C.''. During these early years the club was primarily a first division side playing in the Süddeutscher Fußball Verband (en:South German Football League) where they captured the title in 1922. ''Wacker'' twice took part in national championship round play, advancing to the semi-final in 1922 where they were put out 0–4 by ''Hamburger SV'', and again advancing to the semi-final in 1928, this time losing 1-2 to ''Hertha Berlin''. The club's successes are closely associated with Alfréd Schaffer, one of the great stars of the early years of the game. He was Europe's top goalscorer in 1918 and 1919 while playing for ''MTK Budapest'' and is often considered the first professional player on the continent. He played for ''Wacker'' in 1921 and 1922 before serving as team coach at the end of the decade. After the re-organization of German football into sixteen premier level divisions under the Third Reich in 1933, ''Wacker'' qualified for the Gauliga Bayern and played there until being relegated in 1938. ''Wacker'' returned to first division football in 1940 and remained there until 1945. However, the ''Blue Stars'' were never a serious contender for the division title. Following World War II, the team took up play in the Landesliga Bayern (II) and won promotion to the Oberliga Süd in 1947, only to be immediately relegated. In 1950, they qualified for the new second division 2nd Oberliga Süd and played two seasons there, returning for a third season in 1953. Until 1980, ''Wacker'' was for the most part a third division side, then Germany's highest amateur level, making single season appearances in the Regionalliga Süd (II) in 1964-65, 1970–71 and 1972-73. They qualified for Regionalliga play again in 1975, but declined the promotion for financial reasons. They slipped to the now fourth-tier Landesliga Bayern in 1980 and in 1995 were reorganized following financial difficulties. They remained in Landesliga play until being nearly bankrupted in 2004 through the fraudulent management of the club's finances. The club has since been part of the country's lowest divisions. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「FC Wacker München」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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