SV Schaffhausen is a

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club based in

Schaffhausen Schaffhausen (; gsw, Schafuuse; french: Schaffhouse; it, Sciaffusa; rm, Schaffusa; en, Shaffhouse) is a town with historic roots, a municipality in northern Switzerland, and the capital of the canton of the same name; it has an estimate ...

, in the north of the country. It was founded in 1922. The club colors are black and white. The club nickname is "Spielvi." The club operates a total of twenty teams, including 4 men's teams and 16 junior teams. They are known to be more active within local football than their bigger local rivals

FC Schaffhausen FC Schaffhausen is a Swiss Association football, football team from the town of Schaffhausen. The club plays in the Swiss Challenge League, Challenge League, the second tier of Swiss football. Honours League Swiss Challenge League *Winners: 19 ...

. They currently play in the Swiss 1. Liga, the third tier of Swiss football.

History

The club was formed in 1922 by the merger of two clubs, Hollow Tree and Sportclub Schaffhausen. Between 1949 and 1951 the club were trained by Albert Sing who went on to great success as coach of

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. The club played for many years in the lower echelons of Swiss football until 1990, when the club made it into the 2nd tier, the Challenge League.

Stadium

Schaffhausen play their home games at Sportplatz Bühl, a small multi-purpose stadium with a capacity of 1,000.

References

External links

Official website

Soccerway profile

football.ch profile

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