1860 Munich II

TSV 1860 Munich II (German: TSV 1860 München II) is the reserve team of German football club TSV 1860 Munich, based in Munich, Bavaria. The side competed as TSV 1860 München Amateure until 2005. It competes in the fifth-tier Bayernliga Süd. Within the club structure it functions as an under-21 squad, bridging the pathway from youth football to the first team. As a second team it takes part in the German league pyramid in its own right and is eligible for promotion as high as the 3. Liga, subject to reserve-team regulations and the prohibition on playing in the same division as the senior side. The team's remit is player development, providing competitive senior football for academy graduates and over-age returnees, and supplying match practice to first-team squad members recovering from injury.