The club was founded 1907 and played in the second division of the Westkreis-Liga before the First World War. Waldhof became part of the Kreisliga Odenwald in 1919 and won this league in 1920 and 1921. In each of those seasons, the club failed to advance in the Southern German championship because it was grouped with all-powerful 1. FC Nürnberg at the time. The club took a Bezirksliga Rhein championship in 1924 before joining the Bezirksliga Rhein-Saar in 1927, where it won five out of the next six division titles without ever performing particularly well in the Southern championship.[citation needed]
Its enjoyed its best performances in the Gauliga Baden, one of sixteen top-flight divisions established through the 1933 re-organization of German football under the Third Reich. Waldhof dominated the division through the 1930s and into the early 1940s, capturing the title five times. They were unable, however, to translate that into success at the national level. Their best result came in 1940 when they went out in a semi-final against FC Schalke 04, the dominant side of the era, before settling for fourth place after losing a consolation round match to Rapid Vienna.
Historical chart of Waldhof Mannheim league performance
After World War II, Waldhof competed in the Oberliga Süd, where they earned mid-table results until being relegated to the 2nd Oberliga Süd in 1954. They bounced up and down between first and second division play until the formation of the Bundesliga, Germany's new professional football league, in 1963. The next season saw them in the tier II Regionalliga Süd alongside local rivals VfR Mannheim. A string of unimpressive results finally led to relegation to the Amateurliga Nordbaden (III) in 1970.
SV Chio Waldhof Mannheim ca. 1972–78.
Support from a new sponsor, the snack chip maker Chio, revived the team and helped their return to the second division where they played as SV Chio Waldhof Mannheim from 1972 to 1978. They continued to play as a middling side there until they broke through to the Bundesliga in 1983. Waldhof spent seven seasons in the top flight until a 17th-place finish saw the club relegated at the end of the 1989–90 season. They played for seven seasons as a 2. Bundesliga club until slipping to the Regionalliga Süd for two seasons in 1997–99. A merger with VfR Mannheim was considered in 1998 but the club walked away from a deal at the last minute. Their return to the 2. Bundesliga in 1999 after a season-long struggle with Kickers Offenbach was cut short in 2003 when financial irregularities saw the German Football Association deny the team a licence, dropping them to the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg (IV). Another attempt at a merger with VfR failed that same year. The club played in the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg until 2007–08, when a third-place finish allowed them to qualify for the Regionalliga.
After coming fourth in the Regionalliga Süd in 2008–09, the club moved to the Regionalliga West in 2009–10 to balance out the three Regionalligas.[1]
Waldhof again had their licence withdrawn in 2010 and were demoted back to the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg, now the fifth level of German football, despite having finished clear of the relegation zone with the league's smallest budget.[citation needed] Waldhof spent only one year in the Oberliga, winning the league in 2010–11 and advancing directly back to the Regionalliga. On 11 June 2011 they defeated FV Illertissen 6–0 in their final league match to clinch promotion and also set a new fifth division attendance record of 18,312. It surpassed the previous record, the 2009 Leipzig derby, by more than 3,000 spectators.[2]
At the end of the 2011–12, season the club was grouped into the new Regionalliga Südwest, which replaced the Regionalliga Süd in the region. Waldhof won the league in 2015–16 but lost to Sportfreunde Lotte in the promotion round. They also lost promotion play-offs in the following two seasons after finishing second in the Regionalliga Südwest, to Meppen on penalties in 2017 and to KFC Uerdingen in 2018 after crowd disturbances caused the second leg to be abandoned while Waldhof were losing 3–1 on aggregate.[3] In the 2018–19 season, the team secured the Regionalliga Südwest championship and direct promotion to the 3. Liga on the 30th matchday with a 1–0 home win over Wormatia Worms.[4]
Players
Current squad
As of 15 January 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
The SV Waldhof II, historically also referred to as SV Waldhof Amateure, rose to the tier-IV league Verbandsliga Nordbaden in 1986 and remained there until gaining promotion to the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg in 2001. After two seasons in the Oberliga with good results, the team had to be withdrawn due to the forced relegation of the first team. In the 2007–08 season, the team narrowly missed out on Verbandsliga promotion when it finished second on equal points to the SV Sandhausen II.[5]
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.
