SV Eintracht Trier 05
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SV Eintracht Trier 05 is a German association football club
based in Trier
, Rhineland-Palatinate. It was formed on 11 March 1948 out of the merger of Westmark 05 Trier and Eintracht Trier 06, on the 43rd anniversary of the establishment of predecessor Trier Fußball Club 05. The team badge incorporates Trier's most famous landmark, the Porta Nigra
, an ancient Roman city gate still standing in Germany's oldest city.
The origins of Eintracht Trier are in the 1906 establishment of Fußball Club Moselland 06 Trier. In 1920, the club joined with FV Fortuna 1910 Trier to create Vereinigte Rasenspieler 1906 Trier, which the following year merged with SV Alemannia 1909 Trier to form SV Eintracht 06 Trier.
Westmark and Eintracht played first in the Bezirksliga Rhein-Saar
and then in the Gauliga Mittelrhein
, one of 16 top-flight divisions formed through the 1933 re-organization of German football under the Third Reich. Westmark appeared in the opening rounds of the Tschammerpokal, predecessor of today's DFB-Pokal
(German Cup) in 1936, advancing past FV Saarbrücken (3:1), before being put out in the next round by VfB Stuttgart
(0:1). Both Trier teams were relegated in 1936 and did not re-appear in the top-flight until 1941 when they were both promoted to the Gauliga Moselland, Gruppe West.
Westmark was relegated at the end of the season, however Eintracht fared slightly better, lasting a further two seasons before being sent down. Player shortages during World War II forced the mergers of many clubs into combined wartime sides known as Kriegspielgemeinshaft, and in 1943, the two clubs were joined as KSG Eintracht/Westmark Trier. The team won only a single point in 11 matches, conceding 52 goals and scoring just 13. By 1944, the war had overtaken the region and play in the Gauliga Moselland was suspended.
(Gruppe Nord), but were never a serious contender at that level, consistently finishing well behind the leaders. By the time the Bundesliga
, the country's new professional football league, was formed in 1963, the club had fallen to second division play.
They continued to play tier II football in the Regionalliga Südwest
until slipping to the Amateurliga Rheinland
(III) in 1973. Eintrachts second team amateur side had also made an appearance in the Amateurliga for a single season in 1970–71. The senior side performed well in the Amateurliga after their descent, but failed in a bid to advance at the end of the 1975–76 season after winning their division and then finishing second in the group promotion playoff. The following year, Trier again captured the Amateurliga title, but this time were successful in their bid to move up to the 2. Bundesliga
Süd. However, they performed poorly there and were in 17th place at the end of the 1976–77 campaign. The club avoided relegation only because Röchling Völklingen, who had finished above Eintracht, were denied a license for financial reasons. Trier was able to turn their narrow escape into a five-year stay in the second division.
In 1981, the Nord and Süd divisions of the 2. Bundesliga
were combined, and the number of teams playing tier II football reduced from 42 to 20. Trier missed the cut with an 8th place finish and found themselves playing in the Amateuroberliga Südwest
(III). The club went on to perform well through the next decade and on into the mid-1990s, earning a string of top three finishes which included Amateurliga titles in 1986, 1993, and 1994 and consecutive German Amateur Championships in 1988 and 1989. They also enjoyed an extended run in the 1998 DFB-Pokal
(German Cup) tournament, advancing to the semi-finals before finally being put out by MSV Duisburg
in a match that ended in a 1:1 draw before being decided 9:10 on penalty kicks. However, the team failed in four bids (1987, 1992, 1993, 1999) to win its way back to second division play and remained a mid-table side in the Regionalliga West/Südwest
and Regionalliga West
for most of the 1990s and on into the new millennium.
, earning their highest finish with a 7th place result in 2003.
The decline of the club began with relegation to the Regionalliga
(III) in 2005. Club manager Paul Linz resigned and was replaced by former Trier Captain Micheal Prus. The start of the Regionalliga season was disappointing and led to the change of manager to Eugen Hach in October 2005, which failed to stop the rot. The team was again relegated and started the 2006–07 season in the Oberliga Südwest
(IV).
The aim of the club was promotion straight back to the Regionalliga and the men in charge of this rapid promotion challenge were Adnan Kevric and Roland Seitz. However, Seitz left to take over at SC Paderborn within just a few days of his appointment. Kevric was to see out the rest of the season with the team before resigning his position on 3 March 2007 after a 2:0 home defeat at the hands of FV Engers 07
ended the financially urgent promotion challenge. Herbert Herres then took over as head coach, but he in turn resigned as manager on 3 April 2007 following a 3:1 defeat against SpVgg EGC Wirges
. Former player Werner Kartz took over until the end of the season.
