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'''Fußball-Klub Frehmenwerther Kickers e.V. 1908''', commonly known as simply '''Frehmenwerther Kickers''', '''EffKah''' or '''FKFK''', is a football club based in [[Frehmenwerth]], the capital city of [[Hendalarsk]], which competes in the [[Hendalarskaras Bundesliga]], the top domestic division in the country. Founded as ''Fussballspielgesellschaft „Frehmenwerther-Kickers-Klub“ e.V. 1908'', the club adopted its current name in 1929, with the substitution of "Fußball" for "Fussball" in 1973 the only change of note in that time. The club plays at the [[FK-FK-Arena]] in central Frehmenwerth and has done so since 1929; this central location has historically made expansion of the ground difficult, but it is now one of the largest stadia in the country.
'''Fußball-Klub Frehmenwerther Kickers e.V. 1908''', commonly known as simply '''Frémenwerder Kickers''', '''EffKah''' or '''FKFK''', is a football club based in [[Frehmenwerth|Frémenwerd]], the capital city of [[Hendalarsk]], which competes in the [[Hendalarskaras Bundesliga]], the top domestic division in the country. Founded as ''Fussballspielgesellschaft „Frehmenwerther-Kickers-Klub“ e.V. 1908'', the club adopted its current name in 1929, with the substitution of "Fußball" for "Fussball" in 1973 the only change of note in that time. The club plays at the [[FK-FK-Arena]] in central Frémenwerd and has done so since 1929; this central location has historically made expansion of the ground difficult, but it is now one of the largest stadia in the country.


Frehmenwerther Kickers were a founder member of the Hendalarskaras Bundesliga and have never been relegated from the division, one of very few clubs to hold that distinction. They are also the most successful team in the division's history, having won the title on 26 occasions between 1931 and 2018 and dozens of cups. They retain a fierce rivalry with [[Rapid-Frehmenwerth]], perennial challengers for major honours, as well as with smaller Frehmenwerther clubs such as [[Viktoria Frehmenwerth]] and [[Kunyeria Wremenverda]].
Frémenwerder Kickers were a founder member of the Hendalarskaras Bundesliga and have never been relegated from the division, one of very few clubs to hold that distinction. They are also the most successful team in the division's history, having won the title on 26 occasions between 1931 and 2025 and dozens of cups. They retain a fierce rivalry with [[Rapid-Frehmenwerth]], perennial challengers for major honours, as well as with smaller Frémenwerd clubs such as [[Wiktoría Frémenwerd]] and [[Kunyeria Wremenverda]].


