Football Season Guide

An impressive campaign saw Elversberg win the title and reach the second division for the first time in their history. They topped the table for the majority of the season as long-term coach Horst Steffen guided the club to a second consecutive promotion. The rise has been quite dramatic in recent years with the small-town club regularly playing in the fourth-tier up until a few seasons ago. Boss Steffen has had to strengthen his squad in the summer to compete at this level but just as important was keeping the core of his squad intact. Standout performers Schnellbacher and Rochelt remain at the club and that is certainly a positive moving forward. Elversberg were the top scorers in their league last season and although goals may be a little harder to come by, it is an area in which they should be dangerous. New striker Martinovic is hungry to make the step up after scoring lots of goals in the third tier. New recruits Boyamba and Stock should also add goals and assists while youngster Faghir, on loan from Stuttgart, is an intriguing prospect with more game-time. Defence is an area of concern for Elversberg with the likes of Correia, Conrad, and Antonitsch at the back-end of their career, still, there is some much-needed experience with Sicker also joining from Sandhausen.