SV Röchling Völklingen
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| Full name | Sportverein Röchling Völklingen 06 e.V. | ||
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| Founded | 1906 | ||
| Ground | Hermann-Neuberger-Stadion | ||
| Capacity | 12,000 | ||
| Manager | Tim Schwartz | ||
| League | Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar (V) | ||
| 2020–21 (Staffel Süd) | 7nd | ||
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SV Röchling Völklingen is a German association football club that plays in Völklingen, part of the greater Saarbrücken, Saarland.
The club draws its name from the Röchling family, owners of the Völklingen Ironworks steel factory, a former sponsor of the club which closed down in 1986.[1]
History
The club was founded as FC Völklingen on 26 April 1906 and renamed SV Völklingen in 1912 before folding in 1916 as a consequence of the fighting along the frontier with France in World War I. In 1919 the club was re-founded as VfB Völklingen and played in the Kreisliga Saar, before taking on its old name again later in the year. Like most organizations across Germany, including sports and football teams, SVV was dissolved after World War II at the direction of the occupying Allied authorities.
Reconstituted after the war as SuSG Völklingen, the club suffered through an unsuccessful 1947–48 season in the
With the formation in 1963 of the
Stadium
Völklingen's Hermann Neuberger Stadium was built in 1912 and had a grandstand added in 1955. Its capacity was doubled to accommodate 16,000 spectators when the club joined the 2. Bundesliga in 1974, making it the fourth largest stadium in Saarland.
Honours
The club's honours:
- Oberliga Südwest (III)
- Champions: 1979
- Amateurliga Saarland (III)
- Champions: 1960, 1961
- Verbandsliga Saarland (IV–V)
- Champions: 1983, 2002
- Saarlandliga (VI)
- Champions: 2011
Recent seasons
The recent season-by-season performance of the club:[2][3]
| Season | Division | Tier | Position |
| 1999–2000 | Verbandsliga Saarland | V | 2nd |
| 2000–01 | Verbandsliga Saarland | 2nd | |
| 2001–02 | Verbandsliga Saarland | 1st ↑ | |
| 2002–03 | Oberliga Südwest | IV | 17th ↓ |
| 2003–04 | Verbandsliga Saarland | V | 5th |
| 2004–05 | Verbandsliga Saarland | 4th | |
| 2005–06 | Verbandsliga Saarland | 2nd | |
| 2006–07 | Verbandsliga Saarland | 12th | |
| 2007–08 | Verbandsliga Saarland | 15th | |
| 2008–09 | Verbandsliga Saarland | VI | 7th |
| 2009–10 | Saarlandliga | 2nd | |
| 2010–11 | Saarlandliga | 1st ↑ | |
| 2011–12 | Oberliga Südwest | V | 13th |
| 2012–13 | Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar | 10th | |
| 2013–14 | Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar | 14th | |
| 2014–15 | Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar | 5th | |
| 2015–16 | Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar | 7th | |
| 2016–17 | Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar | 2nd ↑ | |
| 2017–18 | Regionalliga Südwest | IV | 19th ↓ |
| 2018–19 | Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar | V | 2nd |
| 2019–20 | Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar | V | 12nd |
| 2020–21 | Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar | V | 7nd |
- 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. The Saarlandliga was introduced in 2009 and replaced the Verbandsliga Saarland at the sixth tier of football in the Saarland. In 2012 the Oberliga Südwest was renamed Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar.
| ↑ Promoted | ↓ Relegated |
References
- ^ "Warum heißen die so? Heute: SV Röchling Völklingen" [Where does their name mean? Today: SV Röchling Völklingen] (in German). German Football Association official results website. 22 November 2011. Archived from the original on 22 January 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^ Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv (in German) Historical German domestic league tables
- ^ Fussball.de – Ergebnisse (in German) Tables and results of all German football leagues