| TuS Schutterwald | |
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| Full name | Turn- und Sportverein Schutterwald |
| Founded | June 1, 1900 |
| Arena | Mörburghalle, Schutterwald |
| President | David Salameh |
| League | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg (4th tier) |
| Website Official site | |
Turn- und Sportverein Schutterwald is a German multisports club based in Schutterwald, Baden-Württemberg. It is most famous for its handball club, which has played in the Handball-Bundesliga for several seasons.
History
editTuS Schutterwald was founded in 1900 in the Guesthause 'Adler' with 32 members.[1] In 1924 the club began playing handball unofficially. In 1928 the official handball department was founded.[1] The athletics department was founded in 1954, but was made a separate club in 1979.
Handball
editIn the 1950's the handball team won the Baden championships. In 1987-88 the team came second in the second tier and lost out on promotion to the Handball-Bundesliga.
In 1987 and 1989 they reached the semifinal of the DHB-Pokal.[2]
In 1996 the club was promoted for the first time in club history, but only managed to stay up for a season. In 1997-98 they were promoted again, earning them the nickname „Fahrstuhl-Mannschaft“ (Elevator team).[2]
The team came into financial trouble due to the inability to find sponsors, and relegation was only avoided by TV Niederwürzbach having even bigger economic issues.
In the 2002-03 season the team finish last and was relegated. Prior to the 2005-2006 season the team released the entire playing squad due to not being able to pay them and the license was overtaken by TV Willstätt.[3]
In the 2019-2020 season TuS Schutterwald played in the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg, the fourth tier of German Handball.
The women's team played were in 2023 promoted the 3. Liga, but they were relegated to the Regionalliga the season after.[4][5]
Famous players
edit- Magnus Andersson
- Matthias Aschenbroich
- Christian Heuberger
- Martin Heuberger
- Arnulf Meffle
- Oliver Roggisch
- Jens Tiedtke (SG Willstätt/Schutterwald)
- Peter Quarti
- Roger Kjendalen
References
edit- ^ a b "Historie" (in German). TuS Schutterwald. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Gegnerdaten TuS Schutterwald". archiv.thw-handball.de (in German). THW Kiel. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ Mittelbadische Presse, Handball: Marketing am Ende (PDF) in german
- ^ "3. Liga – der helle Wahnsinn!" (in German). bo.de. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "Frauen des TuS Schutterwald müssen wieder absteigen" (in German). bo.de. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
