USC Paloma
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| Full name | Uhlenhorster Sport-Club "Paloma" von 1909 e. V. | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Paloma | ||
| Founded | 1909 | ||
| Ground | Brucknerstraße, Hamburg | ||
| League | Oberliga Hamburg (V) | ||
| 2013–14 | 2nd (promoted), Landesliga Hamburg-Hammonia (VI) | ||
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USC Paloma Hamburg is a German association football club from the city of Hamburg.[1]
History
The club was formed in August of 1909 by a group of sports-mad juveniles and takes its name from the Spanish word for dove. A multi-sport club, Paloma has departments for badminton, basketball, gymnastics, judo, jiu jitsu, kung fu, table tennis, and handball. The handball-team won the Hamburg Oberliga championship in 2007-08.
After their first Hamburger Pokal (Hamburg Cup) win in 2002 Paloma took part in the opening round of the 2002–03 DFB-Pokal (German Cup) where they lost 0-5 to Bundesliga side 1. FC Kaiserslautern. A second Hamburger Pokal win in 2014 returned the team to DFB-Pokal play, this time to face Bundesliga club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim who beat USC 0-9.
As of the season 2014-15, Paloma's first team competes in the Oberliga Hamburg (V).
Honours
The club's honours:
- Hamburger Pokal
- Champions: 2002, 2014
References
- ↑ Grüne, Hardy (2001). Vereinslexikon. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag ISBN 3-89784-147-9
External links
- Official team site
- Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables (German)
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