"Jahn" refers to Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, whose ideas of gymnastics greatly influenced German sports in the 19th century. His followers started Turnerbund Jahn Regensburg in 1886.
By 1924, the soccer players (and apparently the swimmers) had had enough of the gymnasts, and left to form Sportbund Jahn Regensburg In 1934, a merger with Sportverein 1889 Regensburg led to the establishment of a stronger soccer section, and by the end of the 1930s, they were a regular upper table team in the Gauliga Bayern.
After WWII, the club basically bounced between the 1st and 2nd levels of the regional southern leagues, and it wasn't until the late 1960s that Jahn established itself in the Regionalliga. After an unsuccessful stint in the 2.Liga Süd 1975-77 (including only being saved by Mainz getting denied a license), the club dropped down into the Bayernliga, and eventually remained there until the end of the century.
The 2000 marked the return to success. After winning the Oberliga Bayern in dominating fashion, Jahn then defeated FSV Frankfurt and SV Sandhausen in the playoffs to gain promotion into the new Regionalliga. An even greater surprise was in sore in 2003, as Jahn sensationally was promoted to the 2.Liga.
Fullname | Sport- und Schwimmverein Jahn 2000 Regensburg e.V. | ||||||||||||||||
City | Regensburg (Bayern). Pop: 127,200 (2002). | ||||||||||||||||
Address |
Prüfeninger Straße 57a, 93049 Regensburg Phone: (0941) 22392 Fax: (0941) 22330 e-mail: info@ssv-jahn.de | ||||||||||||||||
Colors | Red jersey with white trim, red shorts | ||||||||||||||||
Stadium |
Städtische Jahnstadion. Capacity: 11,800 (1,200 seats) Actually owned by the city, built in 1926. | ||||||||||||||||
Tickets |
9-23 euros (2004).
Supporters |
Averaged about 7,900 in 2004 (2.Liga).
| Friends |
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Foes |
| Heroes |
Hans Jakob, capped 38 times 1930-39.
| Zeroes |
| Beer |
Thurn und Taxis
Pilsener and
Bischofshof, both from local breweries.
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Pub Grub |
| The Net |
The official page is apparently
www.ssv-jahn.de
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Recent History:
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1963-64 (III) Amateurliga Bayern 2nd
1964-65 (III) Amateurliga Bayern 17th
1965-66 (IV) Landesliga Bayern-Mitte 1st
1966-67 (III) Amateurliga Bayern 1st
1967-68 (II) Regionalliga Süd 15th
1968-69 (II) Regionalliga Süd 5th
1969-70 (II) Regionalliga Süd 10th
1970-71 (II) Regionalliga Süd 5th
1971-72 (II) Regionalliga Süd 16th
1972-73 (II) Regionalliga Süd 11th
1973-74 (II) Regionalliga Süd 18th
1974-75 (III) Amateurliga Bayern 1st
1975-76 (II) 2.Bundesliga Süd 17th
1976-77 (II) 2.Bundesliga Süd 19th
1977-78 (III) Amateurliga Bayern 17th
1978-79 (IV) Landesliga Bayern-Mitte 5th
1979-80 (IV) Landesliga Bayern-Mitte 3rd
1980-81 (IV) Landesliga Bayern-Mitte 2rd
1981-82 (IV) Landesliga Bayern-Mitte 3rd
1982-83 (IV) Landesliga Bayern-Mitte 1st
1983-84 (III) Am.Oberliga Bayern 8th
1984-85 (III) Am.Oberliga Bayern 8th
1985-86 (III) Am.Oberliga Bayern 8th
1986-87 (III) Am.Oberliga Bayern 8th
1987-88 (III) Am.Oberliga Bayern 8th
1988-89 (IV) Landesliga Bayern-Mitte 7th
1989-90 (IV) Landesliga Bayern-Mitte 1st
1990-91 (III) Am.Oberliga Bayern 11th
1991-92 (III) Am.Oberliga Bayern 5th
1992-93 (III) Am.Oberliga Bayern 11th
1993-94 (III) Am.Oberliga Bayern 16th
1994-95 (IV) Oberliga Bayern 8th
1995-96 (IV) Oberliga Bayern 18th
1996-97 (V) Landesliga Bayern-Mitte 3rd
1997-98 (V) Landesliga Bayern-Mitte 3rd
1998-99 (V) Landesliga Bayern-Mitte 1st
1999-00 (IV) Oberliga Bayern 1st
2000-01 (III) Regionalliga Süd 12th
2001-02 (III) Regionalliga Süd 3rd
2002-03 (III) Regionalliga Süd 2nd
2003-04 (II) 2.Bundesliga 16th
2004-05 (III) Regionalliga Süd 8th
2005-06 (III) Regionalliga Süd 17th
2006-07 (IV) Oberliga Bayern 1st
2007-08 (III) Regionalliga Süd 9th
2008-09 (III) 3.Liga 15th
2009-10 (III) 3.Liga 16th
2010-11 (III) 3.Liga 8th
2011-12 (III) 3.Liga
(c) Abseits Guide to Germany : www.abseits-soccer.com