SV Gonsenheim
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SV Gonsenheim is a German association football club
from the district of Gonsenheim in the city of Mainz
, Rhineland-Palatinate
. It was established in 1919 as Fußball-Klub Viktoria Gonsenheim and on 14 September 1919 merged with Fußball-Club Germania 1915 Gonsenheim to form Sportverein Gonsenheim.
, sports and football clubs across the country were disbanded by occupying Allied authorities as part of the process of denazification
. A new club known as Sportgemeinde Gonsenheim was formed out of the former memberships of SV and Turnverein Gonsenheim in 1946. The team was part of the postwar first division Oberliga Südwest-Nord where they played just two seasons as a lower tier side before choosing to leave the top-flight. In 1949, SV and TV split to became separate clubs again.
In the late 1960s, SV broke through to the third tier Amateurliga Südwest
where they played 5 seasons between 1964-71. In 2003, they were promoted to the Verbandsliga Südwest (V) and earned a strong third place finish in their first season there. However, it would not be until 2010 that SV would advance to the Oberliga Südwest
(V).
Football in Germany
Association football is the most popular sport in Germany. The German Football Association is the sport's national governing body, with 6.6 million members organized in over 26,000 football clubs. There is a league system, with the 1. and 2. Bundesliga on top, and the winner of the first...
from the district of Gonsenheim in the city of Mainz
Mainz
Mainz under the Holy Roman Empire, and previously was a Roman fort city which commanded the west bank of the Rhine and formed part of the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire...
, Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz. English speakers also commonly refer to the state by its German name, Rheinland-Pfalz ....
. It was established in 1919 as Fußball-Klub Viktoria Gonsenheim and on 14 September 1919 merged with Fußball-Club Germania 1915 Gonsenheim to form Sportverein Gonsenheim.
History
Following World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, sports and football clubs across the country were disbanded by occupying Allied authorities as part of the process of denazification
Denazification
Denazification was an Allied initiative to rid German and Austrian society, culture, press, economy, judiciary, and politics of any remnants of the National Socialist ideology. It was carried out specifically by removing those involved from positions of influence and by disbanding or rendering...
. A new club known as Sportgemeinde Gonsenheim was formed out of the former memberships of SV and Turnverein Gonsenheim in 1946. The team was part of the postwar first division Oberliga Südwest-Nord where they played just two seasons as a lower tier side before choosing to leave the top-flight. In 1949, SV and TV split to became separate clubs again.
In the late 1960s, SV broke through to the third tier Amateurliga Südwest
Amateurliga Südwest
The Amateurliga Südwest was the highest football league in the region of the Südwest FA and the third tier of the German football league system from its inception in 1952 to the formation of the Oberliga Südwest and the Verbandsliga Südwest below it in 1978....
where they played 5 seasons between 1964-71. In 2003, they were promoted to the Verbandsliga Südwest (V) and earned a strong third place finish in their first season there. However, it would not be until 2010 that SV would advance to the Oberliga Südwest
Oberliga Südwest
The Oberliga Südwest is the highest regional football league for the Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland state of Germany. It is the fifth tier of the German football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German Football, the 5th tier of the German football league system...
(V).