Early years
Hamburger Sport-Verein (HSV) traces its origin to the merger of Der Hohenfelder Sportclub and Wandsbek-Marienthaler Sportclub on 29 September 1887 to form Sport-Club Germania Hamburg See more

The band Abschlach! has written the HSV anthem "Mein Hamburg lieb ich sehr". The band always plays this song before HSV games. See more

The club colours are officially blue, white and black, according to its statute, but its fans use the combination "schwarz-weiss-blau" (black-white … See more

HSV have the record in German football of having won the most regional titles, having won 31 regional titles. However, the regional titles do not … See more

Hamburger SV plays its home games in the Volksparkstadion, which was previously known as the Imtech Arena between 2010 and … See more

HSV contests the Nordderby with fellow Northern Germany side Werder Bremen. In Spring 2009, HSV faced Werder four times in only three weeks, and Werder defeated HSV in the UEFA-Cup semi-final, as well as in the DFB-Pokal semi-final.
Furthermore, HSV … See more

HSV's first participation in European competition came after they won the German championship in 1960 and were invited to take part in the 1960–61 European Cup. They had a match in the preliminary round, and their first round opponents were See more