SC Preußen Stettin
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SC Preußen Stettin was a German association football club
from the city of Stettin, Pomerania Province (today Szczecin
, Poland
).
The club was formed in 1901 as FC Preußen Stettin and later adopted the name Sport-Club Preußen Stettin and became part of the Verbands Stettiner Ballspiel-Vereine (en: Stettin Football League).
In 1928, the team became Pomeranian champions and earned a second place result in the subsequent regional Baltic championship, finishing behind VfB Königsberg
. That qualified SC for the national championship where they were put out 1:4 in the opening round by Holstein Kiel
.
Following the 1933 re-organization of German football under the Third Reich into sixteen top-flight divisions, Stettin joined the western group of the Gauliga Pommern
. After a number of mid-table placings they merged with 1. Stettiner Borussia-Poseidon to become SV Borussia-Preußen Stettin
, which continued to compete in Gauliga play. The combined side disappeared following World War II when Stettin became part of Poland.
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 city of Stettin, Pomerania Province (today Szczecin
Szczecin
Szczecin , is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest seaport in Poland on the Baltic Sea. As of June 2009 the population was 406,427....
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
).
The club was formed in 1901 as FC Preußen Stettin and later adopted the name Sport-Club Preußen Stettin and became part of the Verbands Stettiner Ballspiel-Vereine (en: Stettin Football League).
In 1928, the team became Pomeranian champions and earned a second place result in the subsequent regional Baltic championship, finishing behind VfB Königsberg
VfB Königsberg
VfB Königsberg was a German association football club from the city of Königsberg, East Prussia.-History:The club was established on 7 July 1900 as Fußball-Club Königsberg, later being renamed VfB Königsberg in 1907...
. That qualified SC for the national championship where they were put out 1:4 in the opening round by Holstein Kiel
Holstein Kiel
Holstein Kiel is a German association football and sports club based in the city of Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein. Through the 1910s and 1920s the club was a dominant side in northern Germany winning six regional titles and finishing as runners-up another six times...
.
Following the 1933 re-organization of German football under the Third Reich into sixteen top-flight divisions, Stettin joined the western group of the Gauliga Pommern
Gauliga Pommern
The Gauliga Pommern was the highest football league in the Prussian province of Pomerania from 1933 to 1945. Shortly after the formation of the league, the Nazis reorganised the administrative regions in Germany, and the Gau Pomerania replaced the province of Pomerania.-Overview:The league was...
. After a number of mid-table placings they merged with 1. Stettiner Borussia-Poseidon to become SV Borussia-Preußen Stettin
SV Borussia-Preußen Stettin
SV Borussia Preußen Stettin was a German association football club from the city of Stettin, Pomerania Province .The club was established in 1937 after a merger of 1...
, which continued to compete in Gauliga play. The combined side disappeared following World War II when Stettin became part of Poland.