TSG Sprockhövel 1881


Soccer history started in 1907 with the founding of Athene Sprockhövel, which was renamed to Sportverein Sprockhövel (SVS) two years later. By 1922 the club was promoted into the higest regional Westfalen class and playing teams such as Schalke and Borussia Dortmund! Despite the small size, they would attract some 2,000-3,000 fans per match. This lasted until 1927, with relegation. In 1938, SVS merged with some gymnasts to become TSG Sprockhövel. However, the long downward trend continued. By 1983, "rock bottom" was reached, and TSG dropped down into the Kreisliga, playing against B squads of other clubs. Since then, things have gotten better, and TSG has steadily moved back into the upper reaches of amateur football.

Fullname Turn- und Sportgemeinschaft Sprockhövel von 1881 e.V.
City Sprockhövel (Nordrhein-Westfalen). Pop: 26,419 (2002).
Address Hauptstrasse 9, 45549 Sprockhövel
Colors Blue jersey with white lettering
Stadium Stadion Im Baumhof. Capacity: 1,500
Up until 1936, the club played at the Am Erlbruch, which has since been flattened and is a factory. The Baumhof was slated to get a covered tribune in 2002.
Tickets 5 euros (2002)
Supporters Averaged 465 in 2004 (Oberliga). A fan club, 3.Halbzeit Blau-Weiss
Friends
Foes
Heroes Mister Sprock, Captain Krirk
Zeroes
Beer
Pub Grub The Vereinslokal is the Gaststätte "Am Zwiebelturm"
The Net The official site is "pretty" www.tsg-sprockhoevel.de , but generally worthless for soccer. Instead, it links an excellent fan page for soccer news: www.tsg-fanclub.de

Recent History:
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1994-95 (VII)	Bezirksliga			2nd
1995-96 (VII)	Bezirksliga			1st
1996-97	(VI)	Landesliga Westfalen		1st
1997-98	(V) 	Verbandsliga Westfalen-2	9th
1998-99 (V)	Verbandsliga Westfalen-SW	9th
1999-00	(V)	Verbandsliga Westfalen-SW	1st

2000-01	(IV)	Oberliga Westfalen		16th
2001-02	(V)	Verbandsliga Westfalen-2	1st
2002-03	(IV)	Oberliga Westfalen		15th
2003-04	(IV)	Oberliga Westfalen		16th	
2004-05	(IV)	Oberliga Westfalen		16th
2005-06	(V)	Verbandsliga Westfalen-2	3rd
2006-07	(V)	Verbandsliga Westfalen-2	1st
2007-08 (IV)    Oberliga Westfalen


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