TuS Wörrstadt
Encyclopedia
TuS Wörrstadt is a German
women's football multi-sports club based in Wörrstadt
, Rhineland-Palatinate
. The club was founded in 1847 and is most famous for its women's football department which won the first national championship in 1974. Recently the team has been promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga
. The club has other departments for Badminton
, Gymnastics
, Team Handball
, and Track and Field
. They also have a department which is involved in activities revolving around carnival
.
rejected to hold a first German football championship TuS Wörrstadt's Fips Scheid organized the "Goldpokal", an unofficial national women's football championship. Wörrstadt won the tournament defeating Bad Neuenahr
in the semi-final and Bayern Munich in the final. At the banquet after the final officials of the German football association announced that an official German women's football championship would be held in 1974.
The tournament was indeed held in the following year and TuS Wörrstadt became the first official German women's football champion, defeating DJK Eintracht Gelsenkirchen-Erle 4–0 in the final. In 1975 Wörrstadt reached the semi-final of the national championship again, but lost to Bonner SC
. TuS won some regional honours in following years, but success in the national championship was elusive. When they qualified in 1978 and 1979 they lost in the first round to TSV Siegen
and FSV Harburg. In 1981 they lost only in the semi-final of the German championship. Also in 1981 they reached final of the first national women's cup, losing to SSG Bergisch Gladbach, then the dominant team in women's football. The next time that TuS Wörrstadt qualified for a national tournament was in 1985–86 where they lost in the first round of the German championship. They had another showing in the quarter-final in 1988.
When in 2000 the Bundesliga
was incepted TuS did not manage to qualify. While the champion of the southwest would have been eligible they were tied for first place with TuS Niederkirchen
and lost the decider 0–1 to Niederkirchen. More qualifications for the Bundesliga were handed out in a promotion round, but again Wörrstadt was not able to overcome the opposition consisting of SG Praunheim
, TuS Ahrbach
, and SV Jägersburg. As a result several of the club's core players left Wörrstadt to play for clubs that had qualified for the Bundesliga.
After the team had recovered they managed promotion to the Bundesliga in 1993. The club avoided relegation just scarcely in the following two season and were eventually relegated to the newly-founded Oberliga Südwest. Wörrstadt's performances declined in the Oberliga, excluding a rebound in 1999–2000. Eventually they were relegated to third-tier football in 2002, but managed immediate promotion back to the Regionalliga
in 2003. Midtable results followed. Although the club was not relegated again they were back to third-tier football in 2004 due to the inception of the 2nd Bundesliga
. After six seasons in the Regionalliga Wörrstadt was promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga after the 2008–09 season.
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...
women's football multi-sports club based in Wörrstadt
Wörrstadt
Wörrstadt is a town in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.- Location :The town lies in Rhenish Hesse on the northwest edge of the Upper Rhine Plain...
, 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 1847 and is most famous for its women's football department which won the first national championship in 1974. Recently the team has been promoted to the 2nd 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...
. The club has other departments for Badminton
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
, 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...
, Team 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 Track and Field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
. They also have a department which is involved in activities revolving around carnival
Carnival
Carnaval is a festive season which occurs immediately before Lent; the main events are usually during February. Carnaval typically involves a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus, mask and public street party...
.
History
The women's football section of TuS Wörrstadt was founded in 1969 by Egon Rehbein. In the first few years of their existence they were one of the most prominent teams in German women's football, winning nearly every game they attended. When in 1973 the German Football AssociationGerman Football Association
The German Football Association is the governing body of football in Germany. A founding member of both FIFA and UEFA, the DFB organises the German football leagues, including the national league, the Bundesliga, and the men's and women's national teams. The DFB is based in Frankfurt and is...
rejected to hold a first German football championship TuS Wörrstadt's Fips Scheid organized the "Goldpokal", an unofficial national women's football championship. Wörrstadt won the tournament defeating Bad Neuenahr
SC 07 Bad Neuenahr
SC 07 Bad Neuenahr is a German football club from Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate. The best-known section within the club is its women's football team, which was founded in 1969 and won the German Championship in 1978...
in the semi-final and Bayern Munich in the final. At the banquet after the final officials of the German football association announced that an official German women's football championship would be held in 1974.
The tournament was indeed held in the following year and TuS Wörrstadt became the first official German women's football champion, defeating DJK Eintracht Gelsenkirchen-Erle 4–0 in the final. In 1975 Wörrstadt reached the semi-final of the national championship again, but lost to Bonner SC
Bonner SC
Bonner SC is a German association football club based in Bonn. The club was formed in 1965 through the merger of Bonner FV and Tura Bonn.-History:...
