SV Sandhausen

Sandhausen

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Full name	Sportverein Sandhausen 1916 e.V.
Founded	1916
Ground	Hardtwaldstadion
Ground Capacity	12,100
Manager	Alois Schwartz
League	2. Bundesliga
2014–15	12th
Home colours Away colours

Sportverein Sandhausen 1916 e.V., commonly known as simply SV Sandhausen or Sandhausen, is a German association football club that plays in Sandhausen, immediately to the south of Heidelberg in Baden-Württemberg.

The club's greatest success came in 2011-12 when it won the 3. Liga and earned promotion to the 2. Bundesliga for the first time.

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. The combined squad was dissolved at the end of the conflict 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 finished runner up in the German amateur championship and progressed to the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg in 1978 where it consistently earned finishes in the upper half of the table. Sandhausen claimed three Oberliga titles through the 1980s and the German Amateur Championship in 1993. It won back-to-back Oberliga titles in 1995 and 2000 and, with its latest title in 2007, gained promotion to the Regionalliga Süd (III).

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 both Sandhausen and Walldorf, and the failure to agree on whether the new side's stadium should be located in Heidelberg.

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 3. Liga. In 2012, the club won the 3. Liga and thus promotion to the 2. Bundesliga. The club finished its inaugural 2. Bundesliga season in a relegation position but was saved when MSV Duisburg was refused a licence and played a much stronger 2013–14 campaign, finishing 12th.

Current squad

As of 5 July 2015

The club's current squad:

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Marco Knaller 2 DF Nico Hammann 4 DF Damian Roßbach 5 DF Daniel Schulz 6 MF Denis Linsmayer 7 MF Marco Thiede 8 MF Andrew Wooten 9 FW Aziz Bouhaddouz 10 MF Robert Zillner 11 DF Moritz Kuhn 13 MF Jakub Kosecki 14 DF Tim Kister 15 MF Alexander Bieler 16 MF Erik Zenga

No. Position Player 17 DF Florian Hübner 18 MF Steven Zellner 19 DF Leart Paqarada 20 FW José Pierre Vunguidica 21 MF Manuel Stiefler 23 MF Kevin Kratz 24 DF Philipp Klingmann 25 MF Dominik Stolz 26 FW Ranisav Jovanović 27 DF Seyi Olajengbesi 28 GK Philipp Kühn 29 DF Eric Schaaf 31 MF Stefan Kulovits 33 GK Rick Wulle

Honours

The club's honours:

League

• German amateur championship
  • Champions: (2) 1978, 1993
  • Runners-up: 1977
• 3. Liga
  • Champions: 2012
• Oberliga Baden-Württemberg
  • Champions: (5) 1981, 1985, 1987, 1995, 2000
  • Runners-up: (3) 1993, 1999, 2002
• Amateurliga Nordbaden (III)
  • Champions: 1961

Cup

• North Baden Cup
  • Winners: (12) 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1995, 2006, 2007, 2010^‡, 2011
  • Runners-up: (3) 1996, 2003, 2009^‡

• ^‡ Won by reserve team.

Recent managers

Recent managers of the club:

Manager	Start	Finish
Hans-Jürgen Boysen	1 April 2001	30 June 2002
Willi Entenmann	1 July 2002	16 October 2002
?	?	?
Günter Sebert	1 June 2004	30 August 2005
Gerd Dais	1 September 2005	23 February 2010
Frank Leicht	25 February 2010	13 September 2010
Pavel Dotchev	13 September 2010	14 February 2011
Gerd Dais	17 February 2011	19 November 2012
Hans-Jürgen Boysen	20 November 2012	30 June 2013
Alois Schwartz	1 June 2013	Present

Recent seasons

The recent season-by-season performance of the club:

SV Sandhausen

Season	Division	Tier	Position
1999–2000	Oberliga Baden-Württemberg	IV	1st
2000–01	Oberliga Baden-Württemberg		4th
2001–02	Oberliga Baden-Württemberg		2nd
2002–03	Oberliga Baden-Württemberg		4th
2003–04	Oberliga Baden-Württemberg		7th
2004–05	Oberliga Baden-Württemberg		7th
2005–06	Oberliga Baden-Württemberg		5th
2006–07	Oberliga Baden-Württemberg		1st ↑
2007–08	Regionalliga Süd	III	5th ↑
2008–09	3. Liga		8th
2009–10	3. Liga		14th
2010–11	3. Liga		12th
2011–12	3. Liga		1st ↑
2012–13	2. Bundesliga	II	17th
2013–14	2. Bundesliga		12th
2014–15	2. Bundesliga		12th
2015–16	2. Bundesliga

SV Sandhausen II

Season	Division	Tier	Position
1999–2000
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04	Landesliga Rhein-Neckar	VI	10th
2004–05	Landesliga Rhein-Neckar		13th
2005-06	Landesliga Rhein-Neckar		9th
2006–07	Landesliga Rhein-Neckar		12th
2007–08	Landesliga Rhein-Neckar		1st ↑
2008–09	Verbandsliga Baden		15th ↓
2009–10	Landesliga Rhein-Neckar	VII	1st ↑
2010–11	Verbandsliga Baden	VI	14th ↓
2011–12	Landesliga Rhein-Neckar	VII	1st ↑
2012–13	Verbandsliga Baden	VI	12th
2013–14	Verbandsliga Baden		5th
2014–15	Verbandsliga Baden		1st ↑
2015–16	Oberliga Baden-Württemberg	V

• With the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 and the 3. Liga in 2008 as the new third tier, below the 2. Bundesliga, all leagues below dropped one tier.

External links

• Official team site
• SV Sandhausen at Weltfussball.de
• Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables (German)