Waldhof have a fierce rivalry with 1. FC Kaiserslautern. However, due to the league gap between the two sides, the rivalry was rarely competed until the 2019–20 season, where the two sides met for the first time in 22 years in the 3. Liga, the third tier of German football. Past meetings between the two have resulted in violence between the two sets of supporters, as well as between supporters and police. Another incident before a derby saw weapons seized by police.[10]
SV Waldhof plays its home games at the Carl-Benz-Stadion, which holds 27,000 and opened in 1994.[12]
References
^Der SVW spielt im Westen (in German)kicker sportmagazin, published: 15 June 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2009
^Sebert will "absolut regionalligataugliche" Spieler (in German) kicker.de, published: 14 June 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011
^Westhoff, Shea (6 June 2018). "Das komplizierte DFB-Urteil im Fall KFC Uerdingen". Die Welt. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
^Aufstieg perfekt! Waldhof Mannheim nächste Saison in der 3. Liga (in German)Südwestrundfunk, published: 20 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019
^. Fussball.de. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2008.
^Waldhof Mannheim .:. Trainer von A-Z (in German) weltfussball.de. Retrieved 17 April 2018
^Gerd Dais neuer Trainer bei Waldhof Mannheim (in German) swr.de. Retrieved 17 April 2018
^Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv (in German) Historical German domestic league tables
^Fussball.de – Ergebnisse (in German) Tables and results of all German football leagues
^Franke, Reinhard (30 August 2019). "Das heißeste Derby des Wochenendes". Sport1.de (in German).
^Majic, Danijel (10 March 2014). "Entspanntes Derby". Frankfurter Rundschau (in German).
^Carl-Benz-Stadion (in German) weltfussball.de. Retrieved 18 September 2011
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SV Waldhof Mannheim is a multi sports club located in Mannheim Baden Wurttemberg It is most known for its association football team however there are also professional handball and table tennis sides The club today has a membership of over 2 400 Waldhof MannheimFull nameSportverein Waldhof Mannheim 07 e V Nickname s Waldhof Buben The Waldhof Boys Founded1907GroundCarl Benz StadionCapacity25 667ChairmanBernd BeetzManagerChristian NeidhartLeague3 Liga2021 223 Liga 5th of 20WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway coloursCurrent season Contents 1 History 2 Players 2 1 Current squad 3 Reserve team 4 Honours 4 1 League 4 2 Cup 4 3 Youth 5 Recent managers 6 Recent seasons 6 1 SV Waldhof Mannheim 6 2 SV Waldhof Mannheim II 6 3 Key 7 Rivals 8 Stadium 9 References 10 External linksHistory EditThe club was founded 1907 and played in the second division of the Westkreis Liga before the First World War Waldhof became part of the Kreisliga Odenwald in 1919 and won this league in 1920 and 1921 In each of those seasons the club failed to advance in the Southern German championship because it was grouped with all powerful 1 FC Nurnberg at the time The club took a Bezirksliga Rhein championship in 1924 before joining the Bezirksliga Rhein Saar in 1927 where it won five out of the next six division titles without ever performing particularly well in the Southern championship citation needed Its enjoyed its best performances in the Gauliga Baden one of sixteen top flight divisions established through the 1933 re organization of German football under the Third Reich Waldhof dominated the division through the 1930s and into