TuS Haltern

The history of TuS Haltern is closely connected with the history of ATV Haltern and the Haltern firefighters. On 22 October 1882, the original association of all three was founded as Turner Feuerwehr Haltern e.V. (Turner Fire Brigade Haltern). The main focus after the foundation was gymnastics. In 1907 the football department was added, first as an informal group "Spiel und Sport Haltern", then in 1914 as the first permanent football club "Edelweiß". After World War I, various sports groups joined forces: football, athletics and gymnastics were the preferred sports. In 1930, a handball department was added. In 1937, the National Socialist League of the Reich for Physical Exercise merged all Haltern sports clubs under the name Turn- und Sportverein Haltern von 1882.

Only in 1951 were they re-established as TuS, ATV and Freiwillige Feuerwehr. Between 1952 and 1956, the football department of the club played in the then third-tier Landesliga Westfalen. For a long time, the point of contention was the right to carry the designation "von 1882". These disputes were settled until 1982, so that all three clubs celebrated their hundredth anniversary together in the city centre of Haltern.

Since 2008, TuS Haltern has been financially supported by its former player Christoph Metzelder. After a financial contribution to avert insolvency, a team of supporters was formed to improve the training conditions (sports field, coach education with DFB licences), to intensify public relations work (advertising campaign, networking via social media such as Facebook or Twitter) and to intensively support youth work.[2] Germany's first advertising campaign by a district league club, "Tu's Haltern" (Do It Haltern), came in second in the 2010 Sports Marketing Prize.[3] The Stauseekampfbahn got an artificial turf pitch in 2009. In 2016, TuS Haltern was promoted to the Westfalenliga, beating out BSV Roxel by goal difference. In October 2016, TuS Haltern started the campaign "Wahrer Fußball statt Ware Fußball" (True football instead of commodity football) to get more attention for amateur football.[4] One year later, TuS was promoted to the Oberliga Westfalen and in 2019 was promoted to the Regionalliga West.

As of 22 June 2019

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  GER Rafael Hester 2 DF  GER Nico Wolters 3 DF  GER Christoph Kasak 4 DF  GER Tim Forsmann 5 DF  GER Romario Wiesweg 6 MF  GER Lars Pöhlker 7 MF  GER Cedric Leon Vennemann 8 DF  GER Nils Eisen 10 MF  GER Deniz Fahri Batman 11 FW  GER Jan-Niklas Kaiser 12 GK  GER Alexander Rothkamm 13 MF  GER Nick Schorn 14 FW  GER Stefan Oerterer

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 MF  GER Phillip Mandla 17 MF  GER Luca Bernoth 18 MF  GER Robin Schultze 19 MF  GER Luca Landewee 20 MF  GER Ilias Anan 21 DF  GER Lukas Opiola 22 GK  GER Tim Oberwahrenbrock 23 DF  GER Lukas Diericks 24 DF  GER Noah Korczowski 27 DF  GER Jan-Patrick Friedrich 28 MF  GER Tim Kallenbach 29 MF  GER Arda Nebi 34 MF  GER Marvin Möllers

• Official website
• Website of ATV Haltern