SV Odin Hannover
Encyclopedia
The SV Odin Hannover is a German
rugby union
club from Hanover
, currently playing in the Regionalliga North
. Apart from rugby, the club also offers other sports like association football, gymnastics
and handball
.
The club has six German rugby union championship
to its name, won in 1914, 1920, 1930, 1931, 1961 and 1963.
.
It was to be the only championship final the club lost, winning the next six it played in between 1914 and 1963. The club also became the first-ever winner of the German rugby union cup
in 1962 and defended this title the following year. The double of championship and cup won that year however was to become its last national titles until 2009. Two more lost cup finals in the late 1960s marking the end of the clubs success on national scale.
In recent seasons, after having been relegated from the Rugby-Bundesliga
in 1998, the club made a comeback to the national rugby scene when it returned to the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga
, the second tier of German rugby, in 2004. The club remained a mid-table side in the league the following seasons. In 2008, it formed a on-the-field union with VfR Döhren
, the two clubs now fielding a combined side in the league, playing as SG SV Odin/VfR Döhren.
In 2009, the combined side managed to win the league cup, a competition not contested by the top teams of German rugby.
The SG SV Odin/VfR Döhren was withdrawn from the 2nd Bundesliga in 2011 and instead entered the tier-three Regionalliga North
for the following season.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
club from Hanover
Hanover
Hanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
, currently playing in the Regionalliga North
Rugby-Regionalliga
The Rugby-Regionalliga is the third-highest level of Germany's Rugby union league system, organised by the German Rugby Federation. Its set below the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga...
. Apart from rugby, the club also offers other sports like association football, gymnastics
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
and handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
.
The club has six 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:...
to its name, won in 1914, 1920, 1930, 1931, 1961 and 1963.
History
The club was formed as a rugby union club in 1905. The club was an early power house of German rugby, reaching the second-ever German championship final, but losing to FC 1880 FrankfurtSC 1880 Frankfurt
The SC 1880 Frankfurt is a German rugby union club from Frankfurt am Main, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. Apart from rugby, the club also offers other sports like lacrosse, tennis and field hockey....
.
It was to be the only championship final the club lost, winning the next six it played in between 1914 and 1963. The club also became the first-ever winner of the German rugby union cup
German rugby union cup
The German rugby union cup is the premier cup competition for men in the sport of Rugby Union in Germany.In October 2009, it was proposed to discontinue both men's cup competitions after 2010, meaning, both the DRV-Pokal and the league cup will not be played anymore after this season...
in 1962 and defended this title the following year. The double of championship and cup won that year however was to become its last national titles until 2009. Two more lost cup finals in the late 1960s marking the end of the clubs success on national scale.
In recent seasons, after having been relegated from the Rugby-Bundesliga
Rugby-Bundesliga
The Rugby-Bundesliga is the highest level of Germany's rugby union league system, organised by the German Rugby Federation.The league is predominantly amateur, with only two of the ten clubs in the league being professional outfits,the SC 1880 Frankfurt and Heidelberger RK.-History:The German rugby...
in 1998, the club made a comeback to the national rugby scene when it returned to 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:...
, the second tier of German rugby, in 2004. The club remained a mid-table side in the league the following seasons. In 2008, it formed a on-the-field union with VfR Döhren
VfR Döhren
The VfR Döhren is a German rugby union club from Hanover, playing in the Regionalliga North, the third tier of rugby in Germany. It plays in partnership with SV Odin Hannover, as SG SV Odin/VfR Döhren....
, the two clubs now fielding a combined side in the league, playing as SG SV Odin/VfR Döhren.
In 2009, the combined side managed to win the league cup, a competition not contested by the top teams of German rugby.
The SG SV Odin/VfR Döhren was withdrawn from the 2nd Bundesliga in 2011 and instead entered the tier-three Regionalliga North
Rugby-Regionalliga
The Rugby-Regionalliga is the third-highest level of Germany's Rugby union league system, organised by the German Rugby Federation. Its set below the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga...
for the following season.
Club honours
- German rugby union championshipGerman rugby union championshipThe 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:...
- Champions: 1914, 1920, 1930, 1931, 1961, 1963
- Runners up: 1910
- German rugby union cupGerman rugby union cupThe German rugby union cup is the premier cup competition for men in the sport of Rugby Union in Germany.In October 2009, it was proposed to discontinue both men's cup competitions after 2010, meaning, both the DRV-Pokal and the league cup will not be played anymore after this season...
- Winner: 1962, 1963
- Runners up: 1967, 1968
- German rugby union league cup
- Winner: 2009
- Runners up: 1989
Recent seasons
| Year | Division | Position |
| 2000-01 | Rugby-Regionalliga Lower Saxony (III) | 5th |
| 3rd | ||
| 2001-02 | Rugby-Regionalliga Lower Saxony | 3rd |
| 2002-03 | Rugby-Regionalliga Lower Saxony | 3rd |
| 2003-04 | Rugby-Regionalliga Lower Saxony | 1st |
| North/East championship round | 1st — Promoted | |
| 2004-05 | 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East (II) | 5th |
| 2005-06 | 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East | 4th |
| 2006–07 | 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East | 3rd |
| 2007–08 Rugby-Bundesliga 2007–08 The Rugby-Bundesliga 2007-08 was the 37th edition of this competition and the 88th edition of the German rugby union championship. The season went from 25 August 2007 to 31 May 2008, ending with the relegation final.-Overview:... |
2nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East | 6th |
| 2008–09 | 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East 1 | 5th |
| 2009–10 Rugby-Bundesliga 2009–10 -Overview:The 2009-10 modus was somewhat different from the previous season. The competition had been expanded from nine to ten teams. It marks the first time since introduction of the single-division Bundesliga in 2001, that ten teams competed in the league. This change of modus was decided upon... |
2nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East 1 | 5th |
| 2010–11 Rugby-Bundesliga 2010–11 -Overview:The 2009-10 modus is identical to the previous season. However, the competition had been reduced from ten to nine teams, after the withdrawal of the ASV Köln Rugby during last season and no team from the 2nd Bundesliga accepting promotion. Like in 2008-09, the top four teams qualify for... |
2nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East | 6th — Relegated |
- 1 Placing for combined side SG SV Odin/VfR Döhren.
- Until 2001, when the single-division Bundesliga was established, the season was divided in autumn and spring, a Vorrunde and Endrunde, whereby the top teams of the Rugby-Bundesliga would play out the championship while the bottom teams together with the autumn 2nd Bundesliga champion would play for Bundesliga qualification. The remainder of the 2nd Bundesliga teams would play a spring round to determine the relegated clubs. Where two placing's are shown, the first is autumn, the second spring.