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| Full name | SV Eintracht-Trier 05 e. V. | ||
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| Nicknames | SVE 1905, Die Blauen (The Blues), Der SVE, Die Eintracht, Die 05er | ||
| Founded | 11 March 1905(Trier FC) 11 March 1948(SV Eintracht Trier 05) | ||
| Ground | Moselstadion | ||
| Capacity | 10,256 | ||
| Chairman | Alfons Jochem | ||
| Manager | Thomas Klasen | ||
| League | Regionalliga Südwest (IV) | ||
| 2024–25 | Regionalliga Südwest, 13th of 18 | ||
SV Eintracht-Trier 05 e. V., commonly known asEintracht Trier (German pronunciation:[ˈaɪntʁaxtˈtʁiːɐ̯]), is aGerman association football club based inTrier,Rhineland-Palatinate. The club was established on 11 March 1948 through the merger of Westmark 05 Trier and Eintracht Trier 06, coinciding with the 43rd anniversary of the founding of its predecessor, Trier Fußball Club 05. The team's badge prominently features thePorta Nigra, an ancient Roman city gate and iconic symbol of Trier, considered Germany's oldest city.
The club has competed in various levels of German football, including the2. Bundesliga andRegionalliga Südwest, and has achieved notable successes such as winning the German Amateur Championship multiple times and reaching the semi-finals of theDFB-Pokal in1998.
Trier FC was established 11 March 1905 and in 1911 was renamed Sport-Verein 05 Trier. In 1930, 05, Fußballverein Kürenz, and Polizei SV Trier were joined to form SV Westmark 05 Trier.
The origins of Eintracht Trier are in the 1906 establishment of Fußball Club Moselland 06 Trier. In 1920, the club joined with FV Fortuna 1910 Trier to create Vereinigte Rasenspieler 1906 Trier, which the following year merged with SV Alemannia 1909 Trier to form SV Eintracht 06 Trier.
Westmark and Eintracht played first in theBezirksliga Rhein-Saar and then in theGauliga Mittelrhein, one of 16 top-flight divisions formed through the 1933 re-organization of German football under theThird Reich. Westmark appeared in the opening rounds of the Tschammerpokal, predecessor of today'sDFB-Pokal (German Cup) in 1936, advancing pastFV Saarbrücken (3–1), before being put out in the next round byVfB Stuttgart (0–1). Both Trier teams were relegated in 1936 and did not re-appear in the top-flight until 1941 when they were both promoted to theGauliga Moselland, Gruppe West.
Westmark was relegated at the end of the season, however Eintracht fared slightly better, lasting a further two seasons before being sent down. Player shortage during World War II forced the mergers of many clubs into combined wartime clubs known as Kriegspielgemeinshaft, and in 1943, the two clubs were joined as KSG Eintracht/Westmark Trier. The team won only a single point in 11 matches, conceding 52 goals and scoring just 13. By 1944, the region was strongly affected by the war and matches of the Gauliga Moselland were eventually suspended.
The two clubs re-emerged as separate sides after the conflict but joined to one club on 11 March 1948 as SV Eintracht Trier 05. The newly combined side resumed playing in the top-flightOberliga Südwest (Gruppe Nord), but were never a serious contender at that level, consistently finishing well behind the leaders. By the time theBundesliga, the new nationwide professional football league, was formed in 1963, the club played in the second division.
They continued to play tier II football in theRegionalliga Südwest until slipping to theAmateurliga Rheinland (III) in 1973. Eintracht's second team amateur side had also made an appearance in the Amateurliga for a single season in 1970–71. The senior side performed well in the Amateurliga after their descent, but failed in a bid to advance at the end of the 1975–76 season after winning their division and then finishing second in the relegation play-off group. The following year, Trier again captured the Amateurliga title, but this time were successful in their bid to move up to the2. Bundesliga Süd. However, they performed poorly there and were in 17th place at the end of the 1976–77 campaign. The club avoided relegation only becauseRöchling Völklingen, who had finished above Eintracht, were denied a license for financial reasons. Trier was able to turn their narrow escape into a five-year stay in the second division.
In 1981, the Nord and Süd divisions of the2. Bundesliga were combined, and the number of teams playing tier II football reduced from 42 to 20. Trier missed the cut with an 8th-place finish and found themselves playing in theAmateuroberliga Südwest (III). The club went on to perform well through the next decade and on into the mid-1990s, earning a string of top three finishes which included Amateurliga titles in 1986, 1993, and 1994 and consecutive German Amateur Championships in 1988 and 1989. They also enjoyed an extended run in the 1998DFB-Pokal (German Cup) tournament, advancing to the semi-finals before finally being put out byMSV Duisburg in a match that ended in a 1–1 draw before being decided 9–10 on penalty kicks. However, the team failed in four opportunities (1987, 1992, 1993, 1999) to win its way back to second division play and remained a mid-table side in theRegionalliga West/Südwest andRegionalliga West for most of the 1990s and on into the new millennium.
From 2002 to 2005, the club enjoyed a three-season spell in the2. Bundesliga, earning their highest finish with a 7th-place result in 2003.
The decline of the club began with relegation to theRegionalliga (III) in 2005. Club manager Paul Linz resigned and was replaced by formerTrier Captain Micheal Prus. The start of the Regionalliga season was disappointing and led to replacement of the former manager with Eugen Hach in October 2005, which however failed to stop the decline. The team was again relegated and started the 2006–07 season in theOberliga Südwest (IV).
