SSV Reutlingen

Football club infobox
clubname = SSV Reutlingen


fullname = Sport- und Schwimmverein Reutlingen 05 e.V.
nickname = Die Nullfünfer
founded = 1905
ground = Kreuzeiche
capacity = 12,734
chairman =
manager =
league = Regionalliga Süd
season = 2007-08
position = 12th
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SSV Reutlingen is a German football club playing in Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg.

History

The club was founded as "FC Arminia Reutlingen" and was re-named "SV Reutlingen 1905" in 1910. The club fused with "1. Schwimmverein 1911" to form the current side in 1938.

"Reutlingen" became a decent regional side in the years after World War II, two second place finishes in the Oberliga (I) in 1950 and 1955 being the highlight, and earned a place in the second tier Regionalliga Süd in 1963 when Germany's new top flight professional league, the Bundesliga, was formed. After a second place finish in their division in 1965, "SSV" took part in the Bundesliga promotion rounds, but the fates pitted them against two teams that would go on to become the league's most storied sides: "Bayern Munich" and "Borussia Mönchengladbach" were playing for the right to make their Bundesliga debuts that year. "Reutlingen" was held to a 1:1 draw against "M'gladbach" on their home ground, but were then crushed 0:7 away, and finished a point behind them in their group.

"Reutlingen" continued to play second division football until the early 70's when they dropped into the Amateur Oberliga Baden-Württemberg (III), briefly even falling to fourth -tier Verbandsliga Württemberg. They would spend most of the next two-and-a-half decades at the third level before playing their way back to the second tier on the strength of a first place finish in their division that began with a sixteen game winning streak to open the season. Their three-year-long adventure in the 2.Bundesliga ended in 2003 after the team was penalized 6 points for financial irregularities the previous year and simply could not make up that big a difference. They were then denied a license to play in the third division Regionalliga Süd and were forced down to Oberliga Baden-Wurttemberg (IV).

The team finished in first place in the Oberliga Baden-Wurttemberg in 2005-06 and have returned to the Regionalliga Süd (III).

Honours

*Oberliga Südwest (I) runners-up: 1950
*Oberliga Süd (I) runners-up: 1955
*German amateur champions: 1974, 1997
*Oberliga Baden-Württemberg (III-IV) champions: 1989, 1992, 2006
*Verbandsliga Württemberg (IV) champions: 1985
*Amateurliga Schwarzwald-Bodensee (III) champions: 1975, 1977, 1978

Recent seasons

Current Squad

External links

* [http://www.ssv-reutlingen.de Official team site]
* [http://www.abseits-soccer.com/clubs/reutlingen.html The Abseits Guide to German Soccer]