Under Kartz the team was able to lift itself once again and even managed to win the Rhineland Cup after a 2:1 victory over TuS on 7 June 2007, leading to qualification to the opening round of the DFB-Pokal
. On 5 August 2007, Trier met FC Schalke 04
at the sold out Moselstadion with tickets for this event changing hands on eBay for over 60 euros per ticket. Trier was over matched and were beaten 9:0 by the Bundesliga side.
The plan for the 2007–08 season was to finish in the top four of the Oberliga Südwest
(IV) to ensure promotion into the newly formed Regionalliga West (IV) for the 2008–09 season. The team met this objective in a 5:0 win over Eintracht Bad Kreuznach
that locked their place in the top four.
Semi-Final against Duisburg
.
The stadium no longer conforms to the DFL licensing regulations and there are plans for a new, modern stadium in Trier
, however following the relegation of the club to the Oberliga Südwest
these plans are currently on hold.
Chairman Alfons Jochem
Vice-President Ernst Wilhelmi
Sports
Head Coach Roland Seitz
Assistant Coach Thomas Richter
Goalkeeper Coach Sascha Purket
Team-Doctor Dr. Peter Krapf
Physiotherapist Manuel Scherer
Staff:
Head Coach Reinhold Breu
Assistant Coach Frank Thieltges
Goalkeeper Coach Sascha Purkert
Team Chef Bernhard Weis
to inspire the team and is usually sung as the team enters the pitch.
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...
based in Trier
Trier
Trier, historically called in English Treves is a city in Germany on the banks of the Moselle. It is the oldest city in Germany, founded in or before 16 BC....
, Rhineland-Palatinate. It was formed on 11 March 1948 out of the merger of Westmark 05 Trier and Eintracht Trier 06, on the 43rd anniversary of the establishment of predecessor Trier Fußball Club 05. The team badge incorporates Trier's most famous landmark, the Porta Nigra
Porta Nigra
The Porta Nigra is a large Roman city gate in Trier, Germany. It is today the largest Roman city gate north of the Alps and has been designated a World Heritage Site....
, an ancient Roman city gate still standing in Germany's oldest city.
Predecessor clubs (1905–1945)
Trier FC was established 11 March 1905 and in 1911 was re-named Sport-Verein 05 Trier. In 1930, 05, Fußballverein Kürenz, and Polizei SV Trier were joined to form SV Westmark 05 Trier.The origins of Eintracht Trier are in the 1906 establishment of Fußball Club Moselland 06 Trier. In 1920, the club joined with FV Fortuna 1910 Trier to create Vereinigte Rasenspieler 1906 Trier, which the following year merged with SV Alemannia 1909 Trier to form SV Eintracht 06 Trier.
Westmark and Eintracht played first in the Bezirksliga Rhein-Saar
Bezirksliga Rhein-Saar
The Bezirksliga Rhein-Saar was the highest association football league in the German state of Saarland, the Bavarian region of Palatinate and the northern-most part of Baden from 1927 to 1933...
and then 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...
, one of 16 top-flight divisions formed through the 1933 re-organization of German football under the Third Reich. Westmark appeared in the opening rounds of the Tschammerpokal, predecessor of today's DFB-Pokal
DFB-Pokal
The DFB-Pokal or DFB Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually. 64 teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga. It is considered the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga...
(German Cup) in 1936, advancing past FV Saarbrücken (3:1), before being put out in the next round by VfB Stuttgart
VfB Stuttgart
Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons...
(0:1). Both Trier teams were relegated in 1936 and did not re-appear in the top-flight until 1941 when they were both promoted to the Gauliga Moselland, Gruppe West.
Westmark was relegated at the end of the season, however Eintracht fared slightly better, lasting a further two seasons before being sent down. Player shortages during World War II forced the mergers of many clubs into combined wartime sides known as Kriegspielgemeinshaft, and in 1943, the two clubs were joined as KSG Eintracht/Westmark Trier. The team won only a single point in 11 matches, conceding 52 goals and scoring just 13. By 1944, the war had overtaken the region and play in the Gauliga Moselland was suspended.
Post-war (1945–2000)
The two clubs re-emerged as separate sides after the conflict before joining together on 11 March 1948 as SV Eintracht Trier 05. The newly combined side resumed play in the top-flight Oberliga SüdwestOberliga Südwest (1945-63)
The Oberliga Südwest was the highest level of the German football league system in the southwest of Germany from 1945 until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963. It covered the two states of Rheinland-Pfalz and Saarland.-Overview:...
