Harburger TB

Harburger TB 1865 (German: Harburger Turnerbund von 1865 e. V.) is a German sports club in Heimfeld, Hamburg, Germany.

Harburger TB 1865

Full name	Harburger Turnerbund von 1865 e. V.
Founded	6 September 1865
Ground	Sportpark Jahnhöhe
Chairman	Michael Armbrecht
Coach	Kirill Schneider
League	Landesliga Hamburg-Hammonia
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

History

Harburg TB was founded on 6 September 1865^[1][2] through the merger of Harburg Turnerschaft 1858 and Männerturnvereins 1861 Harburg.^[3][4] In 1883, Männer Turnverein 1883 Harburg (MTV 1883) split from the club. FC Schwarz-Weiß 1924 Harburg then split off from Harburg TB as well. In 1907, Harburg TB acquired their field, the Jahnhöhe.^[3][4][5]

Walter Risse was hired to the manage the club after the 1948–49 season as the team were getting ready to play in the first division for the first time. He helped lead the club to a big win over Itzehoer SV, in front of 20,000 fans. Thanks to a donor, the team was able to improve their facilities and built their first locker room at this time. Harburg's Jahnhöhe field was not suitable for the first division though and the team had to play in Viktoria Harburg's, Stadion Winsener Straße field instead. Harburg's first season in the top division was unsuccessful as the team came in last place and were demoted.^[6]

The team lost many players due to its demotion but re-built and headed back to the Oberliga Nord for the 1952–53 season. They had to play at Stadion Winsener Straße again, but were able to avoid demotion and gained some increased fan support. The team was then relegated from the Oberliga Nord in 1954–55, and has not seen first division play since. The team came close in 1956, 1959, 1960 and 1961 but lost in the promotion playoffs.^[6]

They won the Amateurliga Hamburg in 1960–61 but had dropped to the 3rd division in 1963–64 due to the creation of the Bundesliga. The team nearly merged with Turnerschaft Harburg to create a team called SC Phoenix von 1865, but the merge was cancelled.^[6]

The club was demoted to the 5th division by the 1974–75 season. The football section of the club started receiving less funding and the team could not get past the 4th and 5th divisions. The team withdrew from the Oberliga in 2000 and by 2003, had chosen to compete in the 8th division.^[6][5] The club renovated their facilities in 2008 and renamed their field, the Sportpark Jahnhöhe.

In 2019 the club's facilities were renovated for energy efficiency, adding a solar power system, LED lighting, thermal insulation, rainwater storage tanks, batteries, and geothermal heat pumps.^[7] The renovation reduced annual costs for gas from €50,000 to about €12,000 and for electricity from €5,000 to €2,000.^[7]

As of 2023, the team competes in the Landesliga Staffel.^[8]

Other information

Harburger TB has been featured in the video game series, Football Manager, since 2014.^[9][10]

Harburger are rivals of FTSV Altenwerder and games between the two are known as the "Landesligaderby".^[11][12]

The club also offers other sports such as men's and women's tennis and women's football at various levels.^{[13][14][15][16][17]} The club hosted the 59th annual Harburg Tennis Championships, featuring over 104 players, in 2021 and had hosted the 2017 championship^[18]

In 2020, two of their B-Juniors women's football players, Elanur Turhan and Beyza Kara, were chosen for the Turkish national U-17 soccer team.^[19][20]

Harburg also offers a football team for players with disabilities.^[21]

Season results

Season by season Results^[6]

Season	League	Place	League Level
1912–13	3. Klasse Nordhannover Gruppe Harburg	5	3
1913–14	3. Klasse Nordhannover Gruppe Harburg	2	3
1914–15	2. Klasse Nordhannover Gruppe Harburg	9	2
1915–16	Season cancelled due to World War I
1916–17	1. Klasse Nordhannover Gruppe Harburg	2	2
1917–18	1. Klasse Nordhannover Gruppe Harburg	5	2
1918–19	1. Klasse Nordhannover Gruppe Harburg	4	2
1919–20	1. Klasse Nordhannover Gruppe Harburg	7	2
1920–21	B-Klasse Nordhannover Gruppe Harburg	3	2
1921–22	A-Klasse Nordhannover Gruppe Harburg	4	2
1922–23	Norddeutsche Liga Nordhannover	6	1
1923–24	Norddeutsche Liga Nordhannover	4	1
1923–24	Withdrew from the Norddeutsche Liga Nordhannover after seven games		1

The club's football and gymnastic teams split in 1923–24. Soccer players from HTB formed MTV Harburg and soccer players who remained with HTB competed as "Schwarz-Weiss Harburg" and also played in the league. After seven games, Schwarz-Weiss Harburg rejoined HTB. HTB then rejoined the Norddeutschen Fubball-Verband and they merged with SV Harburg.

