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			'''Meidericher Spielverein 02 e. V. Duisburg''', commonly known as simply '''MSV Duisburg''' ({{IPA\|de\|ʔɛm ʔɛs faʊ ˈdyːsbʊɐ̯k}}), is a ] based in ], ]. Nicknamed ''Die Zebras'' for their traditional striped jerseys, the club was one of the original members of the ] when it was formed in 1963, although they are now playing in the fourth tier of German football.
	'''MSV Duisburg''' is a ] ] ] based in ], in the Ruhr valley of ].

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	==History==		==History==
			]
			]]]

	===Early years===		===Early years===
	The ~~sports~~ club was founded in ] as ''Meidericher SV'' ~~representing~~ ~~that~~ ~~district~~ of ~~the~~ ~~city~~. ~~Three~~ ~~years later~~ they ~~absorbed~~ the club ''SC Viktoria Meiderich''. In ], ~~they~~ ~~took~~ on ~~their~~ ~~current~~ ~~name,~~ ~~acknowledging~~ ~~their~~ ~~role~~ as ~~the~~ ~~city's~~ ~~most~~ ~~popular and successful side.~~		The club was founded in 1902 as ''Meidericher Spielverein'', in ], which later became part of Duisburg. In 1905, they fused with the club ''Sportclub Viktoria Meiderich''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Presseabteilung \|first=MSV Duisburg- \|date=27 April 2024 \|title=Historie \|url=https://www.msv-duisburg.de/der-msv/verein/historie/ \|access-date=1 May 2024 \|website=MSV Duisburg \|language=de}}</ref>

			In 1910, MSV played in the West German A-Klasse for the first time, and in 1914, won promotion to the '<nowiki/>''Zehnerliga''' (top level of the West German championship) for the first time, after winning every game in the 13/14 season, scoring 113 goals and conceding only 12.<ref name=":0" />
	While ''Duisburg'' has always been a competitive side, real success has so far eluded them. Early in their history they captured a number of local championships, and even enjoyed a pair of undefeated seasons (]-]) when they scored 113 goals while only giving up 12. In ] they won the first Niederrhein championship and qualified for the first time for the national championship rounds, repeating the feat in ].

			In 1929, they won the first Niederrhein championship and were runner up in the West German championship, qualifying for the ] for the first time. They won the Niederrhein championship again in 1931 and 1932, and appeared in the ] again after finishing third in the West German championship.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|title=Germany - Championships 1902-1945 \|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/duithistpre45.html \|access-date=1 May 2024 \|website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|last=Dings \|first=Wolfgang Berndsen und Klaus \|title=Die Spielklassenzugehörigkeit des \|url=https://msv-archiv.de/statistik/sportlicheentwicklung/index.html \|access-date=1 May 2024 \|website=msv-archiv.de}}</ref> The club would not qualify for either the German championship or the West German championship again.<ref name=":1" />
	However, the club then went into a tailspin from which they didn't really recover until the 1950's when they began once again to field decent sides. During ] the club came close to folding, but returned to play after the war emerging as city champions in ]. In ], ''Duisburg'' earned promotion to the top-flight Oberliga West with their first place finish in the 2.Oberliga West. The Oberliga West was the most competitive division of German football at the time, and except for the ]-] season, ''Duisburg'' would play first division football there right up to the time of the formation of the Bundesliga.

			Meiderich became city champions in 1946, and in 1949 were placed in the new West German second division. The club earned promotion to the top-flight ] in 1951, and though they were relegated in 1955, they would return immediately and participate in the Oberliga West until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963.
	===Entry to the Bundesliga===
	The club's play was good enough to earn a place as one of the original sixteen teams in Germany's new professional league, the ], in ]. That first season was their most successful as they went on to a second place finish to champions '']''. The "Zebras" spent nearly twenty years in the upper league before slipping to the ] in ]-] and then becoming one of German football's "elevator teams", named for their frequent up and down moves between divisions. Even so, they managed another eight seasons in the Bundesliga over two-and-half decades.

			===Early years of the Bundesliga (1960s)===
	===Current===
			]
	As 2005-06 season draws to a close ''Duisburg'' once again finds itself relegated to the 2.Bundesliga.
			The club was surprisingly chosen to be a member of the new national league, the Bundesliga, for the inaugural ]. Despite not being a big name or coming from a big city, Meiderich were chosen as they were the strongest club from the populous ] region; this decision was controversial, and ] challenged the decision in court.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book \|last=Reng \|first=Ronald \|title=Matchdays: The Hidden Story of The Bundesliga \|publisher=Simon & Schuster \|year=2015 \|isbn=978-1-4711-3647-4 \|pages=23–29 \|language=EN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Wangerin \|first=Dave \|title=The Fussball Book \|publisher=Dave Wangerin \|year=1993 \|isbn=0-9522452-0-5 \|pages=7 \|language=EN}}</ref>

			The club signed young coach ] for the first Bundesliga season, replacing the highly regarded ]. He convinced the board to sign ]-winner ], and developed a tactical system later compared to Dutch ], whereby every player contributed in both attack and defence.<ref>{{Cite book \|last1=Simpson \|first1=Paul \|title=Who Invented the Stepover? And other crucial football conundrums \|last2=Hesse \|first2=Uli \|publisher=Profile Books \|year=2013 \|isbn=978-1781250068 \|pages=42–43 \|language=EN}}</ref> Gutendorf's team shocked the Bundesliga by finishing second, six points behind champions ], and conceding the fewest goals in the league.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Bundesliga 1963/64 - Tabelle {{!}} 30. Spieltag \|url=https://www.kicker.de/bundesliga/tabelle/1963-64 \|access-date=1 May 2024 \|website=kicker \|language=de-DE}}</ref> This remains the club's highest ever league finish.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Meidericher SV {{!}} Vereinshistorie \|url=https://www.kicker.de/msv-duisburg/team-historie/bundesliga/1963-64 \|access-date=1 May 2024 \|website=kicker \|language=de-DE}}</ref>

			In 1966, they finished with a club record 70 goals scored in the league, including the Bundesliga's biggest ever away win, 9–0 against ]. They also reached the ], losing to ].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web \|title=Bundesliga club-by-club historical guide: MSV Duisburg \|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/msv-duisburg-club-by-club-historical-guide-meiderich-helmut-rahn-24166 \|access-date=1 May 2024 \|website=bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website \|language=en}}</ref> This was the last season played under the old name of Meidericher SV, as the club renamed itself MSV Duisburg in 1967, having received financial support from the city of Duisburg.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2 June 1974 \|title="Aber wir haben den Krieg gewonnen" \|url=https://www.spiegel.de/politik/aber-wir-haben-den-krieg-gewonnen-a-46d059b6-0002-0001-0000-000041722208 \|access-date=1 May 2024 \|work=Der Spiegel \|language=de \|issn=2195-1349}}</ref>

