TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen
| TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen | |||
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| Full name | Turn- und Sportverein St. Otmar St. Gallen | ||
| Short name | TSV | ||
| Founded | 1942 | ||
| Arena | Sportanlage Kreuzbleiche | ||
| Capacity | 4,200 | ||
| President | Alex Hüttenmoser | ||
| Head coach | Michael Suter | ||
| League | Quickline Handball League | ||
| 2023-24 | 6th | ||
| Club colours | |||
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| Website Official site | |||
TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen is a Swiss handball team located in St. Gallen. Their home matches are played at the Kreuzbleiche-Halle. They compete in Swiss Handball League.
History
The team was founded in 1924 as a Catholic youth team,[1] and was named after Saint Othmar, a catholic monk from the 8th century. The team started playing indoor handball in 1950[1] In 1951 they were promoted to the 1. for the first time, and in 1957 they were promoted to the Nationalliga 1, the top league.[1] In 1961 they won their first Swiss championship in field handball.[1] In 1971 they won their first national championship in indoor handball.[1] In 1982 they surprisingly reached the final of the European Cup, where they lost the final to Hungarian Honvéd Budapest 49-34 on aggregate.[2]
They were relegated for the first time in 1992, but promoted the season after.[1]
In 2010 the women's team was dispanded due to financial difficulties.
Kits
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2015–17 |
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Sports Hall information
- Name: – Sportanlage Kreuzbleiche
- City: – St. Gallen
- Capacity: – 4200
- Address: – Bogenstrasse 10. 9000 St. Gallen, Switzerland
Accomplishments
Men's Handball
- Swiss Handball League:
- Winners (7) : 1971, 1973, 1974, 1981, 1982, 1986, 2001
- Swiss Field Handball League:
- Winners (5) : 1964, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971
- Swiss Handball Cup:
- Winners (4) : 1980, 1981, 2000, 2001
- Swiss Field Handball Cup:
- Winners (4) : 1961, 1968, 1971, 1972
- European Champions Cup:
- Runner-Up (1) : 1982
- EHF Cup:
- Semifinalist (2) : 1988, 2009
- EHF Challenge Cup:
- Semifinalist (1) : 2005
Women's Handball
- Swiss Handball League
- Winners (3) : 1998, 1999, 2005
- Swiss Handball Cup:
- Winners (2) : 2000, 2007
European record
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Aggregate |
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| 2016–17 | Challenge Cup | R3 | Dragūnas Klaipėda | 35–28 | 28–24 | 63–52 |
| 1/8 | HKM Sala | 27–30 | 28–27 | 55–57 | ||
Team
Current squad
- Squad for the 2024–25 season
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External links
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Geschichte" [History] (in German). TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ "Men Handball European Champions Cup 1982". todor66.