- TSG Sprockhövel
Football club infobox
clubname = TSG Spröckhövel
fullname = Turn- und Sportgemeinschaft 1881 Sprockhövel e.V.
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founded = 1881
ground = Im Baumhof
capacity = 3,500
chairman = Ulrich Meister
manager = Lothar Huber
league =Verbandsliga Westfalen 2 (VI)
season = 2007-08
position =Oberliga Westfalen (IV), 18th
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leftarm2=FF0000|body2=FF0000|rightarm2=FF0000|shorts2=0000FF|socks2=0000FFTSG 1881 Sprockhövel is a German football club based in
Sprockhövel ,North Rhine-Westphalia . With over 3,000 members, "TSG" is the largest sport club in the town and includes departments for athletics,badminton ,basketball ,Budo ,dance ,gymnastics ,handball ,swimming ,table tennis ,tennis ,triathlon ,volleyball , and various fitness activities.History
The roots of the club go back to the establishment in 1881 of "Turngemeinde Sprockhövel" which later became "Turnverein Sprockhövel". In 1938, "TV" merged with "Sportverein Sprockhövel", which was formed in 1907 and re-named "Athene Sprockhövel" in 1909, to create the current day club. Between 1922 and 1927 the team played in the highest level regional league where it faced sides such "
Schalke 04 ", "MSV Duisburg ", and "Borussia Dortmund "."TSG" spent several decades in lower tier local play until a series of promotions; first to the Landesliga (VI) in 1996, the Verbandsliga Westfalen Südwest (V) in 1997, and to the Oberliga Westfalen (IV) for the first time in 2000. Since then the club has played as an elevator side, moving up and down frequently between fourth and fifth tier play, and last won promtion to the Oberliga in 2007.
Honours
*Verbandsliga Westfalen (V) champions: 2000, 2002, 2007
tadium
"Sprockhövel" plays its home matches at Im Baumhof which was opened in 1936 and has a capacity of 3,500.
External links
* [http://www.tsg-sprockhoevel.de/ Official team site]
* [http://www.tsg-fanclub.de/ Fan site]
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