			===European campaigns and relegation to the Oberliga (1970s, 1980s)===
			In 1976, MSV Duisburg reached the ] for the second time, but lost to ]. They then made their first appearance in the ], losing in the second round to ] on away goals.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Spielschema {{!}} Eintracht Frankfurt - MSV Duisburg 1:0 {{!}} Finale {{!}} DFB-Pokal 1974/75 \|url=https://www.kicker.de/frankfurt-gegen-duisburg-1975-dfb-pokal-756119/schema \|access-date=1 May 2024 \|website=kicker \|language=de-DE}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=The UEFA Cup 1975/76 - MSV Duisburg (FRG) \|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/duitec-msv76.html \|access-date=1 May 2024 \|website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref> This season was also notable for the performances of defender and captain ], who played every minute of the ] and was voted by ] as one of the league's best players. Dietz would achieve this three more times, being named the Bundesliga's best outfield player in 1978, and captaining ] to victory at ] while still at Duisburg.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Brügelmann \|first=Matthias \|title=55 Jahre Bundesliga (1963-2018) \|publisher=Axel Springer Sport Verlag \|year=2018 \|isbn=978-3-667-11326-9 \|pages=77–93 \|language=DE}}</ref>

			Duisburg finished 9th in ], their first top-half finish since ], and then 6th in the ], qualifying for the ].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> The club eliminated ], ], ] and ] to reach the semi-final, where they were beaten by ].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=The UEFA Cup 1978/79 - MSV Duisburg (FRG) \|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/duitec-msv79.html \|access-date=1 May 2024 \|website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref> Despite their success in Europe, Duisburg only narrowly avoided relegation, having been in the relegation zone during the winter break.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Hin- und Rückrundentabelle {{!}} 34. Spieltag {{!}} Bundesliga 1978/79 \|url=https://www.kicker.de/bundesliga/tabelle-hinrunde-rueckrunde/1978-79/34 \|access-date=1 May 2024 \|website=kicker \|language=de-DE}}</ref> In the ], the club was relegated from the Bundesliga for the first time, finishing last.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Bundesliga 1981/82 - Tabelle {{!}} 34. Spieltag \|url=https://www.kicker.de/bundesliga/tabelle/1981-82/34 \|access-date=1 May 2024 \|website=kicker \|language=de-DE}}</ref>

			Four years later, Duisburg were relegated again, finishing last in the ] with only 15 points from 38 games. For their final game, they managed a crowd of just 600 fans.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=2. Bundesliga 1985/86 - Tabelle {{!}} 38. Spieltag \|url=https://www.kicker.de/2-bundesliga/tabelle/1985-86 \|access-date=1 May 2024 \|website=kicker \|language=de-DE}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Wangerin \|first=Dave \|title=The Fussball Book \|publisher=David Wangerin \|year=1993 \|isbn=0-9522452-0-5 \|pages=175}}</ref> The club spent three years in the third-tier ], before returning to the 2. Bundesliga in 1989. During their time in the regional leagues, Duisburg also won the ] by beating ].<ref name=":0" />

			===Between the Bundesliga & 2. Bundesliga (1990s, 2000s)===
			In their second season back in the second-tier, Duisburg finished runner up to ], returning to the Bundesliga for the first time in nearly a decade. However, they would immediately be relegated back and would develop a reputation for 'yo-yoing' between the top two leagues.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web \|title=Duisburg's dream – DW – 05/21/2011 \|url=https://www.dw.com/en/second-division-german-cup-finalists-duisburg-all-dreaming-together/a-15091913 \|access-date=1 May 2024 \|website=dw.com \|language=en}}</ref> In 1993, with former player ] as coach, they again won promotion from the ].<ref name=":0" /> Lienen's Duisburg led the Bundesliga as late as February as a newly promoted team, becoming the first team to ever top the table with a negative goal difference; they eventually finished 9th, and were relegated again the following season.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Bundesliga 1993/94 - Tabelle {{!}} 22. Spieltag \|url=https://www.kicker.de/bundesliga/tabelle/1993-94/22 \|access-date=1 May 2024 \|website=kicker \|language=de-DE}}</ref>

			] brought the club back into the Bundesliga in 1996 and achieved three successive top-half finishes, also reaching the ]. As in 1966, Duisburg lost to Bayern Munich.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Salous Aus war das Ende \|url=https://www.kicker.de/bayern-gegen-duisburg-1998-dfb-pokal-501220/analyse \|access-date=1 May 2024 \|website=kicker \|language=de-DE}}</ref> Duisburg qualified for the ], but were heavily beaten by ], in the club's final European appearance to date.<ref name=":0" /> In March 2000, with his team bottom of the table, Friedhelm Funkel was sacked; the club was relegated at the end of the season.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=24 March 2000 \|title=Bundesliga: Duisburg beurlaubt Trainer Funkel \|url=https://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/bundesliga-duisburg-beurlaubt-trainer-funkel-a-70418.html \|access-date=1 May 2024 \|work=Der Spiegel \|language=de \|issn=2195-1349}}</ref>

			The new 31,500-capacity ], was completed during the ], in which Duisburg once again won promotion after five years in the 2. Bundesliga.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web \|title=MSV Duisburg {{!}} Stadion {{!}} 3. Liga 2023/24 \|url=https://www.kicker.de/msv-duisburg/team-stadion/3-liga/2023-24 \|access-date=1 May 2024 \|website=kicker \|language=de-DE}}</ref> In December 2005, promotion-winning coach ] was infamously sacked after 'one of the most bizarre incidents in Bundesliga history,' where he headbutted ] player ] during a game and pretended to have himself been attacked.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=UEFA.com \|date=8 December 2005 \|title=Duisburg fire troubled Meier \|url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/01b0-0f847d1bb015-edc9246d69f1-1000--duisburg-fire-troubled-meier/ \|access-date=1 May 2024 \|website=UEFA.com \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=30 May 2014 \|title=Meier headbutt puts Pardew into perspective \|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/id/37355282/meier-headbutt-puts-pardew-perspective \|access-date=1 May 2024 \|website=ESPN.com \|language=en}}</ref>

			Duisburg finished last in the ], won promotion back in ], and then finished last again in ]<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" />

			===Financial troubles (2010s, 2020s)===
			]In 2011, MSV Duisburg surprisingly reached their fourth ]. Schalke won the match 5–0, the joint-biggest winning margin in a DFB-Pokal final.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web \|date=27 November 2013 \|title=Bisherige Sieger \|url=https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/statistik/bisherige-sieger/ \|access-date=1 May 2024 \|website=DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. \|language=de}}</ref>

			After five years in the 2. Bundesliga, Duisburg were demoted to the ] in 2013 despite finishing 11th, after having their license application denied by the league for financial reasons. The possibility of the club becoming ] was raised by club officials.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Duisburg face mandatory drop – DW – 05/29/2013 \|url=https://www.dw.com/en/second-tier-duisburg-face-relegation-after-league-license-denied/a-16848711 \|access-date=1 May 2024 \|website=dw.com \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Duisburg denied league license – DW – 06/19/2013 \|url=https://www.dw.com/en/msv-duisburg-denied-league-license/a-16895204 \|access-date=1 May 2024 \|website=dw.com \|language=en}}</ref>

