TSV 1861 Nördlingen
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The TSV 1861 Nördlingen is a German football club in the town of Nördlingen
Nördlingen
Nördlingen is a town in the Donau-Ries district, in Bavaria, Germany, with a population of 20,000. It is located in the middle of a complex meteorite crater, called the Nördlinger Ries. The town was also the place of two battles during the Thirty Years' War...

, Schwaben, formed in 1861. It plays its home games at the Rieser Sportpark which has a capacity of 10000 spectators. Apart from football, the club offers 14 other sports departments, the most successful by far being the basketball-department which currently has a men's and women's team in the 2nd Basketball Bundesliga (II).

Basketball

The club has two very successful basketball teams, the men's team now named Giants Nördlingen and the womes's WWK Donau-Ries Nördlingen. Both the men's and women's team played in the 2nd Basketball Bundesliga
Basketball Bundesliga
The Basketball Bundesliga — commonly abbreviated BBL — is the highest level league of club basketball in Germany. The league comprises 18 teams. A BBL season is split into a league stage and a playoff stage...

 in 2008. The women's team belonged to the Basketball-Bundesliga for many years from 1989 before voluntarily withdrawing to the second division. The men's team won the Basketball-Regionalliga South-East (III) in 2003 and played in the 2nd Bundesliga-Süd (II) which now is called 2nd Bundesliga Pro-A until 2008, when the team archived promotion to the Basketball Bundesliga
Basketball Bundesliga
The Basketball Bundesliga — commonly abbreviated BBL — is the highest level league of club basketball in Germany. The league comprises 18 teams. A BBL season is split into a league stage and a playoff stage...

. Once before, in the 1972–73 season, did the team reach this level, to finish last out of eight teams in the southern group of the Bundesliga and to be imideatelly relegated.

The 2007–08 season was by far the most successful in the clubs basketball history. Both the men's and women's senior teams won their league and earning promotion, with the women being especially dominant, winning 21 out of their 22 games, with a 63–72 defeat at home to ASC Theresianum Mainz being the only loss of the season. The men's team won the league championship on the strength of a 17-game winning streak, lasting until the end of the season. Both teams are eligible for Bundesliga promotion.

Men's seasons (selection):
  • 1972–73 Bundesliga-Süd 8th (relegated)

  • 2002–03 Regionalliga Südost 1st (promoted)
  • 2003–04 2nd Bundesliga-Süd 14th
  • 2004–05 2nd Bundesliga-Süd 10th
  • 2005–06 2nd Bundesliga-Süd 8th
  • 2006–07 2nd Bundesliga-Süd 9th
  • 2007–08 2nd Bundesliga Pro-A 1st (promoted)
  • 2008–09 Basketball Bundesliga
    Basketball Bundesliga
    The Basketball Bundesliga — commonly abbreviated BBL — is the highest level league of club basketball in Germany. The league comprises 18 teams. A BBL season is split into a league stage and a playoff stage...



Women's seasons (selection):
  • 1987–88 2nd Bundesliga-Süd 2nd
  • 1988–89 2nd Bundesliga-Süd 1st (promoted)
  • 1989–90 Basketball Bundesliga 7th
  • 1990–91 Basketball Bundesliga 10th

  • 2007–08 2nd Bundesliga-Süd 1st (promoted)
  • 2008–09 Basketball Bundesliga

Football

The club was promoted in 1959 to the 2nd Amateurliga Schwaben (IV), were it spent the next three seasons until the reorganisation of German football in 1963. The TSV was grouped in the Bezirksliga
Bezirksklasse
The Bezirksliga, Bezirksklasse or Landesklasse is the 8th tier of football in Germany. The Bezirksliga exists in all regions of German football. Below the Bezirksliga usually ranks the Kreisliga...

 (V) Schwaben, which it managed to win in its first season, thanks to the goal scoring efforts of a young talent with the name of Gerd Müller
Gerd Müller
Gerhard "Gerd" Müller is a former German football player and one of the most prolific goalscorers of all time.With national records of 68 goals in 62 international appearances, 365 goals in 427 Bundesliga games and the international record of 66 goals in 74 European Club games, he was one of the...

. Promotion to the Landesliga Bayern-Süd
Landesliga Bayern-Süd
The Landesliga Bayern-Süd is currently the 6th tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga it was the 5th tier of the league system....

 (IV) was achieved and the club spent three seasons in the league until they were relegated back to the Bezirksliga in 1967. The Bezirksliga Schwaben was split into a northern and a southern section in 1968 and the TSV entered the Bezirksliga Schwaben-Nord
Bezirksliga Schwaben-Nord
The Bezirksliga Schwaben-Nord is currently the 8th tier of the German football league system in the northern half of the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Swabia...

