FC Nuremberg (also known as 1. FC Nuremberg, Der Club, Die Legende, FCN or Der Altmeister) is a professional German football club which plays at the highest football division in Germany; the Bundesliga. FC Nuremberg was founded in 1900.

In 1963 when the German Bundesliga was formed, FC Nuremberg was amongst the sixteen teams selected to play in Germany's new professional football league. 5 years later, FC Nuremberg won its first Bundesliga title. After winning the title, the team's coach Max Merkel decided to replace the squad with new players and as a result FC Nuremberg was relegated in the following season down to the second tier for nine years.

In the mid-1990's FC Nuremberg experienced financial difficulties which led to a 6 points deduction penalty. Following the points deduction, FC Nuremberg was relegated to the Third Division and a new management was placed to improve the team's performance. Under the new management, the team has recovered and returned to the top-flight.

FC Nuremberg performance was barely enough to remain in the top flight and in the following seasons, the team has narrowly avoided relegations. It was only in the 2005/06 season when FC Nuremberg managed to finish at the 8th place, safe from relegation.

In 2007, FC Nuremberg won the DFB Pokal for the first time in 25 years and ended up 2nd in the UEFA Cup. After struggling to avoid relegation during the 2009/10 season, FC Nuremberg managed to avoid relegation from the first division._©22/02/2012Germanbundesligatickets.com

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