SV Bonlanden

Football club infobox
clubname = SV Bonlanden


fullname = Sportverein Bonlanden e.V.
nickname = Die Weißen
founded = August 4, 1895
ground = Stadion an der Humboldtstraße
capacity = 2,000
chairman = Herbert Theobaldt
manager = Klaus Kämmerer
league = Verbandsliga Württemberg (VI)
season = 2007-08
position = 6th
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SV Bonlanden is a German football club from the district of Bonlanden in the town of Filderstadt, Baden-Württemberg.

History

The association was founded on August 4, 1895 as the gymnastics club "Turnverein Bonländer" and soon developed an athletics department. They united with another local gymnastics club, "Freie Turnerschaft 1908 Bonlanden", in 1911.

Other local footballers established the club "Fussball Club Pfeil" in 1921, which was followed sometime later by the formation of "Rot Sport" which held a communist political ideology. In 1930 "TV" saw its newly formed football department briefly go its own way as "Arbeiter Sportverein Bonlanden" before it became part of "Rot Sport". Under the policies of the Third Reich, sports associations with left-leaning or religious affiliations were consolidated for political reasons and these teams were joined together in 1933 as "Turngemeinde Bonlanden". Following World War II, occupying Allied authorities ordered the dissolution of most organizations in the country, including sports and football associations. The old club was re-established on September 7, 1945 as "Sportverein Bonlanden".

Football did not become prominent within the sports club until the late 70s, and through the 80s the team played lower tier amateur ball. In 1988, "Bonlanden" won promotion to the Verbandsliga Württemberg (V) for a two year stint. They were again promoted in 1994 and celebrated their centenary by winning their way to the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg (IV) the following season. The club enjoyed its most successful campaign in 1996 with a state cup win in the Württemberg Pokal, which earned a first round appearance in DFB Pokal (German Cup) play where the side was put out 2:4 by "VfL Bochum".

"Bonlanden" spent six seasons in the Oberliga until being relegated in 2001 and has since played as an "elevator club" moving frequently up and down between fourth and fifth tier play. The team earned their latest Verbandliga title in 2006 and were again promoted to the Oberliga only to be immediately relegated after an 18th place finish in 2007.

Honours

*Verbandsliga Württemberg (V) champions: 1995, 2002, 2006
*Württemberg Cup winners: 1996

Recent seasons

tadium

"SV Bonlanden" play their home matches in the Stadion an der Humboldtstraße which has a capacity of 2,000.

External links

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