Spielvereinigung Schaffhausen is a

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club based in

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, in the north of the country. It was founded in 1922. The club colors are black and white. The club nickname is "Spielvi." The club operates a total of twenty teams, including 4 men's teams and 16 junior teams. They are known to be more active within local football than their bigger local rivals

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. They currently play in the

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, the fourth tier of Swiss football.

History

The club was formed in 1922 by the merger of two clubs, Hollow Tree and Sportclub Schaffhausen. Between 1949 and 1951 the club were trained by

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who went on to great success as coach of

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. The club played for many years in the lower echelons of Swiss football until 1990, when the club made it into the 2nd tier, the Challenge League.

Stadium

Schaffhausen play their home games at Sportplatz Bühl, a small

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with a capacity of 1,000.

References

External links

Official website

Soccerway profile

football.ch profile

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