Sportfreunde Siegen

Sportfreunde Siegen von 1899 e. V. is a German association football club based in Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club competes in the Regionalliga West, the fourth tier of the German football league system. Sportfreunde Siegen was founded on 8 September 1899 as Fußballclub Jahn Siegen, originating as the football department of Turnverein Jahn Siegen 1879. In 1923, it merged with Sportverein 07 Siegen to form its modern identity. Aside from a brief period following the Second World War, the club has operated continuously under its current name since then. The team won the German Amateur Championship in 1955 and reached the professional ranks in the early 2000s, including a single season in the 2. Bundesliga in 2005–06. In the following years, Sportfreunde Siegen experienced significant fluctuations between the fourth and fifth divisions, including insolvency proceedings in 2008 and 2017. After several seasons in the lower leagues, the club earned promotion back to the Regionalliga West in 2025. The club plays its home matches at the Leimbachstadion, a multi-purpose stadium in Siegen with a capacity of 18,500 spectators.