TSV Grunbach is a German association football club from the town of Engelsbrand, Baden-Württemberg. The club's greatest success has been promotion to the tier five Oberliga Baden-Württemberg in 2012 but it withdrew from the league after only two seasons in 2014 despite finishing runners-up.

TSV Grunbach
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Full nameTurn- und Sportverein Grunbach e.V.
Founded1892
GroundEichbergstadion
Capacity2,000
Chairmanvacant
ManagerMichael Fuchs
LeagueKreisliga Pforzheim (VIII)
2015–1613th

History

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Formed in 1892 TSV Grunbach has played in local amateur football for the most part of its history. The club's rise through the league system began in 2008 with a championship in the Kreisklasse A2 Pforzheim. Three consecutive league titles from 2010 to 2012 took the club from the Kreisliga to the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg. In this league the club came thirteenth in its first season, followed by a runners-up finish in 2013–14. The latter would have allowed the club to participate in the promotion round to the Regionalliga Südwest but it declined because of the large expenses involved in modifying the stadium to Refionalliga standards.[1] After merger talks with Verbandsliga club 1. CfR Pforzheim fell through and a cooperation was agreed on instead TSV Grunbach withdrew to the tier eight Kreisliga Pforzheim instead with a number of players being transferred from TSV to 1. CfR.[2][3]

Honours

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The club's honours:

Recent seasons

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The recent season-by-season performance of the club:[3][4]

Season Division Tier Position
2004–05 Kreisklasse A2 Pforzheim VIII 9th
2005–06 Kreisklasse A2 Pforzheim 5th
2006–07 Kreisklasse A2 Pforzheim 3rd
2007–08 Kreisklasse A2 Pforzheim 1st↑
2008–09 Kreisliga Pforzheim 9th
2009–10 Kreisliga Pforzheim 1st↑
2010–11 Landesliga Mittelbaden VII 1st↑
2011–12 Verbandsliga Baden VI 1st↑
2012–13 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg V 13th
2013–14 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 2nd (withdrawn)
2014–15 Kreisliga Pforzheim VIII 13th
2015–16 Kreisliga Pforzheim 13th
2016–17 Kreisliga Pforzheim
Promoted Relegated

References

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  1. ^ TSV Grunbach: Zukunft bleibt ungewiss (in German) Pforzheimer Zeitung, published: 22 May 2014, accessed: 23 April 2015
  2. ^ Keine Verschmelzung von CfR Pforzheim und TSV Grunbach – aber Allianz (in German) Pforzheimer Zeitung, published: 12 June 2014, accessed: 23 April 2015
  3. ^ a b TSV Grunbach at Fussball.de (in German) accessed: 23 April 2015
  4. ^ Historic German football league tables (in German) Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv, accessed: 23 April 2015
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