Karlsruher SC
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Karlsruher Sport-Club Mühlburg-Phönix e. V., better known as Karlsruher SC, is a German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg that currently plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. Domestically, the club was crowned German champion in 1909 and won the DFB-Pokal in 1955 and 1956. In Europe, KSC won the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 1996, which remains the club's last major honor.
Full name | Karlsruher Sport-Club Mühlburg-Phönix e. V. | ||
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Nickname(s) | KSC, Eurofighter (since 93–94 season)[citation needed] | ||
Founded | 6 June 1894; 130 years ago (1894-06-06) | ||
Ground | BBBank Wildpark | ||
Capacity | 34,302[citation needed] | ||
President | Holger Siegmund-Schultze[1] | ||
Head coach | Christian Eichner | ||
League | 2. Bundesliga | ||
2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga, 5th of 18 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Formed as Karlsruher Fussball Club Phönix in 1894, the modern form of the club was formed as the result of several mergers in 1952, and its early success granted KSC a spot in the inaugural Bundesliga season in 1963. KSC spent the next few decades as a yo-yo club, frequently being promoted and relegated between the top two divisions, with their best Bundesliga season coming in 1996 when KSC finished 6th in the table. Relegation followed in 1998, and the club has since spent all but two seasons between the second and third tiers. KSC maintains a fierce rivalry with VfB Stuttgart, in which old Badenese-Württembergian animosities are played out.