SV Lohhof
Encyclopedia
SV Lohhof is a German association football club
from the Lohhof district of Unterschleißheim
, Bavaria
, north of Munich
. The footballers are part of a sports club that includes departments for athletics, badminton, gymnastics, martial arts, swimming, table tennis, tennis, volleyball, as well as fitness and rehabilitation programs.
(III) after a second place finish and successful promotion playoff in 1994. They took part in group play for the national amateur championship, but were quickly eliminated. An unsuccessful Regionalliga
campaign followed and the team was sent back down. In 1999, Lohhof took the Oberliga Bayern (IV) championship to return to third division play for the 1999–2000 season.
The club then suffered through disastrous string of reverses; the finished last in the Regionalliga in 1999–2000, 18th of 20 in the Oberliga Bayern in 2000–01, and last in the Landesliga Bayern-Süd
(V) in 2001–02. Their slide continued downward through the Bezirksoberliga Oberbayern
(VI) and then withdrawing to the Kreisklasse München-3 (IX) in 2003. They won the division title there in 2006 to advance to the Kreisliga Oberbayern, München-1 (VIII) where they finished 12th in 2007–08 and only through a 4–2 win in the final relegation match did the SVL archive to stay in the Kreisliga for another season.
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 Lohhof district of Unterschleißheim
Unterschleißheim
Unterschleißheim is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is located about 10 km north of the city limits of Munich, and has a population of 27,106 .-History:...
, Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
, north of Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
. The footballers are part of a sports club that includes departments for athletics, badminton, gymnastics, martial arts, swimming, table tennis, tennis, volleyball, as well as fitness and rehabilitation programs.
History
Established sometime in 1930 as Sportverein Lohhof, the football team first came to notice in the early 1990s with an advance to the Amateuroberliga Bayern. After four seasons in tier IV play, SV won its way to the Regionalliga SüdRegionalliga Süd
The Regionalliga Süd is currently the fourth tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008, it was the third tier. It currently is the highest regional league for the southern part of Germany...
(III) after a second place finish and successful promotion playoff in 1994. They took part in group play for the national amateur championship, but were quickly eliminated. An unsuccessful Regionalliga
Regionalliga
Regionalliga is a designation in Germany for sports leagues, which are led by one or more regional federations. Regionalligen often fall below the Bundesliga and 2nd Bundesliga of a given sport...
campaign followed and the team was sent back down. In 1999, Lohhof took the Oberliga Bayern (IV) championship to return to third division play for the 1999–2000 season.
The club then suffered through disastrous string of reverses; the finished last in the Regionalliga in 1999–2000, 18th of 20 in the Oberliga Bayern in 2000–01, and last in the Landesliga Bayern-Süd
Landesliga Bayern-Süd
The Landesliga Bayern-Süd is currently the 6th tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga it was the 5th tier of the league system....
(V) in 2001–02. Their slide continued downward through the Bezirksoberliga Oberbayern
Bezirksoberliga Oberbayern
The Bezirksoberliga Oberbayern is currently the 7th tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Upper Bavaria...
(VI) and then withdrawing to the Kreisklasse München-3 (IX) in 2003. They won the division title there in 2006 to advance to the Kreisliga Oberbayern, München-1 (VIII) where they finished 12th in 2007–08 and only through a 4–2 win in the final relegation match did the SVL archive to stay in the Kreisliga for another season.
Honours
The club's honours:- Oberliga BayernOberliga BayernThe Fußball-Bayernliga, commonly referred to as the Bayernliga, is the highest football league in the state of Bavaria and the Bavarian Football League System. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German football, the fifth tier of the German football league system...
(III-IV)- Champions: 1999
- Runners-up: 1994
- Landesliga Bayern-SüdLandesliga Bayern-SüdThe Landesliga Bayern-Süd is currently the 6th tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga it was the 5th tier of the league system....
(IV)- Champions: 1990
- Bezirksliga Oberbayern-NordBezirksliga Oberbayern-NordThe Bezirksliga Oberbayern-Nord is currently the 8th tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Upper Bavaria...
- Runners-up: (3) 1985, 1986, 1987
Volleyball
Founded in 1975, the club's men's and women's volleyball sides have enjoyed success at the national level. The women's team was German champions in 1982, 1983, and 1984. They also won the German Cup in each of those seasons, and in 1986.Recent seasons
The recent season-by-season performance of the club:| Season | Division | Tier Bavarian football league system The Bavarian football league system of the Bavarian Football Association ranks within the German football league system. Its highest division, the Fussball-Bayernliga, is currently the 5th tier of German football. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008 it was the 4th tier of the league system... |
Position |
| 1999–2000 | Regionalliga Süd Regionalliga Süd The Regionalliga Süd is currently the fourth tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008, it was the third tier. It currently is the highest regional league for the southern part of Germany... |
III | 18th ↓ |
| 2000–01 | Oberliga Bayern Oberliga Bayern The Fußball-Bayernliga, commonly referred to as the Bayernliga, is the highest football league in the state of Bavaria and the Bavarian Football League System. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German football, the fifth tier of the German football league system... |
IV | 18th ↓ |
| 2001–02 | Landesliga Bayern-Süd Landesliga Bayern-Süd The Landesliga Bayern-Süd is currently the 6th tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga it was the 5th tier of the league system.... |
V | 20th ↓ |
| 2002–03 | Bezirksoberliga Oberbayern Bezirksoberliga Oberbayern The Bezirksoberliga Oberbayern is currently the 7th tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Upper Bavaria... |
VI | 18th ↓ |
| 2003–04 | Kreisklasse München-3 Birk | IX | 7th |
| 2004–05 | Kreisklasse München-3 Birk | 4th | |
| 2005–06 | Kreisklasse München-3 Birk | 1st ↑ | |
| 2006–07 | Kreisliga München-1 Schmid | VIII | 9th |
| 2007–08 | Kreisliga München-1 Schmid | 12th | |
| 2008–09 | Kreisliga München-1 Schmid | IX | 4th |
| 2009–10 | Kreisliga München-1 Schmid | 3rd | |
| 2010–11 | Kreisliga München-1 Schmid | 4th | |
| 2011–12 | Kreisliga München-1 Schmid |
- With the introduction of the BezirksoberligasBezirksoberligen BayernThe seven Bezirksoberligas Bayern are the third highest level of the Bavarian football league system, below Oberliga and Landesliga. They are the 7th tier of the German football league system.-Overview:...
in 1988 as the new fifth tier, below the LandesligasLandesliga BayernIn the Bavarian football league system, the Landesliga Bayern is the second hightest level, below the Fußball-Bayernliga and organised in three regional divisions. The current Landesligas were formed in 1963, when the Fußball-Bundesliga was established...
, all leagues below dropped one tier. With the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 and the 3rd Liga3rd LigaThe 3rd Liga is the third division of football in Germany. The league started with the beginning of the 2008–09 season, when it replaced the Regionalliga as the third tier football league in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2...
in 2008 as the new third tier, below the 2nd Bundesliga2. Fußball-Bundesliga- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
, all leagues below dropped one tier.
External links
- Official team site
- Abseits Guide to German Soccer
- Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables