GREUTHER FURTH fans have voted to change the club’s name ahead of next season.

From the 2027-28 campaign, the 2. Bundesliga club will be known as SpVgg Furth.

The change comes following a fan vote at the club’s Sportpark Ronhof | Thomas Sommer stadium home.

Of the 1,867 club members that turned out on Sunday, 75 per cent voted to make the change.

SpVgg Furth was the club’s original name.

It was switched to Greuther Furth following a 1996 merger with TSV Vestenbergsgreuth.

But the original SpVgg Furth name will be restored as of next summer.

Following the landmark vote, club president Volker Heissmann said: “Our members have ensured a clear result.

“I thank everyone who participated in the meeting.

“My appreciation goes to the initiative that, for many years, campaigned with great dedication and in a factual manner for the name change and thus secured the necessary votes.

“The board will now prepare the necessary steps to implement the name change as comprehensively as possible at the start of the new season.”

The club have been champions of Germany three times; in 1914, 1926 and 1929.

They also won the 2. Bundesliga in 2012 as they earned promotion back to the top flight.

Furth were most recently in the Bundesliga in 2022.

They are currently 10th in the second tier after 11 games of this season.