1. FC Nürnberg
1. Fußball-Club Nürnberg Verein für Leibesübungen e. V., often called 1. FC Nürnberg (German pronunciation: [ɛfˌtseː ˈnʏʁnbɛʁk], English: 1. Football Club Nuremberg) or simply Nürnberg, is a German sports club based in Nuremberg, Bavaria. It is best known for its men's football team, who currently compete in the 2. Bundesliga. Founded in 1900, the club initially competed in the Southern German championship, winning their first title in 1916. Their first German championship was won in 1920. Before the inauguration of the Bundesliga in 1963, 1.FCN won a further 11 regional championships, including the Oberliga Süd formed in 1945, and were German champions another seven times. The club has won the Bundesliga once and the DFB-Pokal four times.
| Full name | 1. Fußball-Club Nürnberg Verein für Leibesübungen e. V. | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Der Club (The Club) Die Legende (The Legend) Der Ruhmreiche (The Glorious) Der Altmeister (The Old Master) | |||
| Short name | 1 FCN, FCN | |||
| Founded | 4 May 1900 | |||
| Ground | Max-Morlock-Stadion | |||
| Capacity | 50,000 | |||
| Board member | Dieter Hecking (sport) Niels Rossow (commercial) | |||
| Head coach | Cristian Fiél | |||
| League | 2. Bundesliga | |||
| 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga, 14th of 18 | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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Since 1963, the club has played their home games at the Max-Morlock-Stadion in Nuremberg. Today's club has sections for boxing, handball, hockey (inline skater hockey and ice hockey), rollerblading and ice skating, swimming, skiing, and tennis.
Nürnberg hold the joint record for promotions from the various second divisions to the Bundesliga at 8 with Arminia Bielefeld. Owing to its status as a founding member of the Bundesliga while Bielefeld was not, however, Nürnberg's consequent nine relegations from the top tier are a record by itself.