The club was founded in 1907 asFC Germania Elversberg. It was dissolved in 1914, but then re-constituted in 1918 asSportvereinigung VfB Elversberg, spending a season in the tier-oneKreisliga Saar in 1921–22. After World War II a number of local associations came together to formSportgemeinde Elversberg. The current club became independent ofSG asSV Elversberg VfB 07 in 1952. From 1951 to 1960SV played in theAmateurliga Saarland (III), but then disappeared into tier IV and V football until 1980 when they re-emerged in the AmateurOberliga Südwest (III) for a span of seven seasons. After nearly another decade spent between theVerbandsliga Saarland (IV) and the Landesliga Saarland/Nordost (V) the club returned to tier III football in theRegionalliga West/Südwest.
Since 1998,SV Elversberg has played in the Regionalliga Süd (III) as a lower table side. For the 2008–09 season, the club belonged to the newRegionalliga West where it stayed until 2012 when it became part of the newRegionalliga Südwest. In2012–13, the club finished runners-up in the new league and qualified for the promotion play-off to the3. Liga where it overcame the reserve team ofTSV 1860 München to earn promotion to this league.
SV Elversberg lasted for only one season in the 3. Liga, suffering relegation alongside fellow Saar side1. FC Saarbrücken back to the Regionalliga. They finished runners-up in the Regionalliga Südwest in2015–16 but lost toFSV Zwickau in the promotion play-off and had to remain in the league. Thefollowing season, they won the league but were denied promotion bySpVgg Unterhaching, who beat them 5–2 on aggregate in another promotion play-off.
In the2021–22 season, SV Elversberg won the Regionalliga Südwest under coachHorst Steffen, earning promotion to the3. Liga.[1] The club continued their rise by winning the 3. Liga in 2022–23, securing historic promotion to the2. Bundesliga for the first time ever in history on 21 May 2023, before they managed to win the league on the final matchday following a 2–1 victory overIngolstadt.[2] In their debut2. Bundesliga season, they finished 11th, solidifying their status in the league.[3] In the2024–25 season, SV Elversberg secured third place in the 2. Bundesliga, earning a spot in thepromotion play-offs against1. FC Heidenheim, who had finished 16th in the Bundesliga.[4] However, they were defeated 4–3 on aggregate, following a 2–1 home loss that was sealed in stoppage time.[5]
With the introduction of theRegionalligas in 1994 and the3. Liga in 2008 as the new third tier, below the2. Bundesliga, all leagues below dropped one tier.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
^"Kader - First Team".sv07elversberg.de (in German). Sportvereinigung 07 Elversberg.Archived from the original on 25 August 2023. Retrieved4 September 2023.
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