BSV Ölper 2000 is a

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and

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from the city of

Braunschweig Braunschweig () or Brunswick ( ; from Low German , local dialect: ) is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in Lower Saxony, Germany, north of the Harz Mountains at the farthest navigable point of the river Oker, which connects it to the ...

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History

The club was formed on 15 June 2000 as a merger between ''Braunschweiger SV 1922'' and ''Sportfreunde Ölper''. Both clubs had previously shared a ground, Sportplatz Biberweg, in the

Ölper Ölper, formerly a village, is a quarter (''Stadtteil'') of the city of Braunschweig in Lower Saxony, Germany. It lies to the north of the city centre on the river Oker. It is part of the ''Stadtbezirk'' Lehndorf-Watenbüttel. History The first ...

district of Braunschweig. ''BSV 22 Braunschweig'' was formed on 22 August 1922 and following

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and reestablished as ''Ballspielverein von 1945'', before returning to its original name in 1949. ''SF Ölper'' was founded in 1929. While ''BSV 22'' was the more successful senior side of the two, having spent multiple seasons at the highest state-level of football in Lower Saxony through the 1990s, ''SF Ölper'' was well known for its youth teams. Two future German internationals,

Tobias Rau Tobias Rau (born 31 December 1981) is a German former professional footballer who played as a left back. In a career blighted by injuries, he retired from professional play at only 27. Club career Wolfsburg Rau was born in Braunschweig, Lower S ...

and Alexander Madlung, got their start at the club.Maik Franz und Tobias Rau verkörpern eine neue Generation von Fußballern
, retrieved on 14 May 2013. In its first season after the merger, the new club was promoted to the Niedersachsenliga-Ost (V) where they would play until being relegated in 2010. The following Landesliga Braunschweig (VI) season also ended in relegation. After one season in the 7th tier Bezirksliga Braunschweig 2, the club returned to Landesliga play for the 2012–13 season.

Honours

* Landesliga Braunschweig (VI): **Champions (1): 2001 * Bezirksliga Braunschweig 2 (VII): **Champions (1): 2012

Notable former players

The list includes former players of BSV Ölper 2000 and its predecessors who made appearances in professional football before or after playing for the club: *

Özkan Koçtürk Özkan Koçtürk (born 6 November 1974 in Braunschweig, Germany) is a retired Turkish-German footballer. He spent one season in the 2. Bundesliga with Eintracht Braunschweig, as well as four seasons in the Turkish Süper Lig with Fenerbahçe, � ...

* Alexander Madlung (SF Ölper) *

Goran Radojević Goran Radojević (born 9 November 1963) is a Serbian retired footballer, who also holds German citizenship. Career Radojević began his career at his hometown-club Radnički Kragujevac, before playing for Rad, Spartak Subotica, and NK Osijek ...

(BSV 22) *

(SF Ölper) * Holger Wehlage

Manager history

* Heinz-Günter Scheil (2004–2007) * Willi Feer (2007–2009) * Holger Wehlage (2009–2010) * Thomas Schneider (2010–2013) * Andreas Müller / Stephan Pientak (2013–2015) * Gertjan Durishti / Chris Borgsdorf (2015–2016) * Mesut Dereköy / Gertjan Durishti (2016–)

Other sports

Besides its football division, BSV Ölper 2000 also has departments for

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, and

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References

External links

Official website
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