SG Sonnenhof Großaspach (), commonly known as Sonnenhof Großaspach, is a German professional
football club
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based in
Aspach,
Baden-Württemberg
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. The club is currently playing in the
Regionalliga Südwest
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, which is the fourth tier of football in the country.
History
The club was formed in 1994 through the union of ''Spvgg Großaspach'' and ''FC Sonnenhof Kleinaspach''. The sports club has 1,300 members and, in addition to its football side, has departments for
bowling
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,
gymnastics
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, and
table tennis
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. The term ''Sonnenhof'' in the club name comes from the local hotel Sonnenhof in which the meeting was held that resulted in the FC Sonnenhof Kleinaspach was formed.
The footballers have been twice promoted in recent years and reached the
Oberliga Baden-Württemberg
The Oberliga Baden-Württemberg is the highest association football league in the States of Germany, state of Baden-Württemberg and the Baden-Württemberg football league system. It is one of fourteen Oberliga (football), Oberligas in German footb ...
(IV) in 2005, playing there as a lower table side. In 2008–09, the club achieved its greatest success yet, winning the league and earning the right for promotion to the
Regionalliga Süd, where they played until 2012, when the club entered the new
Regionalliga Südwest
The Regionalliga Südwest ('Regional League Southwest') is the fourth tier of the German football league system in the states of Hesse, Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland. It is one of five leagues at this level, together with t ...
. In
2009
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, the club qualified for the first time for the first round of the
German Cup
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but was knocked out by
VfB Stuttgart
Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V. (), commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German professional sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's Association football, football team is currently part of Germany's f ...
after a 1–4 loss, leading 1–0 until the 55th minute.
In
2012–13
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, the club qualified again for the first round of the German Cup but was knocked out by
FSV Frankfurt
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after a 1–2 loss. The club celebrated its greatest success in 2014 when it won the Regionalliga Südwest and qualified for the promotion round to the 3. Liga, where it overcame VfL Wolfsburg II and earned promotion to the league.
Honours
Players
Current squad
Out on loan
Personnel
Current technical staff
List of managers
This is the list of coaches of SG Sonnenhof Großaspach since 2006:
Statistics
Recent seasons
This is the list of recent season-by-season performance of the club since 2001–02 season:
*With the introduction of the
Regionalliga
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The term is often associated with the Germa ...
s in 1994 and the
3. Liga
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The modern 3. Liga was formed for t ...
in 2008 as the new third tier, below the
2. Bundesliga, all leagues below dropped one tier. In 2012, the number of Regionalligas was increased from three to five with all Regionalliga Süd clubs except the Bavarian ones entering the new
Regionalliga Südwest
The Regionalliga Südwest ('Regional League Southwest') is the fourth tier of the German football league system in the states of Hesse, Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland. It is one of five leagues at this level, together with t ...
.
References
External links
*
SG Sonnenhof Großaspachat Weltfussball.de
{{DEFAULTSORT:Grossaspach, SG Sonnenhof
Association football clubs established in 1994
1994 establishments in Germany
Football clubs in Germany
Football clubs in Baden-Württemberg
Rems-Murr-Kreis
3. Liga clubs
Sport in Stuttgart (region)