Ludwigsfelder FC
Encyclopedia
Ludwigsfelder FC is a German football club
from Ludwigsfelde
in Brandenburg
.
successor to Rot-Weiß Ludwigsfelde established in 1939. The club was re-named BSG Traktor Ludwigsfelde in 1952, then BSG Motor Ludwigsfelde in 1953, before going on to make several appearances in East Germany's second division DDR-Liga through the 1970s and 1980s.
After German reunification
in 1990 the club competed in the Landesliga Brandenburg (VI) until winning its way to the Verbandsliga Brandenburg (V) in 1997. In 2004 a Verbandsliga championship saw the club promoted to the NOFV-Oberliga Nord
where they played until their relegation in 2011.
Ludwigsfelde won the Brandenburgischer Landespokal
in 2003 with a 1–0 victory over Brandenburger SC Süd 05
. This qualified the team for the DFB-Pokal
where they were defeated 1–9 by Bundesliga
side SV Werder Bremen
in the first round.
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 Ludwigsfelde
Ludwigsfelde
-Location:The town is located south of Berlin in the district Teltow-Fläming on the plateau of Teltow. In earlier times, it was part of the district Zossen.-Parts of the town:Since 1997/2003 the following villages are part of the city:*Ahrensdorf...
in Brandenburg
Brandenburg
Brandenburg is one of the sixteen federal-states of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam...
.
History
The association was created in 1947 as Vorwärts Ludwigsfelde as the postwarWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
successor to Rot-Weiß Ludwigsfelde established in 1939. The club was re-named BSG Traktor Ludwigsfelde in 1952, then BSG Motor Ludwigsfelde in 1953, before going on to make several appearances in East Germany's second division DDR-Liga through the 1970s and 1980s.
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...
in 1990 the club competed in the Landesliga Brandenburg (VI) until winning its way to the Verbandsliga Brandenburg (V) in 1997. In 2004 a Verbandsliga championship saw the club promoted to 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...
where they played until their relegation in 2011.
Ludwigsfelde won the Brandenburgischer Landespokal
Brandenburgischer Landespokal
The Brandenburgischer Landespokal , known as the Krombacher Pokal Brandenburg for sponsorship reasons, is an annual football cup competition, held by the ....
in 2003 with a 1–0 victory over Brandenburger SC Süd 05
Brandenburger SC Süd 05
Brandenburger SC Süd is a German association football club from the town of Brandenburg, in the federal state of the same name. The footballers are part of a larger sports club that also has departments for bowling, canoeing, cycling, swimming, and volleyball....
. This qualified the team for the DFB-Pokal
DFB-Pokal
The DFB-Pokal or DFB Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually. 64 teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga. It is considered the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga...
where they were defeated 1–9 by 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...
side SV Werder Bremen
SV Werder Bremen
SV Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its association football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. The club was founded on 4 February 1899 as Fußballverein Werder by a group of sixteen vocational high school students who had won a prize...
in the first round.
Stadium
Ludwigsfelder FC plays its home fixtures at the Waldstadion which has a capacity of 7,500.Honours
- Verbandsliga Brandenburg champions: 2004
- Landesliga Brandenburg champions: 1997
- Brandenburgischer LandespokalBrandenburgischer LandespokalThe Brandenburgischer Landespokal , known as the Krombacher Pokal Brandenburg for sponsorship reasons, is an annual football cup competition, held by the ....
winners: 2003