Wacker Leipzig
Encyclopedia
SC Wacker Leipzig was a German association football club
playing in Leipzig
, Saxony. The club was formed 24 February 1895 out of the merger of the school clubs Concordia Leipzig and Saxonia Leipzig. Wacker was a founding member of the German Football Association
(Deutscher Fussball Bund) in 1900.
FC changed its name to SC Wacker Leipzig in 1918 and in 1921 was joined by Friesen Leipzig. After the re-organization of German football into sixteen premier divisions under the Third Reich in 1933 Wacker played top flight football in the Gauliga Sachsen
for several seasons before being relegated in 1937. The club returned to Gauliga
play for single season appearances in 1940 and 1944.
Allied authorities ordered all existing organizations, including sports and football associations, disbanded after World War II. The developing Cold War
that would divide the country into East and West Germany
led to the formation of separate football leagues in the Soviet-occupied areas which included Leipzig. Wacker was re-constituted as SG Motor Gohlis-Nord Leipzig and took up play in the Bezirk Leipzig in 1946 before advancing to the 2.DDR-Liga (III), Staffel 3 as Motor Nord Leipzig in 1958. The club fielded competitive teams that earned a handful of top three finishes before beginning a slide that finally led to relegation to the Berzirksliga Leipzig (IV) in 1963. After only a single season there the club disappeared into the lower divisions.
Wacker first played its home matches at the Gohlitzer Exerzierplatz (1902–23) before moving to the Wacker-Platz Debrahof (1923–45). Following the war they played in Wacker-Stadion Debrahof, known today as Stadion des Friedens.
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...
playing in Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
, Saxony. The club was formed 24 February 1895 out of the merger of the school clubs Concordia Leipzig and Saxonia Leipzig. Wacker was a founding member of the German Football Association
Founding Clubs of the DFB
The DFB was formed January 28, 1900 in Leipzig. The commonly accepted number of founding clubs represented at the inaugural meeting is 86, but this number is uncertain. The vote held to establish the association was 62:22 in favour . Some delegates present represented more than one club, but may...
(Deutscher Fussball Bund) in 1900.
FC changed its name to SC Wacker Leipzig in 1918 and in 1921 was joined by Friesen Leipzig. After the re-organization of German football into sixteen premier divisions under the Third Reich in 1933 Wacker played top flight football in the Gauliga Sachsen
Gauliga Sachsen
The Gauliga Saxony was the highest football league in the German state of Saxony from 1933 to 1945. Shortly after the formation of the league, the Nazis reorganised the administrative regions in Germany, and the Gau Saxony replaced the state Saxony.-Overview:The league was introduced in 1933,...
for several seasons before being relegated in 1937. The club returned to Gauliga
Gauliga
A Gauliga was the highest level of play in German football from 1934-45. The leagues were introduced in 1933, after the Nazi takeover of power by the Sports office of the Third Reich.-Name:...
play for single season appearances in 1940 and 1944.
Allied authorities ordered all existing organizations, including sports and football associations, disbanded after World War II. The developing Cold War
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
that would divide the country into East and West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
led to the formation of separate football leagues in the Soviet-occupied areas which included Leipzig. Wacker was re-constituted as SG Motor Gohlis-Nord Leipzig and took up play in the Bezirk Leipzig in 1946 before advancing to the 2.DDR-Liga (III), Staffel 3 as Motor Nord Leipzig in 1958. The club fielded competitive teams that earned a handful of top three finishes before beginning a slide that finally led to relegation to the Berzirksliga Leipzig (IV) in 1963. After only a single season there the club disappeared into the lower divisions.
Wacker first played its home matches at the Gohlitzer Exerzierplatz (1902–23) before moving to the Wacker-Platz Debrahof (1923–45). Following the war they played in Wacker-Stadion Debrahof, known today as Stadion des Friedens.
Honours
- Central German championsCentral German football championshipThe Central German football championship was the highest association football competition in Central Germany, in what is now the federal states of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia, established in 1902...
: 1902, 1908 - Mitteldeutscher-Pokal (Central German Cup) winners: 1929
External links
- Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables