The town has a football team, SV Vaalia Vaale, who play in the Kreisklasse A Westküste West.[2] They were in 10th when the 2020–21 season was cancelled.[3] SV Vaalia Vaale II play in the Kreisklasse C Westküste Süd/West 3,[4] in 8th before the cancellation of the season.[5] Some of the Vaalia first team's former players include goalkeeper Jörg Baufeldt, who played for the club until 2006 (when he left for Itzehoer SV), Patrick Krawutschke, the center-back originally from Bruchsal who was transferred from Itzehoer six months after Baufeldt left (he is 34 and could also play defensive midfield), local right-footed striker Mario Awiszus, who left the club at 21 (in 2001), rejoined, and left for Itzehoer in 2008 (he is now a goalkeeping coach at FC Union Tornesch at age 41), and Brunsbüttel-born goalkeeper Christoph Rohweder, who joined in the youth levels from SG Wilstermarsch and left at age 20 (in 2008) for SG Reher/Puls, where he had been playing ever since (his contract expired on 30 June 2021 so he is now a free agent at age 33).
They are the football section of sports club SV Vaalia, and also have a merged team with TSV Wacken.
