SpVgg Greuther Fürth
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Spielvereinigung Greuther Fürth (German pronunciation: [ˈʃpiːlfɛɐ̯ˌʔaɪnɪɡʊŋ ˌɡʁɔɪ̯tɐ ˈfʏʁt]), commonly known as Greuther Fürth (German pronunciation: [ˌɡʁɔɪ̯tɐ ˈfʏʁt] ⓘ), is a German football club based in Fürth, Bavaria. They play in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system, following relegation from the Bundesliga in the 2021–22 season.
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Full name | Spielvereinigung Greuther Fürth e. V. | |||
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Nickname(s) | Kleeblätter (Cloverleaves)[citation needed] | |||
Founded | 23 September 1903; 120 years ago (1903-09-23) as SpVgg Fürth | |||
Ground | Sportpark Ronhof | |||
Capacity | 16,626[1] | |||
President | Fred Höfler[citation needed] | |||
Head coach | Alexander Zorniger | |||
League | 2. Bundesliga | |||
2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga, 12th of 18 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Founded in 1903, the most successful era for Greuther Fürth came in the pre-Bundesliga era in the 1910s and 1920s, when the club won three German championships, in 1914, 1926, and 1929 respectively, and finished as runners-up in 1920. In the 2012–13 season, the club played in the Bundesliga for the first time, having won promotion from the 2. Bundesliga;[2] they were relegated back to the 2. Bundesliga at the end of the season. On 23 May 2021, they[vague] were promoted back to the Bundesliga for the second time.[3] Upon placing 18th in the Bundesliga table in the 2021–22 season, they were relegated back to 2. Bundesliga.