The SuS Stadtlohn (full name: ''Spiel- und Sportverein Stadtlohn 19/20 e.V.'') is the largest sports club in the city of

Stadtlohn The city of Stadtlohn ( nds, Stadlaun), which has 20,746 inhabitants (Dec. 2020),
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North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inha ...

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. The association was founded in 1919 and has around 2512 members. The soccer department has the most members, followed by the

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and handball departments. In 2019 the sports club celebrated its 100th anniversary.

History

Club history

In 1919 the ''SC 1919 Stadtlohn'' was founded. A year later, the game club ''DJK 1920 Stadtlohn'' was founded. Both associations were forced to merge in 1933 under the name ''TuS Stadtlohn'', which was renamed SuS 1945 Stadtlohn on July 19, 1945, and has had its current name since 1947. The former game club DJK 1920 founded an independent club in 1952 with the '' DJK Stadtlohn''.

Soccer

The first squad of its soccer division played in the

Oberliga Westfalen The Oberliga Westfalen is the highest level football league in the region of Westphalia, which is part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The league existed from 1978 to 2008, but was then replaced by the NRW-Liga, a new statewide league. Wit ...

for 13 seasons, from 1994 to 1995 through 2016–17. Its best Oberliga Westfalen league final position was the 5th spot. In 2018–19 it relegated from the 14th place in Landesliga Westfalen 4. In 1919–20 it plays in the

Bezirksliga The Bezirksliga ( en, County League) is commonly a medium set of amateur divisions set at steps 7, 8 or 9 in the German football league system. Structure Depending on the structural organisation within each of the 21 state football associations ...

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Other departments

The club consists of twelve departments:

, sports badges,

running Running is a method of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot. Running is a type of gait characterized by an aerial phase in which all feet are above the ground (though there are exceptions). This is ...

, handball, courses,

gymnastics Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, s ...

swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...

trampoline A trampoline is a device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric stretched between a steel frame using many coiled springs. Not all trampolines have springs, as the Springfree Trampoline uses glass-reinforced plastic rods. People bounce o ...

dancing Dance is a performing art form consisting of sequences of movement, either improvised or purposefully selected. This movement has aesthetic and often symbolic value. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its reperto ...

table tennis Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table using small solid rackets. It takes place on a hard table div ...

triathlon A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of swimming, cycling, and running over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the time transitioning between the ...

, and football. Another department is the youth team (J-Team), which represents the interests of the younger athletes in the club.

References

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History

Club history

Soccer

Other departments

See also

References