Fixtures

Germany Regionalliga West 03/30 13:00 27 SV Lippstadt 08 vs Wuppertaler - View
Germany Regionalliga West 04/06 12:00 28 Wuppertaler vs Rot-Weiss Oberhausen - View
Germany Regionalliga West 04/13 12:00 29 Wuppertaler vs Gutersloh 2000 - View
Germany Regionalliga West 04/20 12:00 30 Wuppertaler vs Fortuna Dusseldorf II - View
Germany Regionalliga West 04/27 12:00 31 SC Fortuna Köln vs Wuppertaler - View
Germany Regionalliga West 05/04 12:00 32 Wuppertaler vs Rot Weiss Ahlen - View

Results

Germany Regionalliga West 03/16 13:00 26 [4] Wuppertaler v SSVg Velbert [18] W 5-0
Germany Regionalliga West 03/09 13:00 25 [12] SC Wiedenbruck v Wuppertaler [4] L 3-0
Germany Regionalliga West 03/03 13:00 24 [4] Wuppertaler v SC Paderborn 07 II [11] W 3-2
Germany Regionalliga West 02/24 13:00 23 [15] Wegberg-Beeck v Wuppertaler [4] L 3-1
Germany Regionalliga West 02/16 18:30 22 [4] Wuppertaler v Cologne II [7] W 2-0
Germany Regionalliga West 02/10 13:00 21 SV Rodinghausen v Wuppertaler W 0-4
Germany Regionalliga West 02/03 13:00 20 [7] Wuppertaler v Schalke II [8] W 3-1
Europe Friendlies 01/17 12:00 - Wuppertaler v Ujpest - CANC
Europe Friendlies 01/11 17:30 - ASC 09 Dortmund v Wuppertaler W 0-3
Europe Friendlies 01/07 13:00 - TSG Sprockhovel v Wuppertaler W 1-2
Germany Regionalliga West 12/09 13:00 19 [13] Borussia M'gladbach II v Wuppertaler [7] W 0-4
Germany Regionalliga West 12/02 13:00 18 [7] Wuppertaler v Alemannia Aachen [4] L 3-4

Stats

 TotalHomeAway
Matches played 44 18 26
Wins 27 13 14
Draws 8 2 6
Losses 9 3 6
Goals for 107 46 61
Goals against 67 25 42
Clean sheets 8 4 4
Failed to score 3 0 3

Wikipedia - Wuppertaler SV

Wuppertaler SV is a German association football club located in Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia. The city was founded in the year of 1880 by the union of a number of smaller towns including Elberfeld, Barmen, Vohwinkel, Cronenberg and Ronsdorf – each with its own football club. Wuppertal Sport Verein was formed in 1904 out of the merger of TSG Vohwinkel and SSV Wuppertal and was later joined by Borussia Wuppertal to form the present day club. In addition to the football side, today's sports club includes departments for boxing, gymnastics, handball, and track and field.

History

Early history of predecessors TSG and SSV

TSG was active as a gymnastics club as early as 1880 while the roots of'SSV go back to the 1904 establishment of the winter sports club Bergischer Wintersport-und SV 04 Elberfeld, which was known simply as SSV Elberfeld by 1905. This club took part in the early rounds of the national finals in 1930–31 and went on to play in the Gauliga Niederrhein, one of sixteen top-flight divisions formed in the 1933 re-organization of German football under the Third Reich, for two seasons in 1936–37 and 1937–38. The side was re-christened SSV 04 Wuppertal the following year and remained in the Gauliga another two seasons until relegated in 1940. They returned to first tier football in 1941 and earned a strong third-place finish, but left the division part way through the 1942–43 season because they were unable to continue to field a full side as a result of wartime manpower shortages.

Post war play and the formation of WSV

Historical chart of Wuppertal league performance

After World War II, TSG Vohwinkel emerged as the stronger side and took up play in the first division Oberliga West in 1947 where they would compete until being relegated after a 14th-place finish in 1950.

Both clubs were part of the 2. Oberliga West (II) through the early 1950s, SSV under the guidance of coach Fritz Szepan, one-time star of Schalke 04 which had dominated German football from the mid-1930s to the mid-1940s. The union of the two associations that created "Wuppertaler SV" in 1954 paid almost immediate dividends as the combined side vaulted to the top and captured the division title in 1954–55. Wuppertal's return to the Oberliga was less successful despite the presence of players such as rising star Horst Szymaniak and Austria's international Erich Probst. The club could not escape the lower half of the table and was relegated following a next-to-last place finish in 1958.

WSV returned to the top flight for the 1962–63 campaign, which was the last Oberliga season before the creation of the new first division Bundesliga. Although they had a poor regular season, the team enjoyed a good DFB-Pokal run, advancing to the semi-finals where they lost a closely fought match (0–1) to first division side and eventual cup winners Hamburger SV before a record hometown crowd of 40,000.

