Harburger TB 1865 () is a German sports club in Heimfeld, Hamburg, Germany.
Harburg TB was founded on 6 September 1865 through the merger of Harburg Turnerschaft 1858 and Männerturnvereins 1861 Harburg. In 1883, Männer Turnverein 1883 Harburg (MTV 1883) split from the club. FC Schwarz-Weià1924 Harburg then split off from Harburg TB as well. In 1907, Harburg TB acquired their field, the Jahnhöhe.
Walter Risse was hired to the manage the club after the 1948âÂÂ49 season as the team were getting ready to play in the first division for the first time. He helped lead the club to a big win over Itzehoer SV, in front of 20,000 fans. Thanks to a donor, the team was able to improve their facilities and built their first locker room at this time. Harburg's Jahnhöhe field was not suitable for the first division though and the team had to play in Viktoria Harburg's, Stadion Winsener StraÃÂe field instead. Harburg's first season in the top division was unsuccessful as the team came in last place and were demoted.
The team lost many players due to its demotion but re-built and headed back to the Oberliga Nord for the 1952âÂÂ53 season. They had to play at Stadion Winsener StraÃÂe again, but were able to avoid demotion and gained some increased fan support. The team was then relegated from the Oberliga Nord in 1954âÂÂ55, and has not seen first division play since. The team came close in 1956, 1959, 1960 and 1961 but lost in the promotion playoffs.
They won the Amateurliga Hamburg in 1960âÂÂ61 but had dropped to the 3rd division in 1963âÂÂ64 due to the creation of the Bundesliga. The team nearly merged with Turnerschaft Harburg to create a team called SC Phoenix von 1865, but the merge was cancelled.
The club was demoted to the 5th division by the 1974âÂÂ75 season. The football section of the club started receiving less funding and the team could not get past the 4th and 5th divisions. The team withdrew from the Oberliga in 2000 and by 2003, had chosen to compete in the 8th division. The club renovated their facilities in 2008 and renamed their field, the Sportpark Jahnhöhe.
In 2019 the club's facilities were renovated for energy efficiency, adding a solar power system, LED lighting, thermal insulation, rainwater storage tanks, batteries, and geothermal heat pumps. The renovation reduced annual costs for gas from â¬50,000 to about â¬12,000 and for electricity from â¬5,000 to â¬2,000.
As of 2023, the team competes in the Landesliga Staffel.
Harburger TB has been featured in the video game series, Football Manager, since 2014.
Harburger are rivals of FTSV Altenwerder and games between the two are known as the "Landesligaderby".
The club also offers other sports such as men's and women's tennis and women's football at various levels. The club hosted the 59th annual Harburg Tennis Championships, featuring over 104 players, in 2021 and had hosted the 2017 championship
In 2020, two of their B-Juniors women's football players, Elanur Turhan and Beyza Kara, were chosen for the Turkish national U-17 soccer team.
Harburg also offers a football team for players with disabilities.
The club's football and gymnastic teams split in 1923âÂÂ24. Soccer players from HTB formed MTV Harburg and soccer players who remained with HTB competed as "Schwarz-Weiss Harburg" and also played in the league. After seven games, Schwarz-Weiss Harburg rejoined HTB. HTB then rejoined the Norddeutschen Fubball-Verband and they merged with SV Harburg.