Union sports club Esternberg (SVE) is an Austrian association football club based in Esternberg. With the incorporation of the sponsor of the club is currently the official name Union Handyshop Esternberg. The club's colors are violet and white.
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Full name | Union Handy Shop Esternberg | ||
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Nickname(s) | Die Sauwaldveilchen (The Violets) | ||
Founded | 20 July 1952 | ||
Ground | Heinz Ertl Stadion | ||
Capacity | 1,000 | ||
President | Wolfgang Ertl | ||
Coach | Josef Hamedinger | ||
League | Upper Austrian League West, Upper Austria | ||
2023–24 | 10th | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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History
editThe SVE was founded on July, 20th 1952. In the years 1952 to 1954 only friendly matches and cup tournaments were contested. Entry into the regular championship began the SVE in the 1955–56 season in the Upper Austrian 3rd Class C 1, which was finished on the 9th position.
The biggest success was winning the Upper Austrian League 1995–96 and the associated rise in the Austrian Regional League Central (third highest league in Austria).
Currently, the club plays in the Upper Austrian League West (5th power level).
Stadium
editThe home games of the SVE will be played at Heinz Ertl Stadium, which was named after the founding member and longtime president Heinz Ertl († April 9, 2014).
Junior Soccer
editThe youth section of the SVE organizes since 1992 each year the Juniors Indoor Soccer Cup for all age groups in the youth field in the Sports Hall of Schärding.
Now, with nine days of the tournament and over 200 teams participating each year, this is one of the largest youth tournaments in Austria.
Visiting teams from 21 nations were already as Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Switzerland.
Honours
edit- 1 x Winner of Upper Austrian League (1995–96)
- 1 x Winner of Upper Austrian Cup (1997)
- 6 x Winner of the Innviertler Cup (1987, 1989, 1997, 2007, 2009, 2024)
- 1 x Winner of Upper Austrian League West (1987–88)
- 1 x Winner of Upper Austrian District League West (1978–79)
- 1 x Winner of Upper Austrian 1st Class North West (1977–78)
- 1 x Winner of Upper Austrian 2nd Class West (1966–67)
- 1 x Winner of Upper Austrian 3rd Class Upper Inn Quarter (1960–61)
External links
edit- Official website
- OFV-club homepage of SVE
- SVE on Facebook
- Official website of Int. Juniors Indoor Soccer Cup Schärding
- Internationaler Junior Fussball-Hallencup Schärding on Facebook
- Official website of Innviertler Cup