(Gruppe Nord), but were never a serious contender at that level, consistently finishing well behind the leaders. By the time the Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
, the country's new professional football league, was formed in 1963, the club had fallen to second division play.
They continued to play tier II football in the Regionalliga Südwest
Regionalliga Südwest (1963-74)
The Regionalliga Südwest was the second-highest level of the German football league system in the southwest of Germany from 1963 until the formation of the 2nd Bundesliga in 1974...
until slipping to the Amateurliga Rheinland
Amateurliga Rheinland
The Amateurliga Rheinland was the highest football league in the region of the Rheinland FA and the third tier of the German football league system from its inception in 1952 to the formation of the Oberliga Südwest and the Verbandsliga Rheinland below it in 1978.- Overview :The Amateurliga...
(III) in 1973. Eintrachts second team amateur side had also made an appearance in the Amateurliga for a single season in 1970–71. The senior side performed well in the Amateurliga after their descent, but failed in a bid to advance at the end of the 1975–76 season after winning their division and then finishing second in the group promotion playoff. The following year, Trier again captured the Amateurliga title, but this time were successful in their bid to move up to the 2. Bundesliga
2. Fußball-Bundesliga
- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
Süd. However, they performed poorly there and were in 17th place at the end of the 1976–77 campaign. The club avoided relegation only because Röchling Völklingen, who had finished above Eintracht, were denied a license for financial reasons. Trier was able to turn their narrow escape into a five-year stay in the second division.
In 1981, the Nord and Süd divisions of the 2. Bundesliga
2. Fußball-Bundesliga
- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
were combined, and the number of teams playing tier II football reduced from 42 to 20. Trier missed the cut with an 8th place finish and found themselves playing in the Amateuroberliga Südwest
Oberliga Südwest
The Oberliga Südwest is the highest regional football league for the Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland state of Germany. It is the fifth tier of the German football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German Football, the 5th tier of the German football league system...
(III). The club went on to perform well through the next decade and on into the mid-1990s, earning a string of top three finishes which included Amateurliga titles in 1986, 1993, and 1994 and consecutive German Amateur Championships in 1988 and 1989. They also enjoyed an extended run in the 1998 DFB-Pokal
DFB-Pokal
The DFB-Pokal or DFB Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually. 64 teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga. It is considered the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga...
(German Cup) tournament, advancing to the semi-finals before finally being put out by MSV Duisburg
MSV Duisburg
MSV Duisburg is a German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed "the Zebras" for their traditional striped jerseys, the club was one of the original members of the Bundesliga when it was formed in 1963.-Early years:...
in a match that ended in a 1:1 draw before being decided 9:10 on penalty kicks. However, the team failed in four bids (1987, 1992, 1993, 1999) to win its way back to second division play and remained a mid-table side in the Regionalliga West/Südwest
Regionalliga West/Südwest
The Regionalliga West/Südwest was the third tier of the German football league system in the states of Saarland, Rheinland-Pfalz and Nordrhein-Westfalen from 1994 to 2000.- Overview :...
and Regionalliga West
Regionalliga West
The Regionalliga West is the fourth tier of the German football league system since its introduction in 2008. It covers the states of Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and North Rhine-Westphalia and is one of three leagues at this level, together with the Regionalliga Nord and the Regionalliga...
for most of the 1990s and on into the new millennium.
Recent history (2000–2007)
The years 2002–2005 can be considered as the club's most successful as they enjoyed a three season spell in the 2. Bundesliga2. Fußball-Bundesliga
- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
, earning their highest finish with a 7th place result in 2003.
The decline of the club began with relegation to the Regionalliga
Regionalliga
Regionalliga is a designation in Germany for sports leagues, which are led by one or more regional federations. Regionalligen often fall below the Bundesliga and 2nd Bundesliga of a given sport...
(III) in 2005. Club manager Paul Linz resigned and was replaced by former Trier Captain Micheal Prus. The start of the Regionalliga season was disappointing and led to the change of manager to Eugen Hach in October 2005, which failed to stop the rot. The team was again relegated and started the 2006–07 season in the Oberliga Südwest
Oberliga Südwest
The Oberliga Südwest is the highest regional football league for the Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland state of Germany. It is the fifth tier of the German football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German Football, the 5th tier of the German football league system...
(IV).
The aim of the club was promotion straight back to the Regionalliga and the men in charge of this rapid promotion challenge were Adnan Kevric and Roland Seitz. However, Seitz left to take over at SC Paderborn within just a few days of his appointment. Kevric was to see out the rest of the season with the team before resigning his position on 3 March 2007 after a 2:0 home defeat at the hands of FV Engers 07
FV Engers 07
FV Engers 07 is a German association football club based in the city of Engers, Rhineland-Palatinate that currently plays in the Oberliga Südwest .-History:...
ended the financially urgent promotion challenge. Herbert Herres then took over as head coach, but he in turn resigned as manager on 3 April 2007 following a 3:1 defeat against SpVgg EGC Wirges
SpVgg EGC Wirges
SpVgg EGC Wirges is a German association football club from the city of Wirges, Rhineland-Palatinate.-History:Spielvereinigung Eintracht Glas-Chemie Wirges was formed 1 July 1972 through the merger of Sport Club Wirges , Sportverein Rot-Weiß Keramchemie Siershahn , and Sportverein Ebernhahn...
. Former player Werner Kartz took over until the end of the season.
Under Kartz the team was able to lift itself once again and even managed to win the Rhineland Cup after a 2:1 victory over TuS on 7 June 2007, leading to qualification to the opening round of the DFB-Pokal
DFB-Pokal
The DFB-Pokal or DFB Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually. 64 teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga. It is considered the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga...
. On 5 August 2007, Trier met FC Schalke 04
FC Schalke 04
Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major...
at the sold out Moselstadion with tickets for this event changing hands on eBay for over 60 euros per ticket. Trier was over matched and were beaten 9:0 by the Bundesliga side.
The plan for the 2007–08 season was to finish in the top four of the Oberliga Südwest
Oberliga Südwest
The Oberliga Südwest is the highest regional football league for the Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland state of Germany. It is the fifth tier of the German football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German Football, the 5th tier of the German football league system...
(IV) to ensure promotion into the newly formed Regionalliga West (IV) for the 2008–09 season. The team met this objective in a 5:0 win over Eintracht Bad Kreuznach
Eintracht Bad Kreuznach
Eintracht Bad Kreuznach is a German association football club from city of Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate. They are among the most successful amateur football teams in southwestern Germany and currently play in the Oberliga Südwest .-History:...
that locked their place in the top four.
Stadium
In 1934 the club built its present home The Moselstadion. The Moselstadion is set in the midst of a sports site with several sports fields and tennis courts surrounding it. The stadium holds a maximum of 10,254 spectators with approximately 2,000 seats and terracing for a further 8,000 spectators, of which 2,000 spaces are undercover. The stadium has been gradually improved since it was built culminating in the erecting of floodlight masts in 1998 in time for the DFB-PokalDFB-Pokal
The DFB-Pokal or DFB Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually. 64 teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga. It is considered the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga...
Semi-Final against Duisburg
Duisburg
- History :A legend recorded by Johannes Aventinus holds that Duisburg, was built by the eponymous Tuisto, mythical progenitor of Germans, ca. 2395 BC...
.
The stadium no longer conforms to the DFL licensing regulations and there are plans for a new, modern stadium in Trier
Trier
Trier, historically called in English Treves is a city in Germany on the banks of the Moselle. It is the oldest city in Germany, founded in or before 16 BC....
, however following the relegation of the club to the Oberliga Südwest
Oberliga Südwest
The Oberliga Südwest is the highest regional football league for the Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland state of Germany. It is the fifth tier of the German football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German Football, the 5th tier of the German football league system...
these plans are currently on hold.
Current squad
Staff
DirectorsChairman Alfons Jochem
Vice-President Ernst Wilhelmi
Sports
Head Coach Roland Seitz
Assistant Coach Thomas Richter
Thomas Richter (footballer born 1967)
Thomas Richter is a German football coach and a former player. As of January 2009, he is an assistant manager with SV Eintracht Trier 05.-External links:...
Goalkeeper Coach Sascha Purket
Team-Doctor Dr. Peter Krapf
Physiotherapist Manuel Scherer
Reserve squad
Staff:
Head Coach Reinhold Breu
Assistant Coach Frank Thieltges
Goalkeeper Coach Sascha Purkert
Team Chef Bernhard Weis
Notable managers
- Werner Weiss (07-08)
- Werner Kartz (06-07)
- Herbert Herres (06-07)
- Adnan Kevric (06-07)
- Marco Pezzaiouli (06-07)
- Roland Seitz (06-07)
- Eugen Hach (05-06)
- Michael Prus (05-06)
- Paul Linz (99–2005)
- Michael Prus (2005)
- Eugen Hach (2005–2006)
- Roland Seitz (2006)
- Marco Pezzaiuoli (2006)
- Adnan Kevric (2006–2007)
- Werner Weiss (2007–2008)
- Thomas RichterThomas Richter (footballer born 1967)Thomas Richter is a German football coach and a former player. As of January 2009, he is an assistant manager with SV Eintracht Trier 05.-External links:...
(2008) - Mario BaslerMario BaslerMario Basler is a German former football winger and current manager.- Career :...
(2009–2010) - Reinhold Breu (2010)
- Roland Seitz (2010–)
Achievements
- German amateur champions: 1988, 1989
- Rhineland CupRhineland CupThe Rhineland Cup is one of the 21 regional cup competitions of German football. The winner of the competition gains entry to the first round of the German Cup. It is limited to clubs from the northern part of Rhineland-Palatinate, however, teams from the Fußball-Bundesliga and 2nd...
winners: 1982, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1997, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009
Statistics, records and recent league finishes
| Year | Division | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1963–64 | Regionalliga Sudwest | 5th |
| 1964–65 | Regionalliga Sudwest | 3rd |
| 1965–66 | Regionalliga Sudwest | 13th |
| 1966–67 | Regionalliga Sudwest | 5th |
| 1967–68 | Regionalliga Sudwest | 8th |
| 1968–69 | Regionalliga Sudwest | 10th |
| 1969–70 | Regionalliga Sudwest | 10th |
| 1970–71 | Regionalliga Sudwest | 11th |
| 1971–72 | Regionalliga Sudwest | 13th |
| 1972–73 | Regionalliga Sudwest | 15th |
| 1973–74 | Amateurliga Rheinland | 2nd |
| 1974–75 | Amateurliga Rheinland | 1st |
| 1975–76 | Amateurliga Rheinland | 1st |
| 1976–77 | 2.Bundesliga Sud | 17th |
| 1977–78 | 2.Bundesliga Sud | 12th |
| 1978–79 | 2.Bundesliga Sud | 10th |
| 1979–80 | 2.Bundesliga Sud | 15th |
| 1980–81 | 2.Bundesliga Sud | 8th |
| 1981–82 | Am. Oberliga Sudwest | 6th |
| 1982–83 | Am. Oberliga Sudwest | 6th |
| 1983–84 | Am. Oberliga Sudwest | 2nd |
| 1984–85 | Am. Oberliga Sudwest | 3rd |
| 1985–86 | Am. Oberliga Sudwest | 3rd |
| 1986–87 | Am. Oberliga Sudwest | 1st |
| 1987–88 | Am. Oberliga Sudwest | 2nd |
| 1988–89 | Am. Oberliga Sudwest | 2nd |
| 1989–90 | Am. Oberliga Sudwest | 5th |
| 1990–91 | Am. Oberliga Sudwest | 2nd |
| 1991–92 | Am. Oberliga Sudwest | 3rd |
| 1992–93 | Am. Oberliga Sudwest | 1st |
| 1993–94 | Am. Oberliga Sudwest | 1st |
| 1994–95 | Regionalliga West/SW | 7th |
| 1995–96 | Regionalliga West/SW | 15th |
| 1996–97 | Regionalliga West/SW | 9th |
| 1997–98 | Regionalliga West/SW | 5th |
| 1998–99 | Regionalliga West/SW | 2nd |
| 1999–00 | Regionalliga West/SW | 5th |
| 2000–01 | Regionalliga Sud | 4th |
| 2001–02 | Regionalliga Sud | 2nd |
| 2002–03 | 2.Bundesliga | 7th |
| 2003–04 | 2.Bundesliga | 11th |
| 2004–05 | 2.Bundesliga | 15th |
| 2005–06 | Regionalliga Sud | 16th |
| 2006–07 | Oberliga Sudwest | 5th |
| 2007–08 | Oberliga Sudwest | 4th |
| 2008–09 | Regionalliga West | 13th |
Other
To mark the 100 year anniversary of the club in 2005 Leiendecker Bloas wrote the club anthem "Für uns geddet nur Eintracht Trier (2005)" The club also use the terrace anthem You'll Never Walk AloneYou'll Never Walk Alone (song)
"You'll Never Walk Alone" is a show tune from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel.In the musical, in the second act, Nettie Fowler, the cousin of the female protagonist Julie Jordan, sings "You'll Never Walk Alone" to comfort and encourage Julie when her husband, Billy Bigelow, the...
to inspire the team and is usually sung as the team enters the pitch.