Turn- und Sportverein Bochum 1908 was a German association football club from the city of

Bochum Bochum ( , also , ; wep, Baukem) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia. With a population of 364,920 (2016), is the sixth largest city (after Cologne, Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Essen and Duisburg) of the most populous Germany, German federal state o ...

, North Rhine-Westphalia.

History

The club was established in 1908 as ''Spiel und Sport 08 Bochum''. The first football match at the ''Castroper Straße'' (

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) was played by ''Spiel und Sport'' on 8 October 1911. On 1 April 1919 the club merged with ''Turnverein zu Bochum 1848'' to form the ''TuS Bochum 1848''. On 1 February 1924 the two clubs from the earlier merger split into the ''Bochumer Turnverein 1848'' (gymnastics department) and ''Turn- und Sportverein Bochum 1908'' (

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and tennis departments). German football was reorganized in 1933 under the

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into 16 top-flight divisions and after a divisional title in the Bezirksliga Westfalen (II) followed by a successful promotion playoff, ''TuS'' became part of the

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(I). The club played just two seasons there and finished their 1936–37 campaign in the relegation zone.Grüne, Hardy (2001). Vereinslexikon. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag ''TuS'' was forced under the

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into a merger for political reasons with other local clubs. On 14 April 1938, ''TuS'', '' Germania Bochum'', and ''Turnverein Bochum'' were formed into current-day side ''

VfL Bochum Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum (), is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club has spent 35 seas ...

''. The newly combined club continued to compete in the top flight as part of the

in the place of Germania Bochum.

League results

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References

External links

Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv
historical German domestic league tables {{DEFAULTSORT:Bochum, TuS Football clubs in Germany Defunct football clubs in Germany Defunct football clubs in North Rhine-Westphalia Association football clubs established in 1908 1908 establishments in Germany 1938 disestablishments in Germany Association football clubs disestablished in 1938