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Turn- und Sportgemeinschaft Hoffenheim 1899 e. V. (TSG
Turn- und Sportgemeinschaft Hoffenheim 1899 e.
1899 Hoffenheim for short) is based in the Sinsheim district of Hoffenheim and had 10,767 members as of 1 July 2019. Among the best-known Hoffenheim coaches are Ralf Rangnick (July 2006 to December 2010), Julian Nagelsmann (February 2016 to June 2019) and Hansi Flick (July 2000 to November 2005).
In 2005, the club’s football department was spun
In 2005, the club’s football department was spun off into TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Fußball-Spielbetriebs GmbH, based in Zuzenhausen.
off into TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Fußball-Spielbetriebs GmbH, based in Zuzenhausen. The men’s first professional team has played in the Bundesliga since 2008/09. Their home matches are staged in Sinsheim at the Rhein-Neckar-Arena, now the PreZero-Arena, which opened in January 2009. Before that, Hoffenheim played at the Dietmar Hopp Stadium in Hoffenheim and the Carl-Benz-Stadion in Mannheim. The Rhein-Neckar or PreZero Arena officially holds 30,150 spectators.
As of December 2019, SAP co-founder Dietmar Hopp
As of December 2019, SAP co-founder Dietmar Hopp owned 96 percent of the shares in TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Fußball-Spielbetriebs GmbH and effectively controlled both club and company.
owned 96 percent of the shares in TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Fußball-Spielbetriebs GmbH and effectively controlled both club and company. This was possible because he had supported Hoffenheim for more than 20 years before taking over and, in July 2015, was therefore allowed to assume the majority of voting rights despite the DFB’s 50+1 rule.
Like many other German clubs, TSG Hoffenheim grew
Like many other German clubs, TSG Hoffenheim grew out of a gymnastics club.
out of a gymnastics club. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, gymnastics was clearly the dominant activity. A handball department was added in the late 1920s, initially for field handball, as was common then.
When field handball was pushed aside by indoor handball, the department was dissolved in the early 1970s because there was no suitable hall.
Alongside athletics, gymnastics is the only sport still practiced within TSG Hoffenheim today. Former sections that no longer exist include chess, volleyball, judo and jiu-jitsu.
The club’s rhythmic gymnastics department enjoyed success. F...
The club’s rhythmic gymnastics department enjoyed success.
The club’s rhythmic gymnastics department enjoyed success. Founded in 1978, it reached the German championships in 1983 and 1985. As the footballers grew more successful, rhythmic gymnastics gradually evolved into cheerleading within TSG. The department was dissolved in 2005. By the way, the incorporation of SG Hoffenheim/St.
Leon into TSG 1899 Hoffenheim took place in 2007. The women’s team has played continuously in the Bundesliga since 2013/14. There has never been a male cheerleading team.