SC Schiltigheim
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Sporting Club de Schiltigheim is a French
association football club from Schiltigheim
, Alsace
. The team are currently playing in the Championnat de France Amateurs
Group A. They play at the Stade de l'Aar in Schiltigheim
, which has a capacity of 2,500.
The club was established on 1 March 1914 as Sports-Abteilung des Evangelischen Jugendbundes Schiltigheim, an ethnically-German church-based youth club in what was at the time Elsass in the German Empire
. They adopted they name Fussball-Klub Schiltigheim in 1915. Following the end of World War I
and the return of Alsace
to France, the club was renamed Sporting Club de Schiltigheim in 1919.
. Like many other clubs in occupied territories, the Schiltigheim side became part of German football competition and played four seasons (1940-44) as Sport-Club Schiltigheim in what was initially called the Gauliga Unterelass (I) - later the Gauliga Elsass - one of several top-flight regional divisions. They earned a second place result there in 1940-41 before slipping to become a lower table side. SC returned to French competition following the return of Alsace to France in 1945.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
association football club from Schiltigheim
Schiltigheim
Schiltigheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.The inhabitants are called Schilikois in French and Scheligemer in Alsatian....
, Alsace
Alsace
Alsace is the fifth-smallest of the 27 regions of France in land area , and the smallest in metropolitan France. It is also the seventh-most densely populated region in France and third most densely populated region in metropolitan France, with ca. 220 inhabitants per km²...
. The team are currently playing in the Championnat de France Amateurs
Championnat de France Amateurs
The Championnat de France amateur, commonly referred to as simply CFA and formerly known as National 2, is a football league competition. The league serves as the fourth division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1, Ligue 2, and the Championnat National...
Group A. They play at the Stade de l'Aar in Schiltigheim
Schiltigheim
Schiltigheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.The inhabitants are called Schilikois in French and Scheligemer in Alsatian....
, which has a capacity of 2,500.
The club was established on 1 March 1914 as Sports-Abteilung des Evangelischen Jugendbundes Schiltigheim, an ethnically-German church-based youth club in what was at the time Elsass in the German Empire
German Empire
The German Empire refers to Germany during the "Second Reich" period from the unification of Germany and proclamation of Wilhelm I as German Emperor on 18 January 1871, to 1918, when it became a federal republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of the Emperor, Wilhelm II.The German...
. They adopted they name Fussball-Klub Schiltigheim in 1915. Following the end of World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
and the return of Alsace
Alsace
Alsace is the fifth-smallest of the 27 regions of France in land area , and the smallest in metropolitan France. It is also the seventh-most densely populated region in France and third most densely populated region in metropolitan France, with ca. 220 inhabitants per km²...
to France, the club was renamed Sporting Club de Schiltigheim in 1919.
Between France and Germany
During the interwar period SC was a competitive local side that claimed the championship of the Alsace Champion Division d'Honneur in 1937, as well a regional cup title and a clutch of junior division titles in the mid-1930s. The club's rise was interrupted when Alsace came under German control after the Nazi invasion early in World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Like many other clubs in occupied territories, the Schiltigheim side became part of German football competition and played four seasons (1940-44) as Sport-Club Schiltigheim in what was initially called the Gauliga Unterelass (I) - later the Gauliga Elsass - one of several top-flight regional divisions. They earned a second place result there in 1940-41 before slipping to become a lower table side. SC returned to French competition following the return of Alsace to France in 1945.