FC Ensdorf
| Full name | Fußballclub Ensdorf e.V. 1912 |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1912 |
| Ground | Glück-Auf-Stadion |
| Capacity | 12,000 |
| Chairman | Markus Gabriel |
| Head Coach | Vedran Ivancovic |
| League | Bezirksliga Saarlouis (IX) |
| 2015–16 | 3rd |
| Website | Club home page |
FC Ensdorf is a German association football club from the village of Ensdorf, Saarland. The club's greatest success has been promotion to the two Regionalliga Südwest where it played for a season in 1973–74.
The club has also made two appearances in the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup, in 1976–77 and 1982–83.
Formed in 1912 FC Ensdorf spent the first three decades in local amateur football.
In post-Second World War football FC Ensdorf became a member of the tier two Ehrenliga Saarland which later became the Amateurliga Saarland. It played at this level from 1948 to 1951 and, from 1952 to 1954. The club made a return to the league after the introduction of the Bundesliga in 1963, now with the Amateurliga having dropped to third tier. It struggled against relegation for the first seasons after returning but improved from 1969 onwards, culminating in a league championship and promotion in 1973.
Ensdorf entered the tier two Regionalliga Südwest where it played for a season in 1973–74 before the league was disbanded in favour of the new 2. Bundesliga. The club came last in the league and was never in contention to qualify for the new 2. Bundesliga.
FC Ensdorf made two appearances in the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup, courtesy to reaching the final of the Saarland Cup, in 1976–77 and 1982–83, going out in the first round on each occasion after losing to Victoria Hamburg and Union Solingen. Back in the Amateurliga from 1974 onwards FC Ensdorf finished third in its first two seasons back but then declined and, finishing 14th in 1977–78, missed out on qualifying for the new Oberliga Südwest, which would have required finishing in the top seven.
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