SC Sylvia Ebersdorf is an amateur sports club from Ebersdorf in

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, Germany. Over the course of 100 years, the club is known primarily known for promoting

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, but also has facilities for lawn tennis.

History

The club was established in 1912 and in the early 1930s appeared briefly in the Upper Franconian Bezirksliga. In 1956, ''Sylvia'' was promoted to the Amateurliga Nordbayern (III), but was immediately relegated. The team became part of the newly formed

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(IV) in 1963 and narrowly missed promotion to the

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(III) after a second-place result. They remained in the Landesliga until being relegated in 1970 and made a single season cameo appearance there in 1974–75. In 2018, the club captured their first district league title in 26 years to earn a return to the Bezirksliga Franken West.

References

1912 establishments Amateur sports organizations Ebersdorf Sylvia SC {{Germany-footyclub-stub