TSV Steinbach Haiger is a German

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from Steinbach, near

Haiger Haiger is a country town in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis in Hesse, Germany. The nearest city is Siegen, about 25 km north of Haiger. Geography Location Haiger lies about 5 km west of Dillenburg, and 20 km southeast of Siegen on the eastern ...

Hesse Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt. Two other major historic cities are Da ...

. The club's greatest success has been to earn promotion to the tier four

Regionalliga Südwest The Regionalliga Südwest ( en, Regional League Southwest) is the fourth tier of the German football league system in the states of Hesse, Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland. It is one of five leagues at this level, together wit ...

in 2015.

History

For most of its history the club was a non-descript amateur side in local football. The club had a brief spell in the Bezirksklasse in the 1980s but quickly returned to the local A- and B- Klasse. The rise of TSV Steinbach began in the mid-2000s. After relegation from the tier eight Kreisliga A, the club spent four seasons in the Kreisliga B before starting its impressive run of five promotions in six seasons. The club won the Kreisliga B in 2009, followed by a title in the Kreisliga A in 2010. TSV Steinbach finished runners-up in the Kreisoberliga in 2010 but was still promoted, followed by another championship in 2012, now in the Gruppenliga. In the Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte TSV's rise came to a temporary halt in 2012–13 when the club came only seventh. The following season however, 2013–14, the club won its Verbandsliga division and earned promotion to the

Hessenliga The Hessenliga (until 2008 ''Oberliga Hessen'') is the highest football league in the state of Hesse and the Hessian football league system. It is one of fourteen Oberligas in German football, the fifth tier of the German football league system. ...

for the first time. In the 2014–15 season, TSV Steinbach played in the Hessenliga where it won another championship and earned promotion to the

. For the 2018–19 season, the club was renamed from TSV Steinbach to TSV Steinbach Haiger.

Current squad

Honours

The club's honours: *

** Champions: 2015 * Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte ** Champions: 2014 * Gruppenliga Gießen-Marburg ** Champions: 2012 * Kreisoberliga West ** Runners-up: 2011 * Kreisliga A Dillenburg ** Champions: 2010 * Kreisliga B Dillenburg-Nord ** Champions: 2009 * Hessian Cup ** Champions:

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Recent seasons

The recent season-by-season performance of the club:Fussball.de – Ergebnisse
Tables and results of all German football leagues, accessed: 15 September 2014Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv
Historical German domestic league tables, accessed: 15 September 2014 *With the introduction of the

Regionalliga The Regionalliga () is the fourth tier in the German football league system. Until 1974, it was the second tier in Germany. In 1994, it was introduced as the third tier. Upon the creation of the new nationwide 3. Liga in 2008, it became the fourt ...

s in 1994 and the

3. Liga The 3. Liga is a professional association football league and the third division in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2. Bundesliga and the fourth-tier Regionalliga. The modern 3. Liga was formed for t ...

in 2008 as the new third tier, below the

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, all leagues below dropped one tier. ;Key

References

External links

Official team site

Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv
historical German domestic league tables {{DEFAULTSORT:Steinbach Haiger, Tsv Football clubs in Germany Football clubs in Hesse Association football clubs established in 1921 1921 establishments in Germany