SV 1919 Bernbach

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SV 1919 Bernbach

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Full name

Sportverein 1919 Bernbach e.V.

Founded

September 1, 1919

Ground

Stadion an der Birkenhainer Straße

Capacity

League

Oberliga Hessen

2005-06

Landesliga Süd, 1st





Home colours





Away colours

SV 1919 Bernbach is a German football club in Bernbach, Hessen. The club was founded in the autumn of 1919 as Fußballclub Germania Bernbach. After World War II it was re-established as Sportgemeinde Bernbach out of which came Sportverein 1919 Bernbach in 1953.

After many years in lower tier football the team first ascended to the Landesliga Süd (V) in 1990 and then into the Oberliga Hessen (IV) in 1995. Bernbach earned a vice-championship there in 1998 and took part in promotion playoff for the Regionalliga Süd, but missed advancing when they finished second to SC Pfullendorf.

The club soon ran into financial difficulty and by 2001 were facing bankruptcy. They were initially refused a license for Oberliga play and faced relegation, but after long negotiation and the adoption of a tight budget were able to stay up. Bernbach eventually was relegated after a poor result in 2005, but immediately re-claimed a place in the Oberliga after just a single season absence.

SV Bernbach is one of the ten smallest Oberliga clubs in the country.