TSG Balingen
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| Full name | Turn- und Sportgemeinschaft Balingen von 1848 e.V. | ||
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| Founded | 1848 | ||
| Ground | Au-Stadion | ||
| Capacity | 8,500 | ||
| chairwoman | Ute Hirthe | ||
| Head coach | Karsten Maier | ||
| League | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg (V) | ||
| 2015–16 | 8th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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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.
In 2002 the first handball team merged with TV Weilstetten to HBW Balingen-Weilstetten. The team now plays in Handball-Bundesliga.
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.
Honours
The club's honours:
- Verbandsliga Württemberg
- Champions: 2008
- Runners-up: (2) 2005, 2006
Recent managers
Recent managers of the club:[1]
| Manager | Start | Finish |
| Karsten Maier | 1 July 2008 | Present |
Recent seasons
The recent season-by-season performance of the club:[2][3]
| Season | Division | Tier | Position |
| 1999–2000 | Verbandsliga Württemberg | 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 | 3rd | |
| 2009–10 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 10th | |
| 2010–11 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 10th | |
| 2011–12 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 5th | |
| 2012–13 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 10th | |
| 2013–14 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 13th | |
| 2014–15 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 3rd | |
| 2015–16 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 8th | |
| 2016–17 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg |
- With the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 and the 3. Liga in 2008 as the new third tier, below the 2. Bundesliga, all leagues below dropped one tier.
| ↑ Promoted | ↓ Relegated |
Stadium
TSG plays in the Au-Stadion which has a capacity of 8,500, including 600 covered seats.[4]
References
- ↑ TSG Balingen .:. Trainer von A-Z (German) weltfussball.de, accessed: 3 September 2011
- ↑ Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv (German) Historical German domestic league tables
- ↑ Fussball.de – Ergebnisse (German) Tables and results of all German football leagues
- ↑ Au-Stadion (German) weltfussball.de, accessed: 3 September 2011