Tennis Borussia Berlin

Full name	Tennis Borussia Berlin e.V.
Nickname(s)	TeBe, die Veilchen (Violets)
Founded	April 9, 1902
Ground	Mommsenstadion (Capacity: 15,000)
Manager	Thomas Herbst
League	Regionalliga Nord (IV)
2008-09	NOFV-Oberliga Nord, 1st
Home colours Away colours

Tennis Borussia Berlin is a German football club based in Berlin-Westend.

Contents 1 History 2 Name history 3 Honours 4 Coaches 5 Notable former players 6 Current squad 7 Women's squad 8 External links

[edit] History

The team was founded in 1902 and takes its name from its origins as a tennis and ping-pong club. "Borussia" is a Latinized version of Prussia. In 1903 the club took up football and quickly developed a rivalry with Berlin's leading side Hertha BSC Berlin. They won their first city league championship in 1932 in the Oberliga Berlin-Brandenburg and repeated in 1941, this time by defeating Hertha (8:2) in the Gauliga Berlin-Brandenburg.

After World War II and into the early 50's, TeBe emerged as Berlin's top side but were unable to keep up their form and earn selection to the Germany's new professional league, the Bundesliga, formed in 1963. The team played in tier II leagues throughout the 60's and 70's with the exception of two short-lived forays into the Bundesliga in 1974-75 and 1976-77. Most of the 80's were spent playing in the tier III Oberliga or Regionalliga.

Through most of its history Tennis Borussia has been afflicted by financial problems but has managed to hang on while many other of Berlin's clubs folded or disappeared in mergers. In 1997-98, a deep-pocketed sponsor brought expensive new talent to the team as they made a run at a return to 2. Bundesliga play which they achieved, winning the Regionalliga Nordost. While initially successful, the bid collapsed in 2000 as the team's finances failed. They were refused a license and relegated to Regionalliga Nord (III) where they finished last in 2000-01 and so slipped further still to NOFV-Oberliga Nord (IV) the following season. Tennis Borussia continued playing in the fourth tier - fifth after the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008 - until in 2009 they won the Oberliga championship and gained promotion again to the Regionalliga Nord.

[edit] Name history

Originally, the club was called "Berliner Tennis- und Ping-Pong-Gesellschaft Borussia". In 1913 the club changed its name to "Berliner Tennis Club Borussia". Finally, in 2000 the club adopted its current name "Tennis Borussia Berlin", as the club had always been known under this moniker and to avoid being mistaken as a tennis club.

[edit] Honours

• Brandenburg football champions:
  • Winners 1932
• German amateur football championship: 1
  • Winners 1998
• Berlin Cup: 16 (Record)
  • Winners 1931, 1949, 1951, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1985, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000^[1], 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008
  • Runners-up 1943, 1944, 1950, 1960, 1966, (1969)^[2], 1970, 1983, 1987, 2003^[1]

• NOFV-Oberliga Nord: 2
  • Winners: 1993, 2009

[edit] Coaches

Otto Nerz (1924–1927) Sepp Herberger (1930–1932) Fritz Wilde (1963–?) Herbert Siegert (1964–1968) Georg Gawliczek (1973–1975) Helmuth Johannsen (1975–1976) Rudi Gutendorf (1976–1977) Rudi Faßnacht (1977) Klaus Basikow (1978) Reinhard Roder (1978–1980) Anton Burghardt (1980-1981) Bernd Hoss (1983–1984) Gerd Achterberg (1984–1985) Eckhard Krautzun (1985–1986) Wolfgang Sidka (1988–1989, 1993–1994) Willibert Kremer (1992–1993, 1994–1995) Bernd Patzke (1993)

Rainer Zobel (1995–1996) Hermann Gerland (1996–1998) Stanislav Levy (1998–1999) Winfried Schäfer (1999–2000) Mirko Slomka (2000) Robert Jaspert (2000–2001) Friedhelm Haebermann (2001) Claudio Offenberg (2001–2002) Peter Ränke (2002–2003) Theo Gries (2003–2005) Dejan Raičković (2006–2007) Johann Gajda (2007–8 April 2008) Markus Schatte (8 April 2008–June 2008) Thomas Herbst (since 2008)

[edit] Notable former players

Bruno Akrapović Inken Becher Hans Berndt Hans Brunke Heinz Emmerich Albert Eschenlohr Matthias Hamann Sepp Herberger Alexander Bade Sasa Ciric

