FC Taurus Niesburg

FC Taurus Niesburg is a Brunanter football club from Niesburg and one of the most successful from the Parish League System.

Early history and success
Taurus Niesburg was founded in 1961 as an amateur and semi-pro club in Niesburg. Taurus was based in the outskirts of town and its first players were mostly farmers and laborers. In 1973 they turned professional and joined the Cape Cross Parish League as one of the Carrington Parish clubs. In 1981 they achieved promotion to the 2. Liga, thanks to the work of Coach Springland and striker Joachim Moss. In 1981-82 Taurus achieved an unbelievable second place to advance to the 1. Liga. The striking duo of Steenberg and Forster racked up an impressive 14 goals that season to help them in their promotion. But, in the first league, they struggled to perform well and only managed 7 points (all draws) from their 30 matches. In their 2nd 2. Liga spell, they were there from the 1983-84 season to '89-90, when they lost a playoff spot.

Match-fixing scandal and after
In 1996 they again won promotion to the 2. Liga and in the '96-97 season were doing really good. By the season's end, they were in third place but sports officials soon discovered that Taurus' owners were bribing referees and fixing matches. Taurus was stripped of all points and sent back to the Cape Cross League. After this Taurus would not recover. They lost a lot of loyal fans to rivals Victoria Niesburg and were consistently in the bottom half of their league. The club was sold in 1999 and was completely overhauled. By the late 2000s Taurus had won two parish championships but were unable to gain a promotion.

Honors
Cape Cross Parish league champions: 1978, 1981, 1989, 1996 2. Liga runners-up: 1982