Our Club - tradition since 1900!

Children at Nuremberg’s two grammar schools, and at the local comprehensive, have been playing football in their free afternoons as far back as the year 1888.

And so it came to be known as ‘the German football game’, slightly adapting the rules of the English game of rugby, but in the main adhering to the English form of the game.

Games were played under the supervision of the physical education staff at the schools. The players were punctual to a tee and each player stuck to his task with enthusiasm and dedication. When a game was played, you looked forward to the next one.

As if it were simply commonplace, players gave up eating bread for breakfast, to the point where their stomachs would growl. Sacrifices of all kinds were made so that footballs could be purchased.

Naturally, the various events of the game would be discussed at length in the classroom the next day, and cries of revenge for one defeat or another would be heard.

Years went by in the country, and slowly an explosive idea crept across people’s lips. Amidst all this clamour, the point finally came in April 1900 when invitation flyers were slipped through the doors of all former football friends – at least those still living in Nuremberg.

On May 4th, the "Burenhütte" pub was the venue for the much-anticipated meeting. Some 18 men assembled themselves, and after the greeting, the agenda was revealed: to revive the sport of football in Nuremberg.

The club which would go on to win nine German Championships, four German Cups and lift a European Cup was born.

Take a journey through our history here...

Championship wins

Our German Cup Victories

1. FCN in the European Cup

Our presidents

Text and photos shown are, for the most part, published with permission from the book "The Club – 100 years of football", published by W. Tümmel. The book is available in the 1. FCN fan shop.

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