TSV 1860 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
(capacity: 69,901)
ChairmanDieter Schneider
ManagerReiner Maurer
League2. Bundesliga
2013/142. Bundesliga, 7th
Home colours
Away colours

History

 
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

 
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

As of 17 January, 2022
No. Position Player
1   GK Marco Hiller
3   DF Niklas Lang
5   DF Quirin Moll
6   DF Stephan Salger
7   FW Stefan Lex (captain)
8   MF Erik Tallig
11   MF Fabian Greilinger
12   GK György Székely
14   MF Dennis Dressel
15   MF Marcel Bär
16   DF Kevin Goden
17   MF Daniel Wein
18   MF Lorenz Knöferl
19   MF Merveille Biankadi (on loan from 1. FC Heidenheim 1846)
No. Position Player
20   MF Yannick Deichmann
21   FW Johann Ngounou Djayo
22   FW Tim Linsbichler
23   MF Keanu Staude
24   MF Nathan Wicht
25   DF Marius Willsch
27   DF Semi Belkahia
28   MF Marco Mannhardt
30   MF Miloš Cocić
31   MF Richard Neudecker
32   DF Maxim Gresler
34   DF Alexander Freitag
36   DF Phillipp Steinhart
39   DF Leandro Morgalla
40   GK Tom Kretzschmar

Notable players

  • 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

League

League position

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


TSV 1860 Munich Media

References

  1. Anton Löffelmeier: Die „Löwen“ unterm Hakenkreuz: Der TSV von 1860 München im Nationalsozialismus. Verlag Die Werkstatt, 2009, ISBN 3-89533-645-9