TuS Mayen
Encyclopedia
Tus Mayen is a German association football club
from the city of Mayen
, Rhineland-Palatinate
. It is part of a larger sports club that also includes departments for athletics, basketball, dance, field hockey
, gymnastics, handball
, swimming, and tennis.
Following World War II, occupying
Allied authorities ordered the dissolution of most organizations in the country, including sports and football clubs. The association was re-established in January 1946, but, not allowed its old identity by authorities, was known briefly as Tennis- und Sportverein Mayen, then 1. Sport-Club Mayen, before finally being able to reassume its traditional name.
In the 1963 restructuring of the German football competition, TuS qualified to play in the Amateurliga Rheinland
(III) where they earned lower table results before finally being relegated in 1969. They returned to Amateurliga play in 1973 where they continued to earn indifferent results. However, they did enjoy some success in regional cup play, qualifying to take part in the DFB-Pokal
(German Cup) tournament in 1974, 1975, and 1976, but going out in the opening round in each of these appearances.
Mayen failed to make the cut in another league reorganization in 1978 and remained in the Amateurliga Rheinland which was now a fifth tier circuit. The footballers won promotion to the Oberliga Südwest
(IV) in 1980 as champions of the Rheinlandliga and over the next two decades played as an "elevator side", moving frequently up and down between the fourth and fifth divisions. TuS last won promotion to the Oberliga Südwest (IV) in 2001 and have played there since, with their best result coming as a sixth place finish in 2003. In 2004 the club made its fourth German Cup appearance on the strength of a regional cup win, but again exited in the first round.
The association suffered through a financial crisis in the early 90s, but recovered itself, and in 2004 underwent a restructuring to help avoid similar problems in future. The current membership is approximately 2,900 in nine sports departments.
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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 Mayen
Mayen
Mayen is a town in the Mayen-Koblenz District of the Rhineland-Palatinate Federal State of Germany, in the eastern part of the Volcanic Eifel Region. As well as the main town, there are five further settlements which are part of Mayen, they are: Alzheim, Kürrenberg, Hausen-Betzing, Hausen and Nitztal...
, 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 ....
. It is part of a larger sports club that also includes departments for athletics, basketball, dance, field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
, 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...
, swimming, and tennis.
History
The club acknowledges two predecessor sides. It claims a heritage that goes back to the formation of the gymnastics club Turnverein Mayen on 23 September 1886. In 1939, this club merged with Sportverein Rheinland Mayen, which was established in 1914, to form Turn- und Sportverein Mayen 1886/1914.Following World War II, occupying
Allied 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...
Allied authorities ordered the dissolution of most organizations in the country, including sports and football clubs. The association was re-established in January 1946, but, not allowed its old identity by authorities, was known briefly as Tennis- und Sportverein Mayen, then 1. Sport-Club Mayen, before finally being able to reassume its traditional name.
In the 1963 restructuring of the German football competition, TuS qualified to play in the Amateurliga Rheinland
Amateurliga Rheinland
The Amateurliga Rheinland was the highest football league in the region of the Rheinland FA and the third tier of the German football league system from its inception in 1952 to the formation of the Oberliga Südwest and the Verbandsliga Rheinland below it in 1978.- Overview :The Amateurliga...
(III) where they earned lower table results before finally being relegated in 1969. They returned to Amateurliga play in 1973 where they continued to earn indifferent results. However, they did enjoy some success in regional cup play, qualifying to take part in the DFB-Pokal
DFB-Pokal
The DFB-Pokal or DFB Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually. 64 teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga. It is considered the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga...
(German Cup) tournament in 1974, 1975, and 1976, but going out in the opening round in each of these appearances.
Mayen failed to make the cut in another league reorganization in 1978 and remained in the Amateurliga Rheinland which was now a fifth tier circuit. The footballers won promotion to the Oberliga Südwest
Oberliga Südwest
The Oberliga Südwest is the highest regional football league for the Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland state of Germany. It is the fifth tier of the German football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German Football, the 5th tier of the German football league system...
(IV) in 1980 as champions of the Rheinlandliga and over the next two decades played as an "elevator side", moving frequently up and down between the fourth and fifth divisions. TuS last won promotion to the Oberliga Südwest (IV) in 2001 and have played there since, with their best result coming as a sixth place finish in 2003. In 2004 the club made its fourth German Cup appearance on the strength of a regional cup win, but again exited in the first round.
The association suffered through a financial crisis in the early 90s, but recovered itself, and in 2004 underwent a restructuring to help avoid similar problems in future. The current membership is approximately 2,900 in nine sports departments.
Honours
- Verbandsliga RheinlandVerbandsliga RheinlandThe Rheinlandliga, formerly the Verbandsliga Rheinland, 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) champions: 1980, 1984, 1989, 1999 - Rhineland CupRhineland CupThe Rhineland Cup is one of the 21 regional cup competitions of German football. The winner of the competition gains entry to the first round of the German Cup. It is limited to clubs from the northern part of Rhineland-Palatinate, however, teams from the Fußball-Bundesliga and 2nd...
winner: 1966, 1974, 1976, 2004
Recent seasons
| Year | Division | Position |
| 1999–2000 | Oberliga Südwest Oberliga Südwest The Oberliga Südwest is the highest regional football league for the Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland state of Germany. It is the fifth tier of the German football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German Football, the 5th tier of the German football league system... (IV) |
15th ↓ |
| 2000–01 | Verbandsliga Rheinland Verbandsliga Rheinland The Rheinlandliga, formerly the Verbandsliga Rheinland, 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) |
1st ↑ |
| 2001–02 | Oberliga Südwest (IV) | 12th |
| 2002–03 | Oberliga Südwest | 6th |
| 2003–04 | Oberliga Südwest | 9th |
| 2004–05 | Oberliga Südwest | 12th |
| 2005–06 | Oberliga Südwest | 11th |
| 2006–07 | Oberliga Südwest | 11th |
| 2007–08 | Oberliga Südwest | 13th |
| 2008–09 | Oberliga Südwest (V) | 12th |
| 2009–10 | Oberliga Südwest |
Stadium
TuS Mayen plays its home matches in the Nettetal-Stadion which has a capacity of 5,000. A record crowd of 6,500 attended the club's 2004 German Cup match versus VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart
Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons...
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