Harburger TB


Harburger TB 1865 is a German sports club in Heimfeld, Hamburg, Germany.

History

Harburg TB was founded on 6 September 1865 through the merger of Harburg Turnerschaft 1858 and Männerturnvereins 1861 Harburg. In 1883, Männer Turnverein 1883 Harburg 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.
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.
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.
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.
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. 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. The renovation reduced annual costs for gas from €50,000 to about €12,000 and for electricity from €5,000 to €2,000.
As of 2023, the team competes in the Landesliga Staffel.

Other information

Harburger TB has been featured in the video game series, Football Manager, since 2014.
Harburger are rivals of FTSV Altenwerder and games between the two are known as the "Landesligaderby".
The club also offers other sports such as men's and women's tennis and women's football at various levels. The club hosted the 59th annual Harburg Tennis Championships, featuring over 104 players, in 2021 and had hosted the 2017 championship
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.
Harburg also offers a football team for players with disabilities.

Season results

SeasonLeaguePlaceLeague Level
1912–133. Klasse Nordhannover Gruppe Harburg53
1913–143. Klasse Nordhannover Gruppe Harburg23
1914–152. Klasse Nordhannover Gruppe Harburg92
1915–16Season cancelled due to World War I
1916–171. Klasse Nordhannover Gruppe Harburg22
1917–181. Klasse Nordhannover Gruppe Harburg52
1918–191. Klasse Nordhannover Gruppe Harburg42
1919–201. Klasse Nordhannover Gruppe Harburg72
1920–21B-Klasse Nordhannover Gruppe Harburg32
1921–22A-Klasse Nordhannover Gruppe Harburg42
1922–23Norddeutsche Liga Nordhannover61
1923–24Norddeutsche Liga Nordhannover41
1923–24Withdrew from the Norddeutsche Liga Nordhannover after seven games1