Ditmar Jakobs Erich Kauer Sergei Kiriakov Hermann Lux Otto Martwig Martin Pieckenhagen Uwe Rapolder Wolfgang Sühnholz

Uwe Rösler Karl-Heinz Schnellinger Hans Schröder Wilhelm Sold Niclas Weiland Benny Wendt Dirk Heun Ansgar Brinkmann

Celaleddin Kocak Martino Gatti Christian Tiffert Norbert Siegmann Hubert Birkenmeier Norbert Stolzenburg Jürgen Rumor Jerome Boateng Zafer Yelen Marko Tredup Besart Berisha

[edit] Current squad

As of 28 July 2009 (2009 -07-28)^[update]

No. Position Player 1 GK Marc Stillenmunkes 2 MF Morten Jechow 3 DF Martin Neubert 4 MF Julian Austermann 5 DF Emre Anuk 6 MF Fuat Kalkan 7 MF Alexander Jakowitz 8 MF Benjamin Griesert 9 FW Timo Breitkopf 11 FW Fatih Yigitusagi 12 FW Josip Djoja 13 MF Sargon Duran

No. Position Player 14 MF Martin Lange 15 DF Ertan Turan 16 MF Erdal Bastürk 17 MF Gökhan Ahmetcik 18 FW Florian Beil 19 MF Timur Özgöz 20 DF Felix Below 21 DF Michael Laletin 22 FW Christian Landu-Tubi 23 MF Tim Lensinger 30 GK Mirko Langen 31 GK Timo Hampf

[edit] Women's squad

The women's team, established in 1969, reached promotion to the newly created Bundesliga (Northern Conference) in 1991. After two relegations to the Regionalliga in 1997 and 2003 they successfully participated in the 2. Bundesliga from 2004 on. In 2009 they won the championship, gaining promotion again to the Bundesliga.

[edit] External links

• Official team site
• The Abseits Guide to German Soccer

v • d • e Regionalliga Nord (IV) 2009–10 clubs Babelsberg · Chemnitz · Goslarer SC 08 · Halle · Hamburg II · Hannover 96 II · Hansa Rostock II · Hertha BSC II · Lübeck · Magdeburg · ZFC Meuselwitz · Oberneuland · Plauen · FC St. Pauli II · Tennis Borussia Berlin · Türkiyemspor Berlin · Wilhelmshaven · Wolfsburg II

v • d • e Landesliga Berlin Staffel 2 (VII) 2008-09 clubs BSV Al-Dersimspor · BFC Alemannia 90 Wacker · Friedenauer TSC · Frohnauer SC · CFC Hertha 06 · Hertha BSC III · BSV Hürtürkel · SF Kladow · SSV Köpenick-Oberspree · SV Sparta Lichtenberg · VfB Sperber Neukölln · SV Norden-Nordwest · SV Nord Wedding · Tennis Borussia Berlin II · FV Wannsee · 1. FC Wilmersdorf

v • d • e U19 Bundesliga North/Northeast 2008–09 clubs Carl Zeiss Jena · Chemnitz · Eintracht Braunschweig · Energie Cottbus · Hamburg · Hannover 96 · Hansa Rostock · Hertha BSC · Osnabrück · Rot-Weiß Erfurt · St. Pauli · Union Berlin · Werder Bremen · Wolfsburg

v • d • e U17 Bundesliga North/Northeast 2008–09 clubs Concordia Hamburg · Energie Cottbus · Hamburg · Hannover 96 · Hansa Rostock · Hertha BSC · Hertha Zehlendorf · Holstein Kiel · Osnabrück · Rot-Weiß Erfurt · St. Pauli · Tennis Borussia Berlin · Werder Bremen · Wolfsburg

v • d • e 2. Fußball-Bundesliga (women) 2009–10 clubs North Friedenstal · Victoria Gersten · Gütersloh · Hamburg II · Hohen Neuendorf · Holstein Kiel · Lokomotive Leipzig · Magdeburg · Oldesloe · Turbine Potsdam II · Wattenscheid 09 · Werder Bremen · South Bayer Leverkusen · Bayern Munich · Crailsheim · FCR 2001 Duisburg II · FFC Frankfurt II · Hagsfeld · 1. FC Köln · Löchgau · Sand · Sindelfingen · Wacker München · Wörrstadt