SV Mettlach

SV Mettlach is a German association football club from the city of Mettlach, Saarland.

SV Mettlach
Full nameSportverein 1920 Mettlach e.V.
Founded1920
GroundStadion Am Schwimmbad
Capacity4,500
ManagerMarkus Kneip
LeagueSaarlandliga (VI)
2015–162nd

History

The side has its origins in the establishment of the gymnastics club Turnverein Mettlach in 1885. A football department was formed in 1920 and became independent in 1923.[1] Following World War II all organizations across the country, including sports and football associations, were ordered disbanded by occupying Allied authorities. The team was re-established 12 May 1946 as Spielvereinigung Mettlach out of the former memberships of several local clubs and resumed its traditional identity as Sportverein 1920 Mettlach in 1950.

Following the war, the Saarland was occupied by France and administered as the Saar protectorate. Although still considered part of Germany, the state was subject attempts to make it part of France or to create a separate country there until it was re-united with Germany following a 1955 plebiscite. This was manifested in football through the establishment of a league structure separate from the German Football Association (Deutscher Fußball Bund), the appearance of the region's top sides in French competition, and the formation of a national side that took part in qualification play for the 1954 FIFA World Cup.

After the 1950–51 season, Saarland's domestic football competition was re-integrated with Germany's. SV remained in lower level local play until advancing to the 2. Amateurliga Saar/West (III) in 1957. Mettlach fielded competitive sides through the late 1950s and early 1960s, earning a string of top-three finishes in third- and fourth-tier play. Following the formation of the top-flight Bundesliga in 1963, the club's performance deteriorated.

By the early 1980s, SV was part of the Verbandsliga Saarland (IV) and would continue to compete as a fourth-tier side there and in the Oberliga Südwest (IV) until the turn of the millennium. Mettlach made appearances in the opening rounds of the DFB-Pokal (German Cup) in 1985 and 1994. The team slipped to what had become the fifth-tier Verbandsliga Saar in 2002, and recently won its way back to Oberliga play for 2008–09 but lasted for only one season before being relegated down to the new Saarlandliga.

Honours

The club's honours:

  • 2. Amateurliga Saar-West (IV)
    • Champions: 1961, 1966
  • Bezirksliga Saarland-West (V)
    • Champions: 1981
  • Landesliga Saarland-SW (V)
    • Champions: 1983
  • Verbandsliga Saarland (V)
    • Champions: 1993, 2000, 2008
  • Saarland Cup
    • Winners: 1984, 1993, 1995

Recent seasons

The recent season-by-season performance of the club:[2][3]

Season Division Tier Position
1999–2000 Verbandsliga Saarland V 1st ↑
2000–01 Oberliga Südwest IV 15th
2001–02 Oberliga Südwest 17th ↓
2002–03 Verbandsliga Saarland V 9th
2003–04 Verbandsliga Saarland 6th
2004–05 Verbandsliga Saarland 11th
2005–06 Verbandsliga Saarland 5th
2006–07 Verbandsliga Saarland 5th
2007–08 Verbandsliga Saarland 2nd ↑
2008–09 Oberliga Südwest 18th ↓
2009–10 Saarlandliga VI 4th
2010–11 Saarlandliga 7th
2011–12 Saarlandliga 6th
2012–13 Saarlandliga 8th
2013–14 Saarlandliga 3rd
2014–15 Saarlandliga 7th
2015–16 Saarlandliga 2nd
2016–17 Saarlandliga
↑ Promoted ↓ Relegated
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References
  1. Grüne, Hardy (2001). Vereinslexikon. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag ISBN 3-89784-147-9
  2. Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv (in German) Historical German domestic league tables
  3. Fussball.de – Ergebnisse (in German) Tables and results of all German football leagues


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