SV Meppen (women)

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SV Meppen
Founded1 July 2011; 12 years ago (1 July 2011)
GroundHänsch-Arena
Capacity13,696
PresidentHeinz Speet
Head coachCarin Bakhuis
League2. Bundesliga
2022–23Bundesliga, 11th (relegated)

SV Meppen (women) is a women's association football club from Meppen, Germany. It is part of the SV Meppen club.

History

SV Victoria Gersten

Founded in 1947, SV Victoria Gersten's women's team earned promotion to the then second-tier

Oberliga Nord in 1993. Despite finishing second in 2000, their attempts to secure promotion to the Bundesliga fell short during the promotion round. The club faced a similar outcome two years later, again missing out on promotion after finishing as runners-up. In 2004, SV Victoria Gersten became one of the inaugural members of the 2. Bundesliga
.

SV Meppen

To meet the increasing demands of the 2. Bundesliga, SV Victoria Gersten's women's football department joined SV Meppen for the 2010–11 season.[1] In the suspended 2019–20 season, disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, SV Meppen secured a fourth-place finish in the second division. Despite this, they were promoted to the Bundesliga because both VfL Wolfsburg II and 1899 Hoffenheim II were ineligible for promotion.[2] However, their top-flight campaign in the 2020–21 season concluded with an 11th-place finish and relegation to the second division. Undeterred, they bounced back by clinching the 2021–22 2. Bundesliga title, earning a return to the Bundesliga. Unfortunately, their second Bundesliga stint ended with another relegation after an 11th-place finish.

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Germany GER Laura Sieger
2 DF Netherlands NED Jenske Steenwijk
3 DF Germany GER Nina Rolfes
4 DF Germany GER Toma Ihlenburg
5 MF Germany GER Bianca Becker
8 DF Germany GER Lisa-Marie Weiss
11 MF Germany GER Linda Preuß
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW Albania ALB Kristina Maksuti
16 MF Germany GER Sarah Schulte
17 MF Germany GER Noreen Günnewig
18 MF Japan JPN Mai Hirata
20 DF Germany GER Julia Pollak
22 DF Germany GER Kara Bathmann
27 FW Germany GER Vildan Kardesler

References

  1. ^ "Wie der SV Meppen plötzlich wieder Zweitligist wird". noz.de (in German). 15 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Nach Saisonabbruch in der 2. Frauen-Bundesliga: Bremen und Meppen steigen auf". fussballdaten.de (in German). 25 May 2020.