SC Altenkessel
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SC Altenkessel is a German football club
from the district of Altenkessel in the city of Saarbrücken
, Saarland
. The club was briefly part of first division play during World War II and after the war played in the Saarlandliga
when the state of Saarland
was occupied by the French
.
In 1942 SC won a promotion round playoff to advance to the Gauliga Westmark, one of 16 regional top flight divisions formed in the 1933 reorganization of German football under the Third Reich. The club's 1942–43 campaign ended in relegation after a 12th place result. As the war progressed and turned against Germany teams were often merged into wartime sides known as Kriegspielgemeinschaft in order to deal with player shortages. After 17 October 1943 SC played alongside Fußballverein Saarbrücken
as part of KSG Saarbrücken until war's end.
After the conflict SC won promotion for the 1950–51 season to the regional first division Saarlandliga which had emerged as a separate football competition as a result of attempts by the French to annex the state of Saarland. The club earned a 12th place finish and the following year became part of the Amateurliga Saarland
when the region's football clubs rejoined German competition. A 4th place result in the 1951–52 campaign won SC a place in the 2. Liga Südwest (II) where they played ofr two season before being relegated.
Between 1954 and 1961 the Altenkessel side was part of the Amateurliga Saarland (III) where they generally earned mid-table results. In 1961 they slipped to the 2. Amateurliga Saar, Gruppe West (IV) and in 1964 slipped to lower tier play. In 1974, the reemerged in the Bezirksliga Saarland, Gruppe West (IV) for a three year turn before appearing in the Landesliga Südwest (V) following a restructuring of the country's competition in 1978. After a series of upper table finishes they captured the division title in 1982 and advanced to the Verbandsliga Saarland (IV). They were demoted in 1987 after several lower table finishes. They narrowly escaped relegation from the Landesliga Saarland, Gruppe Südwest (V) in 1991, but were sent down the following year after finishing last. After a single season turn in the Bezirksliga Saarland, Gruppe Süd SC slipped out of sight into lower level local comptetition. Today the team plays in the Kreisliga A Warndt (IX).
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 Altenkessel in the city of Saarbrücken
Saarbrücken
Saarbrücken is the capital of the state of Saarland in Germany. The city is situated at the heart of a metropolitan area that borders on the west on Dillingen and to the north-east on Neunkirchen, where most of the people of the Saarland live....
, Saarland
Saarland
Saarland is one of the sixteen states of Germany. The capital is Saarbrücken. It has an area of 2570 km² and 1,045,000 inhabitants. In both area and population, it is the smallest state in Germany other than the city-states...
. The club was briefly part of first division play during World War II and after the war played in the Saarlandliga
Amateurliga Saarland
The Amateurliga Saarland was the highest football league in the state of Saarland and the third tier of the German football league system from 1951, when the clubs from the Saar returned to Germany, till the formation of the Oberliga Südwest and the Verbandsliga Saarland below it in 1978.- Overview...
when the state of Saarland
Saarland
Saarland is one of the sixteen states of Germany. The capital is Saarbrücken. It has an area of 2570 km² and 1,045,000 inhabitants. In both area and population, it is the smallest state in Germany other than the city-states...
was occupied by the French
Allied Occupation Zones in Germany
The Allied powers who defeated Nazi Germany in World War II divided the country west of the Oder-Neisse line into four occupation zones for administrative purposes during 1945–49. In the closing weeks of fighting in Europe, US forces had pushed beyond the previously agreed boundaries for the...
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History
The club was established in 1907 as Sportverein Borussia Altenkessel and in 1910 adopted the name Sportclub 07 Altenkessel. They were joined by the member ship of Fußball-Club 1905 Neudorf in 1912.In 1942 SC won a promotion round playoff to advance to the Gauliga Westmark, one of 16 regional top flight divisions formed in the 1933 reorganization of German football under the Third Reich. The club's 1942–43 campaign ended in relegation after a 12th place result. As the war progressed and turned against Germany teams were often merged into wartime sides known as Kriegspielgemeinschaft in order to deal with player shortages. After 17 October 1943 SC played alongside Fußballverein Saarbrücken
1. FC Saarbrücken
1. FC Saarbrücken is a German association football club based in the city of Saarbrücken, Saarland. The club began its existence as the football department of Turnverein Malstatt formed in 1903...
as part of KSG Saarbrücken until war's end.
After the conflict SC won promotion for the 1950–51 season to the regional first division Saarlandliga which had emerged as a separate football competition as a result of attempts by the French to annex the state of Saarland. The club earned a 12th place finish and the following year became part of the Amateurliga Saarland
Amateurliga Saarland
The Amateurliga Saarland was the highest football league in the state of Saarland and the third tier of the German football league system from 1951, when the clubs from the Saar returned to Germany, till the formation of the Oberliga Südwest and the Verbandsliga Saarland below it in 1978.- Overview...
when the region's football clubs rejoined German competition. A 4th place result in the 1951–52 campaign won SC a place in the 2. Liga Südwest (II) where they played ofr two season before being relegated.
Between 1954 and 1961 the Altenkessel side was part of the Amateurliga Saarland (III) where they generally earned mid-table results. In 1961 they slipped to the 2. Amateurliga Saar, Gruppe West (IV) and in 1964 slipped to lower tier play. In 1974, the reemerged in the Bezirksliga Saarland, Gruppe West (IV) for a three year turn before appearing in the Landesliga Südwest (V) following a restructuring of the country's competition in 1978. After a series of upper table finishes they captured the division title in 1982 and advanced to the Verbandsliga Saarland (IV). They were demoted in 1987 after several lower table finishes. They narrowly escaped relegation from the Landesliga Saarland, Gruppe Südwest (V) in 1991, but were sent down the following year after finishing last. After a single season turn in the Bezirksliga Saarland, Gruppe Süd SC slipped out of sight into lower level local comptetition. Today the team plays in the Kreisliga A Warndt (IX).