SV Lippstadt 08

Football club infobox
clubname = SV Lippstadt


fullname = Spielverein Lippstadt 08 e.V.
nickname =
founded = 1997
ground = Stadion am Waldschlößchen
capacity = 4,250
chairman = Dr. Forusan Madjlessi
manager = Gerd Roggensack
league = Verbandsliga Westfalen (VI)
season = 2007-08
position = Oberliga Westfalen (IV), 16th (relegated)
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SV Lippstadt is a German football club from the city of Lippstadt, North Rhine-Westphalia.

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History

The two predecessors of the current-day club were both established in March 1908. "Borussia Lippstadt" was founded March 24 by students of the Gymnasium Ostendorf, while "Lippstädter SV Teutonia" was also founded sometime late in the month. "Teutonia" merged with "SV Westfalia Lippstadt" in 1921 and established a ground at Waldschlößchen that same year. This club played briefly in the top-flight regional league in 1931-33 until a general re-organization of German football under the Third Reich into sixteen first division Gauliga in 1933 saw then shuffled down to second level competition.

Late in World War II "Teutonia" and "SV Borussia Lippstadt" played alongside "Luftwaffe Sportverein Lipperbruchbaumas" as part of the combined wartime side, or Kriegspielgemeinshaft, "KSG Lippstadt". This team was inserted into the crumbling first division Gauliga Westfalen/Group 3 but never played a league match as war overtook the area. Following the conflict, occupying Allied authorities ordered the dissolution of organizations across the country, including sports and football clubs.

Both "Borussia" and "Teutonia" were re-established as separate sides after the war and in 1957 finished one-two competing against each other in the Landesliga Westfalen (III). "Borussia" was promoted directly into Verbandsliga Westfalen, while "Teutonia" also advanced after winning its way through a promotion playoff. Both sides were quickly sent down with the former playing only a single season at that level, while the latter played two seasons. For the most part over the next few decades the two clubs were up and down between the city and district circuits. They both enjoyed stints in the Verbandsliga beginning in the mid-70s, while "Teutonia" spent the first half of the 80s in the Oberliga.

"Teutonia" emerged out of the Landesliga Westfalen (VI) and into the Verbandsliga Westfalen (V) in 1994. A merger in 1997 united the two clubs to create "SV Lippstadt 08" and the new team earned promotion to the Oberliga Westfalen (IV) on the strength of a second place result in the 1997-98 season. Their play has been uneven since their arrival into the country's highest amateur league. After earning top three finishes in their first two seasons at that level "Lippstadt" has since generally ended in the lower half of the table, including a close brush with relegation in 2005.

Current Players

Famous players

* Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, came up through the youth system of Borussia Lippstadt before joining "Bayern Munich" and going on to play for the German national side.

External links

* [http://www.svlippstadt08.de/ Official team site]
* [http://www.f-archiv.de/ Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv] historical German football league tables (in German)
* [http://www.eufo.de/ eufo.de] European football club profiles