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.
SeasonLeaguePlaceLeague Level
1930–31Bezirksliga Nordhannover112
1931–32A-Klasse Kreis Harburg NordhannoverN/A2
1932–33A-Klasse Kreis Harburg NordhannoverN/A2
1933–341. Kreisklasse Hamburg Staffel HarburgN/A2
1933–341. Kreisklasse Hamburg Staffel HarburgN/A2
1934–35Bezirksliga Harburg-Luneburg Gau Niedersachen72
1935–36Bezirksliga Harburg Gau NiedersachenN/A2
1936–37Bezirksliga Harburg-Luneburg Gau Niedersachen72
1937–38Bezirsklasse Hamburg Hammonia-Staffel82
1938–39Bezirsklasse Hamburg Hammonia-Staffel102
1939–402. Klasse Hamburg Staffel F43
1940–412. Klasse Hamburg Staffel G13
1941–421. Klasse Hamburg Germania-Staffel62
1942–431. Klasse Hamburg Hammonia-Staffel102
1943–441. Klasse Hamburg Germania-Staffel82
1944–451. Klasse Hamburg Germania-Staffel - The season was not completed due to World War II2
1945–46The Leagues were changed after World War II. HTB finished 2nd in qualifying and 9th in 1. Klass Hamburg Elbe-Staffel92
1946–471. Klasse Hamburg Elbe-Staffel52
1947–48Verbandsliga Hamburg Elbe-Staffel62
1948–49Verbandsliga Hamburg Elbe-Staffel12
1949–50Oberliga Nord161
1950–51Amateurliga Hamburg62
1951–52Amateurliga Hamburg12
1952–53Oberliga Nord141
1953–54Oberliga Nord141
1954–55Oberliga Nord161
1955–56Amateurliga Hamburg22
1956–57Amateurliga Hamburg72
1957–58Amateurliga Hamburg42
1958–59Amateurliga Hamburg22
1959–60Amateurliga Hamburg22
1960–61Amateurliga Hamburg12
1961–62Amateurliga Hamburg112
1962–63Amateurliga Hamburg52
1963–64Landesliga Hamburg63
1964–65Landesliga Hamburg93
1965–66Landesliga Hamburg103
1966–67Landesliga Hamburg53
1967–68Landesliga Hamburg163
1968–69Verbandsliga Hamburg Hansa-Staffel104
1969–70Verbandsliga Hamburg Hansa-Staffel54
1970–71Amateurliga Hamburg Hansa-Staffel124
1971–72Amateurliga Hamburg Hansa-Staffel144
1972–73Amateurliga Hamburg Hansa-Staffel74
1973–74Amateurliga Hamburg Hansa-Staffel34
1974–75Amateur Hamburg Hansa-Staffel45
1975–76Amateur Hamburg Hammonia-Staffel45
1976–77Amateur Hamburg Hammonia-Staffel15
1977–78Landesliga Hamburg144
1978–79Verbandsliga Hamburg104
1979–80Verbandsliga Hamburg164
1980–81Landesliga Hamburg Hammonia-Staffel55
1981–82Landesliga Hamburg Hammonia-Staffel35
1982–83Landesliga Hamburg Hammonia-Staffel25
1983–84Verbandsliga Hamburg164
1984–85Landesliga Hamburg Hammonia-Staffel25
1985–86Landesliga Hamburg Hammonia-Staffel125
1986–87Landesliga Hamburg Hammonia-Staffel105
1987–88Landesliga Hamburg Hammonia-Staffel95
1988–89Landesliga Hamburg Hammonia-Staffel105
1989–90Landesliga Hamburg Hammonia-Staffel85
1990–91Landesliga Hamburg Hammonia-Staffel25
1991–92Landesliga Hamburg Hammonia-Staffel25
1992–93Landesliga Hamburg Hammonia-Staffel25
1993–94Verbandsliga Hamburg74
1993–94Verbandsliga Hamburg64
1994–95Oberliga HH/SH74
1995–96Oberliga HH/SH94
1996–97Oberliga HH/SH114
1997–98Oberliga HH/SH134
1998–99Oberliga HH/SH104
1999–2000Oberliga HH/SH114
2000–01Withdrew at the middle of the seasonN/A4
2001–02Verbandsliga Hamburg95
2002–03Verbandsliga Hamburg15
2003–04Kreisliga Staffel 128
2004–05Kreisliga Staffel 128
2005–06Kreisliga Staffel 168
2006–07Kreisliga Staffel 1148
2007–08Kreisklasse Staffel 379
2008–09Kreisklasse Staffel 329
2009–10Kreisklasse Staffel 128

Notable personnel

  • Walter Risse - He managed the club from 1949 to 50 and played for the Germany national team.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Jens Paeslack - He played for the club from 1995 to 1996 and later played for Karlsruher SC.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Uwe Ozekker - He helped the team win the 1976, 1981 and 1983 Harburg-Pokal's along with the 1977 Amateur Hamburg Hammonia-Staffel.

Honors

  • 3. Klasse Nordhannover Gruppe Harburg
  • *Champions: none
  • *Runners-up: 1913–14
  • 1. Klasse Nordhannover Gruppe Harburg
  • *Champions: none
  • *Runners-up: 1916–17
  • 2. Klasse Hamburg Staffel G
  • *Champions: 1940–41
  • *Runners-up: none
  • Verbandsliga Hamburg Elbe-Staffel
  • *Champions: 1948–49
  • *Runners-up: none
  • Amateurliga Hamburg
  • *Champions: 1951–52, 1960–61
  • *Runners-up: 1955–56, 1958–59, 1959–60
  • Amateur Hamburg Hammonia-Staffel
  • *Champions: 1976–77
  • *Runners-up: none
  • Landesliga Hamburg Hammonia-Staffel
  • *Champions: none
  • *Runners-up: 1982–83, 1984–85, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93
  • Verbandsliga Hamburg
  • *Champions: 2002–03
  • *Runners-up: none
  • Kreisliga Staffel 1
  • *Champions: none
  • *Runners-up: 2003–04, 2004–05, 2009–2010
  • Kreisliga Staffel 3
  • *Champions: none
  • *Runners-up: 2008–09