After WWII, SSV quickly established themselves as a decent regaional team, and gained admission to the Regionalliga Süd in 1963. In 1965, Reutlingen took part in the Bundesliga promotion, but was shown it's limitations. After a 1-1 at home, they went down 0-7 at Mönchengladbach. Still they were a decent 2nd division club. This lasted about 10 years, and then they disappeared into the nether-regions of southern football (aside from horrible last place finish in the 2.Liga Süd in 1977). It wasn't until the mid 90s that they would emerge back into the professional ranks.
1998-99 was a "coulda" year. Reutlingen played solid, trailing the leaders from Waldhof an Offenbach. Then when Offenbach faltered, they had a chance to seize 2nd place, but instead they sucked and collapsed. However next year was different, as they basically kicked ass and took names. Reutlingen started out with something like 16 straight wins and never looked back, running away with the title and gaining automatic promotion to the 2.Liga. This was followed by a solid year in the 2nd division. Things started going downhill, mostly financially. In 2002, the DFB announced a punishment of 6 points for financial irregularities, and this proved to be deadly. Despite a decent performance on the field, the 6 penalty points were decisive in sending Reutlingen down. To add insult to injury, the Regionalliga license was also denied, so Reutlingen was forced down to the 4th division. The club was forced to declare insolvency, and was forced to seperate the football section from the main club.
After a few years in the wilderness, Reutlingen bounced back into teh 3rd division, but financial problems continued to dog the club, and they soon ended up further down the ladder.
Fullname | Sport- und Schwimmverein Reutlingen 05 e.V. | ||||||||||||||||
City | Reutlingen (Baden-Württemberg). Pop: 111,338 (2002) | ||||||||||||||||
Address |
Kaiserstraße 2, 72764 Reutlingen Phone: (07121) 21600, Fax: (07121) 329780 e-mail: info@ssv-reutlingen.de | ||||||||||||||||
Colors | Red jersey, black shorts. | ||||||||||||||||
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Stadium |
Kreuzeiche. Capacity: 12,734 (1,134 seats) Built in 1953, it drew large crowds in the 50s/60s, when standing room was the norm, often around 16,000. There was a plan to increase capacity to 35,000 in 1999, but abandoned. | ||||||||||||||||
Tickets |
8-13 euros (2014), with VIP seating up to 59 euros.
Supporters |
Averaged 1,447 in 2004 (Oberliga).
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Foes |
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| Beer |
Zwiefalter Klosterbräu . Regional Swabian brewer. Was a sponsor
until promotion to the 2.Liga. After relegation, they became the main
sponsor for a couple years, before giving up. Since then Baisinger has stepped into the fray and
make sure that a beer sponsor is on board. |
Pub Grub |
| The Net |
The official page is www.ssv-reutlingen.de
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Recent History:
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2013-14 (V) Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 7th
2012-13 (V) Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 7th
2011-12 (V) Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 8th
2010-11 (V) Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 14th
2009-10 (IV) Regionalliga Süd 14th
2008-09 (IV) Regionalliga Süd 12th
2007-08 (III) Regionalliga Süd 12th
2006-07 (III) Regionalliga Süd 11th
2005-06 (IV) Oberliga Baden-Württembg. 1st
2004-05 (IV) Oberliga Baden-Württembg. 3rd
2003-04 (IV) Oberliga Baden-Württembg. 9th
2002-03 (II) 2.Bundesliga 16th denied license
2001-02 (II) 2.Bundesliga 10th
2000-01 (II) 2.Bundesliga 7th
1999-00 (III) Regionalliga Süd 1st
1998-99 (III) Regionalliga Süd 3rd
1997-98 (III) Regionalliga Süd 4th
1996-97 (III) Regionalliga Süd 3rd
1995-96 (III) Regionalliga Süd 4th
1994-95 (III) Regionalliga Süd 14th
1993-94 (III) Am.Oberliga Baden-Württ. 2nd
1992-93 (III) Am.Oberliga Baden-Württ. 3rd
1991-92 (III) Am.Oberliga Baden-Württ. 1st
1990-91 (III) Am.Oberliga Baden-Württ. 3rd
1989-90 (III) Am.Oberliga Baden-Württ. 2nd
1988-89 (III) Am.Oberliga Baden-Württ. 1st
1987-88 (III) Am.Oberliga Baden-Württ. 7th
1986-87 (III) Am.Oberliga Baden-Württ. 8th
1985-86 (III) Am.Oberliga Baden-Württ. 13th
1984-85 (III) Verbandsliga Württemberg 1st
1983-84 (III) Verbandsliga Württemberg 7th
1982-83 (III) Am.Oberliga Baden-Württ. 19th
1981-82 (III) Am.Oberliga Baden-Württ. 14th
1980-81 (III) Am.Oberliga Baden-Württ. 11th
1979-80 (IV) Verbandsliga Württemberg 2nd
1978-79 (III) Am.Oberliga Baden-Württ. 20th
1977-78 (III) Amateurliga Schwarzwald 1st
1976-77 (II) 2.Bundesliga Süd 20th
1975-76 (III) Amateurliga Schwarzwald 1st
1974-75 (II) Amateurliga Schwarzwald 2nd
1973-74 (III) Amateurliga Schwarzwald 2nd
1972-73 (II) Regionalliga Süd 17th
1971-72 (II) Regionalliga Süd 10th
1970-71 (II) Regionalliga Süd 15th
1969-70 (II) Regionalliga Süd 11th
1968-69 (II) Regionalliga Süd 9th
1967-68 (II) Regionalliga Süd 3rd
1966-67 (II) Regionalliga Süd 6th
1965-66 (II) Regionalliga Süd 8th
1964-65 (II) Regionalliga Süd 2nd
1963-64 (II) Regionalliga Süd 5th
2000-01 (II) 2.Bundesliga 7th
2001-02 (II) 2.Bundesliga 10th
2002-03 (II) 2.Bundesliga 16th denied license
2003-04 (IV) Oberliga Baden-Württembg. 9th
2004-05 (IV) Oberliga Baden-Württembg. 3rd
2005-06 (IV) Oberliga Baden-Württembg. 1st
2006-07 (III) Regionalliga Süd 11th
2007-08 (III) Regionalliga Süd 12th
2008-09 (IV) Regionalliga Süd 12th
2009-10 (IV) Regionalliga Süd
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