Wedeler TSV
Encyclopedia
Wedeler TSV is a German association football club
from the village of Wedel
on the outskirts of Hamburg. Established in 1863 as a gymnastics club, the current day sports club has departments for Aikido
, athletics, badminton, bowling
, boxing
, dance, fitness
, gymnastics, handball
, Judo
, Karate
, running, swimming, and table tennis. The football side currently plays in the Oberliga Hamburg
(V).
by the victorious Allies. Most organizations in the country, including sports and football clubs, were dissolved by occupying authorities as having been politically comprised under the Nazi regime. Football competition was quickly reestablished within Hamburg, which was part of the British occupation zone. Wedeler played in the Bezirksklasse Hamburg (III) in 1947–49 and became part of the new Amateurliga Hamburg (II) following a first place finish there and league reorganization in 1949.
The club spent only a single season at that level before slipping back to compete as a third tier side through the 1950s, 1960s, and on into the early 1970s. League restructuring reduced the club to the fifth division. They narrowly missed making their way back up after losing the deciding match of the 1975–76 season which left them tied on points for first place with FC Viktoria Wilhelmsburg which advanced instead. TSV continued to be competitive finishing in second place in each of the next two seasons behind Harburger TB and the second-team side of St. Pauli
before finally being relegated in 1980.
Wedel remained a fifth and sixth tier side into the new millennium. They made a single season appearance in the Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein
(IV) in 2003–04, but were quickly relegated after finishing 17th. A Landesliga title in 2009 returned the team to the Oberliga, which is now a fifth tier circuit after the introduction of the 3. Liga.
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 village of Wedel
Wedel
Wedel is a town in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Elbe, approximately south of Elmshorn, and mile, west of Hamburg.-Foundation and Middle Ages:...
on the outskirts of Hamburg. Established in 1863 as a gymnastics club, the current day 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...
, athletics, badminton, bowling
Bowling
Bowling Bowling Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule...
, boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
, dance, fitness
Physical fitness
Physical fitness comprises two related concepts: general fitness , and specific fitness...
, 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...
, 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,...
, running, swimming, and table tennis. The football side currently plays in the Oberliga Hamburg
Oberliga Hamburg
The Oberliga Hamburg, sometimes referred to as Hamburg-Liga, is in the fifth tier of the German football league system and the highest league in the German state of Hamburg, incorporating some of its surrounding districts...
(V).
History
Following World War II Germany was divided to into four occupation zonesAllied Occupation Zones in Germany
The Allied powers who defeated Nazi Germany in World War II divided the country west of the Oder-Neisse line into four occupation zones for administrative purposes during 1945–49. In the closing weeks of fighting in Europe, US forces had pushed beyond the previously agreed boundaries for the...
by the victorious Allies. Most organizations in the country, including sports and football clubs, were dissolved by occupying authorities as having been politically comprised under the Nazi regime. Football competition was quickly reestablished within Hamburg, which was part of the British occupation zone. Wedeler played in the Bezirksklasse Hamburg (III) in 1947–49 and became part of the new Amateurliga Hamburg (II) following a first place finish there and league reorganization in 1949.
The club spent only a single season at that level before slipping back to compete as a third tier side through the 1950s, 1960s, and on into the early 1970s. League restructuring reduced the club to the fifth division. They narrowly missed making their way back up after losing the deciding match of the 1975–76 season which left them tied on points for first place with FC Viktoria Wilhelmsburg which advanced instead. TSV continued to be competitive finishing in second place in each of the next two seasons behind Harburger TB and the second-team side of St. Pauli
St. Pauli
St. Pauli , located in the Hamburg-Mitte borough, is one of the 105 quarters of the city of Hamburg, Germany. Situated on the right bank of the Elbe river, the Landungsbrücken are a northern part of the port of Hamburg. St. Pauli contains a world famous red light district around the street Reeperbahn...
before finally being relegated in 1980.
Wedel remained a fifth and sixth tier side into the new millennium. They made a single season appearance in the Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein
Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein
The Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein was the fourth tier of the German football league system in the north of Germany, existing from 1994 to 2004. It covered the states of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein...
(IV) in 2003–04, but were quickly relegated after finishing 17th. A Landesliga title in 2009 returned the team to the Oberliga, which is now a fifth tier circuit after the introduction of the 3. Liga.
External links
- Official team site
- Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables