1. FC Neubrandenburg 04
Encyclopedia
1. FC Neubrandenburg 04 is a German football club
based in Neubrandenburg
, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, currently playing in the NOFV-Oberliga Nord
(V).
of East Germany in the 1954–55 season and 10 years later, as SC Neubrandenburg, even played one season in the top-flight DDR-Oberliga
. From 1965 until 1990 the club was known as BSG Post Neubrandenburg, and MSV Post Neubrandenburg and SV Post Telekom Neubrandenburg after German reunification
. Until 1999, the club was known as FC Neubrandenburg when it became FC Tollense Neubrandenburg after a merger with SV Tollense Neubrandenburg, and finally in 2004, the club was established as 1. FC Neubrandenburg 04. They currently play in the fifth tier
NOFV-Oberliga Nord
, having been promoted as 2010–11 Verbandsliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
(VI) champions.
Football in Germany
Association football is the most popular sport in Germany. The German Football Association is the sport's national governing body, with 6.6 million members organized in over 26,000 football clubs. There is a league system, with the 1. and 2. Bundesliga on top, and the winner of the first...
based in Neubrandenburg
Neubrandenburg
Neubrandenburg is a city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is located in the southeastern part of the state, on the shore of a lake called the Tollensesee ....
, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, currently playing in the NOFV-Oberliga Nord
NOFV-Oberliga Nord
The NOFV-Oberliga Nord is the fifth tier of the German football league system in the northern states of former East Germany and West-Berlin. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008, it was the fourth tier of the league system. It covers the German states of Berlin, Brandenburg and...
(V).
History
The earliest forerunner of 1. FC Neubrandenburg 04 was founded in 1947 as SG Fritz Reuter Neubrandenburg, which became BSG Energie Neubrandenburg in 1950 and BSG Turbine Neubrandenburg in 1952. Turbine Neubrandenburg reached the second tier DDR-LigaDDR-Liga
The DDR-Liga was, prior to German reunification in 1990, the second level of football competition in the DDR , being roughly equivalent to the Bundesliga in West Germany.-1950-1955:The league was established with two divisions of ten teams each in 1950...
of East Germany in the 1954–55 season and 10 years later, as SC Neubrandenburg, even played one season in the top-flight DDR-Oberliga
DDR-Oberliga
The DDR-Oberliga was, prior to German reunification in 1990, the elite level of football competition in the DDR , being roughly equivalent to the Oberliga or Bundesliga in West Germany.-Overview:Following World...
. From 1965 until 1990 the club was known as BSG Post Neubrandenburg, and MSV Post Neubrandenburg and SV Post Telekom Neubrandenburg after German reunification
German reunification
German reunification was the process in 1990 in which the German Democratic Republic joined the Federal Republic of Germany , and when Berlin reunited into a single city, as provided by its then Grundgesetz constitution Article 23. The start of this process is commonly referred by Germans as die...
. Until 1999, the club was known as FC Neubrandenburg when it became FC Tollense Neubrandenburg after a merger with SV Tollense Neubrandenburg, and finally in 2004, the club was established as 1. FC Neubrandenburg 04. They currently play in the fifth tier
German football league system
The German football league system, or league pyramid, refers to a series of hierarchically interconnected leagues for association football clubs in Germany that consists of over 2,300 men's divisions, in which all leagues are bound together by the principle of promotion and relegation...
NOFV-Oberliga Nord
NOFV-Oberliga Nord
The NOFV-Oberliga Nord is the fifth tier of the German football league system in the northern states of former East Germany and West-Berlin. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008, it was the fourth tier of the league system. It covers the German states of Berlin, Brandenburg and...
, having been promoted as 2010–11 Verbandsliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Verbandsliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
The Verbandsliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is the sixth tier of the German football league system and the highest league in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern...
(VI) champions.
Summary of previous names
- 1947–1950 SG Fritz Reuter Neubrandenburg
- 1950–1952 BSG Energie Neubrandenburg
- 1952–1961 BSG Turbine Neubrandenburg
- 1961–1965 SC Neubrandenburg
- 1965–1990 BSG Post Neubrandenburg
- 1990–1991 MSV Post Neubrandenburg
- 1991–1993 SV Post Telekom Neubrandenburg
- 1993–1999 FC Neubrandenburg
- 1999–2004 FC Tollense Neubrandenburg
- since 2004 1. FC Neubrandenburg 04