SV Elversberg

German football club

Football club

SV Elversberg

Full name| Sportvereinigung 07 Elversberg e.V.
Founded| 1907
Ground| UrsapharmArena
Capacity| 10,000
Chairman| Dieter-Niklas Grünwald
Head coach| Vincent Wagner
League| 2\. Bundesliga
2024–25| 2\. Bundesliga, 3rd of 18
Website| sv07elversberg.de

Home colours

Away colours

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Current season

SpVgg 07 Elversberg is a German association football club, located in Spiesen-Elversberg, Saarland. The club plays in the 2\. Bundesliga from the 2023–24 season following promotion from the 3\. Liga in 2022–23.

## History

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Logo used until 2010

The club was founded in 1907 as FC Germania Elversberg. It was dissolved in 1914, but then re-constituted in 1918 as Sportvereinigung VfB Elversberg, spending a season in the tier-one Kreisliga Saar in 1921–22. After World War II a number of local associations came together to form Sportgemeinde Elversberg. The current club became independent of SG as SV Elversberg VfB 07 in 1952. From 1951 to 1960 SV played in the Amateurliga Saarland (III), but then disappeared into tier IV and V football until 1980 when they re-emerged in the Amateur Oberliga Südwest (III) for a span of seven seasons. After nearly another decade spent between the Verbandsliga Saarland (IV) and the Landesliga Saarland/Nordost (V) the club returned to tier III football in the Regionalliga West/Südwest.

Since 1998, SV Elversberg has played in the Regionalliga Süd (III) as a lower table side. For the 2008–09 season, the club belonged to the new Regionalliga West where it stayed until 2012 when it became part of the new Regionalliga Südwest. In 2012–13, the club finished runners-up in the new league and qualified for the promotion play-off to the 3\. Liga where it overcame the reserve team of TSV 1860 München to earn promotion to this league.

SV Elversberg lasted for only one season in the 3. Liga, suffering relegation alongside fellow Saar side 1\. FC Saarbrücken back to the Regionalliga. They finished runners-up in the Regionalliga Südwest in 2015–16 but lost to FSV Zwickau in the promotion play-off and had to remain in the league. The following season, they won the league but were denied promotion by SpVgg Unterhaching, who beat them 5–2 on aggregate in another promotion play-off.

In the 2021–22 season, SV Elversberg won the Regionalliga Südwest under coach Horst Steffen, earning promotion to the 3\. Liga.[1] The club continued their rise by winning the 3. Liga in 2022–23, securing historic promotion to the 2\. Bundesliga for the first time ever in history on 21 May 2023, before they managed to win the league on the final matchday following a 2–1 victory over Ingolstadt.[2] In their debut 2\. Bundesliga season, they finished 11th, solidifying their status in the league.[3] In the 2024–25 season, SV Elversberg secured third place in the 2. Bundesliga, earning a spot in the promotion play-offs against 1\. FC Heidenheim, who had finished 16th in the Bundesliga.[4] However, they were defeated 4–3 on aggregate, following a 2–1 home loss that was sealed in stoppage time.[5]

## Honours

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### League

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* 3\. Liga
* Champions: 2023
* Regionalliga Südwest (IV)
* Champions: 2017, 2022
* Runners-up: 2013, 2016
* Oberliga Südwest (IV)
* Champions: 1996, 1998
* Verbandsliga Saarland (IV)
* Champions: 1980, 1994, 2008 (reserve team)

### Cup

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* Saarland Cup
* Winners: 2009, 2010, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
* Runners-up: 1979, 1982, 2004, 2014, 2016, 2019

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## Coaching staff

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Position  | Name

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Head Coach  |  Vincent Wagner
Assistant Coach  |  Rudi Thömmes
Goalkeeper Coach  |  Sascha Purket
Athletic Coach  |  Tobias Tröß
Match Analyst  |  Franz Dietrich
Sporting Director  |  Nils-Ole Book
Head of First-Team Football  |  David Blacha
Scout  |  Volker Ruoff
Doctor  |  Dr. Frank Krämer
Lead Physiotherapist  |  Melanie Hubert
Physiotherapist  |  Asbjörn Wieneke
Kit Manager  |  Volker Lefebre
Academy Manager  |  Francesco Notarrigo
Andreas Hölscher

## Recent managers

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Logo used 2010–2015

Recent managers of the club:[6]

Manager  | Start  | Finish

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Brent Goulet | 13 April 2004  | 10 March 2008
Đurađ Vasić | 11 March 2008  | 6 October 2009
Günter Erhardt  | 15 October 2009  | 26 September 2011
Jens Kiefer | 27 September 2011  | 22 August 2013
Dietmar Hirsch | 2 September 2013  | 14 April 2014
Roland Seitz | 14 April 2014  | 31 May 2014
Willi Kronhardt | 1 June 2014  | 7 May 2015
Stefan Minkwitz | 7 May 2015  | 30 June 2015
Michael Wiesinger | 1 July 2015  | 30 June 2017
Karsten Neitzel | 1 July 2017  | 11 March 2018
Roland Seitz | 11 March 2018  | 29 October 2018
Horst Steffen | 1 November 2018  | 29 May 2025
Vincent Wagner | 1 July 2025  | present

## Recent seasons

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Logo used 2015–2021

The recent season-by-season performance of the club:[7][8][9]

### SV Elversberg

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| Season  | Division  | Tier  | Position

