SV Sandhausen

Football club infobox
clubname = SV Sandhausen


fullname = SV 1916 Sandhausen e.V.
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founded = 1916
ground = Hardtwaldstadion
capacity = 11,544
chairman =
manager =
league = 3rd Liga
season = 2007-08
position = Regionalliga Süd, 5th
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SV Sandhausen is a German football club that plays in Sandhausen, immediately to the south of Heidelberg in Baden-Württemberg.

History

After a shaky start financially the club advanced steadily through the lower leagues until it earned promotion to the "Bezirksliga Rhein-Saar" in 1931, but only played for a single season at that level before descending again. In 1943 it was merged with "TSV Walldorf" and "VfB Wiesloch" to form the wartime squad "KSG Walldorf-Wiesloch". At war's end the combined squad was dissolved and "SG Sandhausen" was reestablished as an independent club late in 1945. A half dozen years later it re-claimed its original name. "Sandhausen" played football in the "Landesliga" or "2.Amateurliga" until 1956 when it advanced to the 1.Amateurliga Nordbaden. In 1977, the team became German amateur vice-champion and advanced to the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg in 1978 where it consistently earned finishes in the upper half of the standings. "Sandhausen" claimed three "Oberliga" titles through the 1980s and the German Amateur Championship in 1993. It repeated as "Oberliga" champions in 1995 and 2000 and, with its latest title in 2007, advanced to the "Regionalliga Süd (III)". The 2007-08 season was a success for the club, being in contention for 2nd Bundesliga promotion almost until the end of season and comfortably qualifying for the new 3rd Liga.

Negotiations held in late 2005 and on into early 2006 to merge "Sandhausen" with "TSG 1899 Hoffenheim", and "FC Astoria Walldorf" to create "FC Heidelberg 06" were abandoned due to resistance to the idea on the part of "Sandhausen" and "Walldorf", and the failure to agree on whether the new side's stadium should be located in Heidelberg.

Current squad

"For recent transfers, see List of German football transfers summer 2008."

Honours

* German amateur champions : 1978, 1993
*German Amateur vice-champions: 1977
*Oberliga Baden-Württemberg champions: 1981, 1985, 1987, 1995, 2000
*Amateurliga Nordbaden (III) champions: 1961
*"Nordbaden" Cup champions: 1977

Recent seasons

External links

* [http://www.svsandhausen.de/ Official team site]