SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin was a
German football club based in the Berlin district of
Neukölln
Neukölln () is one of the twelve boroughs of Berlin. It is located in the southeastern part from the city centre towards Berlin Schönefeld Airport. It was part of the former American sector under the Four-Power occupation of the city. It featu ...
.
History
![Tasmania Berlin League Performance](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7d/Tasmania_Berlin_League_Performance.png)
The club was founded as ''Rixdorfer TuFC Tasmania 1900'' on 2 June 1900. It is believed the founders of the club were about to migrate to
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
at the end of the 19th century, so they named their club after their shared desired destination
Tasmania
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In 1965, Berlin's only
Bundesliga
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side,
Hertha BSC
Hertha, Berliner Sport-Club e. V., commonly known as Hertha BSC (), and sometimes referred to as Hertha Berlin, Hertha BSC Berlin, or simply Hertha, is a German professional football club based in the locality of Westend of the borough of Charl ...
, had its license revoked and was
relegated
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for breaking the league's player salary rules. The
German Football Association
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wanted to keep a club in the city of Berlin for political reasons and this led to one of the strangest episodes in the Bundesliga's history.
Both
Karlsruher SC
Karlsruher SC is a German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg that currently plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. Domestically, the club was crowned German champion in 1909, and won the D ...
and
FC Schalke 04
Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as FC Schalke 04 (), Schalke 04 (), or abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional German football and multi-sports club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhi ...
tried to avoid being demoted by laying claim to Hertha's place. It was decided to suspend relegation for one season and increase the number of teams in the league from 16 to 18 to accommodate the two teams which would normally be promoted from the Regionalligen, the Regional Leagues being the leagues below the Bundesliga at the time.
Cold War
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politics led to a space being held for a team from the former capital city to replace Hertha.
The winner of
Regionalliga Berlin
The Regionalliga Berlin was the second-highest level of the German football league system in the city of West-Berlin in Germany from 1963 until the formation of the 2. Bundesliga in 1974. It was by far the smallest of the five Regionalligas.
Ove ...
,
Tennis Borussia Berlin
Tennis Borussia Berlin is a German football club based in the locality of Westend in Berlin.
History
The team was founded in 1902 as ''Berliner Tennis- und Ping-Pong-Gesellschaft Borussia'' taking its name from its origins as a tennis and t ...
, had failed to advance to the Bundesliga through the regular promotion round that saw
Bayern Munich
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and
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e. V. Mönchengladbach, commonly known as Borussia Mönchengladbach (), Mönchengladbach () or Gladbach (; abbreviated as Borussia MG, BMG), is a professional Association football, football club based in ...
move up. After the Regionalliga second-place finisher,
Spandauer SV
Spandauer SV was a German football club from Berlin.
History
Early years
The capital city was one of the earliest centres of German football and was home to 1. Spandauer Fußballklub Triton, formed on 24 May 1894, and Sportclub Germania S ...
, refused an offer of promotion, the way was clear for third-place club ''Tasmania 1900'' to take up the opportunity to represent Berlin in the Bundesliga — just two weeks before the start of the
1965–66 season.
A top performer in the relatively weak Regionalliga Berlin, ''Tasmania'' would find themselves seriously overmatched in the Bundesliga. Despite a season-opening 2–0 win over ''Karlsruher SC'' at the
Olympiastadion
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* Stockholm Olympic Stadium, the host of the 1912 Summer Olympics (though mostly referred as simply ''Stockholms Stadion'')
* Olympiastadion (Berlin), the ...
, they would go on to become the worst team in league history — in a 34-game season they won only twice. They scored only 15 goals while conceding 108 and finished the season in last place earning just 8 of a possible 68 points. The only team not to beat ''Tasmania'' was
1. FC Kaiserslautern which managed only two draws (0–0 and 1–1) against them. The 0–0 result at Betzenberg was the only point earned by ''Tasmania'' away from their home stadium.
''Tasmania'' were relegated at the end of the season and returned to the Regionalliga Berlin. Although the team made it to the promotion round twice between 1966 and 1973, they never managed a return to the Bundesliga. In 1973, the Neukölln sports association declared bankruptcy.
