BSG Chemie Leipzig (1950)
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Full name | Betriebssportgemeinschaft Chemie Leipzig e.V. | ||
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Founded | 1950 | ||
Dissolved | 1990 (became FC Sachsen Leipzig) | ||
Ground | Georg-Schwarz-Sportpark | ||
Capacity | 10,889 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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BSG Chemie Leipzig was a
History
Predecessor sides
After World War I, a 1919 merger between Britannia Leipzig and FC Hertha 05 Leipzig (FC Hohenzollern 1905 Leipzig from 1905–18) created Leipziger Sportverein 1899. Only Britannia was of any note competitively, playing in senior level city competition from 1908 to 1910. The club re-emerged there in 1922 as SV 1899, but finished at the bottom of the table the next season. Predecessor Sportverein für Turnen- und Rasensport Leipzig was formed in 1932 and six years later, in 1938, joined with 1899 to create Turn und Rasensportverein 1899 Leipzig.
German football was reorganized in 1933 by
Postwar play in East Germany
Following the war, Germany was divided into eastern and western zones of occupation by the victorious allies, and eventually, a separate football competition emerged in Soviet-occupied East Germany. New sports and football clubs were formed, often built around the cores of pre-war clubs: SG Leipzig-Leutzsch was the closest descendant of the old TuRa side. In March 1949, Leutzsch, SG Lindenau-Hafen, SG Lindenau-Aue, SG Leipzig-Mitte, and SG Böhlitz-Ehrenberg were united to form ZSG Industrie Leipzig. In August the next year, the club was renamed BSG Chemie Leipzig. They promptly finished atop the Oberliga der DDR and continued to deliver good results over the next few seasons. Chemie was dissolved in September 1954 when its players were assigned to SC Lokomotive Leipzig (not to be confused with 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig). Over the next decade, SC Lok was a middling Oberliga side with their best results being third-place finishes in 1956 and 1960.
In 1963, East German football was re-organized with a view towards fostering the development of talent for the country's national side. This time SC Lok was disassembled to help re-create the club BSG Chemie Leipzig. Once again, the remade side captured the Oberliga title before following with a string of uneven results that saw the club moving between first and second division play into the early 1980s. After a two-year stint in the Oberliga in 1983-85, Chemie settled into the tier II DDR-Liga.
Post-reunification
The reunification of East and West Germany saw significant change in football in the eastern half of the country. At the end of May 1990, the club was renamed FC Grün-Weiß Leipzig and quickly merged with
Notable players
Internationals
The following players were capped by East Germany while playing for Chemie Leipzig:
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Honours
Leagues
- DDR-Oberliga
- Champions: 1963-64
- Runners'up: 1953-54
- Champions:
Cups
References
- ISBN 9783897841475.
- ISBN 978-3-577-16413-9.