SV Linx

SV Linx

Full name	Sportverein Linx 1949 e. V.
Founded	1949
Ground	Hans-Weber-Stadion
Ground Capacity	3,000
Chairman	Hans Weber
Manager	Sebastien Bischof
League	Verbandsliga Südbaden (VI)
2015–16	3rd
Home colours Away colours

SV Linx is a German association football club from the district of Linx in the city of Rheinau, Baden-Württemberg. It is part of a 340 member sports club that also has departments for gymnastics and volleyball.

History

The club was founded on 12 June 1949 and first advanced out of local competition to regional play in the Landesliga in 1978, followed by a move up to fourth tier play in the Verbandsliga Südbaden in 1981. As vice-champions there in 1987 the team rose to the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg (IV) but were immediately relegated after an 18th place result. Linx remained a competitive side in the Verbandsliga Südbaden (V) through the late 80s and into the early 90s, earning a number of top three finishes until finally breaking through again to the Oberliga in 1993 where they would play the next four seasons until being sent down in 1997. During this period the club made its only DFB Pokal (German Cup) appearance after qualifying for the tournament by way of a 1994 regional cup win. Linx was put out in the first round by Bundesliga side Schalke 04 (1:2).

The club endured several frustrating seasons through the late 90s and on into the new millennium with a number of second place finishes until once more capturing the Verbandbsliga Südbaden (V) title in 2003. SV Linx has since become an elevator side, moving frequently up and down between fourth and fifth tier play. Their most recent Verbandsliga championship has returned them to the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg (IV) for the 2007–08 season where a last place finish send them straight down again.

The club finished second in the Verbandsliga in 2008–09, which entitled it to take part in the promotion round to the Oberliga, where it lost both games to TSG 62/09 Weinheim and was knocked out. The following season, the club achieved its fourth promotion to the Oberliga since 2003–04, followed by its fourth relegation in 2010–11.

Honours

The club's honours:

Recent managers

Recent managers of the club:^[1]

Recent seasons

The recent season-by-season performance of the club:^[2][3]

• With the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 and the 3. Liga in 2008 as the new third tier, below the 2. Bundesliga, all leagues below dropped one tier.

References

Sources

• Grüne, Hardy (2001). Vereinslexikon. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag ISBN 3-89784-147-9

External links

• Official team site
• SV Linx profile at Weltfussball.de
• Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables (German)