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| Full name | Wuppertaler Sport-Verein e.V. | ||
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| Nickname(s) | WSV, Die Löwen (The Lions) | ||
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| Ground | Stadion am Zoo | ||
| Capacity | 23,067 | ||
| Chairman | Alexander Eichner | ||
| Manager | René Klingbeil | ||
| League | Regionalliga West (IV) | ||
| 2022–23 | 2nd | ||
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Wuppertaler SV is a German association football club located in Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia. The city was founded in the year of 1880 by the union of a number of smaller towns including Elberfeld, Barmen, Vohwinkel, Cronenberg and Ronsdorf – each with its own football club. Wuppertal Sport Verein was formed on 8.July 1954 out of the merger of TSG Vohwinkel and SSV Wuppertal and was later joined by Borussia Wuppertal to form the present day club. In addition to the football side, today's sports club includes departments for boxing, gymnastics, handball, and track and field.