Rise to the Bundesliga

The following year, the club became part of the Regionalliga West, one of the five divisions in the newly established second-tier circuit. Wuppertal delivered a solid performance, finishing second in their division behind Alemannia Aachen. They remained competitive throughout the remainder of the 1960s and into the early 1970s. In 1972, they achieved a breakthrough by winning the Regionalliga West title and subsequently triumphing in the Bundesliga promotion playoffs. WSV dominated their opposition, winning all eight of their promotion round matches, a remarkable feat in the 11 seasons played under this playoff format.

Bundesliga 1972–75

Die Löwen played three seasons in the top flight with their debut 1972–73 season being their most successful. While they never seriously challenged eventual champions Bayern Munich for the title, newly promoted WSV spent five weeks in second place before finally settling for a fourth-place finish – a result that has only been bettered twice by teams newly promoted to the Bundesliga.

The fourth-place finish earned the club a place in the 1973–74 UEFA Cup tournament the season after. They went out in the first round 6:8 on aggregate (1–4, 5–4) to Polish side Ruch Chorzów. In the league that season they only escaped relegation on goal difference after an 82nd minute away goal in the final match of their campaign in Stuttgart.

Widely regarded as having too old a roster to compete, in the third top tier season the club stumbled to an ignominious last place finish on 12 points. This stands as the second-worst Bundesliga result in history, only four points better than the Tasmania Berlin side of 1965–66. The only bright spot of this poor campaign was a 3–1 victory over the Bayern Munich side built around Franz Beckenbauer that dominated European football at the time.

Post-Bundesliga (1975) to 2013

After the 1975 relegation from the Bundesliga, Wuppertal next played five seasons in the second tier 2. Bundesliga until 1980. From 1980 the played a dozen seasons in the Amateur Oberliga Nordrhein (III). A series of strong finishes in the late 80s eventually led to a return to the 2. Bundesliga for the 1992–93 and 1993–94 seasons before relegation once again to third tier football in the Regionalliga West/Südwest.

The club had a close brush with bankruptcy in 1998 and the next season was sent down to the Oberliga Nordrhein (IV) for failing to pay their dues. By 2003 they had earned a return to the Regionalliga Nord (III).

In 2004, the club merged with Borussia Wuppertal to become Wuppertaler SV Borussia adopting the red and blue colours and logo of the more senior WSV. Borussia had been formed in 1976 through the union of SV Germania 1907 Wuppertal and VfL 1912 Wuppertal. Like SSV, Germania was also the successor to an Elberfeld club – Germania Elberfeld – which took part in the preliminary rounds of the national finals in the early 30s. While "Borussia" quickly developed into a competitive side, they were not financially strong enough to support their ambition and joined forces with WSV in hopes of returning the city to football prominence. From supporter's side, the additional name Borussia has been constantly rejected, due to the club's history and identification issues. This controversy and the recent merger has been frequently discussed at annual meetings for almost nine years before the era of chairman Runge ended in 2013.

In the 2007–08 DFB-Pokal (German Cup) tournament, Wuppertaler SV reached the Round of 16 after beating Erzgebirge Aue (4–3 on penalties) and Hertha BSC Berlin (2–0). They were put out by eventual cup winners Bayern Munich (2–5). Because of the small capacity of Stadion am Zoo, the match was played at Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen.

The era after chairman Runge

At an annual meeting on 24 May 2013 the club's name returned to Wuppertaler SV. A new administrative board was formed by the 13 members of Initiative WSV 2.0 of which Alexander Eichner was a member of. President Klaus Mathies resigned from this position to allow a smooth transition and for Eichner to take over. At a news conference on 4 June 2013 it was announced that the club was bankrupt, which resulted in an enforced relegation. Wuppertaler SV played in the fifth division, the Oberliga Niederrhein, until 2015–16 when a league championship took the club back up to the Regionalliga.

SV

Wuppertaler SV is a German soccer team based in the city of Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia. The team was founded in 1954 and plays its home matches at the Stadion am Zoo, which has a capacity of 23,067 spectators. The team's colors are red and blue.

Wuppertaler SV has a rich history in German soccer, having played in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German soccer, for two seasons in the 1970s. The team has also won the German amateur championship twice, in 1972 and 1974.

In recent years, Wuppertaler SV has played in the fourth tier of German soccer, the Regionalliga West. The team has a strong fan base and is known for its passionate supporters, who often create a lively atmosphere at home matches.

The current squad includes a mix of experienced players and promising young talents, and the team is known for its attacking style of play. Wuppertaler SV is a team with a proud history and a bright future, and its fans are always eager to see the team succeed on the pitch.