Sportverein 19 Straelen e.V., commonly known as simply SV 19 Straelen or SV Straelen, is a German association football club from Straelen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was established in 1919 and today has nearly 2,400 members with departments for athletics, badminton, basketball, gymnastics, handball, karate, swimming, and volleyball.
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| Full name | Sportverein 19 Straelen e.V. | ||
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| Founded | 1919 | ||
| Ground | Sportplatz Römerstraße | ||
| Capacity | 2,300 | ||
| Chairman | Hermann Tecklenburg | ||
| Manager | Sunday Oliseh[1] | ||
| League | Regionalliga West | ||
| 2021–22 | Regionalliga West, 15th | ||
| Website | https://svs19.com/ | ||
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History
editLong an unheralded local side, Sportverein Straelen first won promotion to the fourth tier Oberliga Nordrhein in 1996. The team finished just inside the relegation zone the following season, but avoided being sent down when the second team side of KFC Uerdingen, which had finished ahead of SV, folded due to the loss of the club's sponsor. After their retrieve, Straelen had a three-year stay at the Oberliga level that ended with a 17th-place finish in 2001. During this period the team earned an appearance in the opening round of the DFB-Pokal (German Cup) following a 1999 regional cup win.[2]
SV returned to the Oberliga Nordrhein (IV) in 2006 on the strength of a Verbandsliga Niederrhein (V) title. In 2007–08, the club clearly missed the qualifying criteria for the new Oberliga Nordrhein-Westfalen, coming last in the league. In an odd twist, while the first team was relegated to the Verbandsliga, the reserve team achieved promotion from the Landesliga at the same time. For this reason, the club fields both teams in the same league in the 2008–09 season, a novelty at this level of play.[3]
They were promoted to the Regionalliga West after winning the Oberliga Niederrhein in 2017–18, but were relegated the following season. They returned to the Regionalliga in 2020.
In February of 2024, the club reported financial difficulties and is set to be relegated from the Oberliga Niederrhein after the 2023-24 season ends.
Honours
editThe club's honours:
- Oberliga Niederrhein
- Champions (V): 2017–18
- Champions (V): 2019–20
- Verbandsliga Niederrhein
- Champions (V): 1995–96, 2005–06
- Landesliga Niederrhein 2
- Champions (V): 1982–83, 1993–94
- Lower Rhine Cup
- Winners: 2022
Stadium
editSV Straelen play their home fixtures at Sportplatz Römerstraße, which has a seating area and general admission grandstand with a capacity of 2,300.
Players
editCurrent squad
edit- As of 29 September 2021[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
edit- ^ Nigeria legend Oliseh primed for coaching return with German club SV Straelen. goal.com, Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ Grüne, Hardy (2001). Vereinslexikon. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag ISBN 3-89784-147-9
- ^ Table of the Niederrheinliga 2008–09 Fussball.de, accessed: 6 November 2008
- ^ "Profi-Team SV Straelen - Regionalliga West - 4.Liga". 8 February 2021.
External links
edit- Official team site
- Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables (in German)