SV Linx
Encyclopedia
SV Linx is a German association football club
from the district of Linx in the city of Rheinau
, Baden-Württemberg
. It is part of a 340 member sports club that also has departments for gymnastics and volleyball.
in 1981. As vice-champions there in 1987 the team rose to the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg
(IV) but were immediately relegated after an 18th place result. Linx remained a competitive side in the Verbandsliga Südbaden (V) through the late 80s and into the early 90s, earning a number of top three finishes until finally breaking through again to the Oberliga in 1993 where they would play the next four seasons until being sent down in 1997. During this period the club made its only DFB Pokal (German Cup) appearance after qualifying for the tournament by way of a 1994 regional cup win. Linx was put out in the first round by Bundesliga side Schalke 04 (1:2).
The club endured several frustrating seasons through the late 90s and on into the new millennium with a number of second place finishes until once more capturing the Verbandbsliga Südbaden (V) title in 2003. SV Linx has since become an elevator side, moving frequently up and down between fourth and fifth tier play. Their most recent Verbandsliga championship has returned them to the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg (IV) for the 2007–08 season where a last place finish send them straight down again.
The club finished second in the Verbandsliga in 2008–09, which entitled it to take part in the promotion round to the Oberliga, where it lost both games to TSG 62/09 Weinheim and was knocked out. The following season, the club achieved its fourth promotion to the Oberliga since 2003-04, followed by its fourth relegation in 2010-11.
Football in Germany
Association football is the most popular sport in Germany. The German Football Association is the sport's national governing body, with 6.6 million members organized in over 26,000 football clubs. There is a league system, with the 1. and 2. Bundesliga on top, and the winner of the first...
from the district of Linx in the city of Rheinau
Rheinau (Baden)
Rheinau is a town in southwestern Baden-Württemberg, Germany and is part of the district of Ortenau.-Geography:Rheinau is located in the Upper Rhine River Plains directly on the Rhine and as such at the German-French border...
, Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...
. It is part of a 340 member sports club that also has departments for gymnastics and volleyball.
History
The club was founded on 12 June 1949 and first advanced out of local competition to regional play in the Landesliga in 1978, followed by a move up to fourth tier play in the Verbandsliga SüdbadenVerbandsliga Südbaden
The Verbandsliga Südbaden is currently the 6th tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga it was the 5th tier of the league system.-Overview:...
in 1981. As vice-champions there in 1987 the team rose to the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg
Oberliga Baden-Württemberg
The Oberliga Baden-Württemberg is the highest Football League in the state of Baden-Württemberg and the Baden-Württemberg football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German Football, the 5th tier of the German football league system...
(IV) but were immediately relegated after an 18th place result. Linx remained a competitive side in the Verbandsliga Südbaden (V) through the late 80s and into the early 90s, earning a number of top three finishes until finally breaking through again to the Oberliga in 1993 where they would play the next four seasons until being sent down in 1997. During this period the club made its only DFB Pokal (German Cup) appearance after qualifying for the tournament by way of a 1994 regional cup win. Linx was put out in the first round by Bundesliga side Schalke 04 (1:2).
The club endured several frustrating seasons through the late 90s and on into the new millennium with a number of second place finishes until once more capturing the Verbandbsliga Südbaden (V) title in 2003. SV Linx has since become an elevator side, moving frequently up and down between fourth and fifth tier play. Their most recent Verbandsliga championship has returned them to the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg (IV) for the 2007–08 season where a last place finish send them straight down again.
The club finished second in the Verbandsliga in 2008–09, which entitled it to take part in the promotion round to the Oberliga, where it lost both games to TSG 62/09 Weinheim and was knocked out. The following season, the club achieved its fourth promotion to the Oberliga since 2003-04, followed by its fourth relegation in 2010-11.
League
- Verbandsliga SüdbadenVerbandsliga SüdbadenThe Verbandsliga Südbaden is currently the 6th tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga it was the 5th tier of the league system.-Overview:...
(V)- Champions: 1993, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010
Recent managers
Recent managers of the club:| Manager | Start | Finish |
| Jacky Hartstreisel | 1 July 2007 | 13 December 2007 |
| Dieter Wendling | 1 January 2008 | 31 August 2011 |
| Sebastien Bischof | 1 September 2011 | Present |
Recent seasons
The recent season-by-season performance of the club:| Season | Division | Tier | Position |
| 1999–2000 | Verbandsliga Südbaden Verbandsliga Südbaden The Verbandsliga Südbaden is currently the 6th tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga it was the 5th tier of the league system.-Overview:... |
V | 2nd |
| 2000–01 | Verbandsliga Südbaden | 3rd | |
| 2001–02 | Verbandsliga Südbaden | 2nd | |
| 2002–03 | Verbandsliga Südbaden | 1st ↑ | |
| 2003–04 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg Oberliga Baden-Württemberg The Oberliga Baden-Württemberg is the highest Football League in the state of Baden-Württemberg and the Baden-Württemberg football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German Football, the 5th tier of the German football league system... |
IV | 16th ↓ |
| 2004–05 | Verbandsliga Südbaden | V | 1st ↑ |
| 2005–06 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | IV | 18th ↓ |
| 2006–07 | Verbandsliga Südbaden | V | 1st ↑ |
| 2007–08 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | IV | 18th ↓ |
| 2008–09 | Verbandsliga Südbaden | VI | 2nd |
| 2009–10 | Verbandsliga Südbaden | 1st ↑ | |
| 2010–11 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | V | 19th ↓ |
| 2011–12 | Verbandsliga Südbaden | VI |
- With the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 and the 3rd Liga3rd LigaThe 3rd Liga is the third division of football in Germany. The league started with the beginning of the 2008–09 season, when it replaced the Regionalliga as the third tier football league in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2...
in 2008 as the new third tier, below the 2nd Bundesliga2. Fußball-Bundesliga- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
, all leagues below dropped one tier.
External links
- Official team site
- SV Linx profile at Weltfussball.de
- Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables