- BSV Schwenningen
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clubname = BSV Schwenningen 07
fullname = BSV 07 Schwenningen e.V.
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founded = 1907
ground = Gustav-Strohm-Stadion
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season = 2007-08
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leftarm2=FFffff|body2=ffffff|rightarm2=FFffff|shorts2=0000FF|socks2=ffffFFBSV Schwenningen 07 is a German football club that plays in
Schwenningen ,Baden-Württemberg . The 1974 merger of "Schwenningen SC" and "VfR Schwenningen" that formed "BSV Schwenningen 07" brought together two separate threads of the club's history.History
Two of the town's early clubs, "FC 07 Schwenningen" and "FC Viktoria 08 Schwenningen", set aside their rivalry in 1922 to form "VfR Schwenningen". The club advanced to first class
Gauliga Württemberg play for a single season in 1937 and finished in last place."BSV"'s other ancestor, "Sportclub Schwenningen", was formed in 1925. In 1935 they advanced as far as the semi-final round of the first Tschammerspokal tournament, the predecessor to today's
German Cup .After
World War II organizations across Germany, including sports and football clubs, were dissolved by the occupying Allied authorities. In 1946 all of Schwenningen's former sports associations were re-constituted in a single club known as "VfL Schwenningen" that played in the Oberliga Südwest (southern group) from 1946 to 1950. This club's existence was short-lived and late in 1950 "VfR Schwenningen" was re-formed as a separate side that began play in theAmateurliga Württemberg (III). A re-formed "SC Schwenningen" side was also slated to begin play in the Amateurliga Württemberg (III), but was demoted to the Landesliga Württemberg (IV) over the status of some of its players. They returned to the Amateurliga Württemberg in 1951."VfR" played in the Amateurliga Württemberg for most of the 50's, winning the German Amateur championship in 1952. The club joined the new
Amateurliga Schwarzwald-Bodensee (III) in 1960. They finished second to "FC Hanau 93 " in the promotion round for the 2.Bundesliga, but appeared to get another chance to advance when second division "FC Hassfurt" ran into license problems. However, theDFB (Deutscher Fussball Bund or German Football Association) ruled in "Hassfurt"'s favour and "Schwenningen" would have to wait. In the late 60's the side fell to Landesliga Württemberg (IV) play."SC Schenningen"'s history roughly paralleled "VfR"s: they also played in the Amateurliga Württemberg for most of the 50's and joined the new Amateurliga Schwarzwald-Bodensee (III) in 1960 to become the new circuit's first champion. They managed to avoid relegation and remained a tier III side into the 70's.
In 1974, these two clubs formed "BSV Schwenningen 07" and the new team carried on play in the third tier Amateurliga Schwarzwald-Bodensee for the 1974-75 season. They won the league title in 1976 and then advanced through the promotion rounds to play in the 2nd Bundesliga Süd in 1976-77. The following year was one one of mixed fortunes: a 20th place finish in the 2nd Bundesliga had seen the club relegated carrying a heavy debt load. However the side also made its furthest ever advance in German Cup play, going out in the third round.
The club stayed in the
Verbandsliga Württemberg until the end of 1984 and slipped to the tier IV Landesliga Württemberg the next year. They played at that level for most of a decade before falling to the Bezirksliga (V) for eight years. "Schwenningen" returned to the Landesliga Württemberg (IV) in 2003, where they play today.Notable Players
Honours
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German amateur champions : 1952
*Amateurliga Schwarzwald-Bodensee champions: 1961 (SC), 1976Team Trivia
In the first round of the 1979 German Cup, "Schwenningen" suffered a 1:14 beating at the hands of "
Borussia Dortmund ", the most goals "Dortmund" has ever scored in a match.External links
* [http://www.bsv-schwenningen.de/ Official team site]
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