the early 1940s capturing the title five times They were unable however to translate that into success at the national level Their best result came in 1940 when they went out in a semi final against FC Schalke 04 the dominant side of the era before settling for fourth place after losing a consolation round match to Rapid Vienna Historical chart of Waldhof Mannheim league performance After World War II Waldhof competed in the Oberliga Sud where they earned mid table results until being relegated to the 2nd Oberliga Sud in 1954 They bounced up and down between first and second division play until the formation of the Bundesliga Germany s new professional football league in 1963 The next season saw them in the tier II Regionalliga Sud alongside local rivals VfR Mannheim A string of unimpressive results finally led to relegation to the Amateurliga Nordbaden III in 1970 SV Chio Waldhof Mannheim ca 1972 78 Support from a new sponsor the snack chip maker Chio revived the team and helped their return to the second division where they played as SV Chio Waldhof Mannheim from 1972 to 1978 They continued to play as a middling side there until they broke through to the Bundesliga in 1983 Waldhof spent seven seasons in the top flight until a 17th place finish saw the club relegated at the end of the 1989 90 season They played for seven seasons as a 2 Bundesliga club until slipping to the Regionalliga Sud for two seasons in 1997 99 A merger with VfR Mannheim was considered in 1998 but the club walked away from a deal at the last minute Their return to the 2 Bundesliga in 1999 after a season long struggle with Kickers Offenbach was cut short in 2003 when financial irregularities saw the German Football Association deny the team a licence dropping them to the Oberliga Baden Wurttemberg IV Another attempt at a merger with VfR failed that same year The club played in the Oberliga Baden Wurttemberg until 2007 08 when a third place finish allowed them to qualify for the Regionalliga After coming fourth in the Regionalliga Sud in 2008 09 the club moved to the Regionalliga West in 2009 10 to balance out the three Regionalligas 1 Waldhof again had their licence withdrawn in 2010 and were demoted back to the Oberliga Baden Wurttemberg now the fifth level of German football despite having finished clear of the relegation zone with the league s smallest budget citation needed Waldhof spent only one year in the Oberliga winning the league in 2010 11 and advancing directly back to the Regionalliga On 11 June 2011 they defeated FV Illertissen 6 0 in their final league match to clinch promotion and also set a new fifth division attendance record of 18 312 It surpassed the previous record the 2009 Leipzig derby by more than 3 000 spectators 2 At the end of the 2011 12 season the club was grouped into the new Regionalliga Sudwest which replaced the Regionalliga Sud in the region Waldhof won the league in 2015 16 but lost to Sportfreunde Lotte in the promotion round They also lost promotion play offs in the following two seasons after finishing second in the Regionalliga Sudwest to Meppen on penalties in 2017 and to KFC Uerdingen in 2018 after crowd disturbances caused the second leg to be abandoned while Waldhof were losing 3 1 on aggregate 3 In the 2018 19 season the team secured the Regionalliga Sudwest championship and direct promotion to the 3 Liga on the 30th matchday with a 1 0 home win over Wormatia Worms 4 Players EditCurrent squad Edit As of 15 January 2023Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK GER Morten Behrens on loan from Darmstadt 2 DF