History
The team was founded in 1924 as a Catholic youth team, [1] and was named after Saint Othmar, a catholic monk from the 8th century. The team started playing indoor handball in 1950 [1] In 1951 they were promoted to the 1. for the first time, and in 1957 they were promoted to the Nationalliga 1, the top league. [1] In 1961 they won their first Swiss championship in field handball. [1] In 1971 they won their first national championship in indoor handball. [1] In 1982 they surprisingly reached the final of the European Cup, where they lost the final to Hungarian Honvéd Budapest 49-34 on aggregate. [2]
They were relegated for the first time in 1992, but promoted the season after. [1]
In 2010 the women's team was dispanded due to financial difficulties.
Location of TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen
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