Spielverein Asbach-Bad Hersfeld is a German association football club based in Asbach, formerly a separate village, but now part of the town of Bad Hersfeld, Hesse.Grüne, Hardy (2001). Vereinslexikon. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag
History
The earliest football played in Asbach was in 1911 and prior to World War I two clubs emerged. Spielvereinigung Asbach and Sportverein Germania Asbach were youth clubs that disappeared as a consequence of the war. A number of short-lived sports and gymnastics clubs came and went between 1922 and the formation on 5 August 1928 of Sportverein Asbach. This club also struggled early on, but managed to persevere. By 1936 SV had a number of local honours to its credit and was finally able to establish its own ground.
SVA long played in the shadow of Hessen Hersfeld, but after a 1993 title in the Bezirksoberliga Fulda (V) has become a fixture in the Landesliga Hesse-Nord (V). Following a second-place finish in the Verbandsliga Hessen-Nord (VI) in 2008–09, SVA was promoted to the Hessenliga but lasted for only one season before going down again. Another relegation followed in 2015–16, now to the Gruppenliga.
Honours The club's honours: Verbandsliga Hessen-Nord Champions: 1998 Runners-up: 2001, 2003, 2009
Recent seasons 1990–91 Bezirksoberliga Fulda (V) 6th 1991–92 Bezirksoberliga Fulda (V) 6th 1992–93 Bezirksoberliga Fulda (V) 1st ↑ 1993–94 Landesliga Hesse-Nord (V) 3rd 1994–95 Landesliga Hesse-Nord (V) 7rd 1995–96 Landesliga Hesse-Nord (V) 6th 1996–97 Landesliga Hesse-Nord (V) 3rd 1997–98 Landesliga Hesse-Nord (V) 1st ↑ 1998–99 Oberliga Hesse (IV) 11th 1999–00 Oberliga Hesse (IV) 16th ↓ 2000–01 Landesliga Hesse-Nord (V) 2nd 2001–02 Landesliga Hesse-Nord (V) 6nd 2002–03 Landesliga Hesse-Nord (V) 2nd 2003–04 Landesliga Hesse-Nord (V) 5th 2004–05 Landesliga Hesse-Nord (V) 5th 2005–06 Landesliga Hesse-Nord (V) 7th 2006–07 Landesliga Hesse-Nord (V) 5th 2007–08 Landesliga Hesse-Nord (V) 4th 2008–09 Landesliga Hesse-Nord (V) 2nd ↑ 2009–10 Oberliga Hesse (V) 19th ↓ 2010–11 Verbandsliga Hessen-Nord (VI) 7th 2011–12 Verbandsliga Hessen-Nord (VI) 5th
References
External links Official website Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables SVA Bad Hersfeld at Weltfussball.de