SpVgg Greuther Furth Football

SpVgg Greuther Fürth is a German association football club based in Fürth, Bavaria. The club was formed when the senior football side of newcomer Turn- und Sportverein Vestenbergsgreuth joined traditional club Spielvereinigung Fürth on 1 July 1996. SpVgg is an abbreviation of the German term "Spielvereinigung" – or "playing association" – a traditional used term for a team (German: Verein) or club engaged in sports other than gymnastics. In the 2012–13 season, the club will play in the Fußball-Bundesliga for the first time, having won promotion from the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga.