BSV Eintracht Sondershausen


This club has so many name changes and mergers that they should seriously consider relocating to Austria.

The roots go back to 1945, when soccer was restarted in the Soviet Occupation Zone. The new organization was intended as the heir of SV 1911 Sonderhausen, but soon followed into the the usual industrial alignments of GDR sports. After various affiliations (among them Industrie, Mechanik, Motor, Aktivist, Empor etc.), in 1958 they settled on BSG Glückauf, more or less, adding Vorwärts sometime in 1973. Somewhere in there BSG Elektro got going as a seperate club. Glückauf was the stronger club, spending most of the 1980s in the 2nd division DDR-Liga.

The new club was founded in 1990 after reunification through the merger of BSG Elektro and BSG Glückauf. After a few seasons in the Landesliga Thüringen, they made the jump to the Oberliga, but it's been a struggle to stay up. In fact, in 2001 they only survived because VfL Halle voluntarily withdrew.

Full Name Ballspielverein Eintracht Sondershausen
City Sondershausen (Thüringen). Pop: 21,301 (2007)
Address Am Sportzentrum, 99706 Sondershausen
Phone: (3632)-758147, Fax: (3632)-543059
E-Mail: geschaeftsstelle@eintracht-sondershausen.de
Colors white jersey with green trim, white shorts/socks. Alternate blue jersey, yellow shorts
Nickname
Stadium Sportzentrum am Göldner . Capacity: 5,700 (1,800 seats)
Opened in 1981. Until 1974 BSV played at the Ernst Thälmann-Stadion (not surprisingly between 1933-45 known as Adolf-Hitler-Kampfbahn.) From 1974-81 they played at Sportplatz Jecha. This district field is still used by the 2nd team and some youth squads. The record attendance for the Am Göldner was an overflowing 6,100 against Motor Nordhausen in 1984
Tickets 6 euros (2004).
Supporters About 500 average in 2004. The fan page complains that only some 10 fans go on the road, although as many as 80 in some instances. The activists are part of Inferno Sondershausen .
Friends
Foes FSV Wacker 90 Nordhausen (Motor from GDR)
Heroes
Zeroes
Beer Apoldaer
Pub Grub
The Net Official site: www.eintracht-sondershausen.de
Also a fan page www.bsv-fans.de

Recent History:
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		BSG Glückauf Sondershausen

1980-81	(**)	DDR-Liga, Staffel E	6th
1981-82	(**)	DDR-Liga, Staffel E	9th
1982-83	(**)	DDR-Liga, Staffel E	5th
1983-84	(**)	DDR-Liga, Staffel E	3rd
1984-85	(**)	DDR-Liga, Staffel B	13th
1985-86	(**)	DDR-Liga, Staffel B	8th
1986-87	(**)	DDR-Liga, Staffel B	17th
1987-90 ?

		BSV Eintracht Sondershausen

1990-91	(IV)	Landesliga Thüringen	5th
1991-92	(IV)	Landesliga Thüringen	6th
1992-93	(IV)	Landesliga Thüringen	8th
1993-94	(IV)	Landesliga Thüringen	5th
1994-95	(V)	Landesliga Thüringen	4th
1995-96	(V)	Landesliga Thüringen	6th
1996-97	(V)	Landesliga Thüringen	12th
1997-98	(V)	Landesliga Thüringen	5th
1998-99	(V)	Landesliga Thüringen	3rd
1999-00	(V)	Landesliga Thüringen	1st
2000-01	(IV)	Oberliga Nordost-Süd	15th
2001-02	(IV)	Oberliga Nordost-Süd	13th
2002-03	(IV)	Oberliga Nordost-Süd	14th
2003-04	(IV)	Oberliga Nordost-Süd	14th
2004-05	(IV)	Oberliga Nordost-Süd	16th
2005-06	(V)	Thüringenlinga		3rd	
2006-07	(V)	Thüringenlinga		2nd
2007-08	(V)	Thüringenlinga		

(c) Abseits Guide to Germany : www.abseits-soccer.com