Saar 05 Saarbrücken Saar 05 Saarbrücken Founded in 1905, this club is mainly known for it's track and field division, which is one of Germany's strongest. Unfortunately this perversion has prevented the soccer squad from receiving the necessary backing and recognition to become respectable. There were a couple Gauliga appearances in the 1930s, but they disappeared into obscurity for the rest of the pre-war period.
After being runner up in the first independent Saarlandliga in 1948, Saar05 competed a couple more years in the joke league, before rejoining German competition. The 1950s saw some relative success as Saar05 played in the Oberliga Südwest. They competed for 12 years, finishing 9th eight times. They were then seeded into the new Regionalliga in 1963. They managed to kick around until the early 1970s, and then were reduced to local Saarland competition.
Financial problems - the main sponsor left - led to a collapse on the field as well. Relegation from the Verbandsliga was inevitable. 2004 saw the lowest point in Saar05 history, as they now competed in the 6th division. Unfortunately, things got worse. Although on the field things weren't too bad, the club barely avoided being wound up. However, insolvency led the Saarland Football Federation to stop play half-way through the season, annull their results, and dump their ass out of the Landesliga.
| Full Name | Sportverein Saar 05 e.V. Saarbrücken | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City |
Saarbrücken (Saarland). Pop:
180,515 (2007).
| Address |
Großherzog-Friedrich-Straße 101, 66121 Saarbrücken | Phone: 0681-64533 Colors |
Black and white vertical stripes, black shorts.
| Nickname |
| Stadium |
Kielselhumes Capacity: 12,000 (800 seats) | Built in 1931, an estimated 35,000 could jam in the park. It was the city's largest until the Ludwigspark was built in 1953. As a result, many Saarland internationals and big matches were held here until the mid 50s. Tickets |
| Supporters |
Averaged 88 in 2004 (Verbandsliga).
| Friends |
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Foes |
| Heroes |
Willi Hutter was capped for Germany in 1921. 9 Saarland
internationals from the 1950s.
| Zeroes |
| Beer |
Karlsberg-Urpils from the
brewery in nearby Homburg.
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Pub Grub |
| The Net |
Soccer team: www.saar05-fussball.de.vu
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Recent History:
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1963-64 (II) Regionalliga Südwest 6th
1964-65 (II) Regionalliga Südwest 4th
1965-66 (II) Regionalliga Südwest 6th
1966-67 (II) Regionalliga Südwest 10th
1967-68 (II) Regionalliga Südwest 9th
1968-69 (II) Regionalliga Südwest 6th
1969-70 (II) Regionalliga Südwest 9th
1970-71 (II) Regionalliga Südwest 15th
1971-72 (III) Amateurliga Saarland 2nd
1972-73 (III) Amateurliga Saarland 4th
1973-74 (III) Amateurliga Saarland 11th
1974-75 (III) Amateurliga Saarland 12th
1975-76 (III) Amateurliga Saarland 10th
1976-77 (III) Amateurliga Saarland 13th
1977-78 (III) Amateurliga Saarland 15th
1978-79 (IV) Verbandsliga Saarland 15th
1979-80 (IV) Verbandsliga Saarland 7th
1980-81 (IV) Verbandsliga Saarland 12th
1981-82 (IV) Verbandsliga Saarland 11th
1982-83 (IV) Verbandsliga Saarland 11th
1983-84 (IV) Verbandsliga Saarland 14th
1984-85 (IV) Verbandsliga Saarland 12th
1985-86 (IV) Verbandsliga Saarland 11th
1986-87 (IV) Verbandsliga Saarland 5th
1987-88 (IV) Verbandsliga Saarland 4th
1988-89 (IV) Verbandsliga Saarland 2nd
1989-90 (IV) Verbandsliga Saarland 1st
1990-91 (III) Am.Oberliga Südwest 10th
1991-92 (III) Am.Oberliga Südwest 18th
1992-93 (IV) Verbandsliga Saarland 18th
1993-94 (IV) Verbandsliga Saarland 12th
1994-95 (V) Verbandsliga Saarland 3rd
1995-96 (V) Verbandsliga Saarland 5th
1996-97 (V) Verbandsliga Saarland 3rd
1997-98 (V) Verbandsliga Saarland 7th
1998-95 (V) Verbandsliga Saarland 8th
1999-00 (V) Verbandsliga Saarland 9th
2000-01 (V) Verbandsliga Saarland 1st
2001-02 (IV) Oberliga Südwest 18th
2002-03 (V) Verbandsliga Saarland 14th
2003-04 (V) Verbandsliga Saarland 18th
2004-05 (VI) Landesliga Saarland-SW 18th results annulled
2005-06 (VII) Bezirksliga Süd 13th
2006-07 (VII) Bezirksliga Süd 15th
2007-08 (VIII) Kreisliga A Süd Halberg
(c) Abseits Guide to Germany: www.abseits-soccer.com