. TuS won some regional honours in following years, but success in the national championship was elusive. When they qualified in 1978 and 1979 they lost in the first round to TSV Siegen
Sportfreunde Siegen
Sportfreunde Siegen is a German association football club based in Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was founded in 1899 as the football department of the gymnastics club Turn Verein Jahn von 1879 Siegen...
and FSV Harburg. In 1981 they lost only in the semi-final of the German championship. Also in 1981 they reached final of the first national women's cup, losing to SSG Bergisch Gladbach, then the dominant team in women's football. The next time that TuS Wörrstadt qualified for a national tournament was in 1985–86 where they lost in the first round of the German championship. They had another showing in the quarter-final in 1988.
When in 2000 the 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...
was incepted TuS did not manage to qualify. While the champion of the southwest would have been eligible they were tied for first place with TuS Niederkirchen
1. FFC 08 Niederkirchen
1. FFC 08 Niederkirchen is a German women's football club based in Niederkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate. The team was founded in 2008 as the descendant of TuS Niederkirchen, a former national champion. The team currently plays in the German 2. Fußball-Bundesliga.- History :TuS Niederkirchen was...
and lost the decider 0–1 to Niederkirchen. More qualifications for the Bundesliga were handed out in a promotion round, but again Wörrstadt was not able to overcome the opposition consisting of SG Praunheim
1. FFC Frankfurt
1. FFC Frankfurt is a German women's association football club based in Frankfurt, Hesse and has a membership of about 430. The team currently plays in the German first division women's Bundesliga.- History :...
, TuS Ahrbach
TuS Ahrbach
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.- History...
, and SV Jägersburg. As a result several of the club's core players left Wörrstadt to play for clubs that had qualified for the Bundesliga.
After the team had recovered they managed promotion to the Bundesliga in 1993. The club avoided relegation just scarcely in the following two season and were eventually relegated to the newly-founded Oberliga Südwest. Wörrstadt's performances declined in the Oberliga, excluding a rebound in 1999–2000. Eventually they were relegated to third-tier football in 2002, but managed immediate promotion back to the Regionalliga
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 :...
in 2003. Midtable results followed. Although the club was not relegated again they were back to third-tier football in 2004 due to the inception of the 2nd 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...
. After six seasons in the Regionalliga Wörrstadt was promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga after the 2008–09 season.
Honours
- German football champions (1): 1974
- Goldpokal winners: 1973
- SWFV association champions (10): 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1987, 1988, 1993
- SWFV association cup winners (7): 1980, 1981, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
- DFB-Pokal runners-up (1): 1981Frauen DFB Pokal 1980–81The Frauen DFB-Pokal 1980–81 was the first season of the cup competition, Germany's second-most important title in women's football. In the final which was held in Stuttgart on 2 June 1981 SSG Bergisch Gladbach defeated TuS Wörrstadt 5–0...
- Regionalliga Südwest champions (1): 2009
- Verbandsliga Südwest champions (1): 2003
Statistics
| Season | League | Place | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | DFB-Pokal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–94 | 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) |
8 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 61 | 8 | nq |
| 1994–95 | Bundesliga Süd | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 12 | 2nd round Frauen DFB Pokal 1994–95 The Frauen DFB-Pokal 1994–95 was the 15th season of the cup competition, Germany's second-most important title in women's football. In the final which was held in Berlin on 24 June 1995 FSV Frankfurt defeated TSV Siegen 3–1, thus winning their fourth cup title... |
| 1995–96 | Bundesliga Süd | 9 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 61 | 14 | 3rd round |
| 1996–97 | Oberliga Südwest (II) | 2 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 24 | 2nd round |
| 1997–98 | Oberliga Südwest | 6 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 37 | 27 | nq |
| 1998–99 | Oberliga Südwest | 10 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 42 | 27 | nq |
| 1999–00 | Oberliga Südwest | 4 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 43 | 31 | 40 | nq |
| 2000–01 | Oberliga Südwest | 7 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 27 | 28 | nq |
| 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) |
11 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 71 | 11 | nq |
| 2002–03 | Verbandsliga Südwest (III) | 1 | unknown | nq | |||||
| 2003–04 | Regionalliga Südwest | 7 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 44 | 64 | 27 | nq |
| 2004–05 | Regionalliga Südwest (III) | 5 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 34 | 57 | 26 | nq |
| 2005–06 | Regionalliga Südwest | 7 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 47 | 49 | 26 | nq |
| 2006–07 | Regionalliga Südwest | 6 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 43 | 46 | 27 | nq |
| 2007–08 | Regionalliga Südwest | 5 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 35 | 38 | nq |
| 2008–09 | Regionalliga Südwest | 1 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 89 | 25 | 57 | nq |
| 2009–10 | 2nd 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... |
12 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 58 | 12 | 2nd round |
| 2010–11 | Regionalliga Südwest | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1st round 2010–11 Frauen DFB-Pokal The DFB-Pokal 2010–11 was the 31st season of the cup competition, Germany's second-most important title in women's football. 1. FFC Frankfurt defeated 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam 2–1 in the final in Cologne on 26 March 2011.-Participating clubs:... |
| Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation. | |||||||||