1965–66 SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin season

The 1965–66 season was SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin's first and only season in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football. They finished 18th in the Bundesliga and were relegated to the Regionalliga Berlin, having set multiple Bundesliga records such as least points, fewest goals, most goals conceded and fewest wins. They were eliminated from the DFB-Pokal in the first round by 1. FC Köln.

SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin

1965–66 season
Manager	Franz Linken (until November 1965) Heinz-Ludwig Schmidt (from November 1965)
Stadium	Olympiastadion
Bundesliga	18th (relegated)
DFB-Pokal	First round
Highest home attendance	81,524 vs Karlsruher SC, 14 August 1965
Lowest home attendance	827 vs Borussia Mönchengladbach, 15 January 1966

Season summary

Tasmania Berlin were added to the league just two weeks before the start of the season after city rivals Hertha BSC had been thrown out on financial irregularities. They were not even first choice for a replacement as the Berlin representative, as they had only finished in third place in Regionalliga Berlin. But when champions Tennis Borussia were considered too weak after failing in the promotion play-off rounds and therefore were not asked, and runners-up Spandauer SV declined their interest in a Bundesliga spot as well, Tasmania gladly accepted the invitation by the German FA.[1]

The decision turned out to be a fatal one for the club. Tasmania's team was never capable of competing in the Bundesliga. They set up a various number of records, including, among others, lowest point total (8), fewest wins (2), most losses (28), fewest goals scored (15), most goals against (108) and lowest match attendance for a Bundesliga game (827 against Borussia Mönchengladbach on 15 January 1966[2]).[3][4] Most of the records are still intact.

Competitions

Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification or relegation
14	Schalke 04	34	10	7	17	33	55	0.600	27
15	1. FC Kaiserslautern	34	8	10	16	42	65	0.646	26
16	Karlsruher SC	34	9	6	19	35	71	0.493	24
17	Borussia Neunkirchen (R)	34	9	4	21	32	82	0.390	22	Relegation to Regionalliga
18	Tasmania Berlin (R)	34	2	4	28	15	108	0.139	8

Source: [5]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
(R) Relegated.

Matches

Win

Draw

Loss

Match	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result[lower-alpha 1]	Scorers	Attendance	Ref.
1	14 August 1965 – 16:00	Karlsruher SC	Home	2–0	Usbeck 65', 77'	81,524	[6]
2	21 August 1965 – 16:00	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Away	0–5	—	33,000	[7]
3	28 August 1965 – 16:00	Borussia Dortmund	Home	0–2	—	70,000	[8]
4	4 September 1965 – 16:00	Hamburger SV	Away	1–5	Engler 65'	25,000	[9]
5	11 September 1965 – 16:00	Bayern Munich	Home	0–2	—	40,000	[10]
6	18 September 1965 – 16:00	1. FC Nürnberg	Away	2–7	Neumann 27', Usbeck 43'	14,000	[11]
7	2 October 1965 – 15:00	Hannover 96	Home	1–5	Zeh 7'	25,000	[12]
8	16 October 1965 – 16:00	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Away	0–0	—	16,000	[13]
9	20 October 1965 – 15:45	VfB Stuttgart	Home	0–2	—	15,000	[14]
10	23 October 1965 – 16:00	Meidericher SV	Away	0–3	—	13,000	[15]
11	30 October 1965 – 15:00	1. FC Köln	Home	0–6	—	20,000	[16]
12	6 November 1965 – 15:00	Werder Bremen	Away	0–5	—	15,000	[17]
13	20 November 1965 – 14:30	TSV 1860 Munich	Home	0–5	—	10,000	[17]
14	27 November 1965 – 15:00	Eintracht Frankfurt	Away	0–4	—	8,000	[18]
16	11 December 1965 – 14:00	Borussia Neunkirchen	Away	1–3	Zeh 28'	13,000	[19]
17	18 December 1965 – 14:00	Schalke 04	Home	1–2	Szymaniak 82'	4,000	[20]
15	31 December 1965 – 14:00	Eintracht Braunschweig	Home	0–2	—	3,000	[21]
18	8 January 1966 – 15:00	Karlsruher SC	Away	0–3	—	25,000	[22]
19	15 January 1966 – 14:15	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Home	0–0	—	827	[23]
20	29 January 1966 – 15:00	Borussia Dortmund	Away	1–3	Rosenfeldt 38'	15,000	[24]
21	5 February 1966 – 14:30	Hamburger SV	Home	0–4	—	7,000	[25]
22	12 February 1966 – 15:00	Bayern Munich	Away	1–2	Rosenfeldt 60'	18,000	[26]
23	26 February 1966 – 15:00	1. FC Nürnberg	Home	0–1	—	4,000	[27]
24	5 March 1966 – 16:00	Hannover 96	Away	0–5	—	12,000	[28]
25	12 March 1966 – 16:00	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Home	1–1	Usbeck 62'	3,000	[29]
26	19 March 1966 – 16:00	VfB Stuttgart	Away	0–2	—	10,000	[30]
27	26 March 1966 – 16:00	Meidericher SV	Home	0–9	—	1,500	[31]
28	2 April 1966 – 16:00	1. FC Köln	Away	0–4	—	8,036	[32]
29	16 April 1966 – 16:00	Werder Bremen	Home	1–1	Engler 31'	1,200	[33]
30	23 April 1966 – 16:00	TSV 1860 Munich	Away	0–4	—	23,000	[34]
31	30 April 1966 – 16:00	Eintracht Frankfurt	Home	0–3	—	4,000	[35]
32	14 May 1966 – 16:00	Eintracht Braunschweig	Away	1–3	Konieczka 55'	6,000	[36]
33	21 May 1966 – 16:00	Borussia Neunkirchen	Home	2–1	Zeh 22', Neumann 83'	2,000	[37]
34	28 May 1966 – 16:00	Schalke 04	Away	0–4	—	8,000	[38]

