A small Düsseldorf club in the shadow of Fortuna.
The club was actually founded in 1905 as FK Union Düsseldorf. Where the 1880 comes from, nobody knows, perhaps it's the birthday of one of the founders. Through a merger with VfR Düsseldorf in 1919 it became TuRu.
The 1930s were among the most successful for the club, as they made the jump into the Gauliga in 1935, and lasted 7 seasons.
After WW-II, there was brief regional 2nd division status before TuRu disappeared into the netherworld of the various Niederrhein amateur divisions. By the 1990s, TuRu had reestablished themselves at least on the radar, and then by the jump to the Oberliga in 2004, TuRu was only one division below Fortuna.
Full Name | Turn- und Rasensport Union 1880 e.V. Düsseldorf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
City |
Düsseldorf
(Nordrhein-Westfalen). Pop: 571,000 (2002)
Address |
Feuerbachstr. 82, 40223 Düsseldorf | Phone: 0211-334322, Fax: 0211-330080 e-mail: info@turu-duesseldorf.de Colors |
All white, blue lettering.
| Nickname |
Die Tauben (The Doves)
| Stadium |
Stadion Feuerbachstrasse. Capacity: 8,000 | Through the 1950s, they played at the Oberbilker Allee (Capacity: 16,000). Tickets |
6 euros standing, 10 euros seats (2004). Match day program "Turu Aktuell"
is free.
| Supporters |
Averaged 609 in 2004 (Verbandsliga), up to 923 in 2006 (Oberliga) | 3 organized fan groups (3 Supporters-Clubs (Blueclan 04, Blau-Weiss 99, Sextouristen Düsseldorf) Friends |
1. FC Kleve
|
Foes |
1. FC Bocholt, Bonner SC, KFC Uerdingen
| Heroes |
Actually 2 German internationals, Josef Lüke (2 caps, 1923)
and
Hans Mengel (1 cap, 1938).
| Zeroes |
Vlatko Glavas (former Player and Coach)
| Beer |
Schlösser Alt (locally brewed and served in Stadium and pub). Düsseldorf is famous for it's Alt style
beers.
|
Pub Grub |
"A "Biergarten" right to the main stand (beer, softdrinks, sausages, steaks, chicken wings etc.) The proprietor is
famous for his Croatian self distilled liquor. There is also a pub (Vereinslokal) behind the main stand.
| The Net |
Official site:
www.turu-duesseldorf.de. Nice site, but no historical info.
| |
(c) Abseits Guide to Germany : www.abseits-soccer.com
Recent History:
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1988-89 (IV) Verbandsliga Niederrhein 7th
1989-90 (IV) Verbandsliga Niederrhein 7th
1990-91 (IV) Verbandsliga Niederrhein 15th
1991-92 (V) Landesliga Niederrhein-2 12th
1992-93 (V) Landesliga Niederrhein-1 6th
1993-94 (V) Landesliga Niederrhein-1 1st
1994-95 (V) Verbandsliga Niederrhein 6th
1995-96 (V) Verbandsliga Niederrhein 7th
1996-97 (V) Verbandsliga Niederrhein 7th
1997-98 (V) Verbandsliga Niederrhein 9th
1998-99 (V) Verbandsliga Niederrhein 14th
1999-00 (VI) Landesliga Niederrhein 2nd
2000-01 (V) Verbandsliga Niederrhein 10th
2001-02 (V) Verbandsliga Niederrhein 14th
2002-03 (VI) Landesliga Niederrhein 1st
2003-04 (V) Verbandsliga Niederrhein 1st
2004-05 (IV) Oberliga Nordrhein 10th
2005-06 (IV) Oberliga Nordrhein 15th
2006-07 (IV) Oberliga Nordrhein 11th
2007-08 (IV) Oberliga Nordrhein