TSV Landsberg
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TSV Landsberg is a German association football club
from the town of Landsberg am Lech
, Bavaria
.
Throughout its existence the football team has played in lower tier local competition with the exception of a single season spent in the Oberliga Bayern
(IV) in 1997–98 where the team finished at the bottom of the table. They currently play in the Bezirksoberliga Schwaben
(VI) after slipping from the Landesliga Bayern-Süd
(V) all the way to the Bezirksliga Schwaben-Süd
(VII), gaining promotion from this league in 2006–07.
In the 2007–08 season, the TSV finished at a secure eight place in the Bezirksoberliga, the season after, it earned promotion back to the Landesliga, finishing second and beating TSV Eching
3–0 in a promotion decider.
Today's sports club has departments for Aikido
, baseball, dance, gymnastics, handball
, hiking, Karate
, table tennis, and volleyball.
Geographically, the club is placed in Oberbayern but due to being very close to Schwaben, it plays in the Schwaben football league system
.
, currently playing in the 2nd Bundesliga
(II), is much more popular and successful. Against this, the TSV has a hard stand in attracting support and sponsorships.
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Football in Germany
Association football is the most popular sport in Germany. The German Football Association is the sport's national governing body, with 6.6 million members organized in over 26,000 football clubs. There is a league system, with the 1. and 2. Bundesliga on top, and the winner of the first...
from the town of Landsberg am Lech
Landsberg am Lech
Landsberg am Lech is a town in southwest Bavaria, Germany, about 65 kilometers west of Munich and 35 kilometers south of Augsburg. It is the capital of the district of Landsberg am Lech....
, 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
TSV was established in November 1882 as the gymnastics club Männerturnverein 1882 Landsberg and adopted its current name around 1918. The club's footballers went their own way in 1923 as Fußball-Club 1911 Landsberg. In 1934, FC was re-united with TSV and joined by the army club Militär-Sportverein Landsberg to create TuSpV Landsberg. After World War II occupying Allied authorities dissolved all organizations in the country, including sports and football clubs. FC and TSV were both later re-formed sometime in 1945. FC adopted the name Sportverein 1911 Landsberg in 1947 and on 31 March 1949 the club was again re-united with founding association TSV.Throughout its existence the football team has played in lower tier local competition with the exception of a single season spent in the Oberliga Bayern
Oberliga Bayern
The Fußball-Bayernliga, commonly referred to as the Bayernliga, is the highest football league in the state of Bavaria and the Bavarian Football League System. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German football, the fifth tier of the German football league system...
(IV) in 1997–98 where the team finished at the bottom of the table. They currently play in 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....
(VI) after slipping from 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) all the way 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...
(VII), gaining promotion from this league in 2006–07.
In the 2007–08 season, the TSV finished at a secure eight place in the Bezirksoberliga, the season after, it earned promotion back to the Landesliga, finishing second and beating TSV Eching
TSV Eching
TSV Eching is a German association football club from the municipality of Eching, located north of Munich, Bavaria. Established in 1947 as a football team , TSV today includes a winter sports department.-History:...
3–0 in a promotion decider.
Today's sports club has departments for Aikido
Aikido
is a Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba as a synthesis of his martial studies, philosophy, and religious beliefs. Aikido is often translated as "the Way of unifying life energy" or as "the Way of harmonious spirit." Ueshiba's goal was to create an art that practitioners could use to...
, baseball, dance, gymnastics, handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
, hiking, Karate
Karate
is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...
, table tennis, and volleyball.
Geographically, the club is placed in Oberbayern but due to being very close to Schwaben, it plays in the Schwaben football league system
Schwaben football league system
The Schwaben football league system is a league system operating in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Swabia .-Overview:...
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Local competition
In the town of Landsberg, like many other small southern Bavarian towns, football has never been the dominant sport. The local ice hockey club, EV Landsberg 2000EV Landsberg
EV Landsberg is an ice hockey team in Landsberg, Germany. They play in the Oberliga, the third level of ice hockey in Germany. The club was founded in 2000....
, currently playing in the 2nd Bundesliga
2nd Bundesliga (ice hockey)
The 2nd Eishockey-Bundesliga is the second tier of Ice hockey in Germany. It is organised by the DEB, the German Ice Hockey Federation. In the 2007-08 season, it features 14 teams.- History of the 2nd Ice Hockey Bundesliga :...
(II), is much more popular and successful. Against this, the TSV has a hard stand in attracting support and sponsorships.
League
- Landesliga Bayern-SüdLandesliga Bayern-SüdThe 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)- Runner-up: 1997
- 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-VII)- Runners-up: (2) 1991, 2009
- 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...
(V-VII)- Champions: (3) 1971, 1986, 2007
- Runners-up: 1984
- A-Klasse Schwaben-SüdKreisliga Schwaben-SüdThe Kreisliga Schwaben-Süd is currently the 9th tier of the German football league system in the southern region of the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Swabia...
(VI)- Champions: 1966
- A-Klasse Schwaben-MitteKreisliga Schwaben-MitteThe Kreisliga Schwaben-Mitte is currently the 9th tier of the German football league system in the central region of the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Swabia...
(VI)- Champions: 1983
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.
- Source: "Das Fussball-Jahresjournal", an annual publication on football in Schwaben, author: Schwäbischer Fussball Verband (Schwaben FA)
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External links
- Official team site
- TSV Landsberg at Weltfussball.de
- Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables (in German)