, where it stayed until 1974.

With the Bezirksliga championship in 1974, the club returned to the Landesliga once more and survived 11 seasons in the league until relegated once again in 1985, back to the Bezirksliga Nord. It began the golden age of the club with five top-four finishes in the Landesliga until 1979 its first Schwaben Cup win in 1981. After 1983, the club fell into decline. In 1988, the Bezirksoberliga Schwaben
Bezirksoberliga Schwaben
The Bezirksoberliga Schwaben is currently the 7th tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Swabia . Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008 it was the 6th tier of the league system....

 was introduced and TSV Nördlingen managed to qualify, remaining in this league till 1992. From 1992 till 1997 and again in 2002, the club played in the Landesliga Süd, in between were stints in the Bezirksoberliga.

In 2004, the club won its last promotion to the Landesliga to date and remained in this league until the 2007–08 season, when relegation once more couldn't be avoided.

The clubs youth teams are traditionally quite strong; its under-19 side (German:A-Junioren) played in the Bayernliga-Süd, the highest level in Bavaria. Before the introduction of the U-19 Bundesliga
Under 19 Bundesliga (football)
The Under 19 Fußball-Bundesliga is the highest level in German Under 19 football. It was created in 2003 and is divided in three divisions with 14 teams each...

 and Regionalliga the TSV used to face the youth sides of FC Bayern and TSV 1860 München
TSV 1860 München
Turn- und Sportverein München von 1860, commonly known as TSV 1860 München or 1860 Munich, is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. The club's football team plays in the Second Bundesliga, after relegation from the Bundesliga following the 2003–04 season...

 in the Bayernliga-Süd.

All in all, the TSV 1861 Nördlingen is a very stable and solid club, having played now for almost 50 years either in the Landesliga Süd or the highest Schwaben league, be this the Bezirksliga, Bezirksoberliga or 2nd Amateurliga. While some clubs in the Bezirk Schwaben achieved higher, they also tended to fall deeper.

The club does not have a true local rival as no other club in the Donau-Ries Kreis had similar success. In the early 2000s the TSV Wemding, based approximately 15 km away, spent a few seasons in the Bezirksoberliga with the TSV and this local derby attracted reasonable crowds.

Famous player

Gerd Müller
Gerd Müller
Gerhard "Gerd" Müller is a former German football player and one of the most prolific goalscorers of all time.With national records of 68 goals in 62 international appearances, 365 goals in 427 Bundesliga games and the international record of 66 goals in 74 European Club games, he was one of the...

, born in Nördlingen, played in his early days for the TSV, until 1964, when FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups....

 signed him. Even then his goal scoring abilities were already very visible with 50 goals scored in his last season with the TSV.

Stadium

The club plays its home games at the Gerd-Müller-Stadion. The stadium was renamed in honor of him on 19 July 2008. Until then, it carried the name Rieser Sportpark.

League

  • Bezirksliga Schwaben
    Bezirksliga Schwaben-Süd
    The Bezirksliga Schwaben-Süd is currently the 8th tier of the German football league system in the southern half of the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Swabia...

    (V)
    • Champions: 1964
  • Bezirksoberliga Schwaben
    Bezirksoberliga Schwaben
    The Bezirksoberliga Schwaben is currently the 7th tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Swabia . Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008 it was the 6th tier of the league system....

    (V-VI)
    • Champions: (2) 1992, 2001
  • Bezirksliga Schwaben-Nord
    Bezirksliga Schwaben-Nord
    The Bezirksliga Schwaben-Nord is currently the 8th tier of the German football league system in the northern half of the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Swabia...

    (V)
    • Champions: 1974


Cup

  • Schwaben Cup
    Schwaben Cup
    The Schwaben Cup was a domestic cup competition in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Swabia , played from 1947 to 2009.-Overview:...

    • Winners: (3) 1981, 1989, 2007
    • Runners-up: (3) 1982, 1990, 2003

TSV Nördlingen seasons

The recent season-by-season performance of the club: >
Season Division Tier
Bavarian football league system
The Bavarian football league system of the Bavarian Football Association ranks within the German football league system. Its highest division, the Fussball-Bayernliga, is currently the 5th tier of German football. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008 it was the 4th tier of the league system...

Position
1963-64 Bezirksliga Schwaben
Bezirksliga Schwaben-Nord
The Bezirksliga Schwaben-Nord is currently the 8th tier of the German football league system in the northern half of the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Swabia...