The aim of the club was promotion straight back to the Regionalliga and the men in charge of this challenge were Adnan Kevric and Roland Seitz. However, Seitz left to take over atSC Paderborn within just a few days of his appointment. Kevric was to see out the rest of the season with the team before resigning his position on 3 March 2007 after a 2–0 home defeat at the hands ofFV Engers 07 which finally ended all hopes for promotion. Herbert Herres then took over as head coach, but he in turn resigned as manager on 3 April 2007 following a 3–1 defeat againstSpVgg EGC Wirges. Former player Werner Kartz took over until the end of the season.
Under Kartz the team was able to lift itself once again and even managed to win the Rhineland Cup after a 2–1 victory over TuS on 7 June 2007, leading to qualification to the opening round of theDFB-Pokal. On 5 August 2007, Trier metSchalke at the sold out Moselstadion with tickets for this event changing hands oneBay for over 60 euros per ticket. Trier did not stand a chance and was beaten 9–0 by the Bundesliga side.
The plan for the 2007–08 season was to finish in the top four of theOberliga Südwest (IV) to ensure promotion into the newly formedRegionalliga West (IV) for the 2008–09 season. The team met this objective in a 5–0 win overEintracht Bad Kreuznach that locked their place in the top four. It played in this league until 2012 when it became part of the newRegionalliga Südwest. Eintracht Trier maintained a position in the upper ranks of the Regionalliga in subsequent seasons but failed to qualify for the promotion playoffs. In March 2014, after a 1–0 defeat againstTuS Koblenz, the club parted ways with head coachRoland Seitz due to a poor start to the second half of the season, including four consecutive winless matches. He was succeeded byJens Kiefer, who had previously ledSV Elversberg to promotion to the3. Liga. Kiefer signed a contract until 2015.[1]
On 28 May 2016, Eintracht Trier won theRhineland Cup with a 5–1 victory overSG HWW Niederroßbach on Finaltag der Amateure (Amateurs' Finals Day), securing qualification for the2016–17 DFB-Pokal.[2] In the first round, they hostedBundesliga sideBorussia Dortmund at theMoselstadion, suffering a 3–0 defeat.[3] After the2016–17 season, Trier was relegated from the Regionalliga Südwest, finishing second to last and dropping to the fifth-tierOberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar for the first time in their history.[4]
Over the next four seasons, Eintracht Trier failed to secure promotion back to the Regionalliga. During the 2020–21 season, they led the Oberliga table unchallenged before the league was suspended due to theCOVID-19 pandemic. When the season was cancelled, all matches played were annulled, and the club's appeal for sporting promotion was unsuccessful.[5]
In the 2021–22 season, Trier achieved promotion under head coachJosef Çınar. The COVID-19 pandemic had divided the Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar into North and South groups.[6] Trier won the North group but narrowly missed direct promotion in the championship round, losing out toWormatia Worms on goal difference. Interest in the club surged during this period, with unusually high attendance for fifth-tier matches, including 4,500 spectators against Wormatia Worms and 4,000 for the final home match againstHertha Wiesbach.[7][8] In the promotion playoffs, Trier defeatedEintracht Stadtallendorf 5–0 away in the first leg. On 14 June 2022, they hosted theStuttgarter Kickers at a sold-out Moselstadion. Despite a stoppage-time equaliser resulting in a 1–1 draw, Trier's superior goal difference secured their return to the Regionalliga Südwest.[9]
During the2022–23 Regionalliga season, Trier struggled, dropping to last place from early-May 2023 onward and being relegated back to the Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar at the season's end.[10] However, in the following 2023–24 season, Trier made a commanding return to the Regionalliga Südwest, finishing first with 99 points.[11]
In 1934, the club built its present home The Moselstadion. The Moselstadion is set in the midst of a sports complex surrounded by several sports fields and tennis courts. The stadium holds a maximum of 10,254 spectators with approximately 2,000 seats and terracing for a further 8,000 spectators, of which 2,000 spaces are covered. The stadium has been gradually improved since it was built culminating in the erection of floodlight masts in 1998 in time for theDFB-Pokal semi-final againstDuisburg.
The stadium no longer conforms to the DFL licensing regulations and there are plans for a new, modern stadium inTrier, however following the relegation of the club to theOberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar these plans are currently on hold.[12]
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SV Eintracht Trier 05 II currently plays in Rheinland Kreisliga C Trier/Eifel
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Recent managers of the club:[15]
| Manager | Start | Finish |
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| Werner Weiß | 29 April 2007 | 7 September 2008 |
| Mario Basler | 8 September 2008 | 18 February 2010 |
| Reinhold Breu | 21 February 2010 | 15 April 2010 |
| Roland Seitz | 16 April 2010 | 17 March 2014 |
| Jens Kiefer | 18 March 2014 | 15 May 2014 |
| Peter Rubeck | 1 July 2014 | 22 September 2016 |
| Rudi Thömmes | 23 September 2016 | 3 October 2016 |
| Oscar Corrochano | 4 October 2016 | 14 April 2017 |
| Rudi Thömmes | 15 April 2017 | 30 June 2017 |
| Daniel Paulus | 1 July 2017 | 30 September 2018 |
| Josef Cinar | 1 October 2018 | Present |
The recent season-by-season performance of the club:[16][17]
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| Season | Division | Tier | Position |
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| 2021–22 | Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar Nord | V | 1st ↑ |
| 2022–23 | Regionalliga Südwest | IV | 18th ↓ |
| 2023–24 | Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar Nord | V | 1st ↑ |
| ↑Promoted | ↓Relegated |
To mark the 100-year anniversary of the club in 2005 Leiendecker Bloas wrote the club anthem "Für uns geddet nurEintracht Trier (2005)" ("For us there is only Eintracht Trier"). The club also use the terrace anthemYou'll Never Walk Alone to inspire the team and is usually sung as the team enters the pitch.
