Berliner SV
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Berliner SV 1892 is a German association football club
from the district of Wilmersdorf
, Berlin. BSV 1892 is one of the country's oldest clubs and was a founding member
of the DFB (German Football Association
) in 1900.
The club also operates a rugby union department, Berliner SV 92 Rugby
, which, in 1948, reached the German rugby union championship
final.
teams, which alongside rugby
were English sports becoming popular in continental Europe at the time. The team first appeared in the city's top flight competition in 1899.
6:1 in a game played in Berlin. KFV protested the result because the match had not been played at a neutral venue as required under league rules. The DFB cancelled the final match which was to be held in Kassel
and the Viktoria trophy was not awarded that year.
and dropped its name association with wartime foe Britain to become Berliner SV 92. The SV stands for Sport Verein ("sport club"). The team played as a mid-table side in the Verbandsliga Berlin-Brandenburg/Oberliga Berlin-Brandenburg throughout the 20s and into the early 30s. After the re-organization of German football into sixteen top flight divisions under the Third Reich in 1933, BSV appeared in the Gauliga Berlin-Brandenburg
. During the 1936 Summer Olympics
in Berlin, their field, BSV 92 Field, hosted some of the handball
games while the stadium itself hosted the track cycling
events. They won divisional titles in 1936 and 1938, and won the Danzig Pokal in 1939, before being relegated in 1941. Upon their return to first division football in the 1942–43 season BSV immediately claimed another divisional championship, followed by being on the way to a fourth title in the war-shortened 1944–45 season. In each case the club was unable to advance beyond the preliminary round of the national playoffs.
After World War II most organizations in Germany, including sports and football clubs, were ordered disbanded by occupying Allied forces. BSV was re-formed as SG Wilmersdorf and resumed play in the Berlin league in 1945 where they won Gruppe A and then took the league title in a four team playoff. The Berlin league became the Oberliga Berlin (I) the next season and Wilmersdorf earned two consecutive second place finishes. The club took on its old name for the 1948–49 season and as Berliner SV went on to capture divisional titles in 1949 and 1954 before once again going out early in the national playoffs.
The team did not seriously challenge again through the late 50s and early 60s. When the Bundesliga, Germany's new professional football league, was formed in 1963, the club found itself playing in the second division Regionalliga Berlin. 1974 brought the beginning of a slide that would see the team descend through the Amateurliga Berlin (III) to the Landesliga Berlin (IV) by the end of the decade. By the turn of the millennium BSV was playing seventh division football in the Bezirksliga Berlin. Today the team plays in the Bezirksliga
Berlin, Staffel 3 (VIII).
while playing for BSV 92:
, played in the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga
in 2008–09, finishing ninth out of ten teams.
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 Wilmersdorf
Wilmersdorf
Wilmersdorf is an inner city locality of Berlin, formerly a borough by itself but since Berlin's 2001 administrative reform a part of the new borough of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf.-History:...
, Berlin. BSV 1892 is one of the country's oldest clubs and was a founding member
Founding Clubs of the DFB
The DFB was formed January 28, 1900 in Leipzig. The commonly accepted number of founding clubs represented at the inaugural meeting is 86, but this number is uncertain. The vote held to establish the association was 62:22 in favour . Some delegates present represented more than one club, but may...
of the DFB (German Football Association
German Football Association
The German Football Association is the governing body of football in Germany. A founding member of both FIFA and UEFA, the DFB organises the German football leagues, including the national league, the Bundesliga, and the men's and women's national teams. The DFB is based in Frankfurt and is...
) in 1900.
The club also operates a rugby union department, Berliner SV 92 Rugby
Berliner SV 92 Rugby
The Berliner SV 92 Rugby is a German rugby union club from Berlin, currently playing in the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East. It is part of a larger club, the Berliner SV 92, which also offers other sports like association football, baseball and basketball....
, which, in 1948, reached the German rugby union championship
German rugby union championship
The German rugby union championship was established in 1909 and has since been played, with exceptions, annually. It is the highest competition in Germany in the sport of Rugby Union.-Men:...
final.
History
The club was founded as Berliner Thor- und Fussball Club Britannia in 1892 and fielded both football and cricketCricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
teams, which alongside rugby
Rugby football
Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
were English sports becoming popular in continental Europe at the time. The team first appeared in the city's top flight competition in 1899.
National championship denied
BTuFC Britannia was scheduled to appear in the 1904 national final against VfB Leipzig, regarded at the time as a weaker side despite being the country's defending champion. However, the match was never played. Britannia had earlier defeated Karlsruher FVKarlsruher FV
Karlsruher FV is a German association football club that plays in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg. Established on 17 November 1891, KFV was a founding member of the German Football Association in 1900. The team went on to capture the national championship in 1910 with a 1–0 victory over Holstein Kiel...
6:1 in a game played in Berlin. KFV protested the result because the match had not been played at a neutral venue as required under league rules. The DFB cancelled the final match which was to be held in Kassel
Kassel
Kassel is a town located on the Fulda River in northern Hesse, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Kassel Regierungsbezirk and the Kreis of the same name and has approximately 195,000 inhabitants.- History :...
and the Viktoria trophy was not awarded that year.
