3. Liga in 2008–09. It spent six seasons in the Regionalliga until 2014 when it was demoted to the tier six Landesliga Weser-Ems. The clubs suffered another relegation, now to the Bezirksliga, after the 2015–16 season. FIFA lawsuit SV Wilhelmshaven filed a lawsuit against FIFA, the international governing body of football, regarding the signing in 2007 of free transfer Sergio Sagarzazu. Sagarzazu played 38 times for the club over a year and a half. However, Sagarzazu's former clubs River Plate and Excursionistas filed for compensation in the amount of 157,000 Euros, which is allowed under FIFA's regulations. SV Wilhelmshaven refused to pay, claiming that such fees violated German law. FIFA demanded that the German FA deduct six points from Wilhelmshaven in the 2011–12 season. Despite this deduction, SV Wilhelmshaven managed to avoid relegation from the Regionalliga Nord. FIFA imposed another six-point deduction in 2012–13 for lack of payment, but again, the club avoided relegation as two other teams went bankrupt. FIFA demanded that the German FA relegate SV Wilhelmshaven for lack of payment following the 2013–14 season. SV Wilhelmshaven filed suit against FIFA in German court to overturn the relegation order, stating that a German Court decision (from 2004) that the payment of training compensation was a restraint of trade under European law of free choice of employment meant that they did not have to pay such compensation. The club were relegated at the end of 2013–14. Months after, the Federal Court of Justice and Oberlandesgericht cleared SV Wilhelmshaven of any wrongdoing. Honours The clubs honours: Oberliga Nord Champions: 2006 Verbandsliga Niedersachsen' Champions: 1994 Notable players Renato Bernardi Bauer Cyrille Florent Bella – played one game for the Cameroon national football team Jonathan Beaulieu-Bourgault – played for the Canadian national U-20 team at 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup Riley O'Neill – played for the Canadian national U-20 team at 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship Christ Bongo – former member of the Congo national football team Rohan Ricketts - former Premier League, Football League Championship and Major League Soccer player & former member of the England national under-20 football team Heiko Bonan – former member of the East Germany national football team Dirk Schuster – former member of the East Germany and Germany national football team Mike Barten Fabian Lucassen – played five games for the Germany U-19 team George Alhassan – former member of the Ghana national under-20 football team