Malchower SV
Encyclopedia
Malchower SV is a German association football club
based in Malchow
, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, currently playing in the NOFV-Oberliga Nord
. The club was established on 26 July 1990, but traces its tradition back to the city's earliest sides.
Malchower Fussballclub and the worker's sports club Arbeitersportverein Kloster-Malchow were established in 1911. Worker's clubs were regarded as politically undesirable under the Third Reich and these two sides were merged in 1938 to form the ideologically palatable club Verein für Leibesübungen Malchow. Following World War II, organizations across the country, including football and sports clubs, were disbanded by occupying Allied authorities as part of the postwar de-Nazification program. Sportgemeinde Malchow was formed in 1946 out of the memberships of the pre-war clubs. On 6 August 1949, SG was split into two clubs: SG Malchow and BSG Tufama. Just a year later the football sides of these two clubs were reunited as BSG Fortschritt Malchow. The city was located in the Soviet occupation zone and the football club was part of the separate football competition
that emerged in East Germany. SV was a lower tier local side throughout its history in East German competition.
With the reunification of the country
in 1990, the membership of Fortschritt organized themselves as Malchower Sportverein and became part of the single national competition in the Landesliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
(VI) out of the Bezirksliga Neubrandenburg. The Landesliga became the Verbandsliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
in 1996. SV was relegated for a single season in 1996 with their best result coming as a second place finish in 2007. This advanced the team to the NOFV-Oberliga Nord
(V) where they play today.
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 Malchow
Malchow
Malchow is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany.-Geography:It is situated on the river Elde, 25,5 km west of Waren, and 35 km north of Wittstock.-History:...
, 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...
. The club was established on 26 July 1990, but traces its tradition back to the city's earliest sides.
Malchower Fussballclub and the worker's sports club Arbeitersportverein Kloster-Malchow were established in 1911. Worker's clubs were regarded as politically undesirable under the Third Reich and these two sides were merged in 1938 to form the ideologically palatable club Verein für Leibesübungen Malchow. Following World War II, organizations across the country, including football and sports clubs, were disbanded by occupying Allied authorities as part of the postwar de-Nazification program. Sportgemeinde Malchow was formed in 1946 out of the memberships of the pre-war clubs. On 6 August 1949, SG was split into two clubs: SG Malchow and BSG Tufama. Just a year later the football sides of these two clubs were reunited as BSG Fortschritt Malchow. The city was located in the Soviet occupation zone and the football club was part of the separate football competition
Deutscher Fußball-Verband der DDR
The Deutscher Fußball-Verband der DDR was since the 1950s the football association of the German Democratic Republic, fielding the East Germany national football team until 1990 before rejoining its counterpart, the German Football Association DFB, which had been founded in 1904....
that emerged in East Germany. SV was a lower tier local side throughout its history in East German competition.
With the reunification of the country
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 membership of Fortschritt organized themselves as Malchower Sportverein and became part of the single national competition in the Landesliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Landesliga
The Landesliga is the 7th tier of football in most of Germany, one division below the Verbandsliga. In Bavaria, Sachsen, Thüringen, Bremen, Lower Saxony and Hamburg the Landesligas are set right below the Oberliga and therefore are the 6th tier...
(VI) out of the Bezirksliga Neubrandenburg. The Landesliga became 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...
in 1996. SV was relegated for a single season in 1996 with their best result coming as a second place finish in 2007. This advanced the team 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...
(V) where they play today.