SG Sonnenhof Großaspach
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| Full name | Sportgemeinschaft Sonnenhof Großaspach e.V. | ||
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| Nickname(s) | SG | ||
| Founded | 25 August 1994 | ||
| Ground | Mechatronik Arena | ||
| Capacity | 10,001 | ||
| Chairman | Werner Benignus | ||
| Manager | Zlatko Blaškić (Interim) | ||
| League | 3. Liga | ||
| 2017–18 | 14th | ||
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SG Sonnenhof Großaspach is a German association football club based in Aspach, Baden-Württemberg.
History
The club was formed in 1994 through the union of Spvgg Großaspach and FC Sonnenhof Kleinaspach. The sports club has 1,300 members and, in addition to its football side, has departments for bowling, gymnastics, and table tennis. The term Sonnenhof in the club name comes from the local hotel Sonnenhof in which the meeting was held that resulted in the FC Sonnenhof Kleinaspach was formed.[1]
The footballers have been twice promoted in recent years and reached the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg (IV) in 2005, playing there as a lower table side. In 2008–09, the club achieved its greatest success yet, winning the league and earning the right for promotion to the Regionalliga Süd, where they played until 2012, when the club entered the new Regionalliga Südwest. In 2009 the club qualified for the first time for the first round of the German Cup but was knocked out by VfB Stuttgart after a 1–4 loss, leading 1–0 until the 55th minute.[2]
In 2012–13 the club qualified again for the first round of the German Cup but was knocked out by FSV Frankfurt after a 1–2 loss.[3] The club celebrated its greatest success in 2014 when it won the Regionalliga Südwest and qualified for the promotion round to the 3. Liga, where it overcame VfL Wolfsburg II and earned promotion to the league.
Honours
The club's honours:
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Cup
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Players
Current squad
- As of 10 September 2018[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Recent managers
Recent managers of the club:[5]
| Manager | Start | Finish |
| Alexander Malchow | 1 July 2006 | 30 June 2007 |
| Markus Gisdol | 1 July 2007 | 10 November 2007 |
| Hans-Jürgen Boysen | 22 November 2007 | 5 January 2008 |
| Thomas Letsch | 6 January 2008 | 30 June 2009 |
| Jürgen Hartmann | 1 July 2009 | 15 April 2010 |
| Norbert Gundelsweiler | 1 May 2010 | 30 June 2010 |
| Alexander Zorniger | 1 July 2010 | 30 June 2012 |
| Rüdiger Rehm | 1 July 2012 | 28 October 2014 |
| Uwe Rapolder | 28 October 2014 | 25 February 2015 |
| Rüdiger Rehm | 25 February 2015 | 27 June 2016 |
| Oliver Zapel | 27 June 2016 | 30 June 2017 |
| Sascha Hildmann | 1 July 2016 | 5 October 2018 |
| Zlatko Blaškić (Interim) | 5 October 2018 |
Recent seasons
The recent season-by-season performance of the club:[6][7]
| Season | Division | Tier | Position |
| 2001–02 | Landesliga Württemberg | VI | ↑ |
| 2002–03 | Verbandsliga Württemberg | V | 8th |
| 2003–04 | Verbandsliga Württemberg | 8th | |
| 2004–05 | Verbandsliga Württemberg | 1st ↑ | |
| 2005–06 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | IV | 14th |
| 2006–07 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 13th | |
| 2007–08 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 10th | |
| 2008–09 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | V | 1st ↑ |
| 2009–10 | Regionalliga Süd | IV | 12th |
| 2010–11 | Regionalliga Süd | 14th | |
| 2011–12 | Regionalliga Süd | 2nd | |
| 2012–13 | Regionalliga Südwest | 4th | |
| 2013–14 | Regionalliga Südwest | 1st ↑ | |
| 2014–15 | 3. Liga | III | 15th |
| 2015–16 | 3. Liga | 7th | |
| 2016–17 | 3. Liga | 10th | |
| 2017–18 | 3. Liga | 14th |
- With the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 and the 3. Liga in 2008 as the new third tier, below the 2. Bundesliga, all leagues below dropped one tier. In 2012, the number of Regionalligas was increased from three to five with all Regionalliga Süd clubs except the Bavarian ones entering the new Regionalliga Südwest.
- Key
| ↑Promoted | ↓ Relegated |
References
- ^ "Warum heißen die so? Heute: SG Sonnenhof Großaspach" [Where does their name mean? Today: SG Sonnenhof Großaspach]. web.archive.org (in German). German Football Association official results website. 28 May 2012. Archived from the original on 22 January 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ DFB-Pokal 2009/2010 .:. 1. Runde: SG Sonnenhof Großaspach – VfB Stuttgart Template:De icon Weltfussball.de, accessed: 18 August 2012
- ^ DFB-Pokal 2012/2013 .:. 1. Runde: SG Sonnenhof Großaspach – FSV Frankfurt Template:De icon Weltfussball.de, accessed: 18 August 2012
- ^ "Kader" [Squad] (in German). SG Sonnenhof Großaspach e.V. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ SG Sonnenhof Großaspach .:. Trainer von A-Z Template:De icon weltfussball.de, accessed: 18 September 2011
- ^ Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv Template:De icon Historical German domestic league tables, accessed: 20 September 2014
- ^ Fussball.de – Ergebnisse Template:De icon Tables and results of all German football leagues, accessed: 20 September 2014
External links
- Official team site
- SG Sonnenhof Großaspach at Weltfussball.de
- Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables Template:De icon