Greifswalder SV
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Greifswalder SV 04 is a German association football club
from the city of Greifswald
, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The club was formed out of the merger of SSV Grün-Schwarz Greifswald, ESV/Empor Greifswald, and Greifswalder SV 98. In addition to its football side the club has departments for athletics, badminton
, basketball, dance and rhythmic gymnastics.
The merger of the three clubs made SV the second-largest club in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with some 1400 members. The club has a strong focus on youth football and has links to a number of area schools. It also is a DFB-affiliated training centre and has sent on several players to FC Hansa Rostock
and state select teams.
from 1991 until 2002. The club merged in 2003 with ESV Greifswald for financial reasons and thereby dissolved. Through ESV, Greifswalder SV 04 is therefore carrying on with SC's tradition. SC played its last game on 31 May 2003, beating SV Blau Weiss Polz 5–2.
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 city of Greifswald
Greifswald
Greifswald , officially, the University and Hanseatic City of Greifswald is a town in northeastern Germany. It is situated in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, at an equal distance of about from Germany's two largest cities, Berlin and Hamburg. The town borders the Baltic Sea, and is crossed...
, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The club was formed out of the merger of SSV Grün-Schwarz Greifswald, ESV/Empor Greifswald, and Greifswalder SV 98. In addition to its football side the club has departments for athletics, badminton
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
, basketball, dance and rhythmic gymnastics.
The merger of the three clubs made SV the second-largest club in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with some 1400 members. The club has a strong focus on youth football and has links to a number of area schools. It also is a DFB-affiliated training centre and has sent on several players to FC Hansa Rostock
FC Hansa Rostock
F.C. Hansa Rostock is a German association football club based in the city of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. They have emerged as one of the most successful clubs from the former East Germany and have made several appearances in the 1. Bundesliga. Rostock currently compete in the 2. Bundesliga...
and state select teams.
Greifswalder SC
Until the end of the 2002–03 season, the biggest club in Greifswald was Greifswalder SC, who played in the NOFV-Oberliga NordNOFV-Oberliga Nord
The NOFV-Oberliga Nord is the fifth tier of the German football league system in the northern states of former East Germany and West-Berlin. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008, it was the fourth tier of the league system. It covers the German states of Berlin, Brandenburg and...
from 1991 until 2002. The club merged in 2003 with ESV Greifswald for financial reasons and thereby dissolved. Through ESV, Greifswalder SV 04 is therefore carrying on with SC's tradition. SC played its last game on 31 May 2003, beating SV Blau Weiss Polz 5–2.
Former coaches
- Andreas ZachhuberAndreas ZachhuberAndreas Zachhuber is a German football manager and former player. He last managed F.C. Hansa Rostock.-External links:*...
(2005) - Jens DoweJens DoweJens Dowe is a German football coach and a former player who is currently assistant coach of Hansa Rostock II.-Career:...
(2005–2006) - Andreas ZachhuberAndreas ZachhuberAndreas Zachhuber is a German football manager and former player. He last managed F.C. Hansa Rostock.-External links:*...
(2006–2009)