Season by season Results^[6]

Season	League	Place	League Level
1930–31	Bezirksliga Nordhannover	11	2
1931–32	A-Klasse Kreis Harburg Nordhannover	N/A	2
1932–33	A-Klasse Kreis Harburg Nordhannover	N/A	2
1933–34	1. Kreisklasse Hamburg Staffel Harburg	N/A	2
1933–34	1. Kreisklasse Hamburg Staffel Harburg	N/A	2
1934–35	Bezirksliga Harburg-Luneburg Gau Niedersachen	7	2
1935–36	Bezirksliga Harburg Gau Niedersachen	N/A	2
1936–37	Bezirksliga Harburg-Luneburg Gau Niedersachen	7	2
1937–38	Bezirsklasse Hamburg Hammonia-Staffel	8	2
1938–39	Bezirsklasse Hamburg Hammonia-Staffel	10	2
1939–40	2. Klasse Hamburg Staffel F	4	3
1940–41	2. Klasse Hamburg Staffel G	1	3
1941–42	1. Klasse Hamburg Germania-Staffel	6	2
1942–43	1. Klasse Hamburg Hammonia-Staffel	10	2
1943–44	1. Klasse Hamburg Germania-Staffel	8	2
1944–45	1. Klasse Hamburg Germania-Staffel - The season was not completed due to World War II		2
1945–46	The Leagues were changed after World War II. HTB finished 2nd in qualifying and 9th in 1. Klass Hamburg Elbe-Staffel	9	2
1946–47	1. Klasse Hamburg Elbe-Staffel	5	2
1947–48	Verbandsliga Hamburg Elbe-Staffel^[3]	6	2
1948–49	Verbandsliga Hamburg Elbe-Staffel^[3]	1	2
1949–50	Oberliga Nord	16	1
1950–51	Amateurliga Hamburg	6	2
1951–52	Amateurliga Hamburg^[22]	1	2
1952–53	Oberliga Nord	14	1
1953–54	Oberliga Nord	14	1
1954–55	Oberliga Nord	16	1
1955–56	Amateurliga Hamburg	2	2
1956–57	Amateurliga Hamburg	7	2
1957–58	Amateurliga Hamburg	4	2
1958–59	Amateurliga Hamburg	2	2
1959–60	Amateurliga Hamburg	2	2
1960–61	Amateurliga Hamburg^[3]	1	2
1961–62	Amateurliga Hamburg	11	2
1962–63	Amateurliga Hamburg	5	2
1963–64	Landesliga Hamburg	6	3
1964–65	Landesliga Hamburg	9	3
1965–66	Landesliga Hamburg	10	3
1966–67	Landesliga Hamburg	5	3
1967–68	Landesliga Hamburg	16	3
1968–69	Verbandsliga Hamburg Hansa-Staffel	10	4
1969–70	Verbandsliga Hamburg Hansa-Staffel	5	4
1970–71	Amateurliga Hamburg Hansa-Staffel	12	4
1971–72	Amateurliga Hamburg Hansa-Staffel	14	4
1972–73	Amateurliga Hamburg Hansa-Staffel	7	4
1973–74	Amateurliga Hamburg Hansa-Staffel	3	4
1974–75	Amateur Hamburg Hansa-Staffel	4	5
1975–76	Amateur Hamburg Hammonia-Staffel	4	5
1976–77	Amateur Hamburg Hammonia-Staffel	1	5
1977–78	Landesliga Hamburg	14	4
1978–79	Verbandsliga Hamburg	10	4
1979–80	Verbandsliga Hamburg	16	4
1980–81	Landesliga Hamburg Hammonia-Staffel	5	5
1981–82	Landesliga Hamburg Hammonia-Staffel	3	5
1982–83	Landesliga Hamburg Hammonia-Staffel	2	5
1983–84	Verbandsliga Hamburg	16	4
1984–85	Landesliga Hamburg Hammonia-Staffel	2	5
1985–86	Landesliga Hamburg Hammonia-Staffel	12	5
1986–87	Landesliga Hamburg Hammonia-Staffel	10	5
1987–88	Landesliga Hamburg Hammonia-Staffel	9	5
1988–89	Landesliga Hamburg Hammonia-Staffel	10	5
1989–90	Landesliga Hamburg Hammonia-Staffel	8	5
1990–91	Landesliga Hamburg Hammonia-Staffel	2	5
1991–92	Landesliga Hamburg Hammonia-Staffel	2	5
1992–93	Landesliga Hamburg Hammonia-Staffel	2	5
1993–94	Verbandsliga Hamburg	7	4
1993–94	Verbandsliga Hamburg	6	4
1994–95	Oberliga HH/SH	7	4
1995–96	Oberliga HH/SH	9	4
1996–97	Oberliga HH/SH	11	4
1997–98	Oberliga HH/SH	13	4
1998–99	Oberliga HH/SH	10	4
1999–2000	Oberliga HH/SH	11	4
2000–01	Withdrew at the middle of the season	N/A	4
2001–02	Verbandsliga Hamburg	9	5
2002–03	Verbandsliga Hamburg	1	5
2003–04	Kreisliga Staffel 1	2	8
2004–05	Kreisliga Staffel 1	2	8
2005–06	Kreisliga Staffel 1	6	8
2006–07	Kreisliga Staffel 1	14	8
2007–08	Kreisklasse Staffel 3	7	9
2008–09	Kreisklasse Staffel 3	2	9
2009–10	Kreisklasse Staffel 1	2	8

