Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V. (German: [hamˈbʊʁɡɐ ˌʃpɔʁt fɛʁˈʔaɪn]), commonly known as Hamburger SV, Hamburg or HSV (IPA: [ˌhaːʔɛsˈfaʊ]), is a German sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department.