TuS Ahrbach
Encyclopedia
TuS Ahrbach is a German
sports club based in Ruppach-Goldhausen
, Rhineland-Palatinate
. The club was founded in 1921 and today has departments for football, handball
, and gymnastics
. It is best known for its women's football section, which played in the German Bundesliga
for several years.
. Goldhausen-Ruppach and Heiligenroth split up in 1959, but merged their clubs again in 1970, now under the name of TuS Ahrbach. In 1985, a new SV Heiligenroth separated from Ahrbach.
The women's football department was established in 1976. Its greatest success was the vice-championship in 1989, when they lost the final game to SSG 09 Bergisch Gladbach. In the following season they did not qualify for the initial Bundesliga
though. After promotion a year later six seasons of Bundesliga football from 1991-1997 followed for Ahrbach. Despite having played in the semifinals of the championship in 1995 Ahrbach won just one game two years later in the 1996-97 season, leading to relegation for the club. Ahrbach hasn't been promoted or relegated until 2010, but as they did not qualify for the 2. Bundesliga
at its inception they were playing in third level Regionalliga Südwest and will play the Rheinlandliga in 2011.
Bettina Berens Christine Francke Marion Isbert
Melanie Lasrich Ursula Lohn Heidi Mohr
Jutta Nardenbach
* Ahrbach withdrew their team from the 1999–2000 cup.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
sports club based in Ruppach-Goldhausen
Ruppach-Goldhausen
Ruppach-Goldhausen is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.-Location:...
, Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz. English speakers also commonly refer to the state by its German name, Rheinland-Pfalz ....
. The club was founded in 1921 and today has departments for football, 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...
, and gymnastics
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
. It is best known for its women's football section, which played in the German Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga (women)
The Women's Football Bundesliga is the main league competition for women's football in Germany. In 1990 the German Football Association created the German Women's Bundesliga, based on the model of the men's Bundesliga. It was first played with north and south divisions, but in 1997 the groups...
for several years.
History
In 1921 SV 21 Goldhausen was founded. TuS Ahrbach's first predecessor was a club for athletics and football. Also in 1921, a similar club was formed in nearby Ruppach (SV Ruppach). Both clubs merged in 1937 to become SV Goldhausen-Ruppach. Scarcity of players led in 1951 to a merger with SV HeiligenrothHeiligenroth
Heiligenroth is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.-Location:...
. Goldhausen-Ruppach and Heiligenroth split up in 1959, but merged their clubs again in 1970, now under the name of TuS Ahrbach. In 1985, a new SV Heiligenroth separated from Ahrbach.
The women's football department was established in 1976. Its greatest success was the vice-championship in 1989, when they lost the final game to SSG 09 Bergisch Gladbach. In the following season they did not qualify for the initial Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga (women)
The Women's Football Bundesliga is the main league competition for women's football in Germany. In 1990 the German Football Association created the German Women's Bundesliga, based on the model of the men's Bundesliga. It was first played with north and south divisions, but in 1997 the groups...
though. After promotion a year later six seasons of Bundesliga football from 1991-1997 followed for Ahrbach. Despite having played in the semifinals of the championship in 1995 Ahrbach won just one game two years later in the 1996-97 season, leading to relegation for the club. Ahrbach hasn't been promoted or relegated until 2010, but as they did not qualify for the 2. Bundesliga
2. Fußball-Bundesliga (women)
The 2nd Women's Football Bundesliga is the second league competition for women's football in Germany. It is divided into 2 groups of north and south...
at its inception they were playing in third level Regionalliga Südwest and will play the Rheinlandliga in 2011.
Notable players
The players below all collected caps for the women's national team while playing at Ahrbach.Bettina Berens Christine Francke Marion Isbert
Marion Isbert
Marion Isbert is a former German international football player. The goalkeeper was capped 58 times for Germany. She won two German championships with TSV Siegen.- Club career :Isbert's career started at TuS Ahrbach...
Melanie Lasrich Ursula Lohn Heidi Mohr
Heidi Mohr
Heidi Mohr is a former German footballer. As a footballer she was renowned for her speed and her ability to shoot with both feet. In 1999 she was voted Europe's Footballer of the Century.-Club career:...
