SV Waldkirch is a German amateur football club from

Waldkirch Waldkirch is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located 15 kilometers northeast of Freiburg im Breisgau. While the English translation of its name is ''Forest Church'', it is known as the "town of mechanical organs", where fairground organs ...

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. Founded in 1908, the team plays in the Verbandsliga Südbaden in the sixth tier of the

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History

The club has long been a non-description amateur side. In 1960 it earned promotion to the tier three Amateurliga Südbaden but lasted for only one season before being relegated again. The club returned to the league in 1965 and played again as a lower table side until winning a league championship in 1969. It marked the club's strongest area with another league championship the year after, a second place in 1971 and a South Baden Cup win in 1972. The club declined after this and was relegated again in 1974. The club played outside the regions top league for the next 35 years until 2010 ''SVW'' earned promotion to the tier six Verbandsliga Südbaden for the first time, where it plays today. As the winners of the 2014 South Baden Cup, the club played in the

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. In the first round on 16 August, it lost 3–0 at home to

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of the

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Honours

* South Baden Cup ** Winners: (2) 1972,

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* Amateurliga Südbaden (III) ** Champions: (2) 1969, 1970 ** Runners-up: 1971 * Landesliga Südbaden 2 (VII) ** Champions: 2010

Recent seasons

The recent season-by-season performance of the club: * With the introduction of the

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s in 1994 and the

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in 2008 as the new third tier, below the

, all leagues below dropped one tier.

Key

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Waldkirch, Sv Football clubs in Germany Football clubs in Baden-Württemberg 1908 establishments in Germany Association football clubs established in 1908 Emmendingen (district) Sport in Freiburg (region)