GER Niklas Sommer3 DF GER Julian Riedel4 MF POL Adrian Malachowski5 DF GER Marcel Seegert captain 6 MF GER Stefano Russo7 MF GER Dominik Kother on loan from Karlsruher SC 8 MF GER Fridolin Wagner9 MF GER Bentley Baxter Bahn10 FW GER Pascal Sohm11 FW CRO Dominik Martinovic13 MF GER Marc Schnatterer15 DF GER Malte Karbstein16 DF GER Johannes Dorfler on loan from Paderborn No Pos Nation Player17 FW AZE Baris Ekincier18 DF LUX Laurent Jans20 MF FRA Adrien Lebeau21 DF GER Alexander Rossipal22 FW GER Marten Winkler on loan from Hertha BSC 23 GK GER Jan Christoph Bartels25 DF GER Luca Bolay27 DF GER Gerrit Gohlke29 FW GER Daniel Keita Ruel30 GK GER Lucien Hawryluk31 FW GER Thomas Pledl33 MF GER Berkan Taz37 MF GER Marco HogerReserve team EditThe SV Waldhof II historically also referred to as SV Waldhof Amateure rose to the tier IV league Verbandsliga Nordbaden in 1986 and remained there until gaining promotion to the Oberliga Baden Wurttemberg in 2001 After two seasons in the Oberliga with good results the team had to be withdrawn due to the forced relegation of the first team In the 2007 08 season the team narrowly missed out on Verbandsliga promotion when it finished second on equal points to the SV Sandhausen II 5 Honours EditThe club s honours League Edit Kreisliga Odenwald I Champions 1920 1921 Runners up 1922 1923 Bezirksliga Rhein I Champions 1924 Bezirksliga Rhein Saar Rhein division I Champions 1928 1930 1931 1932 1933 Runners up 1929 Gauliga Baden I Champions 1934 1936 1937 1940 1942 Oberliga Sud I Runners up 1947 2 Bundesliga II Champions 1983 2 Oberliga Sud II Champions 1958 1960 Amateurliga Nordbaden III Champions 1971 1972 Verbandsliga Nordbaden Runners up 2000 2001 Landesliga Rhein Neckar Runners up 2008 2009 Regionalliga Sudwest IV Champions 2016 2019 Cup Edit German Cup DFB Pokal Runners up 1939 Baden Cup Tiers III VII Winners 1998 1999 2020 2021 2022Youth Edit German Under 19 championship Champions 1980 Runners up 1996 Won by reserve team Recent managers EditRecent managers of the club 6 7 Manager Start FinishUwe Rapolder 29 March 1997 12 November 2001Walter Pradt 12 November 2001 3 December 2001Andy Egli 6 December 2001 10 September 2002Walter Pradt 11 September 2002 2 April 2003Stefan Kuntz 3 April 2003 26 May 2003Viktor Olscha 27 May 2003 30 June 2004Eugen Hach 1 July 2004 3 November 2004Maurizio Gaudino 4 November 2004 6 January 2005Slavko Petrovic 7 January 2005 22 December 2005Massimo Morales 23 December 2005 30 June 2006Steffen Menze 1 July 2006 20 September 2007Alexander Conrad 21 September 2007 30 June 2009Walter Pradt 1 July 2009 30 June 2010Reiner Hollich 1 July 2010 2 April 2013Andreas Clauss 3 April 2013 30 June 2013Kenan Kocak 1 July 2013 2 July 2016Gerd Dais 7 July 2016 16 October 2017Michael Fink 16 October 2017 3 January 2018Bernhard Trares 4 January 2018 4 July 2020Patrick Glockner 20 July 2020 presentRecent seasons EditThe recent season by season performance of the club 8 9 SV Waldhof Mannheim Edit Season Division Tier Position1983 84 1 Bundesliga I 11th1984 85 1 Bundesliga I 6th1985 86 1 Bundesliga I 8th1986 87 1 Bundesliga I 14th1987 88 1 Bundesliga I 16th1988 89 1 Bundesliga I 12th1989 90 1 Bundesliga I 18th 1990 91 2 Bundesliga II 7th1991 92 2 Bundesliga II 2nd south 1992 93 2 Bundesliga II 4th1993 94 2 Bundesliga II 6th1999 2000 2 Bundesliga II 12th2000 01 2 Bundesliga 4th2001 02 2 Bundesliga 9th2002 03 2 Bundesliga 18th 2003 04 Oberliga Baden Wurttemberg IV 3rd2004 05 Oberliga Baden Wurttemberg 11th2005 06 Oberliga Baden Wurttemberg 8th2006 07 Oberliga Baden Wurttemberg 10th2007 08 Oberliga Baden