195:
147:
181:
133:
167:
119:
188:
140:
174:
126:
321:
Despite support from Opel, the club was always financially struggling at this level, never drawing sufficient attendances for this level of play. A tenth place in the first of seven second-division seasons remained the best result archived in this era. In 1972, relegation ended the club's time in the
333:
spent its next couple of season's stabilising its finances but declined rapidly on the field, dropping to the lower amateur levels. In the late 1980s, another attempt was made to rise through the ranks and in 1989, the
Bezirksoberliga, the fifth tier, was reached but another financial collapse was
297:
After a decade in the lower levels of amateur football, the club experienced a revival in 1964, earning promotion back to the
Amateurliga. In this league, it won the championship convincingly, beating second placed Westend Frankfurt by eleven points. The champions of Hesse, alongside the Bavarian
629:, all leagues below dropped one tier. Also in 2008, a large number of football leagues in Hesse were renamed, with the Oberliga Hessen becoming the Hessenliga, the Landesliga becoming the Verbandsliga, the Bezirksoberliga becoming the Gruppenliga and the Bezirksliga becoming the Kreisoberliga.
337:
In the new millennium, the club has stabilised itself financially as well as on the field, spending its time in the tier-seven
Bezirksliga Darmstadt-West. In 2008, this league became the Kreisoberliga Darmstadt/Gross-Gerau. In 2010, the club suffered relegation to the tier nine Kreisliga A
326:
500,000, the club was only saved from folding by an administrative error when applying for insolvency. The club played a good
Amateurliga season in 1972–73 nevertheless, finishing third, but was relegated the year after.
260:
and took its current name in reference to the fact that many of its members were employed at the local Opel factory. However, the club was never directly connected with or dependent on the company.
857:
338:
Gross-Gerau, where it played for two seasons. At the same time the club also came close to insolvency but was saved through a line of credit by members.
43:
862:
877:
286:, which was then staged in two regional groups. Upon the merger of the two leagues into one in 1947, the club had to step down one level.
847:
299:
241:
852:
788:
268:
341:
In 2012 the club won the league championship in the
Kreisliga and returned to the Kreisoberliga Darmstadt/Gross-Gerau.
311:
154:
646:
638:
872:
307:
303:
226:
354:
291:
743:
283:
275:
spent five seasons in this league until the collapse of Nazi
Germany in 1945, mostly as an
230:
294:, in 1950. The club stayed at this level until 1954, when it was relegated once more.
42:
867:
841:
626:
323:
618:
264:
202:
267:
but it took until 1935 to earn promotion to the first division in the region, the
263:
In 1932, the club took out its first local second-division championship, beating
17:
758:
668:
823:
276:
318:
as it was seen as illegal advertising to carry a sponsors name in its title.
282:
After the end of the Second World War, the club became part of the tier-two
290:
managed to return to Hesses highest league, which was now the tier-three
622:
813:
History of
Southern German football in tables, author: Ludolf Hyll
256:. In the 1920s, the club merged with a local gymnastics club, the
314:
1–5 in a qualification round. The club was then mostly listed as
237:
808:
828:
773:
240:, the club's most notable achievement has been playing in
322:
Regionalliga and almost also its existence; in debt with
632:
734:
author: Ludolf Hyll, page: 227, accessed: 5 April 2009
719:
author: Ludolf Hyll, page: 176, accessed: 5 April 2009
704:
author: Ludolf Hyll, page: 163, accessed: 5 April 2009
689:
author: Ludolf Hyll, page: 146, accessed: 5 April 2009
302:, one of Germany's regional second division below the
383:
The recent season-by-season performance of the club:
97:
89:
81:
73:
65:
57:
49:
729:Süddeutschlands Fussballgeschichte in Tabellenform
714:Süddeutschlands Fussballgeschichte in Tabellenform
699:Süddeutschlands Fussballgeschichte in Tabellenform
684:Süddeutschlands Fussballgeschichte in Tabellenform
794:Tables and results of all German football leagues
306:at this stage. The club also qualified for the
858:Association football clubs established in 1906
8:
236:Apart from its association with the company
35:
101:Kreisoberliga Darmstadt/Gross-Gerau (VIII)
41:
34:
831:historical German domestic league tables
625:in 2008 as the new third tier, below the
298:champions, were directly promoted to the
252:The club was formed on 12 August 1906 as
779:Historical German domestic league tables
385:
749:Weltfussball.de, accessed: 5 April 2009
661:
7:
608:Kreisoberliga Darmstadt/Gross-Gerau
597:Kreisoberliga Darmstadt/Gross-Gerau
586:Kreisoberliga Darmstadt/Gross-Gerau
575:Kreisoberliga Darmstadt/Gross-Gerau
561:Kreisoberliga Darmstadt/Gross-Gerau
525:Kreisoberliga Darmstadt/Gross-Gerau
511:Kreisoberliga Darmstadt/Gross-Gerau
166:
118:
53:Sportclub Opel 06 Rüsselsheim e.V.
25:
744:DFB-Pokal 1965/1966 .:. Spielplan
227:German association football club
193:
186:
179:
172:
165:
145:
138:
131:
124:
117:
863:1906 establishments in Germany
759:SC Opel website – Chronik
669:SC Opel website – Chronik
1:
789:Fussball.de – Ergebnisse
617:With the introduction of the
603:
592:
581:
570:
556:
545:
531:
520:
506:
495:
484:
473:
462:
452:
442:
432:
422:
409:
387:
878:Sport in Darmstadt (region)
829:Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv
774:Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv
500:Bezirksliga Darmstadt-West
489:Bezirksliga Darmstadt-West
478:Bezirksliga Darmstadt-West
467:Bezirksliga Darmstadt-West
457:Bezirksliga Darmstadt-West
447:Bezirksliga Darmstadt-West
437:Bezirksliga Darmstadt-West
427:Bezirksliga Darmstadt-West
414:Bezirksliga Darmstadt-West
894:
607:
596:
585:
574:
560:
549:
535:
524:
510:
499:
488:
477:
466:
456:
446:
436:
426:
413:
269:Gauliga Südwest/Mainhessen
254:SC Borussia 06 Rüsselsheim
848:Football clubs in Germany
563:
538:
513:
416:
242:Germany's second division
215:
109:
105:
40:
550:Kreisliga A Gross-Gerau
536:Kreisliga A Gross-Gerau
312:Borussia Mönchengladbach
853:Football clubs in Hesse
367:Kreisliga A Gross-Gerau
334:only narrowly avoided.
764:accessed: 5 April 2009
674:accessed: 5 April 2009
69:Stadion am Sommerdamm
349:The club's honours:
27:German football club
244:from 1965 to 1972.
223:SC Opel Rüsselsheim
93:Reinhold Wurmlinger
37:
36:SC Opel Rüsselsheim
824:Official team site
355:Amateurliga Hessen
304:Fußball-Bundesliga
292:Amateurliga Hessen
653:
652:
649:
641:
614:
613:
310:where it lost to
308:DFB-Pokal 1965–66
284:Landesliga Hessen
229:from the city of
219:
218:
211:
210:
16:(Redirected from
885:
834:
812:
795:
793:
786:
780:
778:
771:
765:
763:
756:
750:
748:
741:
735:
733:
726:
720:
718:
711:
705:
703:
696:
690:
688:
681:
675:
673:
666:
645:
637:
633:
621:in 1994 and the
386:
300:Regionalliga Süd
258:Turngesellschaft
197:
196:
190:
189:
183:
182:
176:
175:
169:
168:
149:
148:
142:
141:
135:
134:
128:
127:
121:
120:
111:
110:
45:
38:
21:
18:Opel Rüsselsheim
893:
892:
888:
887:
886:
884:
883:
882:
838:
837:
832:
820:
810:
804:
799:
798:
791:
787:
783:
776:
772:
768:
761:
757:
753:
746:
742:
738:
731:
727:
723:
716:
712:
708:
701:
697:
693:
686:
682:
678:
671:
667:
663:
658:
381:
372:Champions: 2012
361:Champions: 1965
347:
250:
207:
206:
199:
198:
194:
191:
187:
184:
180:
177:
173:
170:
159:
158:
151:
150:
146:
143:
139:
136:
132:
129:
125:
122:
33:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
891:
889:
881:
880:
875:
870:
865:
860:
855:
850:
840:
839:
836:
835:
826:
819:
818:External links
816:
815:
814:
803:
800:
797:
796:
781:
766:
751:
736:
721:
706:
691:
676:
660:
659:
657:
654:
651:
650:
642:
631:
630:
612:
611:
609:
606:
602:
601:
598:
595:
591:
590:
587:
584:
580:
579:
576:
573:
569:
568:
565:
562:
559:
555:
554:
551:
548:
544:
543:
540:
537:
