TSV 1860 Munich

German association football club based in Munich

TSV 1860 Munich (German: T.S.V. 1860 München, Bavarian: TSV 1860 Minga) also known as Sechzig (German: Sechzig, Bavarian: Sechzga, lit. 'sixty') is a football club which plays in the second-division tier German Fußball-Bundesliga.

T.S.V. 1860 München
Full nameTurn- und Sportverein München von 1860
Nickname(s)Die Löwen (The lions)
Founded1860
GroundAllianz Arena
Capacity69,901
ChairmanDieter Schneider
ManagerReiner Maurer
League2. Bundesliga
2013/142. Bundesliga, 7th

History

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Official coat of arms

The club was founded in 1860, the football section was founded on 25 April 1899. The first match they played was 1902 versus 1. Münchner FC 1896. The match was lost 2:4. 1911 they built a football field on the Grünwalder Straße. In 1926 a stadium was built which offered 40 000 places. 1931 the team reached the final of the championship for the first time but was beaten by Hertha BSC with 3:2. During the Nazi rule in Germany 1860 München had close relations to the Nazi government.[1] In 1963 the club was one of the founders of the German Bundesliga. 1964 they won the German Cup. That year they also reached the final of the UEFA Cup winners cup but lost toWest Ham United. In the 1964/65 season they became for the first and last time German football champion. Till today they often played in the second league but sometimes in the Bundesliga.

Ground

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Allianz Arena in blue
 
Old stadium

TSV 1860 München plays in the Allianz Arena which they share with their rival Bayern München. If they play the skin of the Arena is blue. Originally they played at the Grünwalder Straße which they also shared with Bayern between 1925 and 1972.

Current squad

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As of 17 January, 2022[2][3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   Germany Marco Hiller
3 DF   Germany Niklas Lang
5 DF   Germany Quirin Moll
6 DF   Germany Stephan Salger
7 FW   Germany Stefan Lex (captain)
8 MF   Germany Erik Tallig
11 MF   Germany Fabian Greilinger
12 GK   Hungary György Székely
14 MF   Germany Dennis Dressel
15 MF   Germany Marcel Bär
16 DF   Germany Kevin Goden
17 MF   Germany Daniel Wein
18 MF   Germany Lorenz Knöferl
19 MF   Germany Merveille Biankadi (on loan from 1. FC Heidenheim 1846)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF   Germany Yannick Deichmann
21 FW   Germany Johann Ngounou Djayo
22 FW   Austria Tim Linsbichler
23 MF   Germany Keanu Staude
24 MF   Switzerland Nathan Wicht
25 DF   Germany Marius Willsch
27 DF   Germany Semi Belkahia
28 MF   Germany Marco Mannhardt
30 MF   Serbia Miloš Cocić
31 MF   Germany Richard Neudecker
32 DF   Germany Maxim Gresler
34 DF   Germany Alexander Freitag
36 DF   Germany Phillipp Steinhart
39 DF   Germany Leandro Morgalla
40 GK   Germany Tom Kretzschmar

Notable players

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  • Rudi Brunnenmeier scored between 1960 and 1968 139 goals in the Bundesliga.
  • Peter Grosser was captain of the championsquads and played two times in Germanys national football team.
  • Bernd Patzke was member of Germanys squad for the FIFA World Cup in 1966.
  • Petar Radenković was goalkeeper in the 1960s and is known for his "trips" to the opponents penalty area.
  • Harald Cerny is with 263 league matches record holder for TSV 1860.
  • Thomas Häßler was member of the German national football team.

Honours

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League

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League position

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Season League Position
2000/01 Bundesliga 11th
2001/02 Bundesliga 9th
2002/03 Bundesliga 10th
2003/04 Bundesliga 17th
2004/05 2. Bundesliga 4th
2005/06 2. Bundesliga 13th
2006/07 2. Bundesliga 8th
2007/08 2. Bundesliga 11th
2008/09 2. Bundesliga 12th

Former position

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References

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  1. Anton Löffelmeier: Die „Löwen“ unterm Hakenkreuz: Der TSV von 1860 München im Nationalsozialismus. Verlag Die Werkstatt, 2009, ISBN 3-89533-645-9
  2. "TSV 1860 München – Teams – Profis". tsv1860.de. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  3. "TSV 1860 München – Squad 2020/2021". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 September 2020.