FSV review of the year 2024 part 1: Peters comeback and relegation battle

A successful year for FSV Frankfurt is drawing to a close and it’s time to take stock.

During the winter break, FSV goalkeeper Henry Bremer extended his contract for a further season in January. Also in January, FSV head coach Tim Görner took part in the Pro-License course (former soccer instructor), the highest class of soccer coach training. Alongside Julian Nagelsmann (DFB head coach) and Fabian Hürzeler (Brighton and Hove Albion), he is one of the three youngest coaches to attend this course.

On the first February of the year, it resounded: “When spring comes…”, then comes Cas Peters. Full of anticipation, the Dutchman returned to his old stomping ground, the Bornheimer Hang, on loan until June 30, 2025. The top scorer of the past regional league season wants to show once again that he can support FSV offensively and play a leading role.

Although you wouldn’t expect it from today’s standpoint, the year got off to a very poor start for the black-and-blues in sporting terms. Görner’s team started with a defeat at 1. FC Erlensee in the round of 16 of the Hesse Cup. The Hessenliga club not only put an abrupt end to FSV’s title defense dreams, but also kicked off a negative series in March that caused some relegation worries on the Bornheimer Hang. The cup exit at the Hessenliga club was followed by games against FC-Astoria Walldorf and SGV Freiberg, neither of which FSV won, leaving them in 15th place in the table with two points from both games. A ray of hope during this phase was the extension of full-back Leonhard von Schroetter for a further season until June 2025, but even this did not halt the downward trend. On March 16, Bornheim lost 1:0 to FC 08 Homburg in front of their home crowd and remained in 15th place in the table, albeit with a gap to the ranks above them. The Main derby against Kickers Offenbach came at an unfavorable time. FSV traveled to Bieberer Berg on March 23 and came back with empty pockets after a 3-0 defeat. The mood on the slope continued to suffer and the situation in the table was bleak. At the time, Fußball-Sport-Verein were in 15th place in the table with 29 points, but FC Astoria-Walldorf had also not managed to take anything worthwhile away from Freiberg and so the picture remained the same. One point separated FSV from the non-relegation places at that time.

This small ray of hope was followed by a big sigh of relief at the end of March. On April 28, FSV moved past Aalen and, thanks to the 3:1 away win, were still behind Astoria Walldorf but in 14th place in the table. Bornheim thus ended their negative run of five games without a win and started the second quarter with a success. Find out tomorrow in the second part of the annual review whether this promises to be more successful on and off the pitch.