DFB-Pokal

Win

Draw

Loss

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result[lower-alpha 1]	Attendance	Ref.
First round	22 January 1966 – 15:00	1. FC Köln	Away	1–1 (a.e.t.)	4,756	[39]
First round replay	19 February 1966 – 16:00	1. FC Köln	Home	0–2	3,000	[40]

Notes

1. Tasmania Berlin's score written first

References

1. Grüne, Hardy (1999). Von grauen Mäusen und Meistern (in German). Kassel: AGON Sportverlag. p. 32. ISBN 3-89784-114-2.
2. Weinrich, Matthias (1998). Enzyklopädie des deutschen Ligafußballs, Band 3: 35 Jahre Bundesliga, Teil 1: 1963–1975 (in German). Kassel: AGON Sportverlag. p. 69. ISBN 3-89784-132-0.
3. "Spurensuche bei Tasmania Berlin | Erfolglosester Verein". bundesliga.de (in German). Bundesliga.
4. "Meet the club desperate to remain the 'Bundesliga's worst'" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
5. "TABELLE ROUND 34". DFB. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
6. "Spielschema | SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin - Karlsruher SC 2:0 | 1. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1965/66". kicker (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
7. "Spielschema | Bor. Mönchengladbach - SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin 5:0 | 2. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1965/66". kicker (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
8. "Spielschema | SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin - Borussia Dortmund 0:2 | 3. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1965/66". kicker (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
9. "Spielschema | Hamburger SV - SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin 5:1 | 4. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1965/66". kicker (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
10. "Spielschema | SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin - Bayern München 0:2 | 5. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1965/66". kicker (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
11. "Spielschema | 1. FC Nürnberg - SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin 7:2 | 6. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1965/66". kicker (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
12. "Spielschema | SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin - Hannover 96 1:5 | 7. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1965/66". kicker (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
13. "Spielschema | 1. FC Kaiserslautern - SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin 0:0 | 8. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1965/66". kicker (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
14. "Spielschema | SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin - VfB Stuttgart 0:2 | 9. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1965/66". kicker (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
15. "Spielschema | Meidericher SV - SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin 3:0 | 10. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1965/66". kicker (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
16. "Spielschema | SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin - 1. FC Köln 0:6 | 11. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1965/66". kicker (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
17. "Spielschema | Werder Bremen - SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin 5:0 | 12. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1965/66". kicker (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
18. "Spielschema | Eintracht Frankfurt - SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin 4:0 | 14. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1965/66". kicker (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
19. "Spielschema | Borussia Neunkirchen - SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin 3:1 | 16. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1965/66". kicker (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
20. "Spielschema | SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin - FC Schalke 04 1:2 | 17. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1965/66". kicker (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
21. "Spielschema | SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin - Eintracht Braunschweig 0:2 | 15. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1965/66". kicker (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
22. "Spielschema | Karlsruher SC - SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin 3:0 | 18. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1965/66". kicker (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
23. "Spielschema | SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin - Bor. Mönchengladbach 0:0 | 19. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1965/66". kicker (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
24. "Spielschema | Borussia Dortmund - SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin 3:1 | 20. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1965/66". kicker (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
25. "Spielschema | SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin - Hamburger SV 0:4 | 21. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1965/66". kicker (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
26. "Spielschema | Bayern München - SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin 2:1 | 22. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1965/66". kicker (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
27. "Spielschema | SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin - 1. FC Nürnberg 0:1 | 23. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1965/66". kicker (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
28. "Spielschema | Hannover 96 - SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin 5:0 | 24. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1965/66". kicker (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
29. "Spielschema | SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin - 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1:1 | 25. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1965/66". kicker (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
30. "Spielschema | VfB Stuttgart - SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin 2:0 | 26. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1965/66". kicker (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
31. "Spielschema | SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin - Meidericher SV 0:9 | 27. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1965/66". kicker (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
32. "Spielschema | 1. FC Köln - SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin 4:0 | 28. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1965/66". kicker (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
33. "Spielschema | SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin - Werder Bremen 1:1 | 29. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1965/66". kicker (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
34. "Spielschema | 1860 München - SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin 4:0 | 30. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1965/66". kicker (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
35. "Spielschema | SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin - Eintracht Frankfurt 0:3 | 31. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1965/66". kicker (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
36. "Spielschema | Eintracht Braunschweig - SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin 3:1 | 32. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1965/66". kicker (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
37. "Spielschema | SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin - Borussia Neunkirchen 2:1 | 33. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1965/66". kicker (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
38. "Spielschema | FC Schalke 04 - SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin 4:0 | 34. Spieltag | Bundesliga 1965/66". kicker (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
39. "Spielereignisse | 1. FC Köln - SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin 1:1 | 1. Runde | DFB-Pokal 1965/66". kicker (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
40. "Spielereignisse | SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin - 1. FC Köln 0:2 | 1. Runde | DFB-Pokal 1965/66". kicker (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2020.