Ludwigsfelder FC

The Ludwigsfelder FC is a football club based in the industrial city of Brandenburg Ludwigsfelde, south of Berlin. It was founded on 30 May 1996, the club colors are red and white.

Historical Development

The association has its origins dating back to the year 1938. At that time founded the Ludwig fields businessman Erich Vogler VFB Ludwigsfelde, which was renamed Red-White Ludwigsfelde 1939. This association lasted until 1945, before he was finally dissolved in late 1945 after the end of World War II due to the Directive No. 23 of the Allied Control Council of the occupying powers, and at the instigation of the Soviet Military Administration. From 1946 sports competitions were in the Soviet occupation zone allowed on limited local level and the formation of loosely organized sports communities ( SG) allowed. Ludwigsfelde then 1946 was also written again on the initiative of Erich Vogler SG forward Ludwigsfelde.

After 1948, the East German sports structure to the system of company sports teams (BSG ) has been reorganized, took over in 1952 Ludwigsfelder agricultural machinery rental station ( MAS), the SG forward and formed the BSG Traktor Ludwigsfelde. In a short time changed the BSG- carrier operations, and thus the name of the BSG in construction (1952 ) and motor ( 1953). The BSG Motor Ludwigsfelde had finally to the end of the GDR population and evolved into a sports center with many sports sections. It was borne by the industry works IWL, later IFA- car plant. Among other sports such as handball, athletics, cycling and judo were offered. The boxing champion Henry Maske was trained in the BSG Motor, and the football section was the end of the 1980 years a successful second division team.

When changing the economic situation in East Germany fundamentally presented after the political changes of 1989, the IFA works its a logistical and financial support of the BSG. Then, the BSG was founded in 1990 in the civil SG Motor Ludwigsfelde, the first further led to the recent sports operation. In the following years, split off gradually different sports departments and formed their own clubs. The football department separated in 1996 by the SG and founded on 30 May 1996 the Ludwigsfelder football club.

Sports development

Until the 1960s the Ludwigsfelder football played no role nationally. Only in 1963 succeeded the BSG engine to be mediocre in the GDR football game operation by the rise in the district league Potsdam. Since after the season 1963/64, the district league was reduced from two to one season, handed the 10th place of the Ludwigsfelder not to qualify for the next season. After two years in the district Class Motor rose again in the District League and was subsequently also there for the next few years. 1974 Motor Ludwigsfelde was district champion and qualified simultaneously for the second-rate DDR -Liga. Again handed a 10th place in the comprehensive twelve teams for Season B is not in the league of, so had to be played back in the District League from 1975/76. In the years 1984 to 1986, the BSG won three consecutive district championship. Meanwhile, the championship did not lead automatically to the rise, the district champion had to complete a promotion round. 1984 and 1985 failed Ludwigsfelder, but in 1986 they won their promotion round and rose for the second time in the GDR league.

With the former goalkeeper of the youth and junior national Matthias Prieß and the former GDR Oberliga players Ronny Dau ( Stahl Brandenburg ), Heiner Thomas ( 1 FC Magdeburg, 1 FC Union Berlin ) and Herbert Kuscha ( 1 FC Union Berlin) had the team as far established that this time the league was secured. By further gains in 1987 with Eckhart Märzke (Hansa Rostock, Brandenburg), Ingo Kimmritz (Brandenburg) and 1988 with Heiko Lahn ( Union ) and in 1989 with the A-National player Norbert Rudolph succeeded in BSG Motor, until 1990 in the GDR - League to say. After the descent 1990, the newly formed SG last year of the GDR football game operation spent engine back in the district league Potsdam.

In the GDR football trophy motor Ludwigsfelde 1968-1990 was represented at six competitions. The most successful was the BSG 1988/89, when they advanced all the way to the quarter finals. Only there it was subject to the Oberliga FC Karl- Marx-Stadt with 1:4. In 1975 motor the second round, otherwise there was always after the first appearance circuit.

After the introduction of the DFB gaming operation in East Germany, the SG motor started in the 1991/92 season in the then fünftklassigen division Brandenburg. It took six years before 1997, the Ludwigsfelder FC a year earlier newly established promotion to the fifth division. There, the LFC played for seven years until 2004, the promotion to the then fourth-rate, fifth rate since 2008 Oberliga Nordost. In 2003 the LFC Brandenburg Cup winner and qualified for the DFB Cup Competition 2003/04. There Ludwigsfelder were knocked out in the first round after a 1:9 home defeat against the Bundesliga side Werder Bremen Cup Winners and later. The goal for the LFC scored Andreas Fricke in the 80th minute for interim 1:7.

Stadium

The Ludwigsfelder FC uses the urban forest Stadium, a multi-purpose sports complex, located in the north of the city area. The football field has a natural grass and artificial turf. The audience capacity is 7,500 spectators. The completed in 2010 covered stand has 368 seats. The stadium was built in 1941 on the former premises of Daimler -Benz aircraft engines GmbH and was already at that time the name Forest Stadium.