ASV Landau
German multi-sports club
ASV Landau is a German association football club from the town of Landau, Rhineland-Palatinate. The club's greatest success has been promotion to the tier one Oberliga Südwest in 1949 and 1953, spending three seasons at this level. After the introduction of the Bundesliga in 1963 ASV became part of the tier two Regionalliga Südwest where it played in 1963–64 and, again, from 1969 to 1974.
The club has also taken part in the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup, on two occasions, in 1974–75 and 1975–76.
Apart from football the club offers 20 other departments, among them basketball, tennis and badminton. The club has, in the past, been the sports club with the most members in Rhineland-Palatinate.
History
ASV Landau was formed on 26 April 1946.
Landau played in the tier one Oberliga Südwest from 1949 to 1951. After a sixth-place finish in its first season there a thirteenth place the year after meant relegation for the club.
ASV became a founding member of the tier two 2.
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