SC Freiburg at 120: A New History Book, a New Stadium, and Good Old Modesty

SC Freiburg, a former yoyo club from a pretty progressive town on the very southwestern edge of Germany is now firmly established in the Bundesliga. The club is 120 years old this year, and just a few days ago published its first investigation into its own history during Nazi rule in Germany. It’s one of the German clubs that paid attention early on to football for women, is a pioneer in the establishment of youth academies in Germany, and also notable for the long tenure of some of its recent coaches. It’s the kind of club that likes its coaches biking to the training ground, and that historically doesn’t see relegation as the end of the world. And I think they’re flying under the radar undeservedly and too often in English speaking football media.
Patrick Bucher is with us to remedy that, from the working group on the Sportclub’s history. Uwe Schellinger, the mastermind behind the new club archive also deserves thanks for this episode coming together.

SC FREIBURG MUSIC AND OTHER HELPFUL LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE:

First known SCF Song from the 1925, Nur in der Freiheit ist's uns wohl (Youtube video, the song was rediscovered by Schellinger and recorded only recently)

Red Button - Für uns immer vorn (Youtube video of a classic from the 90s)

Wheezy Thai - SCF (Youtube video)

SC Freiburg Club Archive (in German)

Book "Spielball der Ideologie?" on SCF's history under the Nazi regime

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