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TuS Koblenz

Full name	Turn- und Spielvereinigung Koblenz 1911 e.V.
Founded	1 August 1911
Ground	Stadion Oberwerth
Ground Capacity	9,500 (2,000 seated)
Chairman	Christian Krey
Manager	Michael Stahl
League	Regionalliga Südwest
2022–23	Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar, 2nd (promoted)
Home colours Away colours

TuS Koblenz is a German football club from the city of Koblenz. It's located in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The club started way back in 1911 as Fussball Club Deutschland Neuendorf. This early club is seen as the beginning of today's TuS Koblenz.

The Story of TuS Koblenz

Football During the Nazi Era (1933–1945)

Logo of FV Neuendorf from around 1931.

The first club disappeared in 1917. But in 1919, a new club called Fussball Verein 1911 Neuendorf was formed. It brought together players from the old FCD and two other clubs that had stopped playing.

In 1933, FV Neuendorf joined the Gauliga Mittelrhein. This was one of the top football leagues created when German football was reorganized. The club was immediately moved down to a lower league. In 1934, FV Neuendorf joined with other sports clubs. These clubs were Turnverein 1864 Neuendorf, Arbeitersportverein Neuendorf, and DJK Neuendorf. They formed a new club called Turn- und Spielvereinigung Neuendorf. The last two clubs were forced to join because of the government's rules at the time.

TuS Neuendorf returned to the top league in 1935. They played in and out of the Gauliga for several seasons. In 1941, the Gauliga Mittelrhein was split into two new leagues. TuS Neuendorf returned to the top league again. This time, they played much better. They finished second in 1942. Then they won their group in 1943 and 1944. They won the whole division in special playoff games in those years. This allowed the club to play in the national championships. However, they were knocked out early in both attempts. As World War II continued, the league played shorter and shorter seasons. Eventually, the league stopped playing in the 1944–45 season.

After World War II

A chart showing how Koblenz has performed in leagues over time.

After the war, the club returned to top-tier football in 1946. They were known as SpVgg Neuendorf then. They soon went back to being TuS Neuendorf. In 1948, they played in the national playoffs again. This was even though they only finished third in their division. Another team, 1. FC Saarbrücken, had finished second. But teams from the Saarland region were not allowed to play in the German national playoffs at that time. This was because of political reasons. So, TuS Neuendorf got their spot. They made it to the semi-finals but lost 1–5 to 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

The club continued to play well in the early and mid-1950s. They played in the national playoffs again in 1950 and 1956. But they were eliminated early both times. By the end of the 1950s, their performance started to drop. In 1959, they were moved down to a lower league. They returned to the top league in 1961. However, they stayed in the lower half of the standings.

The Bundesliga Begins

In 1963, the Bundesliga was formed as Germany's new top football league. TuS Neuendorf was placed in the second division, called the Regionalliga Südwest. In both 1968 and 1969, the club played well enough to try for a spot in the Bundesliga. But they were not successful either time. By the 1970s, they were playing in the third division. They missed chances to move up to the 2. Bundesliga in playoff rounds in 1977 and 1978. By 1981, the club had fallen below the third division. They stayed there for almost 15 years.

Becoming TuS Koblenz

In 1982, the club changed its name to TuS Koblenz. But this change did not immediately help their performance. They stayed in the Verbandsliga Rheinland, which was the fifth division. The club's luck changed when they moved up to the fourth division in 1994. This league was called the Oberliga Südwest. They stayed there for ten years.

In 2004, they won the Oberliga Südwest championship. After that, they quickly moved up through the Regionalliga Süd (third division). They finished second in 2005–06. This earned them a spot in the 2. Bundesliga, which is the second highest league. In the 2006–07 season, TuS Koblenz finished 12th. This was better than many people expected.

Later, in the 2007–08 season, TuS Koblenz faced a problem. They were penalized eight points because of issues with player contracts. This changed their good season into a lower finish. The penalty was later reduced to six points for that season. They also had three points taken away for the next season (2008–09).

The club was moved down from the 2. Bundesliga in 2009–10. They played one season in the 3. Liga. Then they decided to move down to a lower league for financial reasons. In 2010, a player named Michael Stahl scored an amazing goal from 61.5 meters away. This happened in a game against Hertha BSC. His goal was chosen as the "Goal Of The Year 2010" by a TV show. After the 2011–12 season, TuS Koblenz became part of the new Regionalliga Südwest. But they were moved down from that league in 2015. They dropped to the fifth-tier Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar. Koblenz won the Oberliga in 2015–16. This meant they immediately returned to the Regionalliga. However, they were moved down again at the end of the 2017–18 season.

Club Achievements

Here are some of the awards and titles the club has won:

Recent Managers

Here are the managers who have led the club recently:

Manager	Start	Finish
Colin Bell	1 July 1989	10 December 1996
Rainer Kannegieser	11 December 1996	31 August 1998
Thomas Neis	1 September 1998	7 October 1998
Jürgen Roth-Lebenstedt	8 October 1998	30 June 2002
Milan Šašić	1 July 2002	23 April 2007
Uwe Rapolder	25 April 2007	13 December 2009
Uwe Koschinat	14 December 2009	28 December 2009
Petrik Sander	29 December 2009	30 June 2011
Michael Dämgen	1 July 2011	16 September 2012
Peter Neustädter	17 September 2012	20 August 2013
Evangelos Nessos	21 August 2013	8 December 2014
Petrik Sander	1 January 2015	11 February 2018
Anel Džaka	11 February 2018	19 November 2021
Michael Stahl	19 November 2021	Present

Recent Seasons

Here's how the club has performed season by season recently:

• When new leagues like the Regionalliga (in 1994) and the 3. Liga (in 2008) were created, all the leagues below them moved down one tier. In 2012, the Oberliga Südwest changed its name to Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar. Also in 2012, the number of Regionalligas increased. Clubs from the Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate joined the new Regionalliga Südwest.
• ¹ TuS Koblenz chose not to apply for a license to play in the 3. Liga. Instead, they were given a license for the Regionalliga West.

Current Team Squad

No. Position Player 1 GK Jonas Bast 4 DF Daniel von der Bracke 5 DF Almir Ahmetaj 6 MF Marcel Wingender 7 DF Armend Qenaj 8 DF Michael Stahl 9 FW Erijon Shaqiri 10 MF Behadil Sabani 11 FW Sandro Porta 12 DF Felix Könighaus 13 MF Tariq-Emad Suleiman 14 MF Damir Grgic

No. Position Player 16 GK Michael Zadach 17 FW Nicolas Jörg (on loan from 08 Homburg) 18 FW Yusupha Sawaneh 19 FW Dylan Esmel 22 DF Dominic Volkmer 23 MF Leon Waldminghaus 24 DF Lukas Szymczak 25 MF Jan Mahrla 28 MF André Mandt 29 MF Sollano Rodrigues 33 GK Franjo Serdarusic

See also

In Spanish: TuS Coblenza para niños