TuRa Bergkamen
Encyclopedia
TuRa Bergkamen is a German association football club
from the city of Bergkamen
, North Rhine-Westphalia
. The club was established in July 1945 out of the union of the former memberships of Turn- und Sport Bergkamen, Turnverein Bergkamen, and Arbeiter Turnverein Bergkamen, a group of onetime workers' clubs banned in 1933 under the Nazi regime as politically unpalatable left-leaning sides. The football department of the club later became independent as Fußball-Club TuRa Bergkamen.
Between 1948–62 the footballers were part of the Amateurliga Westfalen (II) capturing a divisional title there in 1954. Following the 1963 formation of the Bundesliga
, the new national first division, and the Regionalliga
(II), Bergkamen became part of lower division play. In 1965, they won their way back to what had become the third tier Amateurliga Westfalen, where they would spend three seasons before being sent down after a 15th place result in 1968.
The current day club has departments for athletics, gymnastics, handball
, Judo
, swimming, table tennis
, and tennis. The footballers are part of Kreisliga A Unna-Hamm (IX) competition.
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 city of Bergkamen
Bergkamen
Bergkamen is a town in the district of Unna, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated near the river Lippe, approx. north-east of Dortmund and south-west of Hamm....
, North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
. The club was established in July 1945 out of the union of the former memberships of Turn- und Sport Bergkamen, Turnverein Bergkamen, and Arbeiter Turnverein Bergkamen, a group of onetime workers' clubs banned in 1933 under the Nazi regime as politically unpalatable left-leaning sides. The football department of the club later became independent as Fußball-Club TuRa Bergkamen.
Between 1948–62 the footballers were part of the Amateurliga Westfalen (II) capturing a divisional title there in 1954. Following the 1963 formation of the Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
, the new national first division, and the Regionalliga
Regionalliga
Regionalliga is a designation in Germany for sports leagues, which are led by one or more regional federations. Regionalligen often fall below the Bundesliga and 2nd Bundesliga of a given sport...
(II), Bergkamen became part of lower division play. In 1965, they won their way back to what had become the third tier Amateurliga Westfalen, where they would spend three seasons before being sent down after a 15th place result in 1968.
The current day club has departments for athletics, 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...
, Judo
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
, swimming, table tennis
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
, and tennis. The footballers are part of Kreisliga A Unna-Hamm (IX) competition.