TuS Ahrbach

TuS Ahrbach is a German sports club based in Ruppach-Goldhausen, Rhineland-Palatinate. The club was founded in 1921 and today has departments for football, handball, and gymnastics. It is best known for its women's football section, which played in the German Bundesliga for several years.

TuS Ahrbach
Full nameTurn- und Sportverein Ahrbach 1921
Founded1921
GroundSportanlage Ruppach-Goldhausen
(Ruppach-Goldhausen)
ChairmanRudolf Bauch
Head coachKlaus Pörtner
LeagueBezirksliga Rheinland-Ost (V)
2015–168th

History

In 1921 SV 21 Goldhausen was founded. TuS Ahrbach's first predecessor was a club for athletics and football. Also in 1921, a similar club was formed in nearby Ruppach (SV Ruppach). Both clubs merged in 1937 to become SV Goldhausen-Ruppach. Scarcity of players led in 1951 to a merger with SV Heiligenroth. Goldhausen-Ruppach and Heiligenroth split up in 1959, but merged their clubs again in 1970, now under the name of TuS Ahrbach. In 1985, a new SV Heiligenroth separated from Ahrbach.[1]

The women's football department was established in 1976. Its greatest success was the vice-championship in 1989, when they lost the final game to SSG 09 Bergisch Gladbach. In the following season they did not qualify for the initial Bundesliga though. After promotion a year later six seasons of Bundesliga football from 1991-1997 followed for Ahrbach. Despite having played in the semifinals of the championship in 1995, Ahrbach won just one game two years later in the 1996–97 season, leading to relegation for the club. Ahrbach then remained at the Regionalliga Südwest until the end of the 2009–10 season. Having failed to qualify for the 2. Bundesliga at its inception in 2004, the club was relegated from the now third-level Regionalliga.[2] However, promotion back to the Regionalliga was achieved at the end of the 2011–12 season.

After a number of relegations the team now plays in the tier five Bezirksliga.

Notable players

The players below all collected caps for the women's national team while playing at Ahrbach.

Statistics
Season League Place W D L GF GA Pts DFB-Pokal
1990–91Verbandsliga Rheinland (II)1unknown1st round
1991–92Bundesliga Süd (I)75692124163rd round
1992–93Bundesliga Süd67383040173rd round
1993–94Bundesliga Süd6738363417Quarter-final
1994–95Bundesliga Süd213146921273rd round
1995–96Bundesliga Süd56572231233rd round
1996–97Bundesliga Süd101413165572nd round
1997–98Oberliga Südwest (II)1200093660not qualified
1998–99Oberliga Südwest115438214491st round
1999–00Oberliga Südwest219327724601st round *
2000–01Oberliga Südwest41327452541not qualified
2001–02Regionalliga Südwest (II)5976494234not qualified
2002–03Regionalliga Südwest86410414522not qualified
2003–04Regionalliga Südwest411387151361st round
2004–05Regionalliga Südwest (III)95411395219not qualified
2005–06Regionalliga Südwest41417623443not qualified
2006–07Regionalliga Südwest413167931401st round
2007–08Regionalliga Südwest412376043391st round
2008–09Regionalliga Südwest51057583535not qualified
2009–10Regionalliga Südwest1152174584171st round
2010–11Rheinlandliga (IV)41246553640not qualified
2011–12Rheinlandliga11701100551not qualified
2012–13Regionalliga Südwest (III)TBD
Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.

* Ahrbach withdrew their team from the 1999–2000 cup.

References
  1. "TuS Ahrbach - Geschichte" (in German). TuS Ahrbach Official Website. 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  2. "Frauenfußball beim TuS Ahrbach 1976-1999" (in German). TuS Ahrbach Official Website. 2008. Archived from the original on 28 June 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
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