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Jahn Regensburg | ||
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Full name | Sport- und Schwimmverein Jahn Regensburg e. V. | |
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Nickname(s) | Die Jahnelf (The Jahn XI) Die Rothosen (The Red Shorts) | |
Founded | 4 October 1907 | |
Ground | Jahnstadion Regensburg (Capacity: 15,210) | |
Chairman | ![]() | |
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Current League | 3. Liga | |
2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga, 17th (relegated) | |
Website | Club home page | |
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Sport- und Schwimmverein Jahn Regensburg e.V., more commonly known as SSV Jahn Regensburg, Jahn Regensburg, SSV Jahn or simply Jahn is a German football club based in Regensburg, Bavaria, currently playing in the 3. Liga, Germany's third tier. The club is based on a gymnastics club founded in 1886 as Turnerbund Jahn Regensburg which took its name from Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, whose ideas of gymnastics greatly influenced German sport in the 19th century. The football department was created in 1907.
The footballers left their parent club in 1924 to form Sportbund Jahn Regensburg, in 1934 they were combined with two further sports clubs, Sportverein 1889 Regensburg and Schwimmverein 1920 Regensburg, to Sport- und Schwimmverein Jahn 1889 Regensburg, today commonly known as SSV Jahn 1889 Regensburg with the departments athletics, boxing, futsal, gymnastics, handball, kendo and nine-pin bowling. The football department separated in 2000 and is called SSV Jahn Regensburg.
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