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Founded | 1 July 2011 | |||
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Ground | Hänsch-Arena | |||
Capacity | 13,696 | |||
President | Heinz Speet | |||
Head coach | Carin Bakhuis | |||
League | 2. Bundesliga | |||
2023–24 | 3rd of 14 | |||
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SV Meppen (women) is a women's association football club from Meppen, Germany. It is part of the SV Meppen club.
History
[edit]SV Victoria Gersten
[edit]Founded in 1947, SV Victoria Gersten's women's team earned promotion to the then second-tier Oberliga Nord in 1993. Despite finishing second in 2000, their attempts to secure promotion to the Bundesliga fell short during the promotion round. The club faced a similar outcome two years later, again missing out on promotion after finishing as runners-up. In 2004, SV Victoria Gersten became one of the inaugural members of the 2. Bundesliga.
SV Meppen
[edit]To meet the increasing demands of the 2. Bundesliga, SV Victoria Gersten's women's football department joined SV Meppen for the 2010–11 season.[1] In the suspended 2019–20 season, disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, SV Meppen secured a fourth-place finish in the second division. Despite this, they were promoted to the Bundesliga because both VfL Wolfsburg II and 1899 Hoffenheim II were ineligible for promotion.[2] However, their top-flight campaign in the 2020–21 season concluded with an 11th-place finish and relegation to the second division. Undeterred, they bounced back by clinching the 2021–22 2. Bundesliga title, earning a return to the Bundesliga. Unfortunately, their second Bundesliga stint ended with another relegation after an 11th-place finish.[3]
Squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
[edit]- ^ "Wie der SV Meppen plötzlich wieder Zweitligist wird". noz.de (in German). 15 June 2011.
- ^ "Nach Saisonabbruch in der 2. Frauen-Bundesliga: Bremen und Meppen steigen auf". fussballdaten.de (in German). 25 May 2020.
- ^ Kremer, Dieter (28 May 2024). "SV Meppen: Was der Nicht-Aufstieg für den Frauenfußball und den Verein bedeutet". noz.de (in German).