V 1st ↑
1964-65 Landesliga Bayern-Süd
Landesliga Bayern-Süd
The Landesliga Bayern-Süd is currently the 6th tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga it was the 5th tier of the league system....

IV 12th
1965-66 Landesliga Bayern-Süd 13th
1966-67 Landesliga Bayern-Süd 14th ↓
1967-68 Bezirksliga Schwaben V 5th
1968-69 Bezirksliga Schwaben-Nord 6th
1969-70 Bezirksliga Schwaben-Nord 4th
1970-71 Bezirksliga Schwaben-Nord 5th
1971-72 Bezirksliga Schwaben-Nord 14th
1972-73 Bezirksliga Schwaben-Nord 10th
1973-74 Bezirksliga Schwaben-Nord 1st ↑
1974-75 Landesliga Bayern-Süd IV 4th
1975-76 Landesliga Bayern-Süd 3rd
1976-77 Landesliga Bayern-Süd 4th
1977-78 Landesliga Bayern-Süd 3rd
1978-79 Landesliga Bayern-Süd 4th
1979-80 Landesliga Bayern-Süd 12th
Season Division Tier
Bavarian football league system
The Bavarian football league system of the Bavarian Football Association ranks within the German football league system. Its highest division, the Fussball-Bayernliga, is currently the 5th tier of German football. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008 it was the 4th tier of the league system...

Position
1980-81 Landesliga Bayern-Süd IV 9th
1981-82 Landesliga Bayern-Süd 9th
1982-83 Landesliga Bayern-Süd 6th
1983-84 Landesliga Bayern-Süd 11th
1984-85 Landesliga Bayern-Süd 16th ↓
1985-86 Bezirksliga Schwaben-Nord V
1986-87 Bezirksliga Schwaben-Nord
1987-88 Bezirksliga Schwaben-Nord
1988-89 Bezirksoberliga Schwaben
Bezirksoberliga Schwaben
The Bezirksoberliga Schwaben is currently the 7th tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Swabia . Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008 it was the 6th tier of the league system....

3rd
1989-90 Bezirksoberliga Schwaben 3rd
1990-91 Bezirksoberliga Schwaben 4th
1991-92 Bezirksoberliga Schwaben 1st ↑
1992-93 Landesliga Bayern-Süd IV 9th
1993-94 Landesliga Bayern-Süd 6th
1994-95 Landesliga Bayern-Süd V 12th
1995-96 Landesliga Bayern-Süd 14th
Season Division Tier
Bavarian football league system
The Bavarian football league system of the Bavarian Football Association ranks within the German football league system. Its highest division, the Fussball-Bayernliga, is currently the 5th tier of German football. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008 it was the 4th tier of the league system...

Position
1996-97 Landesliga Bayern-Süd V 16th ↓
1997-98 Bezirksoberliga Schwaben VI 11th
1998-99 Bezirksoberliga Schwaben 4th
1999-2000 Bezirksoberliga Schwaben 9th
2000-01 Bezirksoberliga Schwaben 1st ↑
2001-02 Landesliga Bayern-Süd V 17th ↓
2002-03 Bezirksoberliga Schwaben VI 5th
2003-04 Bezirksoberliga Schwaben 3rd ↑
2004-05 Landesliga Bayern-Süd V 14th
2005-06 Landesliga Bayern-Süd 14th
2006-07 Landesliga Bayern-Süd 8th
2007-08 Landesliga Bayern-Süd 17th ↓
2008-09 Bezirksoberliga Schwaben VII 4th
2009-10 Bezirksoberliga Schwaben 8th
2010–11 Bezirksoberliga Schwaben 7th
2011–12 Bezirksoberliga Schwaben

DFB Cup appearances

The club has qualified for the first round of the German Cup just once:
Season Round Date Home Away Result Attendance
DFB-Pokal 1981–82
DFB-Pokal 1981–82
The DFB-Pokal 1981–82 was the 39th season of the competition. It began on 28 August 1981 and ended on 1 May 1982. In the final Bayern Munich defeated FC Nuremberg 4–2. Bayern thus won the trophy for the sixth time. It was the last season, that the cup was held with 128 teams participating...

First round 28 August 1981 TSV 1861 Nördlingen VfB Oldenburg
VfB Oldenburg
VfB Oldenburg is a German association football club based in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony. As of the 2011/12 season they play in the Oberliga Niedersachsenliga, which is at the 5th level of football in Germany.-History:...

0–3 1,800

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