TSV Kottern
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TSV Kottern is a German association football club
from Kottern in Kempten
, Bavaria
.
Following World War II Kottern played in the Kreisliga Schwaben-Süd
where they won a title in 1947 but could not accept promotion due to the bad transport situation in the post war days, making travelling to away games very difficult. They won a second title in 1953 and advanced to the Landesliga Bayern
(III), the top level competition in the state, where they played from 1954 to 1963, with the exception of the 1959–60 season. German football was re-structured with the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963, and TSV was sent down to the Bezirksliga Schwaben-Süd
(V), where the club remained in the coming seasons. Kottern found itselve relegated to the A-Klasse Süd in 1970 and 1978 but both times returned to the Bezirksliga shortly after.
In October 1971, the club TSV Kottern merged with the TSV St. Mang to form TSV Kottern-St. Mang.
The club became part of the newly formed Bezirksoberliga Schwaben
(VI) in 1987, and after slipping briefly in 1990, returned to capture the division in 1993 and win promotion to the Landesliga Bayern-Süd
(V) for a three season turn.
For the 2007–08 season, Kottern was back in the Bezirksoberliga and found itself struggeling in the relegation zone. The club terminated its manager, Uwe Zenkner, on 3 December 2007 and hired Bernd Kunze in the hope of improving its situation, the move paying off with a ninth place finish at the end of season. Another Bezirksoberliga title in 2010 took the club back to the Landesliga.
is TSV Kottern-St. Mang's biggest local rival, being also based in the town of Kempten. They last faced each other in the Landesliga Bayern-Süd in the 2006–07 season, when both games ended in a draw, 1–1 and 2–2. In the Schwaben Cup
however, Kottern gained the upper hand, defeating the FC 6–5 on penalties after a 2–2 draw after normal time. With Kempten promoted to the Bayernliga and Kottern relegated to the Bezirksoberliga Schwaben
, the FC has asserted its superiority, for now.
(V) for three seasons, after winning the Bavarian Bezirksliga (VI) championship and gaining promotion. In April 2007 it was decided to form a new, semi-professional side, the ESC Kempten and Kotterns ice hockey department joined the new club, ending almost 60 years of tradition at the TSV.
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from Kottern in Kempten
Kempten
Kempten can refer to:* Kempten im Allgäu, a town in Bavaria, Germany* Kempten ZH, a district of the town of Wetzikon in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland* Kempton Park, Gauteng, a city in South Africa which was named after Kempten in Bavaria...
, Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
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History
The team was established on 15 September 1925 as Freier Fußballclub Kottern as a worker's sports club. The club was broken up as politically undesirable under the Nazi regime and the membership became part of Turn- und Sportverein Kottern as that association's football department. The side played in the senior local level A-Klasse competition throughout the 30s and on into the mid-40s.Following World War II Kottern played in the Kreisliga Schwaben-Süd
Kreisliga Schwaben-Süd
The Kreisliga Schwaben-Süd is currently the 9th tier of the German football league system in the southern region of the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Swabia...
where they won a title in 1947 but could not accept promotion due to the bad transport situation in the post war days, making travelling to away games very difficult. They won a second title in 1953 and advanced to the Landesliga Bayern
Landesliga Bayern
In the Bavarian football league system, the Landesliga Bayern is the second hightest level, below the Fußball-Bayernliga and organised in three regional divisions. The current Landesligas were formed in 1963, when the Fußball-Bundesliga was established...
(III), the top level competition in the state, where they played from 1954 to 1963, with the exception of the 1959–60 season. German football was re-structured with the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963, and TSV was sent down to the Bezirksliga Schwaben-Süd
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), where the club remained in the coming seasons. Kottern found itselve relegated to the A-Klasse Süd in 1970 and 1978 but both times returned to the Bezirksliga shortly after.
In October 1971, the club TSV Kottern merged with the TSV St. Mang to form TSV Kottern-St. Mang.
The club became part of the newly formed 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....
(VI) in 1987, and after slipping briefly in 1990, returned to capture the division in 1993 and win 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....
(V) for a three season turn.
For the 2007–08 season, Kottern was back in the Bezirksoberliga and found itself struggeling in the relegation zone. The club terminated its manager, Uwe Zenkner, on 3 December 2007 and hired Bernd Kunze in the hope of improving its situation, the move paying off with a ninth place finish at the end of season. Another Bezirksoberliga title in 2010 took the club back to the Landesliga.
Rivals
The FC KemptenFC Kempten
FC Kempten is German association football club based in Kempten, Bavaria.-History:The team was established in 1903 as the football department of gymnastics club Männerturnvereins Kempten...
is TSV Kottern-St. Mang's biggest local rival, being also based in the town of Kempten. They last faced each other in the Landesliga Bayern-Süd in the 2006–07 season, when both games ended in a draw, 1–1 and 2–2. In the Schwaben Cup
Schwaben Cup
The Schwaben Cup was a domestic cup competition in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Swabia , played from 1947 to 2009.-Overview:...
however, Kottern gained the upper hand, defeating the FC 6–5 on penalties after a 2–2 draw after normal time. With Kempten promoted to the Bayernliga and Kottern relegated to 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....
, the FC has asserted its superiority, for now.
Ice hockey department
The TSV Kottern also used to operate an ice hockey department from 1950 to April 2007. The clubs senior team left the TSV to turn professional and form the EA Kempten in 1983. The TSV however continued to field an amateur side. With the end of professional ice hockey in Kempten in 2004, the TSV once more became the only club in the city. From 2004, the team played in the LandesligaBavarian ice hockey leagues
The Bavarian ice hockey leagues are part of the German ice hockey league system and form the tiers four to six of the league system in the state of Bavaria...
(V) for three seasons, after winning the Bavarian Bezirksliga (VI) championship and gaining promotion. In April 2007 it was decided to form a new, semi-professional side, the ESC Kempten and Kotterns ice hockey department joined the new club, ending almost 60 years of tradition at the TSV.
League
- 2nd Amateurliga Schwaben2nd Amateurliga BayernThe 2nd Amateurliga Bayern was a set of eleven regional leagues in Bavaria existing from 1951 to 1963 as the fourth tier of football in the state....
(IV)- Champions: (2) 1953, 1960
- Bezirksoberliga SchwabenBezirksoberliga SchwabenThe 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: (4) 1993, 2002, 2005, 2010
- Bezirksliga Schwaben-SüdBezirksliga Schwaben-SüdThe Bezirksliga Schwaben-Süd is currently the 8th tier of the German football league system in the southern half of the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Swabia...
(VI)- Champions: 1991
Recent seasons
The recent season-by-season performance of the club:
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- With the introduction of the BezirksoberligasBezirksoberligen BayernThe seven Bezirksoberligas Bayern are the third highest level of the Bavarian football league system, below Oberliga and Landesliga. They are the 7th tier of the German football league system.-Overview:...
in 1988 as the new fifth tier, below the LandesligasLandesliga BayernIn the Bavarian football league system, the Landesliga Bayern is the second hightest level, below the Fußball-Bayernliga and organised in three regional divisions. The current Landesligas were formed in 1963, when the Fußball-Bundesliga was established...
, all leagues below dropped one tier. With the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 and the 3rd Liga3rd LigaThe 3rd Liga is the third division of football in Germany. The league started with the beginning of the 2008–09 season, when it replaced the Regionalliga as the third tier football league in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2...
in 2008 as the new third tier, below the 2nd Bundesliga2. Fußball-Bundesliga- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
, all leagues below dropped one tier.
External links
- Official team site
- ESC Kempten website (ice hockey)
- Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables (in German)