TSV Buchbach
Encyclopedia
TSV Buchbach is a German association football club
from the village of Buchbach
, Bavaria
. The team is part of a larger sports club that also has departments for curling
, gymnastics, skiing
, and tennis. The footballers are distinguished as holders of the German record for the longest undefeated streak, a string of 75 matches from 19 August 1995 to 23 May 1998.
. A football department was established within the association on 11 January 1930.
Following World War II, Buchbach played in local A-Class competition until slipping to B-Class play in 1960, where they would remain until returning to A ball in 1980. In the mid-1990s, with solid sponsorship in place, they began their record making unbeaten run. They advanced to play in the Landesliga Süd (V) in 2004 and a title win there in 2008 saw TSV promoted to the Bayernliga (V).
The following season, the club again earned a league championship, now in the B-Klasse Inn/Salzach Group 3. In 26 games it archived 18 wins and 8 draws. In 1997–98, the club came very close to a perfect season once more. Having again not lost in the first 23 of 26 season matches, on 24 Mai 1998 the team lost at home to SV Waldhausen, 1–3, ending its unbeaten run. Nevertheless, promotion was once more archived.
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 Buchbach
Buchbach
Buchbach is a municipality in the district of Mühldorf in Bavaria in Germany....
, 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...
. The team is part of a larger sports club that also has departments for curling
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...
, gymnastics, skiing
Skiing
Skiing is a recreational activity using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding....
, and tennis. The footballers are distinguished as holders of the German record for the longest undefeated streak, a string of 75 matches from 19 August 1995 to 23 May 1998.
History
TSV was founded in 1913 as a gymnastics club. Football was soon introduced to the club by students who brought the game back from MunichMunich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
. A football department was established within the association on 11 January 1930.
Following World War II, Buchbach played in local A-Class competition until slipping to B-Class play in 1960, where they would remain until returning to A ball in 1980. In the mid-1990s, with solid sponsorship in place, they began their record making unbeaten run. They advanced to play in the Landesliga Süd (V) in 2004 and a title win there in 2008 saw TSV promoted to the Bayernliga (V).
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)- Champions: 2008
- Bezirksoberliga OberbayernBezirksoberliga OberbayernThe Bezirksoberliga Oberbayern is currently the 7th tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Upper Bavaria...
(VI)- Champions: 2004
- Bezirksliga Oberbayern-OstBezirksliga Oberbayern-OstThe Bezirksliga Oberbayern-Ost is currently the 8th tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Upper Bavaria...
(VII)- Runners-up: 2001, 2003
Recent managers
Recent managers of the club:| Manager | Start | Finish |
| Anton Bobenstetter | 1 July 2001 | 30 June 2007 |
| Matthias Pongratz | 1 July 2008 | 30 June 2009 |
| Helmut Wirth | 1 July 2009 | 30 June 2010 |
| Anton Bobenstetter | 1 July 2010 | present |
Recent seasons
The recent season-by-season performance of the club:| Season | Division | Tier Bavarian football league system The Bavarian football league system of the Bavarian Football Association ranks within the German football league system. Its highest division, the Fussball-Bayernliga, is currently the 5th tier of German football. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008 it was the 4th tier of the league system... |
Position |
| 1999–2000 | Bezirksliga Oberbayern-Ost | VII | 9th |
| 2000–01 | Bezirksliga Oberbayern-Ost | 2nd | |
| 2001–02 | Bezirksliga Oberbayern-Ost | 5th | |
| 2002–03 | Bezirksliga Oberbayern-Ost | 2nd ↑ | |
| 2003–04 | Bezirksoberliga Oberbayern Bezirksoberliga Oberbayern The Bezirksoberliga Oberbayern is currently the 7th tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Upper Bavaria... |
VI | 1st ↑ |
| 2004–05 | 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 | 12th |
| 2005–06 | Landesliga Bayern-Süd | 6th | |
| 2006–07 | Landesliga Bayern-Süd | 5th | |
| 2007–08 | Landesliga Bayern-Süd | 1st ↑ | |
| 2008–09 | Bayernliga | V | 8th |
| 2009–10 | Bayernliga | 11th | |
| 2010-11 2010–11 Fußball-Bayernliga The 2010–11 season of the Bayernliga, the highest association football league in Bavaria, was the third season of the league at tier five of the German football league system and the 56th season overall since establishment of the league in 1945... |
Bayernliga | 4th | |
| 2011–12 | Bayernliga |
- 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.
Notable players
- Rudi Zeiser, went on to play for the TSV 1860 MünchenTSV 1860 MünchenTurn- und Sportverein München von 1860, commonly known as TSV 1860 München or 1860 Munich, is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. The club's football team plays in the Second Bundesliga, after relegation from the Bundesliga following the 2003–04 season...
side that claimed the national titleGerman football championsThe German football champions are the annual winners of the highest association football competition in Germany. The history of the German football championship is complex and reflects the turbulent history of the country through the course of the 20th century.Brought to the country by English...
in 1966.
Unbeaten record 1995 – 1998
Following a 1–5 defeat on 14 June 1995 to FC Grünthal, which meant relegation to the C-Klasse, then the lowest league in Bavaria, for the TSV, the club started its record-breaking run of 75 unbeaten league games. In the 1995–96 season, it played 26 games in the C-Klasse Inn/Salzach – Group 4, coming first with 20 wins and six draws and earning promotion back to the B-Klasse.The following season, the club again earned a league championship, now in the B-Klasse Inn/Salzach Group 3. In 26 games it archived 18 wins and 8 draws. In 1997–98, the club came very close to a perfect season once more. Having again not lost in the first 23 of 26 season matches, on 24 Mai 1998 the team lost at home to SV Waldhausen, 1–3, ending its unbeaten run. Nevertheless, promotion was once more archived.