1. FCS Tischtennis
1. FC Saarbrücken Tischtennis is the former table tennis arm of 1. FC Saarbrücken football club, and has been an independent club since 2011. The division was one of the founding members of the federal table tennis league in 1966. The team played in the top federal table tennis league until the late 1970s, and has again since the 2000s.
Since it was founded in 2011, the club has consistently reached the top federal league playoffs every year, and been in the final six times. 2010/11 was the club’s most successful season, when they were the German Cup winner, Champions League semi-finalist and German Championship runner-up. The club became German champion for the first time in 2019/20.
Shortfacts
Teamcard
- Founded2011 (spin-off)
- League1. Tischtennis Bundesliga
- 2023 players6 (Patrick Franziska, Darko Jorgic, Tomas Polansky, Cedric Nuytinck, Takuya Jin)
- Greatest successGerman champion
- GoalsGerman Championship, Cup win, Champions League win
Sporting successes
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MEDIA LIBRARY 1. FC Saarbrücken Tischtennis
1. FCS Tischtennis FAQs
The current board is David Spurk, Erwin Berg, Nicolas Barrois and Michael Gnielka (as of April 23)
We welcome children aged 6 or over to our grassroots sport training sessions.
Federal league home games for the 1. FC Saarbrücken TT first team are played in the Joachim-Deckarm-Halle, Halbergstr. 84-86, 66121 Saarbrücken.
1. FCS Tischtennis games can be watched live at the venue or via https://ttbl.de/ttbl-tv/.
The fixture list for the 1. FC Saarbrücken first team can be found here: www.fcs-tischtennis.de/fcs-tt/1-mannschaft/spielplan/
Patrick Franziska has been playing for 1. FCS Tischtennis since 2016. Before that he played for Borussia Düsseldorf (2014 – 2016).
The table tennis season always runs from September to May/June.
1. FCS Tischtennis has been in the top federal league since (as of April 23).
Training sessions for 1. FCS Tischtennis grassroots teams take place in the gymnasium at GEMS Ludwigspark, Ziegelstrasse 17, 66113 Saarbrücken-Rodenhof. An overview of training times can be found here: www.fcs-tischtennis.de/fcs-tt/breitensport/
Full details of 1. FCS Tischtennis club membership can be found here: www.fcs-tischtennis.de/fcs-tt/verein/mitgliedschaft/
Patrick Franziska has been married to Frida Karlsson, sister of the Swedish table tennis player Kristian Karlsson, since 2021.