Berliner SV
After World War I the club merged with BFC FortunaBFC Fortuna 1894 Berlin
Fortuna Berlin was a German association football club established on 1 November 1894 in Berlin out of the memberships of the clubs Semnonia Berlin and Berliner FC Hercynia...
and dropped its name association with wartime foe Britain to become Berliner SV 92. The SV stands for Sport Verein ("sport club"). The team played as a mid-table side in the Verbandsliga Berlin-Brandenburg/Oberliga Berlin-Brandenburg throughout the 20s and into the early 30s. After the re-organization of German football into sixteen top flight divisions under the Third Reich in 1933, BSV appeared in the Gauliga Berlin-Brandenburg
Gauliga Berlin-Brandenburg
The Gauliga Berlin-Brandenburg was the highest football league in the provinces of Brandenburg and Berlin in the German state of Prussia from 1933 to 1945...
. During the 1936 Summer Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
in Berlin, their field, BSV 92 Field, hosted some of the handball
Handball at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Field handball at the 1936 Summer Olympics was the first appearance of the sport at the Olympics. It was contested by six teams.The six teams were split into two groups of three. Each team played the other two teams in its group once...
games while the stadium itself hosted the track cycling
Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics
The cycling competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...
events. They won divisional titles in 1936 and 1938, and won the Danzig Pokal in 1939, before being relegated in 1941. Upon their return to first division football in the 1942–43 season BSV immediately claimed another divisional championship, followed by being on the way to a fourth title in the war-shortened 1944–45 season. In each case the club was unable to advance beyond the preliminary round of the national playoffs.
After World War II most organizations in Germany, including sports and football clubs, were ordered disbanded by occupying Allied forces. BSV was re-formed as SG Wilmersdorf and resumed play in the Berlin league in 1945 where they won Gruppe A and then took the league title in a four team playoff. The Berlin league became the Oberliga Berlin (I) the next season and Wilmersdorf earned two consecutive second place finishes. The club took on its old name for the 1948–49 season and as Berliner SV went on to capture divisional titles in 1949 and 1954 before once again going out early in the national playoffs.
The team did not seriously challenge again through the late 50s and early 60s. When the Bundesliga, Germany's new professional football league, was formed in 1963, the club found itself playing in the second division Regionalliga Berlin. 1974 brought the beginning of a slide that would see the team descend through the Amateurliga Berlin (III) to the Landesliga Berlin (IV) by the end of the decade. By the turn of the millennium BSV was playing seventh division football in the Bezirksliga Berlin. Today the team plays in the Bezirksliga
Bezirksklasse
The Bezirksliga, Bezirksklasse or Landesklasse is the 8th tier of football in Germany. The Bezirksliga exists in all regions of German football. Below the Bezirksliga usually ranks the Kreisliga...
Berlin, Staffel 3 (VIII).
Thorball
Thorball or torball was a German word in use in the 1890s and early 1900s for the sport of cricket. Several early clubs playing the new "English" games of football, rugby, and cricket incorporated it into their name. The term never caught on and did not enter into common usage, soon being abandoned by sports clubs. Today torball may be used to refer to a form of football played by the blind or vision-impaired.Honours
- Brandenburg football championsBrandenburg football championshipThe Brandenburg football championship was the highest association football competition in the Prussian Province of Brandenburg, including Berlin, established in 1898...
: 1898, 1903, 1904 - Gauliga Berlin-BrandenburgGauliga Berlin-BrandenburgThe Gauliga Berlin-Brandenburg was the highest football league in the provinces of Brandenburg and Berlin in the German state of Prussia from 1933 to 1945...
champions: 1936, 1938, 1943, 1945 (championship not completed) - Oberliga Berlin-Brandenburg champions: 1949, 1954
- Amateurliga Berlin (III) champions: 1971
- Bezirksliga Berlin (VII) champions: 2004
German internationals
A number of players have achieved selection for the Germany national football teamGermany national football team
The Germany national football team is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association , which was founded in 1900....
while playing for BSV 92:
- Hans AppelHans AppelHans Appel was a German footballer who played as a defender for Hertha BSC, Berliner SV 92, Dresdner SC and FC St. Pauli. He also represented the German national team, and was capped five times between 1933 and 1938.-External links:* at fussballdaten* at weltfussball...
, five caps for Germany from 1933 to 1938 - Kurt Diemer, four caps for Germany in 1912 and 1913
- Erich Goede, one cap for Germany in 1939
- Helmut Jahn, 17 caps for Germany from 1939 to 1942
Rugby
The clubs rugby union department, Berliner SV 92 RugbyBerliner SV 92 Rugby
The Berliner SV 92 Rugby is a German rugby union club from Berlin, currently playing in the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East. It is part of a larger club, the Berliner SV 92, which also offers other sports like association football, baseball and basketball....
, played in the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga
2nd Rugby-Bundesliga
The 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga is the second-highest level of Germany's Rugby union league system, organised by the German Rugby Federation. Its set below the Rugby-Bundesliga, the top-tier of German rugby, and above the Rugby-Regionalliga, the third tier.-History:...
in 2008–09, finishing ninth out of ten teams.