SC Freiburg is a German football club, based in the Breisgau district of Baden-Württemberg, in Freiburg. The club traces its origins to a pair of clubs founded in 1904: Freiburger Fußballverein 04 was organized in March of that year; FC Schwalbe Freiburg just two months later, in May. Both clubs underwent name changes, with Schwalbe becoming FC Mars in 1905, Mars becoming Eintracht Freiburg in 1906, and FV 04 Freiburg becoming Sportverein Freiburg 04 in 1910. Two years later, SV and Eintracht formed Sport Club Freiburg, at the same time incorporating the griffin head seen in their crest from a mintmark used by the city.
At the end of World War II, Allied occupation authorities disbanded most existing organizations in Germany, including football and sports clubs. The clubs were permitted to reconstitute themselves after about a year, but were required to take on new names in an attempt to disassociate them from the so-recent Nazi past. SC Freiburg was therefore briefly known as VfL Freiburg. By 1950, French-occupation authorities had let up enough to allow the clubs to reclaim their old identities. Finally, in 1952, SC Freiburg left FT Freiburg behind again.To this point, the history of the club had been characterized by only modest success. Through the 30s, SCF played in the Berzirkliga (II), with the occasional turn in the Gauliga Baden (I), and captured a handful of local titles. After World War II, they picked up where they left off, playing in the Amateurliga Südbaden (III).While only a small club, SCF became known for the fight and team spirit in their play. This led them to the 2.Bundesliga in 1978-79 where they played for a decade-and-a-half before making the breakthrough to the Bundesliga in 1993-94. They made an exciting run in their second season at the top level, finishing third, just three points behind champions Borussia Dortmund. At this time, they where first called Breisgau-Brasilianer (literally Breisgau-Brazilians) because of their hugely attractive style of play. The club's greatest success was reaching the UEFA Cup in 1995 and 2001. While they have been relegated three times since first making the Bundesliga, they have twice managed to win immediate promotion back to the top league - but failed to do that in the most recent season, 2005-06. It's the first time since 1992 that Freiburg is playing in the 2. Bundesliga for two consecutive seasons. But still, the Breisgau-Brasilianer continue to field a competitive side and are amongst the top favourites for promotion to the Bundesliga.Their manager, Volker Finke, is the longest-serving manager in the history of professional football in Germany, managing Freiburg since 1991
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