SV Elversberg could rose to the Bundesliga, actually. Bernd Huf, Mayor of Spiesen-Elversberg, speaks in an interview about the infrastructure and other challenges.
Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Mönchengladbach or Eintracht Frankfurt: All of these traditional clubs could soon come to Elversberg – if the small club from the Saarland province actually creates the promotion to the football house. After The success in the last home game against Braunschweig SV Elversberg still separates A victory of the relegation or possibly even a direct climb.
“It would be a highlight for the municipality of Spiesen-Elversberg, for the region and for the whole of Saarland,” said the independent mayor of Spiesen-Elversberg, Bernd Huf, in the SR interview. Almost 40 years after the last Bundesliga season of the 1st FC Saarbrücken, it was time again that the Saarland plays in the first division.
Huf: “The Challenge Actually not at all “
The mayor is not anxious. Already in the current second division season, almost 10,000 people came to the games on the Kaiserlinde-almost as many as Spiesen-Elversberg has inhabitants.
“The challenge can no longer be much greater,” said Huf. “The stadium holds 15,500 spectators in the final expansion. Whether they ultimately arrive from Berlin or from Munich and Dortmund-it is nothing else for the infrastructure of Spiesen-Elversberg.”
No buffer zone between pedestrian and car traffic
But especially with a view to the infrastructure, Huf emphasized. “We weren’t ready for it in the second division.” Not only when it comes to traffic, but in particular also the security concept, especially after the attacks in the recent past. “We have the L112. It leads directly past the stadium. We have no buffer zone in terms of pedestrian traffic and car traffic. Something has to happen,” says Huf.
Together with the state government, a large transport report has already been commissioned. “It is independent of whether the first division or second division is now. We have to do that. We already knew that,” said Huf.
Something is happening around the stadium – and also in the stadium itself. A few months ago, for example, the new west grandstand was released. When converting for the second division, you have According to the chairman of the supervisory board, Frank Holzer, planned sufficiently that it would also be enough for the Bundesliga.
SV Elversberg has promoted the Bundesliga in his own hands
Now the club only has to put the lid on it in terms of sport. The starting point is good. With a win on the last matchday on Sunday against Schalke, the SVE would have secured the relegation place.
And should Cologne lose against Kaiserlautern, the “ELV” could even advance to second place and, as the second safe promoted, be determined behind Hamburger SV. And even a tie could still be enough for the relegation if Paderborn wins at the Karlsruher SC at the same time.
