TSG Balingen


TSG Balingen is a German football club from the city of Balingen, Baden-Württemberg. With over 1,800 members, it is the largest sports club in the city and has departments for athletics, basketball, fencing, fistball, gymnastics, handball, judo, and karate, as well as various personal health oriented programs.
In 2002 the first handball team merged with TV Weilstetten to HBW Balingen-Weilstetten. The team now plays in Handball-Bundesliga.

History

The origins of the club go back to the 19th century founding of a gymnastics club. The footballers first came to notice in the mid-90s with their advance to the Verbandsliga Württemberg in 1995.
After twice finishing as vice-champions in the Verbandsliga and failing to win promotion to the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg in subsequent playoffs, TSG finally claimed the league title in 2008 and advanced to what has become a fifth tier competition following the introduction of the 3. Liga. They won the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg in 2018 to gain promotion to the Regionalliga Südwest.

Honours

  • Oberliga Baden-Württemberg
  • * Champions: 2017–18
  • Verbandsliga Württemberg
  • * Champions: 2007–08
  • * Runners-up: 2004–05, 2005–06
  • Württemberg Cup
  • * Winners: 2023

    Current squad

Recent managers

Recent managers of the club:
ManagerStartFinish
Ralf Volkwein26 October 201521 October 2019
Bernd Bauer21 October 20199 January 2020
Martin Braun10 January 2020Present

Recent seasons

The recent season-by-season performance of the club:
SeasonDivisionTierPosition
1999–2000Verbandsliga WürttembergV7th
2000–01Verbandsliga WürttembergV3rd
2001–02Verbandsliga WürttembergV7th
2002–03Verbandsliga WürttembergV12th
2003–04Verbandsliga WürttembergV7th
2004–05Verbandsliga WürttembergV2nd
2005–06Verbandsliga WürttembergV2nd
2006–07Verbandsliga WürttembergV5th
2007–08Verbandsliga WürttembergV1st ↑
2008–09Oberliga Baden-WürttembergV3rd
2009–10Oberliga Baden-WürttembergV10th
2010–11Oberliga Baden-WürttembergV10th
2011–12Oberliga Baden-WürttembergV5th
2012–13Oberliga Baden-WürttembergV10th
2013–14Oberliga Baden-WürttembergV13th
2014–15Oberliga Baden-WürttembergV3rd
2015–16Oberliga Baden-WürttembergV8th
2016–17Oberliga Baden-WürttembergV4th
2017–18Oberliga Baden-WürttembergV1st ↑
2018–19Regionalliga SüdwestIV11th
2019–20Regionalliga SüdwestIV17th
2020–21Regionalliga SüdwestIV15th
2021–22Regionalliga SüdwestIV8th
2022–23Regionalliga SüdwestIV6th
2023–24Regionalliga SüdwestIV17th ↓

  • With the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 and the 3. Liga in 2008 as the new third tier, below the 2. Bundesliga, all leagues below dropped one tier.
↑ Promoted↓ Relegated

Stadium

TSG plays in the Bizerba Arena which has a capacity of 8,500, including 600 covered seats.