534:
530:
529:
526:
523:
519:
518:
515:
512:
509:
505:
504:
501:
498:
494:
493:
490:
487:
483:
482:
479:
476:
472:
471:
468:
465:
461:
460:
458:
455:
451:
450:
448:
445:
441:
440:
438:
435:
431:
430:
428:
425:
421:
420:
418:
415:
412:
408:
407:
402:
397:
392:
380:
379:Recent seasons
377:
376:
375:
374:
373:
364:
363:
362:
346:
343:
316:SC Rüsselsheim
249:
246:
217:
216:
213:
212:
209:
208:
200:
192:
185:
178:
171:
164:
163:
162:
160:
152:
144:
137:
130:
123:
116:
115:
114:
107:
106:
103:
102:
99:
95:
94:
91:
87:
86:
83:
79:
78:
75:
71:
70:
67:
63:
62:
61:12 August 1906
59:
55:
54:
51:
47:
46:
31:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
890:
879:
876:
874:
871:
869:
866:
864:
861:
859:
856:
854:
851:
849:
846:
845:
843:
830:
827:
825:
822:
821:
817:
809:
806:
805:
801:
790:
785:
782:
775:
770:
767:
760:
755:
752:
745:
740:
737:
730:
725:
722:
715:
710:
707:
700:
695:
692:
685:
680:
677:
670:
665:
662:
655:
648:
643:
640:
635:
634:
628:
627:2. Bundesliga
624:
620:
619:Regionalligas
616:
615:
610:
604:
599:
593:
588:
582:
577:
571:
566:
557:
552:
546:
541:
532:
527:
521:
516:
507:
502:
496:
491:
485:
480:
474:
469:
463:
459:
453:
449:
443:
439:
433:
429:
423:
419:
410:
406:
403:
401:
398:
396:
393:
391:
388:
384:
378:
371:
370:
368:
365:
360:
359:
357:
356:
352:
351:
350:
344:
342:
339:
335:
332:
328:
325:
319:
317:
313:
309:
305:
301:
295:
293:
289:
285:
280:
278:
277:elevator team
274:
270:
266:
261:
259:
255:
247:
245:
243:
239:
234:
232:
228:
224:
214:
205:
204:
161:
157:
156:
113:
112:
108:
104:
100:
96:
92:
88:
84:
80:
76:
72:
68:
64:
60:
56:
52:
48:
44:
39:
32:Football club
30:
19:
807:
784:
769:
754:
739:
728:
724:
713:
709:
698:
694:
683:
679:
664:
404:
399:
394:
389:
382:
366:
353:
348:
340:
336:
330:
329:
320:
315:
296:
287:
281:
272:
265:FSV Mainz 05
262:
257:
253:
251:
235:
222:
220:
203:Away colours
201:
155:Home colours
153:
29:
873:Rüsselsheim
833:(in German)
811:(in German)
792:(in German)
777:(in German)
762:(in German)
747:(in German)
732:(in German)
717:(in German)
702:(in German)
687:(in German)
672:(in German)
231:Rüsselsheim
85:Peter Grimm
842:Categories
656:References
411:1999–2000
647:Relegated
233:, Hesse.
50:Full name
639:Promoted
605:2016–17
594:2015–16
583:2014–15
572:2013–14
558:2012–13
547:2011–12
533:2010–11
522:2009–10
508:2008–09
497:2007–08
486:2006–07
475:2005–06
464:2004–05
454:2003–04
444:2002–03
434:2001–02
424:2000–01
405:Position
395:Division
82:Chairman
74:Capacity
802:Sources
623:3. Liga
528:14th ↓
345:Honours
331:SC Opel
288:SC Opel
273:SC Opel
248:History
90:Manager
58:Founded
553:1st ↑
390:Season
358:(III)
98:League
66:Ground
600:13th
564:VIII
517:14th
514:VIII
503:10th
492:14th
369:(IX)
225:is a
77:8,000
868:Opel
589:8th
578:7th
567:2nd
542:2nd
481:9th
470:6th
417:VII
400:Tier
238:Opel
221:The
539:IX
844::
644:↓
636:↑
324:DM
279:.
271:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
