SG Bergmann-Borsig
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SG Bergmann-Borsig is a German sports club
from the city of Berlin. It was established following World War II
on 8 April 1946 by handball
players from Charlottenburg
, Rosenthal
and Wilhelmsruh
in the city's Pankow
district. Located in the Soviet-occupied quarter of Berlin, SG formed a
football department that was part of the separate competition that emerged in East Germany. The club became independent of its parent association club in 1990 as Pankower Fußballverein Bergmann-Borsig before failing financially in 1994.
SG was associated with and received financial support from the Bergmann-Borsig energy and metalworks factory. It was renamed Betriebssportgemeinschaft
Stahl Wilhelmsruh on 24 August 1950, and following the transition of the factory to the manufacture of machinery and transport equipment in 1952, it became BSG Motor Wilhelmsruh.
The economic importance of the operation helped the Wilhelmsruh club grow quickly and saw the formation of football, hockey, tennis and other departments in the 1950s. A number of top athletes and sports teams were part of the club including tennis player Gerda Riewe, the 1962 East Berlin handball champions, and the 1974 East Berlin women's volleyball champions. The most successful section were the archers, who excelled both nationally and internationally, and who included Rose Marie Grzondziel, seventeen time East German champion. The team was renamed BSG Bergmann-Borsig Berlin in 1972.
where they would remain a lower tier side until finally relegated in 1983 following a last place finish.
After five years of mediocre performances in the district city league, BSG enjoyed a successful campaign, capturing both the city cup and regional championship in 1989. East and West Germany were reunited
in 1990 and the two separate German football competitions were merged. The footballers left their parent sports club to form a separate side and following their Bezirksliga Berlin title took part in the final season of play in the DDR-Liga in 1989–90 as it was became the transitional NOFV-Liga. The next season footballers left the parent club to play as Pankower FV Bergmann-Borsig.
They improved their standing to 5th place and qualified to play in the NOFV-Oberliga Nord
(IV) where they finished 3rd. That was the height of the club's achievement as they began a gradual descent. FV finished in 14th place in 1994, and like many other former East German sides, ran in to financial difficulties, ending in bankruptcy in June of that year. The club briefly merged with SV Preußen Berlin before again becoming an independent side on 1 October 1997 through formation of Weißenseer FC
. Parent club SG Bergmann-Borsig is still active today, but no longer has a football department.
Sports club
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from the city of Berlin. It was established following World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
on 8 April 1946 by handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
players from Charlottenburg
Charlottenburg
Charlottenburg is a locality of Berlin within the borough of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, named after Queen consort Sophia Charlotte...
, Rosenthal
Rosenthal
Rosenthal is a name of German origin, meaning rose valley, and may refer to:* Rosenthal, Hesse, in the Waldeck-Frankenberg district* Rosenthal , a part of Berlin, Germany* Rosenthal, a part of Peine in Lower Saxony...
and Wilhelmsruh
Wilhelmsruh
Wilhelmsruh is a German locality within the borough of Pankow, Berlin. It is the littlest locality of the city after Halensee and Hansaviertel.-History:...
in the city's Pankow
Pankow
Pankow is the third borough of Berlin. In Berlin's 2001 administrative reform it was merged with the former boroughs of Prenzlauer Berg and Weißensee; the resulting borough retained the name Pankow.- Overview :...
district. Located in the Soviet-occupied quarter of Berlin, SG formed a
football department that was part of the separate competition that emerged in East Germany. The club became independent of its parent association club in 1990 as Pankower Fußballverein Bergmann-Borsig before failing financially in 1994.
SG was associated with and received financial support from the Bergmann-Borsig energy and metalworks factory. It was renamed Betriebssportgemeinschaft
Betriebssportgemeinschaft (GDR)
A Betriebssportgemeinschaft was an organizational form of sports clubs in East Germany.After World War II, the Allied Control Commission had dissolved all existing sports structures, including the dissolution of all existing sports clubs on the basis of directive 23, dated 17 December 1945. This...
Stahl Wilhelmsruh on 24 August 1950, and following the transition of the factory to the manufacture of machinery and transport equipment in 1952, it became BSG Motor Wilhelmsruh.
The economic importance of the operation helped the Wilhelmsruh club grow quickly and saw the formation of football, hockey, tennis and other departments in the 1950s. A number of top athletes and sports teams were part of the club including tennis player Gerda Riewe, the 1962 East Berlin handball champions, and the 1974 East Berlin women's volleyball champions. The most successful section were the archers, who excelled both nationally and internationally, and who included Rose Marie Grzondziel, seventeen time East German champion. The team was renamed BSG Bergmann-Borsig Berlin in 1972.
Football in 1956
The football section was founded in 1956 and did not come to note until reaching the highest level city competition in 1975. Bergmann-Borsig won the city championship in 1977 and advanced to the second division DDR-LigaDDR-Liga
The DDR-Liga was, prior to German reunification in 1990, the second level of football competition in the DDR , being roughly equivalent to the Bundesliga in West Germany.-1950-1955:The league was established with two divisions of ten teams each in 1950...
where they would remain a lower tier side until finally relegated in 1983 following a last place finish.
After five years of mediocre performances in the district city league, BSG enjoyed a successful campaign, capturing both the city cup and regional championship in 1989. East and West Germany were reunited
German reunification
German reunification was the process in 1990 in which the German Democratic Republic joined the Federal Republic of Germany , and when Berlin reunited into a single city, as provided by its then Grundgesetz constitution Article 23. The start of this process is commonly referred by Germans as die...
in 1990 and the two separate German football competitions were merged. The footballers left their parent sports club to form a separate side and following their Bezirksliga Berlin title took part in the final season of play in the DDR-Liga in 1989–90 as it was became the transitional NOFV-Liga. The next season footballers left the parent club to play as Pankower FV Bergmann-Borsig.
They improved their standing to 5th place and qualified to play in the NOFV-Oberliga Nord
NOFV-Oberliga Nord
The NOFV-Oberliga Nord is the fifth tier of the German football league system in the northern states of former East Germany and West-Berlin. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008, it was the fourth tier of the league system. It covers the German states of Berlin, Brandenburg and...
(IV) where they finished 3rd. That was the height of the club's achievement as they began a gradual descent. FV finished in 14th place in 1994, and like many other former East German sides, ran in to financial difficulties, ending in bankruptcy in June of that year. The club briefly merged with SV Preußen Berlin before again becoming an independent side on 1 October 1997 through formation of Weißenseer FC
Weißenseer FC
Weißenseer FC is a German association football club from district of Weißensee in the city of Berlin. The clubs roots go back its founding on 8 September 1900, while more recently it has been linked with Sportverein Prussia Berlin and Pankower Fußball Verein Bergmann-Borsig .-History:FC was part of...
. Parent club SG Bergmann-Borsig is still active today, but no longer has a football department.