Sunday, April 13, 2008
NEW!!! TSV 1860 München (Germany) 2009 Home kit
TSV 1860 München, commonly known as 1860 Munich is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. The club's football team currently plays in the Second Bundesliga, after relegation from the Bundesliga following the 2003-04 season. The club was one of the founding members of the Bundesliga in 1963 and has played a total of 20 seasons in the top flight.The roots of the TSV's founding as a physical fitness and gymnastics association go back to a meeting held July 15, 1848 in a local pub, Buttleschen Brauerei zum Bayerischen Löwen. Banned in 1849 by the Bavarian monarchy for "republican activities" , the club was formally reestablished on May 17, 1860 and after mergers with a number of other local associations in 1862 was known as Turnverein München. A football department was created on March 6, 1899 and played its first matches against other squads three years later.