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From 1987 onwards, ''Victoria'' returned to former glory, reaching eleven championship finals in fourteen years until the turn of the millennium.
From 1987 onwards, ''Victoria'' returned to former glory, reaching eleven championship finals in fourteen years until the turn of the millennium.


''Linden'' noticeably declined from then on, unable to finish in the league's top-four after 2001. With the establishement of a single-division Bundesliga that year, the competition had become stronger owing to the top clubs from the south and the north now playing in the same league instead of only meeting in the championship rounds.
''Linden'' noticeably declined from then on, unable to finish in the league's top-four after 2001. With the establishment of a single-division Bundesliga that year, the competition had become stronger owing to the top clubs from the south and the north now playing in the same league instead of only meeting in the championship rounds.


The club suffered a bitter relegation in 2006, having to step down to the 2nd Bundesliga North/East after finishing last in the Bundesliga.
The club suffered a bitter relegation in 2006, having to step down to the 2nd Bundesliga North/East after finishing last in the Bundesliga.
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==Club honours==
==Club honours==
* '''[[German rugby union championship]]'''
* '''[[German rugby union championship]]'''
** '''Champions''': 1929, 1948, 1951-56, 1958, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1987, 1989, 1992-94, 1996
** '''Champions''': 1929, 1948, 1951–56, 1958, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1987, 1989, 1992–94, 1996
** '''Runners up''': 1924, 1927, 1967, 1976, 1984, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000
** '''Runners up''': 1924, 1927, 1967, 1976, 1984, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000


* '''[[German rugby union cup]]'''
* '''[[German rugby union cup]]'''
** '''Winner''': 1965, 1966, 1982, 1989, 1991-93
** '''Winner''': 1965, 1966, 1982, 1989, 1991–93
** '''Runners up''': 1962-64, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1985, 1994
** '''Runners up''': 1962-64, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1985, 1994


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Revision as of 11:14, 5 December 2011

TSV Victoria Linden
Full nameTurn- und Sportverein Victoria Linden e.V.
UnionGerman Rugby Federation
Founded1900
LocationHannover, Germany
ChairmanHorst Kemmling
Coach(es)Claus Himmer
League(s)2nd Rugby-Bundesliga
2010–111st
Team kit
Official website
www.victoria-linden.de

The TSV Victoria Linden is a German rugby union club from the Linden suburb of Hannover, currently playing in the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga. Apart from rugby, the club also offers other sports, such as triathlon and athletics.

The club is Germany's record rugby union champion, with 20 titles.[1]

History

Victoria was formed in 1900, in Hannover, one of the centres of German rugby.

The club had little success before the First World War and could only earn one national championship between the wars, in 1929. Two losing finals came before that, in 1924 and 1927.

After its title, Victoria continued its undistinguished run until after the Second World War, when it became Germany's most successful club.

The club took out its second title in what was the first German championship after the war, in 1948. It didn't lose in any of its following nine finals appearances, achieving six championships in a row from 1951 to 1956. The club could not quite continue in this dominance but was successful nevertheless.

Titles in 1958, 1962 and 1965 were followed by a rare finals loss to SC Neuenheim in 1967. The team was part of the new Rugby-Bundesliga, formed in 1971, and won three more titles until 1975.

From 1976 to 1984, it had a less successful spell, a cup win in 1982 being the only title it won.

From 1987 onwards, Victoria returned to former glory, reaching eleven championship finals in fourteen years until the turn of the millennium.

Linden noticeably declined from then on, unable to finish in the league's top-four after 2001. With the establishment of a single-division Bundesliga that year, the competition had become stronger owing to the top clubs from the south and the north now playing in the same league instead of only meeting in the championship rounds.

The club suffered a bitter relegation in 2006, having to step down to the 2nd Bundesliga North/East after finishing last in the Bundesliga.

In 2007, the team was not competitive enough to play for promotion, coming fourth, and the season after, 2007-08, it missed out in second spot by four points.

In the 2008-09 season, Victoria finished in second spot once more, fifteen points behind DSV 78/08 Ricklingen. Victoria who only won the 2009-10 North/East division in the last round of the championship, declined promotion to the Rugby-Bundesliga, citing the additional cost of travelling and the limited player pool as their reason. The South/West champion, Stuttgarter RC, has also indicated that it would probably not take up promotion, leaving the Bundesliga briefly with the possibility of only eight clubs and none from hanover for the next season.[2] DSV 78 however was permitted to remain in the league and Victoria took out another division championship in 2011, but again declined promotion.

Club honours

  • German rugby union championship
    • Champions: 1929, 1948, 1951–56, 1958, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1987, 1989, 1992–94, 1996
    • Runners up: 1924, 1927, 1967, 1976, 1984, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000
  • German rugby union cup
    • Winner: 1965, 1966, 1982, 1989, 1991–93
    • Runners up: 1962-64, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1985, 1994
  • German sevens championship
    • Champions: 2000
  • 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East
    • Champions: 2010, 2011
    • Runners up: 2008, 2009

Recent seasons

Year Division Position
1997-98 Rugby-Bundesliga (I) 1st — Runners up
1998-99 Rugby-Bundesliga North/East 2nd
Bundesliga championship round 5th
1999–2000 Rugby-Bundesliga North/East 2nd
Bundesliga championship round 2nd — Runners up
2000-01 Rugby-Bundesliga North/East 3rd
Bundesliga championship round 5th
2001-02 Rugby-Bundesliga 5th
2002-03 Rugby-Bundesliga 6th
2003-04 Rugby-Bundesliga 6th
2004-05 Rugby-Bundesliga 6th
2005-06 Rugby-Bundesliga 8th — Relegated
2006-07 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East (II) 4th
2007-08 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East 2nd
2008-09 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East 2nd
2009–10 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East 1st
2010–11 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East 1st
2011–12 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga North/East
  • Until 2001, when the single-division Bundesliga was established, the season was divided in autumn and spring, a Vorrunde and Endrunde, whereby the top teams of the Rugby-Bundesliga would play out the championship while the bottom teams together with the autumn 2nd Bundesliga champion would play for Bundesliga qualification. The remainder of the 2nd Bundesliga teams would play a spring round to determine the relegated clubs. Where two placing's are shown, the first is autumn, the second spring.

Rugby internationals

The club had one player selected for the German under-18 team at the 2009 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship, Jörn Schröder.[3] Schröder also played at the 2010 tournament.[4]

References

  1. ^ DER VEREIN Template:De icon Victoria Linden website, accessed: 25 January 2009
  2. ^ Victoria Linden verzichtet auf den Bundesligaaufstieg Template:De icon, totalrugby.de, published: 27 May 2010, accessed: 29 May 2010
  3. ^ U18-EM: Deutschland feiert klaren Auftaktsieg Template:De icon Rugby-Journal - 2009 squad, published: 4 April 2009, accessed: 30 April 2010
  4. ^ U18 in Bestbesetzung zur EM nach Italien Template:De icon totalrugby.de, published: 23 March 2010, accessed: 30 April 2010
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