German association football club from Sandhausen, Baden-Wurttemberg
Football club
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-Wurttemberg. It is Germany's smallest professional football club.
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
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Historical chart of Sandhausen league performance
After a shaky start
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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
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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 as runner-up in the German amateur championship and progressed to the
Oberliga Baden-Wurttemberg
in 1978, where it consistently earned finishes in the upper half of the table.
Sandhausen
won three
Oberliga
titles through
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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 Sud (III)
.
Negotiations held in late 2005 and 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,
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being in contention for
2. Bundesliga
promotion almost until the end of season and comfortably
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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
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2013?14 campaign, finishing 12th.
Players
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Current squad
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- As of 4 January 2024
[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under
FIFA eligibility rules
. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Honours
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The club's honours:
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League
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- Baden Cup
(Tiers III?VII)
- Winners: 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1995, 2006, 2007, 2010
‡
, 2011,
2024
- Runners-up: 1996, 2003, 2009
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Recent managers
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Recent managers of the club:
[2]
Recent seasons
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The recent season-by-season performance of the club:
[3]
[4]
SV Sandhausen
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Season
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Division
|
Tier
|
Position
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1999?2000
|
Oberliga Baden-Wurttemberg
|
IV
|
1st
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2000?01
|
Oberliga Baden-Wurttemberg
|
4th
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2001?02
|
Oberliga Baden-Wurttemberg
|
2nd
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2002?03
|
Oberliga Baden-Wurttemberg
|
4th
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2003?04
|
Oberliga Baden-Wurttemberg
|
7th
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2004?05
|
Oberliga Baden-Wurttemberg
|
7th
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2005?06
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Oberliga Baden-Wurttemberg
|
5th
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2006?07
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Oberliga Baden-Wurttemberg
|
1st ↑
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2007?08
|
Regionalliga Sud
|
III
|
5th ↑
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2008?09
|
3. Liga
|
8th
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2009?10
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3. Liga
|
14th
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2010?11
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3. Liga
|
12th
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2011?12
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3. Liga
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1st ↑
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2012?13
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2. Bundesliga
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II
|
17th
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2013?14
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2. Bundesliga
|
12th
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2014?15
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2. Bundesliga
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12th
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2015?16
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2. Bundesliga
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13th
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2016?17
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2. Bundesliga
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10th
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2017?18
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2. Bundesliga
|
11th
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2018?19
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2. Bundesliga
|
15th
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2019?20
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2. Bundesliga
|
10th
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2020?21
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2. Bundesliga
|
15th
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2021?22
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2. Bundesliga
|
14th
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2022?23
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2. Bundesliga
|
18th ↓
|
2023?24
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3. Liga
|
III
|
8th
|
2024?25
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3. Liga
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SV Sandhausen II
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Season
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Division
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Tier
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Position
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1999?2000
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2000?01
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2001?02
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2002?03
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2003?04
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Landesliga Rhein-Neckar
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VI
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10th
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2004?05
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Landesliga Rhein-Neckar
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13th
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2005?06
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Landesliga Rhein-Neckar
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9th
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2006?07
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Landesliga Rhein-Neckar
|
12th
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2007?08
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Landesliga Rhein-Neckar
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1st ↑
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2008?09
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Verbandsliga Baden
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15th ↓
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2009?10
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Landesliga Rhein-Neckar
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VII
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1st ↑
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2010?11
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Verbandsliga Baden
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VI
|
14th ↓
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2011?12
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Landesliga Rhein-Neckar
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VII
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1st ↑
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2012?13
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Verbandsliga Baden
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VI
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12th
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2013?14
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Verbandsliga Baden
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5th
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2014?15
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Verbandsliga Baden
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1st ↑
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2015?16
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Oberliga Baden-Wurttemberg
|
V
|
10th
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2016?17
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Oberliga Baden-Wurttemberg
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11th
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2017?18
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Oberliga Baden-Wurttemberg
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16th ↓
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2018?19
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Verbandsliga Baden
|
VI
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2nd ↑
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