			Duisburg earned promotion back to the 2. Bundesliga for the 2015–16 season, but lasted only one season, losing to ] in the relegation playoff; there were again concerns over whether the club would be granted a license.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=MSV Duisburg bangt um Lizenz - Ilia Gruev spricht von Wiederaufstieg \|url=https://www.sport1.de/news/fussball/3-liga/2016/05/ilia-gruev-strebt-mit-msv-duisburg-rueckkehr-in-2-bundesliga-an \|access-date=1 May 2024 \|website=SPORT1 \|language=de}}</ref> Duisburg won the 3. Liga for the first time in ] and finished in the top half of the 2. Bundesliga in ].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=3. Liga 2016/17 - Tabelle {{!}} 38. Spieltag \|url=https://www.kicker.de/3-liga/tabelle/2016-17 \|access-date=1 May 2024 \|website=kicker \|language=de-DE}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=2. Bundesliga 2017/18 - Tabelle {{!}} 34. Spieltag \|url=https://www.kicker.de/2-bundesliga/tabelle/2017-18 \|access-date=1 May 2024 \|website=kicker \|language=de-DE}}</ref> The following year they were relegated back to the 3. Liga.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web \|title=MSV Duisburg {{!}} Vereinshistorie \|url=https://www.kicker.de/msv-duisburg/team-historie/3-liga/2023-24 \|access-date=1 May 2024 \|website=kicker \|language=de-DE}}</ref>

			The club was reportedly under threat of insolvency again in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Germany \|first=RevierSport, Essen \|title=MSV Duisburg: Drohende Insolvenz? Was der SLR-Ausstieg bedeuten würde \|url=https://www.reviersport.de/fussball/3liga/a576830---msv-duisburg-drohende-insolvenz-was-slr-ausstieg-bedeuten-wuerde.html \|access-date=1 May 2024 \|website=RevierSport online \|language=de}}</ref>

			For the first time in the club's history, MSV Duisburg will play in the fourth tier of German professional football, ], starting with the 2024–25 season.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Waldhof Mannheim punktet und besiegelt den Abstieg des MSV Duisburg\|url=https://www.reviersport.de/fussball/3liga/a604703---3-liga-waldhof-mannheim-punktet-besiegelt-abstieg-msv-duisburg.html\|access-date=5 May 2024 \|website=RevierSport online \|language=de}}</ref>

			==Recent seasons==
			{{List missing criteria\|reason=how recent is 'recent'? who decides this? is 1963 recent?\|date=January 2024}}
			{\| class="wikitable"
			! Year
			! Division
			! Tier
			! Position
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| 1963–64<ref>30 Jahre Bundesliga, DFB special edition booklet</ref>
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| ]
			\| rowspan="19" \|I
			\| 2nd
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| 1964–65
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 1. Bundesliga
			\| 7th
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| 1965–66
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 1. Bundesliga
			\| 8th
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| 1966–67
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 1. Bundesliga
			\| 11th
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| 1967–68
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 1. Bundesliga
			\| 7th
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| 1968–69
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 1. Bundesliga
			\| 12th
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| 1969–70
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 1. Bundesliga
			\| 15th
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| 1970–71
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 1. Bundesliga
			\| 7th
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| 1971–72
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 1. Bundesliga
			\| 14th
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| 1972–73
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 1. Bundesliga
			\| 10th
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| 1973–74
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 1. Bundesliga
			\| 15th
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| 1974–75
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 1. Bundesliga
			\| 14th
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| 1975–76
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 1. Bundesliga
			\| 10th
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| 1976–77
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 1. Bundesliga
			\| 9th
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| 1977–78
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 1. Bundesliga
			\| 6th
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| 1978–79
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 1. Bundesliga
			\| 13th
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| 1979–80
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 1. Bundesliga
			\| 14th
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| 1980–81
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 1. Bundesliga
			\| 12th
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| 1981–82
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 1. Bundesliga
			\| style="background:#ffcccc"\|18th ↓
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\|1982–83
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 2. Bundesliga
			\| rowspan="4" \|II
			\|11th
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\|1983–84
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 2. Bundesliga
			\|3rd
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\|1984–85
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 2. Bundesliga
			\|13th
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\|1985–86
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 2. Bundesliga
			\| style="background:#ffcccc"\|20th ↓
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\|1986–87
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| Oberliga Nordrhein
			\| rowspan="3" \|III
			\|2nd
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\|1987–88
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| Oberliga Nordrhein
			\|1st
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\|1988–89
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| Oberliga Nordrhein
			\| style="background:#ddffdd"\|1st ↑
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\|1989–90
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 2. Bundesliga
			\| rowspan="2" \|II
			\|10th
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\|1990–91
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 2. Bundesliga
			\| style="background:#ddffdd"\|2nd ↑
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| 1991–92
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 1. Bundesliga
			\|I
			\| style="background:#ffcccc"\|19th ↓
			\|-style="text-align:center;"
			\|1992–93
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 2. Bundesliga
			\|II
			\| style="background:#ddffdd"\|2nd ↑
			\|-style="text-align:center;"
			\|1993–94
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 1. Bundesliga
			\| rowspan="2" \|I
			\|9th
			\|-style="text-align:center;"
			\|1994–95
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 1. Bundesliga
			\| style="background:#ffcccc"\|17th ↓
			\|-style="text-align:center;"
			\|1995–96
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 2. Bundesliga
			\|II
			\| style="background:#ddffdd"\|3rd ↑
			\|-style="text-align:center;"
			\|1996–97
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 1. Bundesliga
			\| rowspan="4" \|I
			\|9th
			\|-style="text-align:center;"
			\|1997–98
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 1. Bundesliga
			\|8th
			\|-style="text-align:center;"
			\|1998–99
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 1. Bundesliga
			\|8th
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| ]
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| ]
			\| style="background:#ffcccc"\|18th ↓
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| ]
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| ]
			\| rowspan="5" \|II
			\| 11th
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| ]
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 2. Bundesliga
			\| 11th
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| ]
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 2. Bundesliga
			\| 8th
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| ]
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 2. Bundesliga
			\| 7th
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
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			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 2. Bundesliga
			\| style="background:#ddffdd"\|2nd ↑
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| ]
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| Bundesliga
			\|I
			\| style="background:#ffcccc"\|18th ↓
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| ]
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 2. Bundesliga
			\|II
			\| style="background:#ddffdd"\|3rd ↑
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| ]
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| Bundesliga
			\|I
			\| style="background:#ffcccc"\|18th ↓
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| ]
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 2. Bundesliga
			\| rowspan="5" \|II
			\| 6th
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| ]
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 2. Bundesliga
			\| 6th
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| ]
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 2. Bundesliga
			\| 8th
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| ]
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 2. Bundesliga
			\| 10th
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| ]
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 2. Bundesliga
			\| style="background:#ffcccc"\|11th ↓↓
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| ]
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| ]
			\| rowspan="2" \|III
			\| 7th
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| ]
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 3. Liga
			\| style="background:#ddffdd"\|2nd ↑
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
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			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 2. Bundesliga
			\|II
			\| style="background:#ffcccc"\|16th ↓
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| ]
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 3. Liga
			\|III
			\| style="background:#ddffdd"\|1st ↑
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| ]
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 2. Bundesliga
			\|rowspan=2\|II
			\| 7th
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| ]
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 2. Bundesliga
			\| style="background:#ffcccc"\|18th ↓
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
			\| ]
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 3. Liga
			\|rowspan=5\|III
			\| 5th
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
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			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 3. Liga
			\| 15th
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
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			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 3. Liga
			\| 15th
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
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			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 3. Liga
			\| 12th
			\|- style="text-align:center;"
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			\| style="text-align:left;"\| 3. Liga
			\| style="background:#ffcccc"\|18th ↓
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			\| style="text-align:left;"\| ]
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	==Honours==		==Honours==
			;League
	''Duisberg's'' honours are limited to their second-place finish in 1963, a ] ] appearance in 1977-78, three losing appearances in the ] final (], ] and ]), and a title as German amateur champions in 1987-88 when they played in tier III Amateur Oberliga Nordrhein. They are however, the answer to a Bundesliga trivia question: they were the victors in the most lopsided Bundesliga away win ever played when they beat sad-sacks '']'' 0:9 in Berlin in ].
			* ''']'''
			** Runners-up: ]
			* '''] (II): 1950–51'''{{citation needed\|date=January 2024}}
			* '''] (III): ]'''
			* '''] (III): 1987–88, 1988–89 '''{{citation needed\|date=January 2024}}

