SV Eintracht Trier 05
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| SV Eintracht Trier 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sport-Verein Eintracht Trier 05 e.V. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Die Blauen (The Blues) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1905 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Moselstadion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 10,254 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Adnan Kevric | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Oberliga Südwest (IV) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-06 | Regionalliga Sud (III), 16th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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SV Eintracht Trier 05 is a German football club based in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate. It was formed in 1948 out of the merger of the predecessor sides Westmark Trier (1905) and Eintracht Trier (1906).
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[edit] History
Both of these early clubs played in the Gauliga Mittelrhein, one of sixteen top flight divisions formed in the re-organization of German football under the Third Reich. They were relegated together in 1936 and were absent from first division play until re-appearing together in the Gauliga Moselland (Gruppe West) in 1941. Westmark was immediately demoted again, while Eintracht only barely held on over the next two seasons. In 1943 the two clubs were united as the wartime side KSG Eintracht/Westmark Trier, but were able only to earn a single point in eleven matches that season, being outscored 13:52. By 1944, World War II had overtaken the region and the Gauliga Moselland collapsed.
The two clubs continued to play as a single side after the war and in 1948 resumed play in the top flight Oberliga Südwest (Gruppe Nord), but were never a serious contender at that level, consistently finishing with the pack well back of the leaders. By the time the Bundesliga, Germany's new professional football league, was formed in 1963, Trier had fallen to second division play.
They continued to play tier II football in the Regionalliga Südwest until slipping briefly to the Amateurliga Rheinland (III) where they finished well but were unable to make it out of the promotion rounds until their third attempt. The club moved up to the 2.Bundesliga Süd in 1976 where they suffered through a poor season and finished in the relegation zone in 17th place. They avoided demotion only because Röchling Völklingen, which had finished ahead of Trier, was denied a license for financial reasons: SV was able then to turn that break into a five year stay in the second division.
In 1981 the two divisions of the 2.Bundesliga were combined into one, and the number of teams playing tier II football reduced from 42 to 20. Trier missed the cut and found themselves playing in the Amateur Oberliga Sudwest (III). The club went on to perform well through the next decade on into the mid-90's and earned two consecutive German Amateur Championships in 1988 and 1989, but were again unable to break through to the next level in several attempts.
The club enjoyed a memorable season in 1997-98 in what had by then become the Regionalliga West/Südwest (III). While they managed only a fifth place finish, they had a strong run through the German Cup which included victories over Bundesliga sides Schalke 04 (1:0) and Borussia Dortmund (2:1) before they were finally put out in the semi-finals by yet another Bundesliga side, MSV Duisburg (9:10 on penalties).
Trier managed to return to the 2.Bundesliga for a three season stint in 2002, but a poor performance in the Regionalliga Süd has driven them down to the Oberliga Südwest (IV) where they play today.
[edit] Stadium
The club plays its home matches in the Moselstadion. When constructed in 1930 the facility held 35,000 spectators, but today holds only 12,000 (~1,700 seats).
[edit] Honours
German amateur champions: 1988, 1989
