
FC neuenmarkt started the season as a promoted team in the fourth division – and was ranked first at the end of the season. After the second promotion in a row, the FC will now start in the district league in the coming season.
"Last year’s championship was even more emotional because the club and the team had waited longer for the championship and promotion", says FC player-coach florian schlegel. "For me, however, the current championship is to be rated higher, because we have always marched ahead as a promoted team in a higher class. Since the age of 16. We were in first place on the first day of the season – and you have to deal with that pressure first." The decisive factor for the success was the team unity: "this camaraderie cannot be described. You can add quality, but it doesn’t guarantee that you’ll be champions. There is simply something that has grown together, which accounts for this success."
What also worked well was the interplay of defense and offense. The final goal ratio of 77:25 confirms an old football wisdom: the defense wins championships, the offense wins games. It was a season in which many things simply fitted together. But the start was not particularly promising: at 2:2 against championship favorite TSV 08 kulmbach, neuenmarkt gave away a 2:0 lead in the closing minutes. In the following game in marktleugast, the team lost 1:2. The young eleven learned from their mistakes and adapted quickly and successfully to the new league.