			;Cup
			* ''']'''
			** Finalists: ], ], ], ]

			;International
	The club's youth side has won several national championships.
			* ''']: ], ], ]'''{{citation needed\|date=January 2024}}

			;Regional
			* '''Bezirksliga Niederrhein (I): 1928–29, 1930–31, 1931–32'''{{citation needed\|date=January 2024}}
			* '''] (Tiers III–below): 1988–89, ], ]'''{{citation needed\|date=January 2024}}

			;Amateur/Youth teams
			* '''] (III): 1986–87'''{{citation needed\|date=January 2024}}
			* ''']: 1971–72, 1976–77, 1977–78'''{{citation needed\|date=January 2024}}

	==Current squad==		==Current squad==
			{{updated\|22 January 2024\|<ref></ref>}}

	{{Fs start}}		{{Fs start}}
	{{Fs player\|no=1\|nat=~~Germany~~\|name=]\|pos=GK}}		{{Fs player\|no=1 \|nat=GER \|name=]\|pos=GK}}
	{{Fs player\|no=2\|nat=~~Germany~~\|name=]\|pos=DF}}		{{Fs player\|no=2 \|nat=GER \|name=]\|pos=DF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=3\|nat=~~Romania~~\|name=]\|pos=DF}}		{{Fs player\|no=5 \|nat=GER \|name=]\|pos=DF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=4\|nat=~~Germany~~\|name=]\|pos=DF}}		{{Fs player\|no=6 \|nat=CRO \|name=]\|pos=DF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=5\|nat=~~Turkey~~\|name=]\|pos=DF}}		{{Fs player\|no=7 \|nat=GER \|name=]\|pos=MF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=6\|nat=~~Germany~~\|name=]\|pos=MF}}		{{Fs player\|no=8 \|nat=GER \|name=]\|pos=MF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=7\|nat=~~Germany~~\|name=]\|pos=MF}}		{{Fs player\|no=9 \|nat=LBN \|name=]\|pos=FW}}
	{{Fs player\|no=8\|nat=~~Romania~~\|name=]\|pos=MF}}		{{Fs player\|no=10\|nat=GER \|name=]\|pos=MF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=9\|nat=~~Slovenia~~\|name=]\|pos=FW}}		{{Fs player\|no=11\|nat=GER \|name=]\|pos=FW}}
	{{Fs player\|no=10\|nat=~~Cameroon~~\|name=]\|pos=FW}}		{{Fs player\|no=13\|nat=GER \|name=]\|pos=FW}}
	{{Fs player\|no=11\|nat=~~Germany~~\|name=]\|pos=MF}}		{{Fs player\|no=14\|nat=GER \|name=]\|pos=FW}}
	{{Fs player\|no=13\|nat=~~Germany~~\|name=]\|pos=DF}}		{{Fs player\|no=17\|nat=GER \|name=]\|pos=DF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=14\|nat=~~Germany~~\|name=]\|pos=MF}}		{{Fs player\|no=18\|nat=GER \|name=]\|pos=FW}}
	{{Fs player\|no=15\|nat=~~Germany~~\|name=]\|pos=MF}}		{{Fs player\|no=19\|nat=GER \|name=]\|pos=MF}}
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	{{Fs player\|no=16\|nat=~~Morocco~~\|name=]\|pos=MF}}		{{Fs player\|no=20\|nat=SUI \|name=]\|pos=FW}}
	{{Fs player\|no=17\|nat=~~Germany~~\|name=]\|pos=FW}}		{{Fs player\|no=21\|nat=GER \|name=]\|pos=FW}}
	{{Fs player\|no=18\|nat=~~Germany~~\|name=]\|pos=FW}}		{{Fs player\|no=22\|nat=GER \|name=]\|pos=FW}}
	{{Fs player\|no=19\|nat=~~South~~ ~~Korea~~\|name=]\|pos=FW}}		{{Fs player\|no=23\|nat=GER \|name=]\|pos=MF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=20\|nat=~~Bosnia~~ ~~and Herzegovina~~\|name=]\|pos=MF}}		{{Fs player\|no=24\|nat=GER \|name=]\|pos=GK}}
	{{Fs player\|no=21\|nat=~~Germany~~\|name=]\|pos=MF}}		{{Fs player\|no=27\|nat=TUR \|name=]\|pos=DF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=22\|nat=~~Uruguay~~\|name=]\|pos=DF}}		{{Fs player\|no=28\|nat=GER \|name=]\|pos=MF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=23\|nat=~~Germany~~\|name=]\|pos=MF}}		{{Fs player\|no=29\|nat=GER \|name=]\|pos=DF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=25\|nat=~~Germany~~\|name=]\|pos=FW}}		{{Fs player\|no=30\|nat=GER \|name=]\|pos=FW}}
	{{Fs player\|no=26\|nat=~~Germany~~\|name=]\|pos=GK}}		{{Fs player\|no=32\|nat=GER \|name=]\|pos=DF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=27\|nat=~~Germany~~\|name=]\|pos=GK}}		{{Fs player\|no=33\|nat=GER \|name=]\|pos=MF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=29\|nat=~~Germany~~\|name=]\|pos=MF}}		{{Fs player\|no=37\|nat=GER \|name=]\|pos=MF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=31\|nat=~~Germany~~\|name=]\|pos=MF}}		{{Fs player\|no=42\|nat=GER \|name=]\|pos=DF\|other=]}}
	{{Fs player\|no=33\|nat=Germany\|name=]\|pos=DF}}
	{{Fs end}}		{{Fs end}}

