TSV Havelse

Football club infobox
clubname = TSV Havelse


fullname = Turn- und Sportverein Havelse 1912 e.V.
nickname = Pelikans
founded = 1912
ground = Willhelm-Langrehr-Stadion
capacity = 6,000
chairman =
manager =
league = Oberliga Niedersachsen-West (V)
season = 2007-08
position = Verbandsliga Niedersachsen-West (V), 4th
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TSV Havelse is a German football club based in Garbsen, Lower Saxony, near Hanover.

History

The club was founded in 1912 as "FC Pelikan-Havelse" by a group of thirteen young men from the small village of Havelse. They took their name from the maker's brand of the first football purchased by the club for the grand sum of 7,50 Reichsmarks. World War I took a heavy toll on the club, which was inactive for a time. In 1929, a local gymnastics club, "Turnverein Havelse" was formed and four years later the "Pelikans" took to the field again as the club's football side. Some time during the 30s – club records are not clear – the club took on its current name.

For most of its existence this has been un-storied local side: the highlight for the team was a single season spent in the 2.Bundesliga Nord in 1990-91. From 1986 to 1990 the club was led by Volker Finke, who played with the team from 1969 to 1974, and then went on to become the longtime coach of SC Freiburg.

External links

* [http://www.tsv-havelse.de Official team site]
* [http://www.fans-tsv.de TSV fan site]
* [http://www.abseits-soccer.com/clubs/havelse.html Abseits Guide to German Soccer]