TSG Balingen
Encyclopedia
TSG Balingen is a German football club from the city of Balingen
, Baden-Württemberg
. With over 1,800 members, it is the largest sports club in the city and has departments for athletics, basketball, fencing, fistball, gymnastics, handball, judo, and karate, as well as various personal health oriented programs.
After twice finishing as vice-champions in the Verbandsliga and failing to win promotion to the Oberliga Baden-Wuerttemberg (IV) in subsequent playoffs, TSG finally claimed the league title in 2008 and advanced to what has become a fifth tier competition following the introduction of the 3. Liga
.
Balingen
Balingen is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, capital of the district of Zollernalbkreis. It is located nearby the Swabian Alb, approx. 35 km to the south of Tübingen, 35 km northeast of Villingen-Schwenningen, and 60 km southwest of Stuttgart.It is home to the Bizerba and Ideal...
, Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...
. With over 1,800 members, it is the largest sports club in the city and has departments for athletics, basketball, fencing, fistball, gymnastics, handball, judo, and karate, as well as various personal health oriented programs.
History
The origins of the club go back to the 19th century founding of a gymnastics club. The footballers first came to notice in the mid-90s with their advance to the Verbandsliga Württemberg (V) in 1995.After twice finishing as vice-champions in the Verbandsliga and failing to win promotion to the Oberliga Baden-Wuerttemberg (IV) in subsequent playoffs, TSG finally claimed the league title in 2008 and advanced to what has become a fifth tier competition following the introduction of the 3. Liga
3rd Liga
The 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...
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Honours
The club's honours:- Verbandsliga WürttembergVerbandsliga WürttembergThe Verbandsliga Württemberg 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.-Overview:...
- Champions: 2008
- Runners-up: (2) 2005, 2006
Recent managers
Recent managers of the club:| Manager | Start | Finish |
| Karsten Maier | 1 July 2008 | Present |
Recent seasons
The recent season-by-season performance of the club:| Season | Division | Tier | Position |
| 1999–2000 | Verbandsliga Württemberg Verbandsliga Württemberg The Verbandsliga Württemberg 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.-Overview:... |
V | 7th |
| 2000–01 | Verbandsliga Württemberg | 3rd | |
| 2001–02 | Verbandsliga Württemberg | 7th | |
| 2002–03 | Verbandsliga Württemberg | 12th | |
| 2003–04 | Verbandsliga Württemberg | 7th | |
| 2004–05 | Verbandsliga Württemberg | 2nd | |
| 2005–06 | Verbandsliga Württemberg | 2nd | |
| 2006–07 | Verbandsliga Württemberg | 5th | |
| 2007–08 | Verbandsliga Württemberg | 1st ↑ | |
| 2008–09 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg Oberliga Baden-Württemberg The Oberliga Baden-Württemberg is the highest Football League in the state of Baden-Württemberg and the Baden-Württemberg football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German Football, the 5th tier of the German football league system... |
3rd | |
| 2009–10 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 10th | |
| 2010–11 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 10th | |
| 2011–12 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg |
- 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.