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1999–2000  | Regionalliga West/Südwest | III  | 12th
2000–01  | Regionalliga Süd | 14th
2001–02  | Regionalliga Süd  | 11th
2002–03  | Regionalliga Süd  | 14th
2003–04  | Regionalliga Süd  | 12th
2004–05  | Regionalliga Süd  | 10th
2005–06  | Regionalliga Süd  | 9th
2006–07  | Regionalliga Süd  | 9th
2007–08  | Regionalliga Süd  | 15th
2008–09  | Regionalliga West | IV  | 11th
2009–10  | Regionalliga West  | 7th
2010–11  | Regionalliga West  | 12th
2011–12  | Regionalliga West  | 13th
2012–13  | Regionalliga Südwest | 2nd ↑
2013–14  | 3\. Liga | III  | 18th ↓
2014–15  | Regionalliga Südwest  | IV  | 3rd
2015–16  | Regionalliga Südwest  | 2nd
2016–17  | Regionalliga Südwest  | 1st
2017–18  | Regionalliga Südwest  | 5th
2018–19  | Regionalliga Südwest  | 4th
2019–20  | Regionalliga Südwest  | 3rd
2020–21  | Regionalliga Südwest  | 2nd
2021–22  | Regionalliga Südwest  | 1st ↑
2022–23  | 3\. Liga  | III  | 1st ↑
2023–24  | 2\. Bundesliga | II  | 11th
2024–25  | 2\. Bundesliga  | 3rd

### SV Elversberg II

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| Season  | Division  | Tier  | Position

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2003–04  | Kreisliga A Höcherberg  | VIII  | 1st ↑
2004–05  | Bezirksliga Ost  | VII  | 2nd
2005–06  | Bezirksliga Ost  | 1st ↑
2006–07  | Landesliga Nordost  | VI  | 1st ↑
2007–08  | Verbandsliga Saarland | V  | 1st ↑
2008–09  | Oberliga Südwest | 16th
2009–10  | Oberliga Südwest  | 10th
2010–11  | Oberliga Südwest  | 9th
2011–12  | Oberliga Südwest  | 12th
2012–13  | Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar | 15th
2013–14  | Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar  | 5th
2014–15 | Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar  | 9th
2015–16 | Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar  | 16th ↓
2016–17  | Saarlandliga | VI  | 10th
2017–18  | Saarlandliga  | 11th
2018–19  | Saarlandliga  | 1st ↑
2019–20  | Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar | V  | 3rd

* 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.

Key
↑ Promoted | ↓ Relegated

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## Current squad

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As of 4 July 2025[10]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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1  | GK |  GER | Frank Lehmann
2  | DF |  THA | Nicholas Mickelson
3  | DF |  FRA | Florian Le Joncour
4  | DF |  GER | Luis Seifert
6  | MF |  GER | Amara Condé
7  | MF |  GER | Manuel Feil
10  | FW |  GER | Bambasé Conté (on loan from TSG Hoffenheim)
11  | MF |  GER | Jason Ceka
14  | FW |  GER | Jarzinho Malanga (on loan from VfB Stuttgart)
16  | FW |  GER | Luca Pfeiffer
17  | MF |  GER | Frederik Schmahl
18  | FW |  GER | Mohammad Mahmoud
19  | DF |  GER | Lukas Pinckert
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20  | GK |  AUT | Nicolas Kristof
21  | FW |  GER | Lasse Günther
22  | FW |  GER | Younes Ebnoutalib
23  | MF |  GER | Carlo Sickinger
24  | FW |  GER | Luca Schnellbacher
25  | MF |  BUL | Lukas Petkov
27  | FW |  GER | Filimon Gerezgiher
28  | GK |  GER | Tim Boss
29  | MF |  GER | Tom Zimmerschied
30  | DF |  GER | Jan Gyamerah
31  | DF |  GER | Maximilian Rohr
32  | MF |  GER | Daniel Pantschenko
43  | MF |  GER | Felix Keidel

## See also

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* SV Elversberg

## References

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1. ^ "SV Elversberg: Mit dem Aufstieg wächst die Arena". Saarbrücker Zeitung (in German). 15 May 2022. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
2. ^ "Sieg gegen Ingolstadt – SV Elversberg wird Meister". Saarbrücker Zeitung (in German). 27 May 2023. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
3. ^ "Elversberg: Who are the surprise Bundesliga 2 promotion contenders?". Bundesliga. 12 May 2025.
4. ^ "Heidenheim and Elversberg all set for relegation-promotion play-off". Bundesliga. 18 May 2025.
5. ^ "1. FC Heidenheim gewinnt Bundesliga-Relegation bei der SV Elversberg" (in German). Sky Sport. 26 May 2025.
6. ^ SV 07 Elversberg .:. Trainer von A-Z Archived 20 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in German) weltfussball.de. Retrieved 14 July 2012
7. ^ Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv Archived 2 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine (in German) Historical German domestic league tables
8. ^ Fussball.de – Ergebnisse Archived 18 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in German) Tables and results of all German football leagues
9. ^ SV Elversberg II Archived 23 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine (in German) Fussball.de. Retrieved 4 November 2015
10. ^ "Kader - First Team". sv07elversberg.de (in German). Sportvereinigung 07 Elversberg. Archived from the original on 25 August 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to SV Elversberg.

* Official website
* SV 07 Elversberg at Worldfootball.net
* Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv – historical German domestic league tables (in German)

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