Brandenburger SC Süd 05

Football club infobox
clubname = Brandenburger SC Süd


fullname = Brandenburger Sportclub Süd 05 e.V.
nickname =
founded = 1945
ground = Werner-Seelenbinder-Sportzplatz
(Stadion Musterweise)
capacity = 6,000
chairman =
manager =
league = NOFV-Oberliga Nord (V)
season = 2007-08
position = Verbandsliga Brandenburg (V), 2nd (promoted)
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Brandenburger SC Süd is a German football 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.

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History

"SC" was established in 1945 as "Sportgemeinde Brandenburg-West" out of the former membership of "Brandenburger Sport-Club 05" which was disbanded by occupying Allied authorities after World War II like most other organizations in the country.

Separate football leagues soon emerged in the Western and Soviet-controlled areas of Germany and the Brandenburg side became part of the Eastern competition. Clubs in East Germany typically went through numerous name changes in the 40s and 50s with their identities reflecting the political ideology of the regime. In 1948, "SC" became "BSG Traktorwerke Brandenburg". The following year the club was merged with "BSG Ernst-Thälmann Brandenburg" and "BSG Konsum Brandenburg" (which had played as "SG Brandenburg-Nord" between 1945-48) to create "ZSG Werner Seelenbinder Brandenburg". In 1951, "ZSG" was in its turn re-named, becoming "BSG Motor Süd Brandenburg". [Grüne, Hardy (2001). Vereinslexikon. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag ISBN 3-89784-147-9]

Through the 50s and on into the early part of the following decade, "Motor" played in the second tier DDR-Liga or third tier 2. DDR-Liga, until being sent down in 1963. Throughout this period they made regular appearances in the opening rounds of the FDGB Pokal (East German Cup) with their best result being an advance to the eighthfinal in 1959. The team re-emerged in second level competion sporadically in the 70s and 80s, and again took part in the FDGB Pokal tournament in 1983 and 1988, but otherwise largely remained out of view.

With German reunification in 1990, the club re-assumed its traditional identity to play as "Branderburger SC Süd 05" and the following season was joined by the membership of "Chemie Premnitz".

"Brandenburg" broke through to the Oberliga Nordost-Süd (IV) in 1999, before becoming part of the Oberliga Nordost-Nord (IV) the following season. The were relegated to the Verbandsliga Brandenburg (V) in 2004, but after a successful 2007-08 season, qualified for the Oberliga Nordost-Nord (V).

Honours

* 2. DDR-Liga, Staffel Süd (III) champions: 1958
* Berzirksliga Potsdam-Süd (III) champions: 1980

External links

* [http://www.bsc-sued-05.de/ Official team site]
* [http://www.abseits-soccer.com/clubs/brandsud.html Abseits Guide to German Soccer]

References

* [http://www.f-archiv.de/ Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv] historical German domestic league tables de icon