	==~~Famous~~ ~~players~~==		==Manager history==
			{{More citations needed section\|date=January 2024}}
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			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} ] (1955–1957)
	*]
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} ] (1963–1965)
	*]
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} <!-- Wilhelm Schmidt (footballer) -->Wilhelm Schmidt (1965)
	*], who scored the winning goal in ] ] ], known as ], finished his career with ''Meidericher SV'' (1963-65).
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} ] (1965–1967)
	*]
			*{{flagicon\|Hungary}} ] (1967–1968)
	*]
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} ] (1968–1970)
	*]
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} ] (1970–1973)
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} ] (1973–1976)
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} ] (1976)
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} ] (1976–1977)
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} ] (1977–1978)
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} Rolf Schafstall (1978–1979)
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} ] (1979–1980)
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} Friedhelm Wenzlaff (1980–1981)
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} ] (1981–1982)
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} ] (1982–1983)
			*{{flagicon\|Peru}} ] (1983–1985)
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} ] (1985)
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} <!-- Helmut Witte (football manager) -->Helmut Witte (1985–1986)
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} Friedhelm Vos (1986)
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} ] (1986–1989)
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} Willibert Kremer (1989–1992)
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} ] (1992–1993)
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} ] (1993–1994)
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} ] (1994–1996)
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} ] (1996–2000)
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} ] (2000)
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} ] (2000)
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} Josef Eichkorn (2000–2001)
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} ] (2001–2002)
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} ] (2002–2003, caretaker)
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} ] (2003–2005)
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} ] (2005, caretaker)
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} ] (2006)
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} Heiko Scholz (2006, caretaker)
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} ] (2006–2008)
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} Heiko Scholz (2008, caretaker)
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} ] (2008–2009)
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} ] (2009, caretaker)
			*{{flagicon\|Croatia}} ] (2009–2011)
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} ] (2011–2012)
			*{{flagicon\|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} ] (2012, caretaker)
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} ] (2012–2013)
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} ] (2013–2014)
			*{{flagicon\|Switzerland}} ] (2014–2015)
			*{{flagicon\|Bulgaria}} ] (2015–2018)
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} ] (2018–2020)
			*{{flagicon\|Switzerland}} ] (2020–2021)
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} Uwe Schubert (2021, caretaker)
			*{{flagicon\|Bulgaria}} ] (2021)
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} Uwe Schubert (2021, caretaker)
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} Hagen Schmidt (2021–2022)
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} ] (2022–2023)
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} Engin Vural (2023)
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} ] (2023–2024)
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} Uwe Schubert (2024, caretaker)
			*{{flagicon\|Germany}} ] (2024–)
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			==Women's section==
			{{main\|MSV Duisburg (women)}}

			==Club culture==
			The club mascot is a Zebra, coming from the club nickname 'die Zebras' – it is named 'Ennatz', after the nickname for club legend ].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Presseabteilung \|first=MSV Duisburg- \|date=27 April 2024 \|title=Legenden \|url=https://www.msv-duisburg.de/der-msv/legenden/ \|access-date=1 May 2024 \|website=MSV Duisburg \|language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Mediengruppe \|first=FUNKE \|title=Deutschlands größte Regionalzeitung waz.de \|url=https://www.waz.de/themen/msv-duisburg/ \|access-date=1 May 2024 \|website=waz.de \|language=de}}</ref>

			{{asof\|2022\|post=,}} the club has 8,638 members.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Presseabteilung \|first=MSV Duisburg- \|date=27 April 2024 \|title=MSV-BILANZ {{!}} Die Zahlen zum Geschäftsjahr 2021/22 \|url=https://www.msv-duisburg.de/aktuelles/artikel/msv-bilanz-die-zahlen-zum-geschaeftsjahr-2021-22/ \|access-date=1 May 2024 \|website=MSV Duisburg \|language=de}}</ref>

			'']'', a popular crime series in Germany, features an episode entitled ''{{Interlanguage link\|Zweierlei Blut (Tatort)\|de\|3=Tatort: Zweierlei Blut\|lt=Zweierlei Blut}}'' ({{lit\|Blood of Two Kinds}}) which deals with a murder in the MSV Duisburg ] scene.{{citation needed\|date=January 2024}} In one scene, Inspector ] is beaten to a pulp and dragged naked into the centre circle of the ].{{citation needed\|date=January 2024}}

	==~~Team trivia~~==		==References==
			{{reflist}}
	*'']'', a popular crime series in Germany, features an episode entitled ''Zweierlei Blut'' (Blood of Two Kinds) which deals with a murder in the MSV Duisburg ] scene. In one scene, Inspector ''Horst Schimanski'' is beaten to a pulp, and dragged naked into the centre circle of the ''Wedaustadion''.

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Football club

MSV Duisburg

Full name

Meidericher Spielverein 02 e. V. Duisburg

Nickname(s)

Die Zebras (The Zebras)

Founded

1902; 123 years ago (1902)

Ground

MSV-Arena

Capacity

31,514

Manager

Dietmar Hirsch

League

Regionalliga West

2023–24

3. Liga, 18th of 20 (relegated)

Website

http://www.msv-duisburg.de

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

Meidericher Spielverein 02 e. V. Duisburg, commonly known as simply MSV Duisburg (German pronunciation: [ʔɛm ʔɛs faʊ ˈdyːsbʊɐ̯k]), is a German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed Die Zebras for their traditional striped jerseys, the club was one of the original members of the Bundesliga when it was formed in 1963, although they are now playing in the fourth tier of German football.

History

Early years

The club was founded in 1902 as Meidericher Spielverein, in Meiderich, which later became part of Duisburg. In 1905, they fused with the club Sportclub Viktoria Meiderich.

In 1910, MSV played in the West German A-Klasse for the first time, and in 1914, won promotion to the 'Zehnerliga' (top level of the West German championship) for the first time, after winning every game in the 13/14 season, scoring 113 goals and conceding only 12.

In 1929, they won the first Niederrhein championship and were runner up in the West German championship, qualifying for the national championship for the first time. They won the Niederrhein championship again in 1931 and 1932, and appeared in the 1931 German championship again after finishing third in the West German championship. The club would not qualify for either the German championship or the West German championship again.

Meiderich became city champions in 1946, and in 1949 were placed in the new West German second division. The club earned promotion to the top-flight Oberliga West in 1951, and though they were relegated in 1955, they would return immediately and participate in the Oberliga West until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963.

Early years of the Bundesliga (1960s)

The club was surprisingly chosen to be a member of the new national league, the Bundesliga, for the inaugural 1963–64 season. Despite not being a big name or coming from a big city, Meiderich were chosen as they were the strongest club from the populous Lower Rhine region; this decision was controversial, and Alemannia Aachen challenged the decision in court.

The club signed young coach Rudi Gutendorf for the first Bundesliga season, replacing the highly regarded Willi Multhaup. He convinced the board to sign World Cup-winner Helmut Rahn, and developed a tactical system later compared to Dutch total football, whereby every player contributed in both attack and defence. Gutendorf's team shocked the Bundesliga by finishing second, six points behind champions 1. FC Köln, and conceding the fewest goals in the league. This remains the club's highest ever league finish.

In 1966, they finished with a club record 70 goals scored in the league, including the Bundesliga's biggest ever away win, 9–0 against Tasmania Berlin. They also reached the DFB-Pokal final, losing to Bayern Munich. This was the last season played under the old name of Meidericher SV, as the club renamed itself MSV Duisburg in 1967, having received financial support from the city of Duisburg.

European campaigns and relegation to the Oberliga (1970s, 1980s)

In 1976, MSV Duisburg reached the DFB-Pokal final for the second time, but lost to Eintracht Frankfurt. They then made their first appearance in the UEFA Cup, losing in the second round to Levski-Spartak Sofia on away goals. This season was also notable for the performances of defender and captain Bernard Dietz, who played every minute of the league season and was voted by Sport Bild as one of the league's best players. Dietz would achieve this three more times, being named the Bundesliga's best outfield player in 1978, and captaining Germany to victory at UEFA Euro 1980 while still at Duisburg.

Duisburg finished 9th in 1976–77, their first top-half finish since 1970–71, and then 6th in the 1977–78 Bundesliga, qualifying for the 1978–79 UEFA Cup. The club eliminated Lech Poznań, Carl Zeiss Jena, RC Strasbourg and Budapest Honvéd to reach the semi-final, where they were beaten by Borussia Mönchengladbach. Despite their success in Europe, Duisburg only narrowly avoided relegation, having been in the relegation zone during the winter break. In the 1981–82 season, the club was relegated from the Bundesliga for the first time, finishing last.

Four years later, Duisburg were relegated again, finishing last in the 2. Bundesliga with only 15 points from 38 games. For their final game, they managed a crowd of just 600 fans. The club spent three years in the third-tier Oberliga Nordrhein, before returning to the 2. Bundesliga in 1989. During their time in the regional leagues, Duisburg also won the German amateur championship by beating Bayern Munich II.

Between the Bundesliga & 2. Bundesliga (1990s, 2000s)

In their second season back in the second-tier, Duisburg finished runner up to Schalke 04, returning to the Bundesliga for the first time in nearly a decade. However, they would immediately be relegated back and would develop a reputation for 'yo-yoing' between the top two leagues. In 1993, with former player Ewald Lienen as coach, they again won promotion from the 2. Bundesliga. Lienen's Duisburg led the Bundesliga as late as February as a newly promoted team, becoming the first team to ever top the table with a negative goal difference; they eventually finished 9th, and were relegated again the following season.

Friedhelm Funkel brought the club back into the Bundesliga in 1996 and achieved three successive top-half finishes, also reaching the 1998 DFB-Pokal final. As in 1966, Duisburg lost to Bayern Munich. Duisburg qualified for the 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, but were heavily beaten by K.R.C. Genk, in the club's final European appearance to date. In March 2000, with his team bottom of the table, Friedhelm Funkel was sacked; the club was relegated at the end of the season.

The new 31,500-capacity MSV-Arena, was completed during the 2004–05 season, in which Duisburg once again won promotion after five years in the 2. Bundesliga. In December 2005, promotion-winning coach Norbert Meier was infamously sacked after 'one of the most bizarre incidents in Bundesliga history,' where he headbutted 1. FC Köln player Albert Streit during a game and pretended to have himself been attacked.

Duisburg finished last in the 2005–06 Bundesliga, won promotion back in 2006–07, and then finished last again in 2007–08.

Financial troubles (2010s, 2020s)

In 2011, MSV Duisburg surprisingly reached their fourth DFB-Pokal Final. Schalke won the match 5–0, the joint-biggest winning margin in a DFB-Pokal final.

After five years in the 2. Bundesliga, Duisburg were demoted to the 3. Liga in 2013 despite finishing 11th, after having their license application denied by the league for financial reasons. The possibility of the club becoming insolvent was raised by club officials.

Duisburg earned promotion back to the 2. Bundesliga for the 2015–16 season, but lasted only one season, losing to Würzburger Kickers in the relegation playoff; there were again concerns over whether the club would be granted a license. Duisburg won the 3. Liga for the first time in 2016–17 and finished in the top half of the 2. Bundesliga in 2017–18. The following year they were relegated back to the 3. Liga.

The club was reportedly under threat of insolvency again in 2022.

For the first time in the club's history, MSV Duisburg will play in the fourth tier of German professional football, Regionalliga West, starting with the 2024–25 season.

Recent seasons

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Year	Division	Tier	Position
1963–64	1. Bundesliga	I	2nd
1964–65	1. Bundesliga		7th
1965–66	1. Bundesliga		8th
1966–67	1. Bundesliga		11th
1967–68	1. Bundesliga		7th
1968–69	1. Bundesliga		12th
1969–70	1. Bundesliga		15th
1970–71	1. Bundesliga		7th
1971–72	1. Bundesliga		14th
1972–73	1. Bundesliga		10th
1973–74	1. Bundesliga		15th
1974–75	1. Bundesliga		14th
1975–76	1. Bundesliga		10th
1976–77	1. Bundesliga		9th
1977–78	1. Bundesliga		6th
1978–79	1. Bundesliga		13th
1979–80	1. Bundesliga		14th
1980–81	1. Bundesliga		12th
1981–82	1. Bundesliga		18th ↓
1982–83	2. Bundesliga	II	11th
1983–84	2. Bundesliga		3rd
1984–85	2. Bundesliga		13th
1985–86	2. Bundesliga		20th ↓
1986–87	Oberliga Nordrhein	III	2nd
1987–88	Oberliga Nordrhein		1st
1988–89	Oberliga Nordrhein		1st ↑
1989–90	2. Bundesliga	II	10th
1990–91	2. Bundesliga	II	2nd ↑
1991–92	1. Bundesliga	I	19th ↓
1992–93	2. Bundesliga	II	2nd ↑
1993–94	1. Bundesliga	I	9th
1994–95	1. Bundesliga	I	17th ↓
1995–96	2. Bundesliga	II	3rd ↑
1996–97	1. Bundesliga	I	9th
1997–98	1. Bundesliga		8th
1998–99	1. Bundesliga		8th
1999–2000	Bundesliga		18th ↓
2000–01	2. Bundesliga	II	11th
2001–02	2. Bundesliga		11th
2002–03	2. Bundesliga		8th
2003–04	2. Bundesliga		7th
2004–05	2. Bundesliga		2nd ↑
2005–06	Bundesliga	I	18th ↓
2006–07	2. Bundesliga	II	3rd ↑
2007–08	Bundesliga	I	18th ↓
2008–09	2. Bundesliga	II	6th
2009–10	2. Bundesliga		6th
2010–11	2. Bundesliga		8th
2011–12	2. Bundesliga		10th
2012–13	2. Bundesliga		11th ↓↓
2013–14	3. Liga	III	7th
2014–15	3. Liga	III	2nd ↑
2015–16	2. Bundesliga	II	16th ↓
2016–17	3. Liga	III	1st ↑
2017–18	2. Bundesliga	II	7th
2018–19	2. Bundesliga	II	18th ↓
2019–20	3. Liga	III	5th
2020–21	3. Liga		15th
2021–22	3. Liga		15th
2022–23	3. Liga		12th
2023–24	3. Liga		18th ↓
2024–25	Regionalliga West

Key

↑ Promoted

↓ Relegated

Honours

League

Bundesliga
- Runners-up: 1963–64
2. Oberliga West (II): 1950–51
3. Liga (III): 2016–17
Oberliga Nordrhein (III): 1987–88, 1988–89

Cup

DFB-Pokal
- Finalists: 1965–66, 1974–75, 1997–98, 2010–11

International

Intertoto Cup: 1974, 1977, 1978

Regional

Bezirksliga Niederrhein (I): 1928–29, 1930–31, 1931–32
Lower Rhine Cup (Tiers III–below): 1988–89, 2013–14, 2016–17

Amateur/Youth teams

German amateur championship (III): 1986–87
German Under 19 championship: 1971–72, 1976–77, 1977–78

Current squad

As of 22 January 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	GER	Maximilian Braune
2	DF	GER	Moritz Montag
5	DF	GER	Tobias Fleckstein
6	DF	CRO	Franko Uzelac
7	MF	GER	Jakob Bookjans
8	MF	GER	Jonas Michelbrink
9	FW	LBN	Malek Fakhro
10	MF	GER	Thomas Pledl
11	FW	GER	Jihad Boutakhrit
13	FW	GER	Gerrit Wegkamp
14	FW	GER	Luis Hartwig
17	DF	GER	Mert Göckan
18	FW	GER	Steffen Meuer
19	MF	GER	Leon Müller


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	FW	SUI	Kilian Pagliuca
21	FW	GER	Jannik Zahmel
22	FW	GER	Thilo Töpken
23	MF	GER	Jan-Simon Symalla
24	GK	GER	Julius Paris
27	DF	TUR	Can Coşkun
28	MF	GER	Florian Egerer
29	DF	GER	Joshua Bitter
30	FW	GER	Dustin Willms
32	DF	GER	Batuhan Yavuz
33	MF	GER	Jesse Tugbenyo
37	MF	GER	Patrick Sussek
42	DF	GER	Alexander Hahn (captain)

Manager history

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Hermann Lindemann (1955–1957)
Rudi Gutendorf (1963–1965)
Wilhelm Schmidt (1965)
Hermann Eppenhoff (1965–1967)
Gyula Lóránt (1967–1968)
Robert Gebhardt (1968–1970)
Rudolf Fassnacht (1970–1973)
Willibert Kremer (1973–1976)
Rolf Schafstall (1976)
Otto Knefler (1976–1977)
Carl-Heinz Rühl (1977–1978)
Rolf Schafstall (1978–1979)
Heinz Höher (1979–1980)
Friedhelm Wenzlaff (1980–1981)
Kuno Klötzer (1981–1982)
Siegfried Melzig (1982–1983)
Luis Zacarías (1983–1985)
Günter Preuß (1985)
Helmut Witte (1985–1986)
Friedhelm Vos (1986)
Detlef Pirsig (1986–1989)
Willibert Kremer (1989–1992)
Uwe Reinders (1992–1993)
Ewald Lienen (1993–1994)
Hans Bongartz (1994–1996)
Friedhelm Funkel (1996–2000)
Josef Eichkorn (2000)
Wolfgang Frank (2000)
Josef Eichkorn (2000–2001)
Pierre Littbarski (2001–2002)
Bernard Dietz (2002–2003, caretaker)
Norbert Meier (2003–2005)
Heiko Scholz (2005, caretaker)
Jürgen Kohler (2006)
Heiko Scholz (2006, caretaker)
Rudi Bommer (2006–2008)
Heiko Scholz (2008, caretaker)
Peter Neururer (2008–2009)
Uwe Speidel (2009, caretaker)
Milan Šašić (2009–2011)
Oliver Reck (2011–2012)
Ivica Grlić (2012, caretaker)
Kosta Runjaić (2012–2013)
Karsten Baumann (2013–2014)
Gino Lettieri (2014–2015)
Iliya Gruev (2015–2018)
Torsten Lieberknecht (2018–2020)
Gino Lettieri (2020–2021)
Uwe Schubert (2021, caretaker)
Pavel Dochev (2021)
Uwe Schubert (2021, caretaker)
Hagen Schmidt (2021–2022)
Torsten Ziegner (2022–2023)
Engin Vural (2023)
Boris Schommers (2023–2024)
Uwe Schubert (2024, caretaker)
Dietmar Hirsch (2024–)

Women's section

Main article: MSV Duisburg (women)

Club culture

The club mascot is a Zebra, coming from the club nickname 'die Zebras' – it is named 'Ennatz', after the nickname for club legend Bernard Dietz.

As of 2022, the club has 8,638 members.

Tatort, a popular crime series in Germany, features an episode entitled Zweierlei Blut [de] (lit. 'Blood of Two Kinds') which deals with a murder in the MSV Duisburg hooligan scene. In one scene, Inspector Horst Schimanski is beaten to a pulp and dragged naked into the centre circle of the Wedaustadion.

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External links

Official website

v t e MSV Duisburg
Information	Club Players Reserve team Women's team
Stadia	MSV-Arena Wedaustadion PCC-Stadion
Seasons	1999–2000 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Matches	1966 DFB-Pokal Final 1975 DFB-Pokal Final 1998 DFB-Pokal Final 2011 DFB-Pokal Final

v t e 3. Liga
Seasons	2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
2024–25 clubs	Alemannia Aachen Erzgebirge Aue Arminia Bielefeld Energie Cottbus Borussia Dortmund II Dynamo Dresden Rot-Weiss Essen Hannover 96 II FC Ingolstadt Viktoria Köln Waldhof Mannheim 1860 Munich VfL Osnabrück Hansa Rostock 1. FC Saarbrücken SV Sandhausen VfB Stuttgart II SpVgg Unterhaching SC Verl SV Wehen Wiesbaden
Former clubs	VfR Aalen Rot Weiss Ahlen SV Babelsberg 03 SpVgg Bayreuth 1. FC Union Berlin Viktoria Berlin Eintracht Braunschweig Werder Bremen II Wacker Burghausen Chemnitzer FC Darmstadt 98 Borussia Dortmund II MSV Duisburg Fortuna Düsseldorf SV Elversberg Kickers Emden Rot-Weiß Erfurt FSV Frankfurt SC Freiburg II SG Sonnenhof Großaspach Hallescher FC TSV Havelse 1. FC Heidenheim Carl Zeiss Jena 1. FC Kaiserslautern Karlsruher SC Holstein Kiel TuS Koblenz Fortuna Köln RB Leipzig Sportfreunde Lotte VfB Lübeck 1. FC Magdeburg 1. FSV Mainz 05 II SV Meppen Bayern Munich II Türkgücü München Preußen Münster Rot-Weiß Oberhausen Kickers Offenbach VfB Oldenburg SC Paderborn 07 Jahn Regensburg Stuttgarter Kickers KFC Uerdingen 05 SSV Ulm 1846 Wuppertaler SV Würzburger Kickers FSV Zwickau
Promotion to 3. Liga Promotion to 2. Bundesliga

