Success on the field has been moderate, although in the late 1970s, the club played in the Oberliga and had derbys against Wuppertaler SV. After getting relegated, the club marched through the 7th division Bezirksliga to bounce right back up. Then they were a fixture in the 5th division Landesliga for many years, but recently have slipped back down into obscurity.
One area of constant success has been Altherrenfussball, i.e. oldtimers soccer. ASV is constantly one of the stronger regional teams teams in the over 30 and over 50 categories, making it to the quarterfinals of the German championships in 2000.
Fullname |
Allgemeiner Sport-Verein Wuppertal 1872 e.V.
City |
Wuppertal (Nordrhein-Westfalen).
Pop: 365,000 (2002)
| Address |
Leimbacher Straße 79, 42281 Wuppertal Phone: (02 02) 50 81 77
| Colors |
Blue shirts, white trim. White or blue shorts.
| Stadium |
Sportplatz Am Gelben Sprung, Capacity: 5,000 | This used to be just a plain dirt field, but since the 1970s, grass and formal stands were added. From approx. 1971-2000, ASV also played at Sportplatz Rudolfstraße Capacity: 5,000 Tickets |
No problem. A couple of euros, and you're in. In fact, if you mention that
you're a reporter for Abseits, maybe you'll get to kick out the
first ball.
| Supporters |
Few.
| Friends |
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Foes |
Obviously Wuppertaler SV. No real rowdy behavior.
| Heroes |
Marius Korpilla won several scoring titles in the 1990s. He played
some 338 matches for the club, scoring 266 goals through 2005.
| Zeroes |
| Beer |
Küppers Kölsch is a sponsor. Wicküler Pils
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Pub Grub |
| The Net |
The official site is finally online:
www.asv.wtal.de
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Recent History: -------------- 1970-71 (V) Landesliga Niederrhein 10th 1971-72 (V) Landesliga Niederrhein 8th 1972-73 (V) Landesliga Niederrhein 13th 1973-74 (V) Landesliga Niederrhein 5th 1974-75 (V) Landesliga Niederrhein 4th 1975-76 (V) Landesliga Niederrhein 4th 1976-77 (V) Landesliga Niederrhein 1st 1977-78 (IV) Amateurliga Niederrhein 6th 1978-79 (III) Am.Oberliga Nordrhein 12th 1979-80 (III) Am.Oberliga Nordrhein 13th 1980-81 (III) Am.Oberliga Nordrhein 14th 1981-82 (IV) Verbandsliga Niederrhein 14th 1982-83 (V) Landesliga Niederrhein 1983-84 (V) Landesliga Niederrhein 1984-85 (V) Landesliga Niederrhein 1985-86 (V) Landesliga Niederrhein 1986-87 (V) Landesliga Niederrhein 1987-88 (V) Landesliga Niederrhein 1988-89 (V) Landesliga Niederrhein 1989-90 (V) Landesliga Niederrhein 1990-91 (V) Landesliga Niederrhein 1991-92 (V) Landesliga Niederrhein 1992-93 (VI) Bezirksliga Niederrhein 1993-94 (V) Landesliga Niederrhein 1994-95 (VI) Landesliga Niederrhein-1 1995-96 (VI) Landesliga Niederrhein-1 1996-97 (VI) Landesliga Niederrhein-1 1997-98 (VI) Landesliga Niederrhein-1 1998-99 (VI) Landesliga Niederrhein-1 1999-00 (VII) Bezirksliga Niederrhein-2 1st 2000-01 (VI) Landesliga Niederrhein-1 10th 2001-02 (VI) Landesliga Niederrhein-1 2002-03 (VI) Landesliga Niederrhein-1 2003-04 (VII) Bezirksliga Niederrhein-2 2004-05 (VII) Bezirksliga Niederrhein-2 3rd 2005-06 (VII) Bezirksliga Niederrhein-2 12th 2006-07 (VII) Bezirksliga Niederrhein-3 7th 2007-08 (VII) Bezirksliga Niederrhein-3
(c) Abseits Guide to Germany