TSV Schwabmünchen (formally Turn- und Sportverein Schwabmünchen 1863 e.V.) is a

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from the town of

Schwabmünchen Schwabmünchen ( Swabian: ''Mingkchinga'' Schwabmünchen) is a town in Bavaria, Germany in the administrative region of Swabia south of Augsburg in the Augsburg district. Geography Location Schwabmünchen lies about 20 km south of Augsbur ...

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. The club's greatest success came in 2012 when it qualified for the new southern division of the expanded

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, the fifth tier of the

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History

For most of its history the club has been a non-describt amateur side in local Bavarian football. The club first rose above local football in

Bavarian Swabia Swabia (, Swabian: ''Schwaabe'', ) is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany. It consists of ten districts and 340 municipalities (including four cities) with Augsburg being the administrative capital. Governance The coun ...

in 1968 when it won the Bezirksliga Schwaben and earned promotion to the tier four

Landesliga Bayern-Süd The Landesliga Bayern-Süd () was the sixth tier of the German football league system in southern Bavaria. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga (Third League) in 2008, it was the fifth tier of the league system, until the introduction of the Reg ...

. At this level the Schwabmünchen lasted for two seasons, coming 14th and 18th before being relegated again, now to the

Bezirksliga Schwaben-Süd The ''Bezirksliga Schwaben-Süd'' is currently the seventh tier of the German football league system in the northern half of the Bavarian ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Swabia (German: ''Schwaben''). Until the disbanding of the Bezirksoberliga Schwaben i ...

.Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv: Landesliga Bayern-Süd
historical German domestic league tables, accessed: 24 June 2013 The club remained undistinguished after that from 1970 to 1998, when it earned promotion to the

Bezirksoberliga Schwaben The Bezirksoberliga Schwaben was the seventh tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Bavarian Swabia, Swabia (). Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008 it was the sixth tier of the league system, unt ...

.Tables and results of the BOL Schwaben
Manfreds Fussball Archiv, accessed: 24 June 2013 After a ninth place in 1999 a third rank in 2000 allowed the side to take part in the promotion round to the Landesliga Süd. Having been successful at that the 2000–01 season in the Landesliga saw TSV Schwabmünchen relegated straight again. The side became a jo-jo team after this, earning promotion back to the Landesliga in 2003, once again lasting for only one season and even being relegated from the Bezirksoberliga in 2005. A league title Bezirksliga in the following year took the club back up to the Bezirksoberliga and, within two seasons, back to the Landesliga. Four years at this level followed, with a third place in 2011–12, the 49th and final season for the Landesliga Süd, as its best result. The later earned the club direct promotion to the new southern division of the

, finishing a place above the relegation ranks in its first season there. The club performed much better in its second season there, finishing eighth.

Honours

The club's honours:

League

** Champions: 2008 ** Runners-up: 2003 * Bezirksliga Schwaben ** Champions: 1968 *

** Champions: 2006 *

Kreisliga Schwaben-Augsburg The Kreisliga Schwaben-Augsburg is currently the eighth tier of the German football league system in the Augsburg region of the Bavarian ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Swabia (German: ''Schwaben''). Until the disbanding of the Bezirksoberliga Schwaben in ...

** Champions: 1994

Recent managers

Recent managers of the club:

Recent seasons

The recent season-by-season performance of the club:Fussball.de – Ergebnisse
Tables and results of all German football leagues *With the introduction of the Bezirksoberligas in 1988 as the new fifth tier, below the Landesligas, all leagues below dropped one tier. With the introduction of the

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s in 1994 and the

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in 2008 as the new third tier, below the 2. Bundesliga, all leagues below dropped one tier. With the establishment of the

Regionalliga Bayern The Regionalliga Bayern () is the highest association football league in the state of Bavaria () and the Bavarian football league system. It is one of five Regionalligas in German football, the fourth tier of the German football league system, b ...

as the new fourth tier in Bavaria in 2012 the

was split into a northern and a southern division, the number of Landesligas expanded from three to five and the Bezirksoberligas abolished. All leagues from the Bezirksligas onward were elevated one tier.

References

External links

Official team site

Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv
historical German domestic league tables
Manfreds Fussball Archiv
Tables and results from the Bavarian amateur leagues
TSV Schwabmünchen at Weltfussball.de
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