# 1965–66 SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin season

The 1965–66 season was SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin's first and only season in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football. They finished 18th in the Bundesliga and were relegated to the Regionalliga Berlin, having set multiple Bundesliga records such as least points, fewest goals, most goals conceded and fewest wins. They were eliminated from the DFB-Pokal in the first round by 1. FC Köln.

## Season summary

Tasmania Berlin were added to the league just two weeks before the start of the season after city rivals Hertha BSC had been thrown out on financial irregularities. They were not even first choice for a replacement as the Berlin representative, as they had only finished in third place in Regionalliga Berlin. But when champions Tennis Borussia were considered too weak after failing in the promotion play-off rounds and therefore were not asked, and runners-up Spandauer SV declined their interest in a Bundesliga spot as well, Tasmania gladly accepted the invitation by the German FA.
The decision turned out to be a fatal one for the club. Tasmania's team was never capable of competing in the Bundesliga. They set up a various number of records, including, among others, lowest point total (8), fewest wins (2), most losses (28), fewest goals scored (15), most goals against (108) and lowest match attendance for a Bundesliga game (827 against Borussia Mönchengladbach on 15 January 1966). Most of the records are still intact.

## Competitions
### Bundesliga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 14 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 33 | 55 | 0.600 | 27 | |
| 15 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 65 | 0.646 | 26 | |
| 16 | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 35 | 71 | 0.493 | 24 | |
| 17 | Borussia Neunkirchen (R) | 34 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 32 | 82 | 0.390 | 22 | Relegation to Regionalliga |
| 18 | Tasmania Berlin (R) | 34 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 108 | 0.139 | 8 | Relegation to Regionalliga |

#### Matches

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 1 | 14 August 1965 – 16:00 | Karlsruher SC | Home | 2–0 | Usbeck 65', 77' | 81,524 |
| 2 | 21 August 1965 – 16:00 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Away | 0–5 | — | 33,000 |
| 3 | 28 August 1965 – 16:00 | Borussia Dortmund | Home | 0–2 | — | 70,000 |
| 4 | 4 September 1965 – 16:00 | Hamburger SV | Away | 1–5 | Engler 65' | 25,000 |
| 5 | 11 September 1965 – 16:00 | Bayern Munich | Home | 0–2 | — | 40,000 |
| 6 | 18 September 1965 – 16:00 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Away | 2–7 | Neumann 27', Usbeck 43' | 14,000 |
| 7 | 2 October 1965 – 15:00 | Hannover 96 | Home | 1–5 | Zeh 7' | 25,000 |
| 8 | 16 October 1965 – 16:00 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Away | 0–0 | — | 16,000 |
| 9 | 20 October 1965 – 15:45 | VfB Stuttgart | Home | 0–2 | — | 15,000 |
| 10 | 23 October 1965 – 16:00 | Meidericher SV | Away | 0–3 | — | 13,000 |
| 11 | 30 October 1965 – 15:00 | 1. FC Köln | Home | 0–6 | — | 20,000 |
| 12 | 6 November 1965 – 15:00 | Werder Bremen | Away | 0–5 | — | 15,000 |
| 13 | 20 November 1965 – 14:30 | TSV 1860 Munich | Home | 0–5 | — | 10,000 |
| 14 | 27 November 1965 – 15:00 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Away | 0–4 | — | 8,000 |
| 16 | 11 December 1965 – 14:00 | Borussia Neunkirchen | Away | 1–3 | Zeh 28' | 13,000 |
| 17 | 18 December 1965 – 14:00 | Schalke 04 | Home | 1–2 | Szymaniak 82' | 4,000 |
| 15 | 31 December 1965 – 14:00 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Home | 0–2 | — | 3,000 |
| 18 | 8 January 1966 – 15:00 | Karlsruher SC | Away | 0–3 | — | 25,000 |
| 19 | 15 January 1966 – 14:15 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Home | 0–0 | — | 827 |
| 20 | 29 January 1966 – 15:00 | Borussia Dortmund | Away | 1–3 | Rosenfeldt 38' | 15,000 |
| 21 | 5 February 1966 – 14:30 | Hamburger SV | Home | 0–4 | — | 7,000 |
| 22 | 12 February 1966 – 15:00 | Bayern Munich | Away | 1–2 | Rosenfeldt 60' | 18,000 |
| 23 | 26 February 1966 – 15:00 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Home | 0–1 | — | 4,000 |
| 24 | 5 March 1966 – 16:00 | Hannover 96 | Away | 0–5 | — | 12,000 |
| 25 | 12 March 1966 – 16:00 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Home | 1–1 | Usbeck 62' | 3,000 |
| 26 | 19 March 1966 – 16:00 | VfB Stuttgart | Away | 0–2 | — | 10,000 |
| 27 | 26 March 1966 – 16:00 | Meidericher SV | Home | 0–9 | — | 1,500 |
| 28 | 2 April 1966 – 16:00 | 1. FC Köln | Away | 0–4 | — | 8,036 |
| 29 | 16 April 1966 – 16:00 | Werder Bremen | Home | 1–1 | Engler 31' | 1,200 |
| 30 | 23 April 1966 – 16:00 | TSV 1860 Munich | Away | 0–4 | — | 23,000 |
| 31 | 30 April 1966 – 16:00 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Home | 0–3 | — | 4,000 |
| 32 | 14 May 1966 – 16:00 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Away | 1–3 | Konieczka 55' | 6,000 |
| 33 | 21 May 1966 – 16:00 | Borussia Neunkirchen | Home | 2–1 | Zeh 22', Neumann 83' | 2,000 |
| 34 | 28 May 1966 – 16:00 | Schalke 04 | Away | 0–4 | — | 8,000 |

### DFB-Pokal

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
| First round | 22 January 1966 – 15:00 | 1. FC Köln | Away | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | 4,756 | |
| First round replay | 19 February 1966 – 16:00 | 1. FC Köln | Home | 0–2 | 3,000 | |