ZFC Meuselwitz


Zipsendorfer Fußballclub Meuselwitz is a German association football club from Meuselwitz, Thuringia.

History

The origins of the club go back to the establishment of Aktivist Zipsendorf in 1919. After World War II the club played as BSG Aktivist Zipsendorf and enjoyed some early minor success with three consecutive titles in the Kreisliga Altenburg and a 1962 win in local cup play. However, the club remained mired in the lower echelons of East German competition. When the community of Zipsendorf was merged into nearby Meuselwitz in 1976 the team was re-christened BSG Aktivist Meuselwitz. In 1991, after German re-unification the year before, the club briefly joined SV Bergbau as that association's football department before going their own way, first as FV Zipsendorf and then, in 1994, as Zipsendorfer Fußballclub Meuselwitz.
Mid-way through the decade the club began an ascent out of the lower divisions of German football. Between 1993 and 1997 they worked their way up through four different divisions on the strength of four consecutive titles before settling into the Landesliga Thuringia for seven seasons.
Under coach Damian Halata the club reached the semi-finals of the 2003 Thüringerpokal and the following season captured the Landesliga title to advance to the NOFV-Oberliga Süd where they played for five seasons until winning promotion to the Regionalliga Nord in 2009. After three seasons at this level the club moved to the Regionalliga Nordost in 2012 when this league was reformed. It has been playing as a mid-table side in this league since.
The association has grown to include departments for bowling and cheerleading.

Stadium

The club plays its home matches in the bluechip-Arena named under a sponsorship agreement with a local computer firm. The facility was constructed as the Stadion Glaserkuppe in 1953 and refurbished over a two-year period ending in 2004.

Current squad

Honours

The club's honours:
The recent season-by-season performance of the club:
YearDivisionTierPosition
1999–2000ThüringenligaV6th
2000–01ThüringenligaV7th
2001–02ThüringenligaV8th
2002–03ThüringenligaV2nd
2003–04ThüringenligaV1st ↑
2004–05NOFV-Oberliga SüdIV6th
2005–06NOFV-Oberliga SüdIV5th
2006–07NOFV-Oberliga SüdIV5th
2007–08NOFV-Oberliga SüdIV8th
2008–09NOFV-Oberliga SüdV1st ↑
2009–10Regionalliga NordIV10th
2010–11Regionalliga NordIV11th
2011–12Regionalliga NordIV9th
2012–13Regionalliga NordostIV7th
2013–14Regionalliga NordostIV10th
2014–15Regionalliga NordostIV14th
2015–16Regionalliga NordostIV14th
2016–17Regionalliga NordostIV14th
2017–18Regionalliga NordostIV10th
2018–19Regionalliga NordostIV10th

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