Vorwärts Kamenz
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ASG Vorwärts Kamenz was an East German association football club
from the city of Kamenz
, Saxony
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Following World War II Germany was occupied by the victorious Allies and a separate state – the German Democratic Republic (German: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, DDR; commonly in English, East Germany) – emerged in the Soviet-held eastern part of the country. The formation of an independent East German football competition soon followed. The name Vorwärts was used in East Germany by those clubs associated with the armed forces, paramilitary organizations, and police.
was transferred to Kamenz and the club became a fourth division side in the Bezirksliga Dresden. They enjoyed success in local cup play over the next several seasons capturing the Dresden Cup in 1976, 1978, and 1979.
The improvement of the team propelled them into the second division DDR-Liga
in 1979 where they finished in second place in their debut campaign. They remained part of the DDR-Liga until the club folded following a 10th place finish in 1984.
Vorwärts was a frequent participant in FDGB-Pokal (East German Cup) play (1975, 1977, 1979–84) but never advanced out of the preliminary rounds.
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 Kamenz
Kamenz
Kamenz is a Lusatian town in eastern Saxony, Germany, with a population of 18,243, and is part of the Bautzen district. The town is located about northeast of Dresden and about northwest of Bautzen....
, Saxony
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
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Following World War II Germany was occupied by the victorious Allies and a separate state – the German Democratic Republic (German: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, DDR; commonly in English, East Germany) – emerged in the Soviet-held eastern part of the country. The formation of an independent East German football competition soon followed. The name Vorwärts was used in East Germany by those clubs associated with the armed forces, paramilitary organizations, and police.
History
Vorwärts Kamenz was established in 1960 and played lower tier football early in its existence. In 1974 the first team side of Vorwärts CottbusVorwärts Cottbus
ASG Vorwärts Cottbus was an East German football club from the city of Cottbus in Brandenburg. The club was established in 1955 through the wholesale transfer of players from Vorwärts Leipzig to the local airforce club known as Sport Club Vorwärts der Luftstreitkräfte Cottbus.Following World War...
was transferred to Kamenz and the club became a fourth division side in the Bezirksliga Dresden. They enjoyed success in local cup play over the next several seasons capturing the Dresden Cup in 1976, 1978, and 1979.
The improvement of the team propelled them into the second division DDR-Liga
DDR-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...
in 1979 where they finished in second place in their debut campaign. They remained part of the DDR-Liga until the club folded following a 10th place finish in 1984.
Vorwärts was a frequent participant in FDGB-Pokal (East German Cup) play (1975, 1977, 1979–84) but never advanced out of the preliminary rounds.