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(This post was last modified: 2024-06-27, 01:42 PM by Duilio05.)
Schwarzwälder Fußballverein was created, developed and started with GMs @Duilio05 and @FaraDian in S10. Initial concept was discussed as early as S8. Active team members @Shnitzl and @_Blitz_ provided significant support, input and help developing details and logos for Schwarzwälder Fußballverein.
The number of SSL teams based in Europe reflects the sport's popularity there, but the league lacked a representative in Germany to honor the great footballing nation. Fußball in Germany dates back to the turn of the 20th century and the country has the second most World Cup titles. (Every World Cup winner had an SSL team except Germany and Uruguay.) Schwarzwälder Fußballverein (SFV), also known as Black Forest, was created to be the German representative for SSL.
The stark white team bar sets us apart, as does our signature black and white home kits. The team seeks to establish and recall tradition both of the sport and of the home region. Stationed in Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, the team plays home games at the fully remodeled Brötzingen Valley Stadium. The stadium is named Drei-Täler-Kampfbahn (Three Valley Arena). Constructed as much as possible from renewably-sourced lumber, this wooden behemoth reflects the forbidding nature of the Schwarzwald itself. Like the logo, the stadium calls to mind the dark forests of Grimm fairy tales, a place where magic and danger live side by side.
Kits and training gear will of course be provided by German brand Adidas. Home fans will be excited to watch the team play in classic schwarz und weiß: “eerie black” and “snow white.” Change kits will additionally feature the region’s signature kiefer and kirsch. Kiefer, “evergreen”, is for the prevalent firs, pines, and spruce trees of the forest. Kirsch, “cherry”, for Kirschwasser; the region’s sour cherry brandy that features in the famous Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte, a chocolate and cherry cake.