FC Eintracht Schwerin
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FC Eintracht Schwerin is a German football club
based in Schwerin
, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, currently playing in the Verbandsliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
(VI).
, during the 1949–50 season.
They currently play in the sixth tier
Verbandsliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
.
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 Schwerin
Schwerin
Schwerin is the capital and second-largest city of the northern German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The population, as of end of 2009, was 95,041.-History:...
, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, currently playing in the 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).
History
FC Eintracht Schwerin was established in 1945 and have been through a number of name changes over the years, resulting in a colourful history. The football team has played at a number of different levels, including the top East German division, the DDR-OberligaDDR-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...
, during the 1949–50 season.
They currently play in the sixth 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...
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...
.