Wurttemberg 3rd 2008 09 Regionalliga Sud 4th2009 10 Regionalliga West 14th 2010 11 Oberliga Baden Wurttemberg V 1st 2011 12 Regionalliga Sud IV 12th2012 13 Regionalliga Sudwest 6th2013 14 Regionalliga Sudwest 5th2014 15 Regionalliga Sudwest 13th2015 16 Regionalliga Sudwest 1st2016 17 Regionalliga Sudwest 2nd2017 18 Regionalliga Sudwest 2nd2018 19 Regionalliga Sudwest 1st 2019 20 3 Liga III 9th2020 21 3 Liga 8th2021 22 3 Liga 5th2022 23 3 Liga SV Waldhof Mannheim II Edit Season Division Tier Position1999 2000 Verbandsliga Nordbaden V 2nd2000 01 Verbandsliga Nordbaden 2nd 2001 02 Oberliga Baden Wurttemberg IV 6th2002 03 Oberliga Baden Wurttemberg 10th 2003 04 Verbandsliga Nordbaden V 16th 2004 05 Landesliga Rhein Neckar VI 9th2005 06 Landesliga Rhein Neckar 11th2006 07 Landesliga Rhein Neckar 8th2007 08 Landesliga Rhein Neckar 2nd2008 09 Landesliga Rhein Neckar VII 2nd 2009 10 Verbandsliga Nordbaden VI 5th2010 11 Verbandsliga Nordbaden 12th2011 12 Verbandsliga Nordbaden 7th2012 13 Verbandsliga Nordbaden 11th2013 14 Verbandsliga Nordbaden 8th2014 15 Verbandsliga Nordbaden 13th 2015 16 Landesliga Rhein Neckar VII 7th2016 17 Landesliga Rhein Neckar 9th2017 18 Landesliga Rhein Neckar 3rd2018 19 Landesliga Rhein Neckar 1st 2019 20 Verbandsliga Nordbaden VI 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 Key Edit Promoted RelegatedRivals EditWaldhof have a fierce rivalry with 1 FC Kaiserslautern However due to the league gap between the two sides the rivalry was rarely competed until the 2019 20 season where the two sides met for the first time in 22 years in the 3 Liga the third tier of German football Past meetings between the two have resulted in violence between the two sets of supporters as well as between supporters and police Another incident before a derby saw weapons seized by police 10 Waldhof also share smaller rivalries with Kickers Offenbach 11 and Mannheim city rivals VfR Mannheim Stadium EditSV Waldhof plays its home games at the Carl Benz Stadion which holds 27 000 and opened in 1994 12 References Edit Der SVW spielt im Westen in German kicker sportmagazin published 15 June 2009 Retrieved 30 June 2009 Sebert will absolut regionalligataugliche Spieler in German kicker de published 14 June 2011 Retrieved 15 June 2011 Westhoff Shea 6 June 2018 Das komplizierte DFB Urteil im Fall KFC Uerdingen Die Welt Retrieved 14 January 2019 Aufstieg perfekt Waldhof Mannheim nachste Saison in der 3 Liga in German Sudwestrundfunk published 20 April 2019 Retrieved 30 April 2019 Table of the Landesliga Rhein Neckar Fussball de Archived from the original on 4 December 2008 Retrieved 17 July 2008 Waldhof Mannheim Trainer von A Z in German weltfussball de Retrieved 17 April 2018 Gerd Dais neuer Trainer bei Waldhof Mannheim in German swr de Retrieved 17 April 2018 Das deutsche Fussball Archiv in German Historical German domestic league tables Fussball de Ergebnisse in German Tables and results of all German football leagues Franke Reinhard 30 August 2019 Das heisseste Derby des Wochenendes Sport1 de in German Majic Danijel 10 March 2014 Entspanntes Derby Frankfurter Rundschau in German Carl Benz Stadion in German weltfussball de Retrieved 18 September 2011External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to SV Waldhof Mannheim Official website Abseits Guide to German Soccer SV Waldhof Mannheim at Weltfussball de Das deutsche Fussball Archiv historical German domestic league tables in German Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SV Waldhof Mannheim amp oldid 1135026760, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