==History==
==Playing squad==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Current Frémenwerder Kickers squad
|-
! No. !! Pos. !! Player !! Nation
|-
| 1|| GK|| [[Íános Schmid]]|| {{flag|Hendalarsk}}
|-
| 13|| GK|| [[Pierre Félix]]|| {{flag|Yonderre}}
|-
| 31|| GK|| [[Horst Salzmann]]|| {{flag|Hendalarsk}}
|-
| 2|| DF|| [[Fearghal Ó Dochartaigh]]|| {{flag|Faneria}}
|-
| 3|| DF || [[Aonghus MacNéill]]|| {{flag|Faneria}}
|-
| 4|| DF || [[Udó Nordwele]]|| {{flag|Hendalarsk}}
|-
| 5|| DF || [[Tőkász István]]|| {{flag|Hendalarsk}}
|-
| 22|| DF|| [[Uwe Bauer]]|| {{flag|Eldmora}}
|-
| 23|| DF || [[Símón Kálera]]|| {{flag|Hendalarsk}}
|-
| 24|| DF|| [[Gundemá Adamsón]]|| {{flag|Hendalarsk}}
|-
| 25|| DF || [[Park Moon-jae]]|| {{flag|Metzetta}}
|-
| 6||MF || [[Jürgen Somerhóf]] || {{flag|Hendalarsk}}
|-
| 8||MF || [[Jérémie Daladier]]|| {{flag|Yonderre}}
|-
| 10||MF || [[Ludwig Ámínsón]]|| {{flag|Hendalarsk}}
|-
| 12||MF || [[Gustáv Kletscher]]|| {{flag|Hendalarsk}}
|-
| 16||MF || [[Séamus Ó Lorcán]]|| {{flag|Faneria}}
|-
| 20||MF || [[Sígmunt Golát]]|| {{flag|Hendalarsk}}
|-
| 7||MF || [[Mázel Fischer]]|| {{flag|Hendalarsk}}
|-
| 9||FW || [[Jamshid Tabishi]]|| {{flag|Rusana}}
|-
| 11||FW || [[Stéphan Juste]]|| {{flag|Yonderre}}
|-
| 19||FW || [[Jens Íuhó]]|| {{flag|Hendalarsk}}
|-
| 61||FW || [[Grosics Mihály]]|| {{flag|Hendalarsk}}
|-
| 77||FW || [[Stefan Weismann]]|| {{flag|Eldmora}}
|-
|}
==Club culture==
Derisively referred to as a "regime team" by their rivals due to a perceived cosiness with the Hendalarskara government, the Kickers have a history of success and a notably impatient fanbase which demands future success of its managers. The club's ultras, the ''Nordbrigáde'' (so-called because of their traditional position in the FK-FK-Arena's North Stand), are the most fanatical fan group, and during the era of widespread fan disorder that characterised Hendalarskara football in the 1970s were notorious for their conflicts with rival groups. An extremist offshoot of the group, the ''Sonenkämfer'' ("Warriors of the Sun"), were responsible for a string of murders in 1978 and 1979, and their activities have been used by rivals to denounce the team (often cynically) as in some sense existentially right-wing. Recent years have belied this; the club is at the forefront of efforts towards LGBTQ and ethnic minority inclusion in Hendalarskara football. The club's continued success has nevertheless led to a widespread perception that many of its modern fans are "elitist" and/or "plastic"<ref>Joining in order to be associated with success rather than out of any real emotional connection to the club.</ref>, an impression which is hardly helped by former manager and club legend Andréas Hofen's oft-quoted remark "We're not elitist, we treat all our equals with respect - it just so happens that we don't have any equals!"
===Rivalries and alliances===
The club's rivalry with [[Rapid-Frehmenwerth]], the [[Hauptstadsch Derby]], is among the most fiercely-contested fixtures in world football; many league seasons have hinged on the outcome of these games, with the momentum and bragging rights gained by the winner just as important as the swing in the standings. The most notorious instance of the rivalry remains the final game of the 1991-92 season, when Rapid arrived at the FK-FK-Arena two points behind the Kickers and thereby required a win at the ground of their hated rivals to clinch the league title. Rapid duly won through a 91st-minute free-kick struck by [[Lukas Horstenmeyer]], sparking delirious celebrations among the away contingent and a pitch invasion by the irate home fans which took thousands of security personnel to disperse. The Kickers have nevertheless dominated the 2020s in Hendalarskara football, whereas Rapid have undergone a decline over the same period. Other rivalries include smaller local derbies with lower-division teams [[Wiktoria Frémenwerd]] and [[Khunyeria Vremenverda]]. The Kickers also maintain a long-running competitive rivalry with [[Wiktoría Zalgisbeck]], [[Zalgisbeck|the northern metropolis]]' most successful team, although this is far friendlier than the rivalry with Rapid.
The club retains a large international following, and its frequent presence in continental competition has sparked both rivalries and friendships abroad, among them a particularly close relationship with the fans of [Yonderian club] - the two clubs frequently host testimonial matches for each others' long-serving players, and competitive continental meetings are almost always an occasion for reunions and mutual respect regardless of results on the pitch.
==Honours==
===Domestic===
'''[[Hendalarskaras Bundesliga|Bundeslíga]]: 26'''<br> 1930-31, 1933-34, 1939-40, 1940-41, 1941-42, 1942-43, 1943-44, 1944-45, 1945-46, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1973-74, 1978-79, 1982-83, 1986-87, 1990-91, 1992-1993, 1998-99, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2007-08, 2009-10, 2016-17, 2020-21, 2023-24, 2024-25
===Continental===
==Notes==
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Latest revision as of 09:27, 15 February 2024

Frehmenwerther Kickers
Full nameFußball-Klub Frehmenwerther Kickers e.V. 1908
Nickname(s)EffKah
Founded1908
GroundFK-FK-Arena
Capacity63,022 (56,000 seated)
OwnerFan-owned
PräsidentWaldemar Scholten
ManagerMikael Hennewar
LeagueBundeslíga
2018-192nd

Fußball-Klub Frehmenwerther Kickers e.V. 1908, commonly known as simply Frémenwerder Kickers, EffKah or FKFK, is a football club based in Frémenwerd, the capital city of Hendalarsk, which competes in the Hendalarskaras Bundesliga, the top domestic division in the country. Founded as Fussballspielgesellschaft „Frehmenwerther-Kickers-Klub“ e.V. 1908, the club adopted its current name in 1929, with the substitution of "Fußball" for "Fussball" in 1973 the only change of note in that time. The club plays at the FK-FK-Arena in central Frémenwerd and has done so since 1929; this central location has historically made expansion of the ground difficult, but it is now one of the largest stadia in the country.

