Hellas-Nordwest Berlin
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SpVgg Hellas-Nordwest 04 is a German football club
from the district of Charlottenburg
-Nord in Berlin
. It was established in 1904 as Sportclub Hellas 04 Berlin. They played their inaugural seaon in the Verband Berliner Athletik-Vereine before joining the Verband Berliner Ballspielvereine in 1905. They were joined in 1911 by SC Berlin 06 and on 15 November 1911 by Hansa 07 Berlin.
SV Nordwest was established on 1 March 1912 and on 13 August 1919 merged with SpVgg Nord-West 13 Berlin to form Berliner SpVgg Nord-West 12. In 1933, SpVgg 12 merged with SpVgg Bamag Berlin, itself the product of an earlier merger between SuS Bamag Berlin and SV GIC Berlin, to create SpVgg Nordwest-Bamag Berlin. The club was renamed SpVgg Nordwest Berlin 1912 in 1939.
Hellas and Nordwest remained connected after the war, playing as SG Tiergarten-Nordwest until being renamed SV Hellas-Nordwest in 1947. The club played lower division city football until winning their way to the Amateurliga Berlin (II) in 1961, which became a third tier circuit in 1963 when German football was reorganized with the introduction of the Bundesliga
(I) and Regionalliga (II). Through the 1960s and on through to the end of the 1970s SV remained part of the Amateurliga where they consistently earned lower table finishes. Their best result came as a second place finish in 1976.
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...
from the district of Charlottenburg
Charlottenburg
Charlottenburg is a locality of Berlin within the borough of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, named after Queen consort Sophia Charlotte...
-Nord in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
. It was established in 1904 as Sportclub Hellas 04 Berlin. They played their inaugural seaon in the Verband Berliner Athletik-Vereine before joining the Verband Berliner Ballspielvereine in 1905. They were joined in 1911 by SC Berlin 06 and on 15 November 1911 by Hansa 07 Berlin.
History
The team was an undistinguished city side and disappeared briefly after World War II when occupying Allied authorities ordered the dissolution of organizations across the country, including sports and football clubs. Prior to the end of the war, in 1944, Hellas played alongside Sportvereinigung Nordwest Berlin 1912 as part of a Kriegspielgemeinschaft – a club formed up out of two or more sides as a result of wartime player shortages.SV Nordwest was established on 1 March 1912 and on 13 August 1919 merged with SpVgg Nord-West 13 Berlin to form Berliner SpVgg Nord-West 12. In 1933, SpVgg 12 merged with SpVgg Bamag Berlin, itself the product of an earlier merger between SuS Bamag Berlin and SV GIC Berlin, to create SpVgg Nordwest-Bamag Berlin. The club was renamed SpVgg Nordwest Berlin 1912 in 1939.
Hellas and Nordwest remained connected after the war, playing as SG Tiergarten-Nordwest until being renamed SV Hellas-Nordwest in 1947. The club played lower division city football until winning their way to the Amateurliga Berlin (II) in 1961, which became a third tier circuit in 1963 when German football was reorganized with the introduction of the Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
(I) and Regionalliga (II). Through the 1960s and on through to the end of the 1970s SV remained part of the Amateurliga where they consistently earned lower table finishes. Their best result came as a second place finish in 1976.