Wacker 04 Berlin
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| Full name | Sport-Club Wacker 04 Berlin e.V. | ||
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| Founded | 25 July 1904 | ||
| Dissolved | 1994 | ||
| Ground | Wackerplatz | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| League | defunct | ||
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Wacker 04 Berlin was a German football club based in Berlin. The club folded in 1994 after becoming insolvent.
Wacker played at the highest level in Berlin for many years throughout its history, in the
Wacker also had taken part in the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup, on a number of occasions, advancing to the second round in 1937, 1976–77, 1977–78 and 1979–80.
History
Wacker was founded 25 July 1904 as Reinickendorfer FC West and in 1908 merged with Tegeler FC Hohenzollern 1905 to form SC Wacker 04 Tegel. The club played in the top-flight Oberliga Berlin-Brandenburg through the 1920s, remaining a solid mid-table side throughout the years, never claiming a title of their own, but also never being relegated. Wacker remained in the top-flight, joining the Gauliga Berlin-Brandenburg (I) following the reorganization of German football under the Third Reich in 1933, but were immediately relegated. They returned after a single season absence, were sent down for the 1939–40 season, and after again being promoted in 1940, played in the first division until the end of the war.
Through the 1930s Wacker made a number of cup appearances. They were beaten 6–0 by
After the end of the war in 1945, Wacker resumed first division play in the
Some of its members went on to join
Honours
The club's honours:
- Regionalliga Berlin (II)
- Amateur-Oberliga Berlin (III)
- Champions: 1978
- Berliner Landespokal
- Winners: 1950, 1968, 1972
- Runners-up: 1931, 1952, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1971, 1980
See also
References
- ^ Historic German football league tables (in German) Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv, accessed: 1 December 2015
- ^ Wacker 04: Die Festung am Wackerweg (in German) Der Tagesspiegel, published: 15 July 2012, accessed: 1 December 2015
- ^ Alemannia-Wacker hat es nie gegeben (in German) Fussball-Woche.de, published: 18 March 2013, accessed: 28 November 2015