SV Beuel 06
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SV Beuel 06 is a German association football club
that plays in Bonn
, North Rhine-Westphalia.
side that was in the city to play a match against Bonn FV
. By the summer of 1906 they had taken the name Beueler FV, while in the eastern part of the town another club of the same name appeared. Both sides came close to collapse by the end of World War I and so merged. Soon after another club, FV Alemannia 1919 Beuel, came onto the scene, and in 1924 Alemannia and FV merged to form SV Beuel 06.
German football was re-organized under the Third Reich in 1933 and sixteen new top flight divisions were formed. SV earned a place in the Gauliga Mittelrhein
in the 1936–37 season and inaugurated their new stadium that same year. The following season Beuel won a disputed championship in the division, but missed an opportunity to play in the national final rounds. By the time a protest by the club had been decided in their favour, second-place finisher Alemannia Aachen
had already played its first playoff match.
After World War II the club resumed play in the amateur Rheinbezirksliga, which would become the Landesliga Mittelrhein (III), but by the mid 50s had fallen to fourth division play. Beuel played IV and V tier football over the next several decades, and while they enjoyed some success in capturing a number of titles, they were unable to advance in the promotion rounds.
Finally, in 1997, SV clawed its way to the Landesliga Mittelrhein, Gruppe 1 (IV), where the team earned a second place result, only just failing to capture the title on the last day of the season. The club's adventure then ended in financial collapse and they were sent down to the Kreisliga (VI). In 2005–06 Beuel finished on top of their division.
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...
that plays in Bonn
Bonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
, North Rhine-Westphalia.
History
The club's origins are as a group of high school students who were playing football in an informal association as early as 1903. They were known briefly as the Rapiditas or Rapidas after a RotterdamRotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
side that was in the city to play a match against Bonn FV
Bonner SC
Bonner SC is a German association football club based in Bonn. The club was formed in 1965 through the merger of Bonner FV and Tura Bonn.-History:...
. By the summer of 1906 they had taken the name Beueler FV, while in the eastern part of the town another club of the same name appeared. Both sides came close to collapse by the end of World War I and so merged. Soon after another club, FV Alemannia 1919 Beuel, came onto the scene, and in 1924 Alemannia and FV merged to form SV Beuel 06.
German football was re-organized under the Third Reich in 1933 and sixteen new top flight divisions were formed. SV earned a place in the Gauliga Mittelrhein
Gauliga Mittelrhein
The Gauliga Mittelrhein was the highest football league in the central and southern part of the Prussian Rhine Province from 1933 to 1945. Shortly after the formation of the league, the Nazis reorganised the administrative regions in Germany, and the Gaue Köln-Aachen and Moselland replaced the...
in the 1936–37 season and inaugurated their new stadium that same year. The following season Beuel won a disputed championship in the division, but missed an opportunity to play in the national final rounds. By the time a protest by the club had been decided in their favour, second-place finisher Alemannia Aachen
Alemannia Aachen
Alemannia Aachen is a German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long term fixture of the country's second division, Alemannia enjoyed a three-year turn in the top flight in the late 1960s and, after a successful 2005–06 campaign, returned to first division play...
had already played its first playoff match.
After World War II the club resumed play in the amateur Rheinbezirksliga, which would become the Landesliga Mittelrhein (III), but by the mid 50s had fallen to fourth division play. Beuel played IV and V tier football over the next several decades, and while they enjoyed some success in capturing a number of titles, they were unable to advance in the promotion rounds.
Finally, in 1997, SV clawed its way to the Landesliga Mittelrhein, Gruppe 1 (IV), where the team earned a second place result, only just failing to capture the title on the last day of the season. The club's adventure then ended in financial collapse and they were sent down to the Kreisliga (VI). In 2005–06 Beuel finished on top of their division.
Team trivia
- Both Alemannia AachenAlemannia AachenAlemannia Aachen is a German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long term fixture of the country's second division, Alemannia enjoyed a three-year turn in the top flight in the late 1960s and, after a successful 2005–06 campaign, returned to first division play...
and SV Beuel 06 lay claim to the 1938 Gauliga Mittelrhein championship. A late decision by the German Football AssociationGerman Football AssociationThe 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...
(Deutsche Fussball Bund or German Football Association) awarded Beuel points that would have given them the title, but by that time Aachen had already moved on to compete in the national final rounds.