SV Lafnitz
| Full name | Sportverein Licht-Loidl Lafnitz | ||
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| Founded | 1964 | ||
| Ground | Sportplatz Lafnitz[1] | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| Owner | Bernhard Loidl | ||
| Chairman | Walter Kogler | ||
| Manager | Philipp Semlic | ||
| League | Austrian Football Second League | ||
| 2024-25 | Austrian Football Second League, 16th relegation | ||
| Website | http://www.sv-licht-loidl-lafnitz.at/ | ||
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Sportverein Lafnitz is an Austrian association football club from Lafnitz in Styria. From the 2025/26 season onwards, the club will play in the third-tier Regionalliga Mitte. . They were promoted in 2018. The colours are blue and yellow.
History
The club was founded in 1964. They played mainly in the lower classes of Styrian football. In 2009 Bernhard Loidl became chairman. Since that time success began. 2013 they were promoted to Regionalliga Mitte. 2010/11 the stadium was renovated. In the 2017-18 season they won the Regionalliga and were promoted to 2. League.
| Season | Final place | Goals | Points | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 12 | 36:42 | 33 | 2nd League |
| 2019/20 | 8 | 42:42 | 39 | 2nd League |
| 2020/21 | 5 | 56:35 | 55 | 2nd League |
| 2021/22 | 4 | 53:42 | 52 | 2nd League |
| 2022/23 | 8 | 48:46 | 41 | 2nd League |
| 2023/24 | 10 | 48:57 | 37 | 2nd League |
| 2024/25 | 16 | 40:81 | 16 | 2nd League |
Current squad
- As of 9 April 2026
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Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Marco Wimmer |
| Assistant coach | Markus Hirschböck |
| Assistant coach |  Percy van Lierop |
| Goalkeeper coach | Sascha Harrer |
Coaching history
| Start | End | Coach |
|---|---|---|
| 9/2006 | 6/2007 | Arnold Loidl |
| 4/2008 | 12/2009 | Norbert Krutzler |
| 12/2009 | 6/2012 | Johannes Sauhammel |
| 7/2012 | 9/2015 | Christian Waldl |
| 9/2015 | 10/2015 | Rainer Wohlmuth |
| 10/2015 | 12/2019 | Ferdinand Feldhofer |
| 1/2020 | 6/2023 | Philipp Semlic |
| 7/2023 | 9/2023 | Michael Steiner |
| 9/2023 | 9/2023 |  Robin Eder |
| 9/2023 | 5/2024 | Robert Weinstabl |
| 5/2024 | 6/2024 | Percy van Lierop |
| 7/2024 | 1/25 | Saban Uzun |
| 1/2025 | 6/2025 | Percy van Lierop |
| 7/2025 | Marco Wimmer |
Honours
- Champion Regionalliga Mitte (3): 2018
- Champion Landesliga Steiermark (4): 2013
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References
- ↑ "Austria - SV Lafnitz - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
- ↑ Official website 2. Liga (German)
- ↑ SV Lafnitz Kader (German)
- ↑ SV Lafnitz Homepage
- ↑ SV lafnitz Homepage
- ↑ Trainer SV Lafnitz (in German) Transfermarkt.at Retrieved 9 April 2026