SV Tasmania Berlin
A successor team, ''SC Tasmania 73 Neukölln'' was created, becoming ''SV Tasmania-Gropiusstadt 1973'' in 2000. While the new club's first team had to restart in the lowest division in 1973 and quickly rose through the ranks again, their youth teams were permitted to remain in the leagues they played in under the old name. Since 2011, the club has been known as
SV Tasmania Berlin
SV Tasmania Berlin is a German football club based in the locality of Neukölln of the homonymous borough of Neukölln in Berlin, Germany. The team is currently playing in the fifth tier NOFV-Oberliga Nord.
History
Tasmania's predecessor ...
.
Dubious distinctions
* 56th out of 56 in
all-time Bundesliga standings
* fewest points collected in a season: 8 points under the old scoring method of two points for a win, 10 points under today's system that allows three points for a win
* fewest wins in a season: 2 (tied by
Wuppertaler SV
Wuppertaler SV is a German association football club located in Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia. The city was founded in 1929 out of the union of a number of smaller towns including Elberfeld, Barmen, Vohwinkel, Cronenberg and Ronsdorf – e ...
in 1974–1975)
* most defeats in a season: 28
* only Bundesliga team without an away win
* longest winless streak: 31 games (14 August 1965 – 21 May 1966); this record was almost tied when
FC Schalke 04
Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as FC Schalke 04 (), Schalke 04 (), or abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional German football and multi-sports club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhi ...
failed to win for thirty consecutive games between January 2020 and January 2021
* most home defeats in a season: 12
* most consecutive home losses: 8 games (28 August 1965 – 8 December 1965), tied by
Hansa Rostock
FC Hansa Rostock () is a German association football club based in the city of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The club is also called as "the cog" because of its club crest. They have emerged as one of the most successful clubs from the forme ...
in 2004–05
* most consecutive losses: 10 matches, tied by
Arminia Bielefeld
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in 1999–2000, whose fans began to derisively chant "Tasmania Bielefeld!" during the record tying match
* worst ever goals for-and-against: 15–108
* fewest ever goals for a team's leading scorer: 4 by Wulf-Ingo Usbeck
* biggest losing margin at home: 0–9 to
Meidericher SV
Meidericher Spielverein 02 e. V. Duisburg, commonly known as simply MSV Duisburg (), is a German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed ''Die Zebras'' for their traditional striped jerseys, the club was on ...
(26 March 1966); this record was almost tied when
Bayer Leverkusen
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won at
SSV Ulm 1846
SSV Ulm 1846 is a German football club from Ulm, Baden-Württemberg. The modern-day football department, officially playing as SSV Ulm 1846 Fussball, was formed on 9 March 2009 when the department separated from SSV Ulm 1846.
The club's great ...
9–1 in 2000,
Leandro Fonseca scored for Ulm in injury time
* until 1993, most minutes played without scoring a goal: 831 minutes (2 October 1965 – 11 December 1965), since surpassed by
1. FC Saarbrücken and
1. FC Köln
* smallest ever crowd at a Bundesliga game: 827 (15 January 1966 against
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e. V. Mönchengladbach, commonly known as Borussia Mönchengladbach (), Mönchengladbach () or Gladbach (; abbreviated as Borussia MG, BMG), is a professional Association football, football club based in ...
) after crowds of 81,500 at their first home game and 70,000 at their second
Former managers
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Gunther Baumann
Gunther Baumann (19 January 1921 – 7 February 1998) was a German association football, footballer and manager (association football), manager.
External links
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1921 births
1998 deaths
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Men's association f ...
1963–64
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Franz Linken 1964–65
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Heinz-Ludwig Schmidt 1965–68
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Gyula Lóránt
Gyula Lóránt (born Gyula Lipovics, 6 February 1923 – 31 May 1981) was a Hungarian footballer and manager of Croatian descent. He played as a defender and midfielder for, among others, UTA Arad, Vasas SC, Honvéd and Hungary.
During the ...
1968–69
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Milan Antolković
Milan Antolković (; born 27 September 1915 in Zagreb, died 27 June 2007 in Zagreb) was a Croatian footballer who played international football for both the Croatian and Royal Yugoslav national teams.
Football career
Player
He began his car ...
1969–70
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Hans Hipp 1970–72
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Peter Velhorn
Peter Velhorn (24 November 1932 – 20 July 2016) was a German footballer
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1972–73
References
External links
The Abseits Guide to German Football
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