Elversberg: Bundesliga newcomers from tiny town make history
Key takeaways
- A team from a town of just 7,000 inhabitants has made history by sealing promotion to become the 59th club to play in the Bundesliga.
- https://p.dw.com/p/5Dto JDavid Mokwa celebrates with fans as Elversberg get promoted to the Bundesliga Image: Thilo Schmuelgen/REUTERSAdvertisement Where is Elversberg?
- The club was formed in 1907, although folded during World War I before re-forming in 1918.
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A team from a town of just 7,000 inhabitants has made history by sealing promotion to become the 59th club to play in the Bundesliga.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Dto JDavid Mokwa celebrates with fans as Elversberg get promoted to the Bundesliga Image: Thilo Schmuelgen/REUTERSAdvertisement Where is Elversberg? Elversberg is a small town north-east of Saarbrücken in the small state of Saarland, south-west Germany. As part of Spiesen-Elversberg, the town has a population of around 13,000 but Elversberg alone has just 7,000 people living in it. There is no train station and just three bakeries.
The club was formed in 1907, although folded during World War I before re-forming in 1918.