MSV Pampow (German: Mecklenburgischer Sportverein Pampow e. V) is a German sports club in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The club was officially formed in 1990.[1]
History
The club's background dates back to the 1950s as BSG Traktor Pampow.[2] BSG Traktor Pampow mostly competed in the 5th level of the DDR-Oberliga, which was the 1.Kreisklasse and sometimes had dropped down to the 6th level in the 2.Kreisklasse.[3] MSV Pampow was officially formed on June 22, 1990, after German reunification.[4] The club offers other sports such as volleyball, badminton and bowling. The team's nickname is "Piraten" or "Pirates".[2]
On the football field, the team was promoted to the Verbandsliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in 2010 then came in 3rd and 4th in 2012 and 2014.[5] The team reached the finals of the 2017 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Cup, which was one of the biggest games they had ever played in, but were defeated by FC Hansa Rostock, 3–1.[4][6] The team finished in 3rd place again in 2017 then won the Verbandsliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in 2018.[7] Head Coach Ronny Stamer resigned in November 2022.[8] Matthew Okoh became the head coach of Pampow in December 2022, but left after two weeks.[9] This promoted them to the NOFV-Oberliga Nord, where they compete as of January 2023.[10][11]
The team had a poor 2022–23 season, with concerns of being relegated.[12] Ricardo Hagedorn became the new head coach of MSV Pampow in 2023, taking over from Tommy Bastian.[13][14]