v t e Bundesliga
2024–25 clubs	FC Augsburg Bayer Leverkusen Bayern Munich VfL Bochum Borussia Dortmund Borussia Mönchengladbach Eintracht Frankfurt SC Freiburg 1. FC Heidenheim TSG Hoffenheim Holstein Kiel RB Leipzig Mainz 05 FC St. Pauli VfB Stuttgart Union Berlin Werder Bremen VfL Wolfsburg
Former clubs	1860 Munich Alemannia Aachen Arminia Bielefeld Bayer 05 Uerdingen/KFC Uerdingen 05 Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin Borussia Neunkirchen Darmstadt 98 Dynamo Dresden Fortuna Düsseldorf Eintracht Braunschweig Energie Cottbus Fortuna Köln Greuther Fürth Hamburger SV Hannover 96 Hansa Rostock Hertha BSC FC 08 Homburg FC Ingolstadt 1. FC Kaiserslautern Karlsruher SC Kickers Offenbach 1. FC Köln VfB Leipzig Meidericher SV/MSV Duisburg Preußen Münster 1. FC Nürnberg Rot-Weiss Essen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen SC Paderborn 1. FC Saarbrücken Schalke 04 Stuttgarter Kickers Tasmania Berlin Tennis Borussia Berlin SSV Ulm SpVgg Unterhaching Waldhof Mannheim Wattenscheid 09 Wuppertaler SV
History	Meisterschale Reichsliga Introduction in 1963 1965 scandal 1971 scandal 2005 scandal Promotion
Competition	Clubs winners Players foreign Managers
Lists and statistics	Records and statistics Borussia Mönchengladbach 12–0 Borussia Dortmund All-time table Footballer of the Year Top scorers Top scorers by season Hat-tricks Attendance Awards
Seasons	1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Category Managers Players

2. Bundesliga

Seasons

1974–75
1975–76
1976–77
1977–78
1978–79
1979–80
1980–81
1981–82
1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
1985–86
1986–87
1987–88
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
1999–2000
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14
2014–15
2015–16
2016–17
2017–18
2018–19
2019–20
2020–21
2021–22
2022–23
2023–24
2024–25

2024–25 clubs

Former clubs

2. Bundesliga (1981–present)	Alemannia Aachen VfR Aalen Rot Weiss Ahlen Viktoria Aschaffenburg Erzgebirge Aue FC Augsburg SV Babelsberg 03 SpVgg Bayreuth Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin Tennis Borussia Berlin Union Berlin Arminia Bielefeld VfL Bochum Stahl Brandenburg Werder Bremen Wacker Burghausen VfR Bürstadt SC Charlottenburg Chemnitzer FC Energie Cottbus Dynamo Dresden MSV Duisburg Rot-Weiß Erfurt Rot-Weiss Essen Eintracht Frankfurt FSV Frankfurt Freiburger FC SC Freiburg FC Gütersloh Hallescher FC TSV Havelse 1. FC Heidenheim 1899 Hoffenheim FC Homburg FC Ingolstadt Carl Zeiss Jena Hessen Kassel Holstein Kiel TuS Koblenz Fortuna Köln RB Leipzig VfB Leipzig VfB Lübeck 1. FSV Mainz 05 Waldhof Mannheim SV Meppen Borussia Mönchengladbach TSV 1860 Munich Kickers Offenbach Rot-Weiß Oberhausen VfB Oldenburg VfL Osnabrück FC Remscheid SSV Reutlingen Hansa Rostock 1. FC Saarbrücken FSV Salmrohr SV Sandhausen TuS Schloß Neuhaus 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 Sportfreunde Siegen Union Solingen FC St. Pauli VfB Stuttgart Stuttgarter Kickers Eintracht Trier KFC Uerdingen 05 SpVgg Unterhaching Wattenscheid 09 Wehen Wiesbaden VfL Wolfsburg Wormatia Worms Wuppertaler SV Würzburger Kickers FSV Zwickau
2. Bundesliga Nord (1974–1981)	HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst Wacker 04 Berlin 1. FC Bocholt Bonner SC OSC Bremerhaven Borussia Dortmund SpVgg Erkenschwick Schwarz-Weiß Essen 1. SC Göttingen 05 DJK Gütersloh Arminia Hannover OSV Hannover SC Herford Westfalia Herne Viktoria Köln Bayer Leverkusen Rot-Weiß Lüdenscheid 1. FC Mülheim Spandauer SV DSC Wanne-Eickel Olympia Wilhelmshaven
2. Bundesliga Süd (1974–1981)	Eintracht Bad Kreuznach KSV Baunatal VfB Eppingen FC Hanau 93 VfR Heilbronn Bayern Hof ESV Ingolstadt MTV Ingolstadt VfR Mannheim Borussia Neunkirchen FK Pirmasens BSV 07 Schwenningen Röchling Völklingen Würzburger FV

v t e Original Bundesliga clubs, 1963–64
Borussia Dortmund Duisburg Eintracht Braunschweig Eintracht Frankfurt Hamburg Hertha Berlin Kaiserslautern Karlsruhe FC Köln 1860 Munich Nürnberg Preußen Münster Saarbrücken Schalke VfB Stuttgart Werder Bremen

v t e Oberliga Niederrhein (V) 2023–24 clubs
Sportfreunde Baumberg FC Büderich Schwarz-Weiß Essen Hamborn 07 VfB Hilden VfB Homberg 1. FC Kleve Adler Union Fintrop TSV Meerbusch Mülheimer FC 97 SC Union Nettetal Ratingen 04/19 SC St. Tönis 11/20 SpVg Schonnebeck SV Sonsbeck SV Straelen KFC Uerdingen 05 TVD Velbert

v t e Under 19 Bundesliga West 2022–23 clubs
VfL Bochum Bonner SC Borussia Dortmund MSV Duisburg Fortuna Düsseldorf Rot-Weiss Essen VfB 03 Hilden 1. FC Köln FC Viktoria Köln Bayer Leverkusen Borussia Mönchengladbach SC Preußen Münster Rot-Weiß Oberhausen SC Paderborn 07 FC Schalke 04 SC Verl

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