SV Wehen
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SV Wehen Wiesbaden is a German association football club
based in Wiesbaden
, Hesse.
) and no longer in Taunusstein. In the summer of 2007 Wiesbaden has been added to the original name of SV Wehen.
The club was founded under the name of SV Wehen 1926 – Taunusstein in 1926 and disbanded by the Nazi
government in 1933, although the football department was maintained by playing occasional friendly matches until 1939. The club re-established itself in 1946, following World War II. They operated both first and reserve teams from the beginning, with their first team competing in local amateur division, the B-Klasse Wiesbaden. The club's first youth team was established in 1955 and they subsequently started to use their own talented young players to strengthen the first team. By the mid-1970s, the youth department was split in ten teams with more than 150 players and a women's team was first established in 1984.
The club won the Hessenpokal in 1988, 1996 and 2000, which gave them berths in the German Cup in those years. In the 2000–01 season, the club gave two good performances in the German Cup, eliminating at the time Second Bundesliga side Stuttgarter Kickers
with a 2–1 victory in the first round and narrowly losing 1–0 to Bundesliga giant Borussia Dortmund
in extra time of their second-round match.
The club competed between fourth and sixth divisions of German football for a few decades before eventually being promoted to the third division in the late 1980s. They were relegated back to the fourth division in 1995, but returned to the third-division Regionalliga Süd
in 1997. The club managed to establish itself in the third division and in the 2000s, they further established themselves as one of the top teams in the Regionalliga Süd and narrowly missed promotion to the Second Bundesliga with third-place finishes in both 2005 and 2006 before finally achieving promotion to the Second Bundesliga in 2007 after finishing 1st in Regionalliga Süd.
Thomas Brendel
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 Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden is a city in southwest Germany and the capital of the federal state of Hesse. It has about 275,400 inhabitants, plus approximately 10,000 United States citizens...
, Hesse.
History
Since the beginning of the 07–08 season the club plays its homegames in nearby Wiesbaden (BRITA-ArenaBRITA-Arena
The BRITA-Arena is a football stadium in Wiesbaden, Germany. It is the home ground of 3rd Liga side SV Wehen Wiesbaden.The stadium is named after its former main sponsor Brita, a German company specialised in producing water filters, and replaced the Stadion am Halberg in Taunusstein as SV Wehen's...
) and no longer in Taunusstein. In the summer of 2007 Wiesbaden has been added to the original name of SV Wehen.
The club was founded under the name of SV Wehen 1926 – Taunusstein in 1926 and disbanded by the Nazi
Nazism
Nazism, the common short form name of National Socialism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany...
government in 1933, although the football department was maintained by playing occasional friendly matches until 1939. The club re-established itself in 1946, following World War II. They operated both first and reserve teams from the beginning, with their first team competing in local amateur division, the B-Klasse Wiesbaden. The club's first youth team was established in 1955 and they subsequently started to use their own talented young players to strengthen the first team. By the mid-1970s, the youth department was split in ten teams with more than 150 players and a women's team was first established in 1984.
The club won the Hessenpokal in 1988, 1996 and 2000, which gave them berths in the German Cup in those years. In the 2000–01 season, the club gave two good performances in the German Cup, eliminating at the time Second Bundesliga side Stuttgarter Kickers
Stuttgarter Kickers
Stuttgarter Kickers is a German association football club that plays in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, founded on 21 September 1899 as FC Stuttgarter Cickers...
with a 2–1 victory in the first round and narrowly losing 1–0 to Bundesliga giant Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football...
in extra time of their second-round match.
The club competed between fourth and sixth divisions of German football for a few decades before eventually being promoted to the third division in the late 1980s. They were relegated back to the fourth division in 1995, but returned to the third-division Regionalliga Süd
Regionalliga (football)
The Fußball-Regionalliga is the fourth tier of football in the German football league system. Until 1974, it was the second tier of the league system before being disbanded. The Regionalliga was then re-introduced as the third tier of the system in 1994...
in 1997. The club managed to establish itself in the third division and in the 2000s, they further established themselves as one of the top teams in the Regionalliga Süd and narrowly missed promotion to the Second Bundesliga with third-place finishes in both 2005 and 2006 before finally achieving promotion to the Second Bundesliga in 2007 after finishing 1st in Regionalliga Süd.
Recent seasons
| Year | Division | Position |
| 1999–2000 | Regionalliga Süd Regionalliga Süd The Regionalliga Süd is currently the fourth tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008, it was the third tier. It currently is the highest regional league for the southern part of Germany... (III) |
13th |
| 2000–01 | Regionalliga Süd | 11th |
| 2001–02 | Regionalliga Süd | 6th |
| 2002–03 | Regionalliga Süd | 7th |
| 2003–04 | Regionalliga Süd | 7th |
| 2004–05 | Regionalliga Süd | 3rd |
| 2005–06 | Regionalliga Süd | 3rd |
| 2006–07 | Regionalliga Süd | 1st (promoted) |
| 2007–08 | 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... (II) |
8th |
| 2008–09 | 2. Bundesliga | 18th |
| 2009–10 | 3rd Liga 3rd Liga The 3rd Liga is the third division of football in Germany. The league started with the beginning of the 2008–09 season, when it replaced the Regionalliga as the third tier football league in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2... (III) |
15th |
| 2010-11 | 3rd Liga | 4th |
Current squad
SV Wehen Wiesbaden II squad
Manager: Thomas BrendelNotable players
- Alexander Karapetyan
- Danilo Fernando Evangelista de Souza
- Jonas Grüter
- Kevin HampfKevin HampfKevin Hampf is a German football player who plays for VfB Auerbach.- Career :He made his debut on the professional league level in the 2. Bundesliga for FC Erzgebirge Aue on May 22, 2004 when he came in as a substitute in the 72nd minute in a game against Rot-Weiß Oberhausen.-External links:...
- Carsten HennigCarsten HennigCarsten Hennig is a German football player. As of January 2009, he plays for SV Wehen Wiesbaden II. He made his debut on the professional league level in the 2. Bundesliga for Eintracht Frankfurt on September 22, 1996 when he started in a game against Stuttgarter Kickers.-External links:...
- Patrick Rosenau
- Sebastian Schmeer
- Mohd Fadzli SaariMohd Fadzli SaariMohd Fadzli Saari is a Malaysian footballer who is a midfielder for Selangor FA. He is a member of the Malaysia national football team.-Career:Fadzli is one of the Malaysian footballer who given a chances to play outside Malaysia...
- Rudie RamliRudie RamliRudie Ramli is a Malaysian professional football player currently playing for Selangor FA in the Malaysian Super League as a striker....
- Steve Sam
Honours
- Regionalliga SüdRegionalliga SüdThe Regionalliga Süd is currently the fourth tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008, it was the third tier. It currently is the highest regional league for the southern part of Germany...
champions: 2007 - Oberliga Hessen (IV) champions: 1997
- Landesliga Hessen-Mitte (IV) champions: 1989
- Hesse CupHesse CupThe Hesse 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.-History:...
winners: 1988, 1996, 2000, 2011
Former coaches
- Robert Jung (1993–1994)
- Max Reichenberger (1994–1995)
- Manfred Petz (1997–1998)
- Gerd Schwickert (1999–2002)
- Djuradj Vasic (2007 & 2002–2006)
- Christian HockChristian HockChristian Hock is a retired German football player and a football manager who currently managing Hessen Kassel.-External links:...
(2006–2008) - Wolfgang FrankWolfgang FrankWolfgang Frank is a German football manager and former player.Frank made a total of 215 appearances in the Fußball-Bundesliga during his playing career, scoring 89 goals...
(2008–2009) - Hans Werner Moser (2009–2010)