Managers

1947–1949 – Artur Koch 1949–1950 – Walter Risse 1950–1951 – Paul Weber 1951–1953 – H. Morgenstern 1953–1954 – Artur Koch 1954–1955 – Fredo Dorfel 1955–1957 – Artur Koch 1957–1958 – Herbert Panse 1958–1961 – Paul Weber 1961–1962 – Erwin Reinhardt

1962–1964 – Paul Weber 1964–1965 – E. Rohrschneider 1968–1970 – Werner Schadly 1970–1972 – Karl Gohde 1972–1974 – Hans Tietz 1974–1976 – Werner Menk 1976–1978 – Walter Gulck 1978 – Holger Bensow 1978–1981 – H. Borstelmann 1981–1983 – Horst Willumeit

1983 – Klaus Buchholz 1983–1986 – Manfred Hoffmann 1989–1991 – Hans-W. Schmidt 1991–1994 – Uwe Knodel 1994–1999 Bert Ehm 1999–2000 – Thorsten Bettin 2001 – Peter Lemke 2001–2003 – Rainer Wasielke 2003–2005 – Oliver Balon 2005–2007 – P. Rohrschneider

2008–2008 – Ahmet Kucukler 2008–present – Oliver Balon

Notable personnel

• Walter Risse - He managed the club from 1949 to 50 and played for the Germany national team.^[23]
• Rudolf Noack - He played for the club in 1931, when it was SV Harburg. He later represented Germany in the 1934 FIFA World Cup.
• Igor Matanović - He played for Harburger prior to 2010 and played Germany youth national team.^[24]
• Reagy Ofosu - He played for the club as a youth player from 1999 to 2005.
• Edmund Adamkiewicz - He played for the club from 1953 to 1955 and played for the Germany national team.^[25][1]

• Jens Paeslack - He played for the club from 1995 to 1996 and later played for Karlsruher SC.^[26]

• Jurgen Neudorf - He played for the club from 1959 to 1961 and appeared for the Germany youth national team.
• Paul Weber - He played for the club's 1948–49 Oberliga promotion team and continued to play with the club until the age of 40. He later coached the youth and men's teams, winning the amateur league and the DFB Landerpokal.
• Hans Franke - He played for FC St. Pauli and 1. FC Kaiserslautern then later was the captain of HTB. He held the record for the most games played and the most goals scored at HTB and played an important role in HTB's 1949 and 1952 championships.
• Heinrich Nodof - He played for the 1941 and 1949 championship teams, then later became a trainer and a groundskeeper for the club.^[27]
• Otmar Sommerfeld - He was part of the 1948–49 championship team and made 362 appearances in the Oberliga Nord, which was a record. He later played for FC St. Pauli.^[27]
• Horst Willumeit - He was a goalkeeper and helped the team win the 1960–61 Amateurliga Hamburg and the 1981 Harburg-Pokal. He also helped Hamburg win the 1961 Länderpokal.^[27]
• Horst Michalke - He was part of the 1960–61 Amateurliga Hamburg championship team and later as a trainer helped the team win the 1981 Harburg-Pokal.^[27]
• Werner Menk - He helped the team win the 1961 title then helped the city of Hamburg win the 1961 Länderpokal. He later played on the 1976 Harburg-Pokal championship team.^[27]
• Udo Padikow - He helped HTB reach the 1960 Hamburg Cup finals and helped North Germany win the 1961 DFB-Jugend-Länderpokal. He played more than 500 games with HTB and was the captain from 1968 to 1973.^[27]
• Ulrich Fastert - He was part of the Hamburg amateur team and helped HTB win the 1976 Harburg-Pokal and the 1976–77 Amateur Hamburg Hammonia-Staffel.^[27]
• Uwe Ozekker - He helped the team win the 1976, 1981 and 1983 Harburg-Pokal's along with the 1977 Amateur Hamburg Hammonia-Staffel.^[27]

Honors

• 2. Klasse Hamburg Staffel G

Champions: 1941–42

• Verbandsliga Hamburg Elbe-Staffel

Champions: 1948–49^[3]

• Amateurliga Hamburg

Champions: 1951–52, 1960–61^[3]

• Amateur Hamburg Hammonia-Staffel

Champions: 1976–77

• Harburg-Pokal

Champions: 1976, 1981, 1983

• Verbandsliga Hamburg

Champions: 2002–03

References

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External links

• Official Website
• Other Official Website