SC Freiburg II (Germany)

SC Freiburg II are the reserve team of SC Freiburg from Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The team began life as SC Freiburg Amateure until 2005. They originally played in the lower amateur divisions before reaching the fourth-tier Verbandsliga Südbaden in 1982-83.

Relegation came three years later, but returned in 1993-94. In 1997-98, the team won promotion to the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg after a league championship in the Verbandsliga. Another league title in 1998 took the team to the Regionalliga Süd.

In 2000, the senior club bought the Möslestadion from local neighbours Freiburger FC for the use of SCF II, junior sides and the ladies' team. In 2000-01, the team lifted the Südbadischer Pokal, South Baden Cup.

In 2002, the league was changed to Regionalliga Südwest, where SCF II remained. At the end of the 2012-13 season, the side finished as runners-up but declined the opportunity to contest in the promotion rounds for a place in 3. Bundesliga.

After a mid-table finish, Freiburg ended in the relegation places in 2015-16 to drop down to the fifth-tier Oberliga Baden-Württemberg. The title was won at the first attempt prior to the team making a mark upon their Regionalliga return with fourth place in 2017-18 as Christoph Daferner top scored for the team coached by Christian Preußer.

A seventh place was achieved in 2018-19 before Freiburg ended the suspended 2019-20 campaign just above the relegation play-offs when the Coronavirus struck. The side won the title in 2020-21 before moving to Dreisamstadion for their 3. Liga campaign after the club's first team had decamped across the city to Europa-Park-Stadion.

Dreisamstadion, SC Feiburg II's home from 2021

The goals of Vincent Vermeij took the side to second place in 2022-23 under trainer Thomas Stamm, but they were ineligible to take part in the playoffs as a second-string team. Freiburg were relegated twelve months later to Regionalliga Südwest. Bernhard Weis took charge of the team, which finished seventh in their return to the fourth-tier.

SC Freiburg II will play in Regionalliga Südwest in the 2025-26 season.

My visit

Saturday 15th August 2015

As I had attended the 2. Bundesliga match between SC Freiburg and VfL Bochum, it would have been remiss not to go and have a look at the Möslestadion, which was across the other side of the railway line and main road out of town. I wandered down Gerbertstraße and then over the footbridge.

I saw some gents going in through the locked gates, and I managed to grab their attention. They were most amiable and hung around for me to take photos to let me back out. The arena looked like it could well have had a running track around the pitch at one time. 

The grass over the disused terracing behind the ends certainly gave that impression with its curvature. The railway side had several rows of shallow open terracing, whereas the far side had an excellent old grandstand with a raised seating deck and the football school and facilities downstairs.

It was a fine arena. I just found it a little sad that the original owners, Freiburger FC, were no longer in residence. I departed to try and catch a tram from the Hasemannstraße stop back to the Hauptbahnhof. This was not an easy task, but one I managed after persuading a local spotty Herbert that I was getting on board. It was a test of temperament!