TuRU Düsseldorf

Football club infobox
clubname = TuRU Düsseldorf


fullname = Turn- und Rasensport Union 1880 e. V. Düsseldorf
nickname = Die Tauben (The Doves)
founded = 1919
ground = Stadion an der Feuerbachstraße
capacity = 7,500
chairman = Paul-Ludwig Spies
manager = Frank Benatelli
league = Verbandsliga Niederrhein (VI)
season = 2007-08
position = Oberliga Nordrhein (IV), 14th (relegated)
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TuRU Düsseldorf is a German football club from the city of Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia.

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History

"Turn- und Rasensport Union Düsseldorf" claims a number of early Düsseldorf clubs in its heritage. "Düsseldorf Fußball Klub Union" was created on 10 May 1905 as "Düsselsdorfer Fußball Klub Union" through the merger of "Vorwärts Düsseldorf" and "Borussia Düsseldorf" with onetime members of "Fußball Club Britannia Düsseldorf". The club was renamed "Düsseldorfer Sport Club Union" in 1911 and in 1913 advanced to the final of the Westdeutcher Fußball Verband where they lost to "Duisburger Spielverein", which then went on to the national final against "VfB Leipzig". "SC" joined "Verein für Rasensport Düsseldorf" and "Friedrichstädter Turnverein 1880" to form "TuRU" in 1919. Until July 1916 "VfR" had played as "Sport Club Athen Düsseldorf".

"TuRU" in its turn advanced to the final of the Westdeutcher Fußball Verband in 1923 where they dropped a 3:4 decision to "Arminia Bielefeld". Two years later they avenged themselves on both "Duisburger SV" and "Bielefeld", defeating these sides on their way to a national quarterfinal match up versus "Hertha BSC Berlin" where they were eliminated.

From 1935 to 1942 "Düsseldorf" played in the Gauliga Niederrhein, one of sixteen top flight divisions formed in the 1933 reorganization of German football under the Third Reich. "TuRU" made its only DFB-Pokal (German Cup) appearance in 1937 in play for the Tschammerpokal, predecessor to the modern day cup competition, and also sent two representatives to the national side in the late 30s.

Following World War II "TuRU" played briefly (1949-52) in the 2nd Oberliga West (II), and then in the Landesliga Niederrhein (III) until late in the decade, before slipping into lower level amateur football. The club returned to the Landesliga in 1965 and established itself in fourth and fifth tier play over the next several decades. They captured Landesliga Niederrhein titles in 1994 (V tier) and 2003 (VI tier). "Düsseldorf" was promoted to the Oberliga Nordrhein on the strength of their 2004 Verbandsliga Niederrhein (V) title and have played at that level until 2008, earning lower table results.

Honours

*Landesliga Niederrhein (V) champions: 1994
*Landesliga Niederrhein (VI) champions: 2003
*Verbandsliga Niederrhein (V) champions: 2004

tadium

"TuRU" plays its home fixtures in the Stadion an der Feuerbachstraße (capacity ~7,500).

Former Players

* Richard Manu
* Mohamed Amsif

External links

* [http://www.turu-duesseldorf.de/ Official team site]
* [http://www.abseits-soccer.com/clubs/turu.html Abseits Guide to German Soccer]

References

*Grüne, Hardy (2001). Vereinslexikon. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag ISBN 3-89784-147-9
* [http://www.f-archiv.de/ Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv] historical German domestic league tables (in German)
* [http://www.eufo.de/ eufo.de] European football club profiles and current team rosters