Frémenwerder Kickers were a founder member of the Hendalarskaras Bundesliga and have never been relegated from the division, one of very few clubs to hold that distinction. They are also the most successful team in the division's history, having won the title on 26 occasions between 1931 and 2025 and dozens of cups. They retain a fierce rivalry with Rapid-Frehmenwerth, perennial challengers for major honours, as well as with smaller Frémenwerd clubs such as Wiktoría Frémenwerd and Kunyeria Wremenverda.

History

Playing squad

Current Frémenwerder Kickers squad
No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Íános Schmid  Hendalarsk
13 GK Pierre Félix  Yonderre
31 GK Horst Salzmann  Hendalarsk
2 DF Fearghal Ó Dochartaigh  Faneria
3 DF Aonghus MacNéill  Faneria
4 DF Udó Nordwele  Hendalarsk
5 DF Tőkász István  Hendalarsk
22 DF Uwe Bauer  Eldmora
23 DF Símón Kálera  Hendalarsk
24 DF Gundemá Adamsón  Hendalarsk
25 DF Park Moon-jae  Metzetta
6 MF Jürgen Somerhóf  Hendalarsk
8 MF Jérémie Daladier  Yonderre
10 MF Ludwig Ámínsón  Hendalarsk
12 MF Gustáv Kletscher  Hendalarsk
16 MF Séamus Ó Lorcán  Faneria
20 MF Sígmunt Golát  Hendalarsk
7 MF Mázel Fischer  Hendalarsk
9 FW Jamshid Tabishi  Rusana
11 FW Stéphan Juste  Yonderre
19 FW Jens Íuhó  Hendalarsk
61 FW Grosics Mihály  Hendalarsk
77 FW Stefan Weismann  Eldmora

Club culture

Derisively referred to as a "regime team" by their rivals due to a perceived cosiness with the Hendalarskara government, the Kickers have a history of success and a notably impatient fanbase which demands future success of its managers. The club's ultras, the Nordbrigáde (so-called because of their traditional position in the FK-FK-Arena's North Stand), are the most fanatical fan group, and during the era of widespread fan disorder that characterised Hendalarskara football in the 1970s were notorious for their conflicts with rival groups. An extremist offshoot of the group, the Sonenkämfer ("Warriors of the Sun"), were responsible for a string of murders in 1978 and 1979, and their activities have been used by rivals to denounce the team (often cynically) as in some sense existentially right-wing. Recent years have belied this; the club is at the forefront of efforts towards LGBTQ and ethnic minority inclusion in Hendalarskara football. The club's continued success has nevertheless led to a widespread perception that many of its modern fans are "elitist" and/or "plastic"[1], an impression which is hardly helped by former manager and club legend Andréas Hofen's oft-quoted remark "We're not elitist, we treat all our equals with respect - it just so happens that we don't have any equals!"

Rivalries and alliances

The club's rivalry with Rapid-Frehmenwerth, the Hauptstadsch Derby, is among the most fiercely-contested fixtures in world football; many league seasons have hinged on the outcome of these games, with the momentum and bragging rights gained by the winner just as important as the swing in the standings. The most notorious instance of the rivalry remains the final game of the 1991-92 season, when Rapid arrived at the FK-FK-Arena two points behind the Kickers and thereby required a win at the ground of their hated rivals to clinch the league title. Rapid duly won through a 91st-minute free-kick struck by Lukas Horstenmeyer, sparking delirious celebrations among the away contingent and a pitch invasion by the irate home fans which took thousands of security personnel to disperse. The Kickers have nevertheless dominated the 2020s in Hendalarskara football, whereas Rapid have undergone a decline over the same period. Other rivalries include smaller local derbies with lower-division teams Wiktoria Frémenwerd and Khunyeria Vremenverda. The Kickers also maintain a long-running competitive rivalry with Wiktoría Zalgisbeck, the northern metropolis' most successful team, although this is far friendlier than the rivalry with Rapid.

The club retains a large international following, and its frequent presence in continental competition has sparked both rivalries and friendships abroad, among them a particularly close relationship with the fans of [Yonderian club] - the two clubs frequently host testimonial matches for each others' long-serving players, and competitive continental meetings are almost always an occasion for reunions and mutual respect regardless of results on the pitch.

Honours

Domestic

Bundeslíga: 26
1930-31, 1933-34, 1939-40, 1940-41, 1941-42, 1942-43, 1943-44, 1944-45, 1945-46, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1973-74, 1978-79, 1982-83, 1986-87, 1990-91, 1992-1993, 1998-99, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2007-08, 2009-10, 2016-17, 2020-21, 2023-24, 2024-25

Continental

Notes

  1. Joining in order to be associated with success rather than out of any real emotional connection to the club.