Jutta Nardenbach
Jutta Nardenbach
Jutta Nardenbach is a former German international footballer. She plays the position of defender. Currently Nardenbach is player in the first team and coach of the youth teams at third tier FFC Montabaur.-Club career:...
Statistics
| Season | League | Place | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | DFB-Pokal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990–91 | Verbandsliga Rheinland (II) | 1 | unknown | 1st round | |||||
| 1991–92 | Bundesliga Süd Fußball-Bundesliga (women) The Women's Football Bundesliga is the main league competition for women's football in Germany. In 1990 the German Football Association created the German Women's Bundesliga, based on the model of the men's Bundesliga. It was first played with north and south divisions, but in 1997 the groups... (I) |
7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 3rd round |
| 1992–93 | Bundesliga Süd | 6 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 40 | 17 | 3rd round |
| 1993–94 | Bundesliga Süd | 6 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 34 | 17 | Quarter-final |
| 1994–95 | Bundesliga Süd | 2 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 69 | 21 | 27 | 3rd round |
| 1995–96 | Bundesliga Süd | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 31 | 23 | 3rd round |
| 1996–97 | Bundesliga Süd | 10 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 55 | 7 | 2nd round |
| 1997–98 | Oberliga Südwest (II) | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 6 | 60 | not qualified |
| 1998–99 | Oberliga Südwest | 1 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 82 | 14 | 49 | 1st round Frauen DFB Pokal 1998–99 The Frauen DFB-Pokal 1998–99 was the 19th season of the cup competition, Germany's second-most important title in women's football. The first round of the competition was held on 16–17 August 1998. In the final which was held in Berlin on 12 June 1999 FFC Frankfurt defeated FCR Duisburg 1–0, thus... |
| 1999–00 | Oberliga Südwest | 2 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 77 | 24 | 60 | 1st round Frauen DFB Pokal 1999–2000 The Frauen DFB-Pokal 1999–2000 was the 20th season of the cup competition, Germany's second-most important title in women's football. The first round of the competition was held on 22–25 August 1999... * |
| 2000–01 | Oberliga Südwest | 4 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 45 | 25 | 41 | not qualified |
| 2001–02 | Regionalliga Südwest Fußball-Regionalliga (women) The five Regionalligas are the third-tier leagues in German women's football. In each division the champion will be promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga in the next season.- Mode :... (II) |
5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 42 | 34 | not qualified |
| 2002–03 | Regionalliga Südwest | 8 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 45 | 22 | not qualified |
| 2003–04 | Regionalliga Südwest | 4 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 71 | 51 | 36 | 1st round Frauen DFB Pokal 2003–04 The Frauen DFB-Pokal 2003–04 was the 24th season of the cup competition, Germany's second-most important title in women's football. The first round of the competition was held on 6–7 September 2003... |
| 2004–05 | Regionalliga Südwest (III) | 9 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 39 | 52 | 19 | not qualified |
| 2005–06 | Regionalliga Südwest | 4 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 62 | 34 | 43 | not qualified |
| 2006–07 | Regionalliga Südwest | 4 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 79 | 31 | 40 | 1st round Frauen DFB Pokal 2006–07 The Frauen DFB-Pokal 2006–07 was the 27th season of the cup competition, Germany's second-most important title in women's football. The first round of the tournament was held on 2–3 September 2006... |
| 2007–08 | Regionalliga Südwest | 4 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 60 | 43 | 39 | 1st round |
| 2008–09 | Regionalliga Südwest | 5 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 58 | 35 | 35 | not qualified |
| 2009–10 | Regionalliga Südwest | 11 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 45 | 84 | 17 | 1st round Frauen DFB Pokal 2009–10 The DFB-Pokal 2009–10 was the 30th season of the cup competition, Germany's second-most important title in women's football. The tournament started on 13 September 2009 and the final was held on 15 May 2010 in Cologne. FCR 2001 Duisburg defeated FF USV Jena 1–0, thus defending their title from the... |
| 2010–11 | Rheinlandliga (IV) | ||||||||
| Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation. | |||||||||
* Ahrbach withdrew their team from the 1999–2000 cup.