FSV Budissa Bautzen

FSV Budissa Bautzen

Full name	Fußballspielvereinigung Budissa Bautzen e.V.
Founded	24 May 1904
Ground	Stadion Müllerwiese (Capacity: 4,500)
Chairman	Jörg Drews
Manager	Thomas Hoßmang
League	NOFV-Oberliga Süd (V)
2009–10	2nd – NOFV-Oberliga Süd (V)
Home colours Away colours

FSV Budissa Bautzen is a German association football club from Bautzen, Saxony. Founded as Fußball Klub Budissa Bautzen on 24 May 1904, the club was part of East German competition after World War II. ^[1]

History

FK played in the VMBV (Verband Mittledeutschland Ballspiel Vereins or Central German Federation of Ballsport Teams), one of the country's early regional leagues. They were re-named Sportverein Budissa 04 in 1907 and went on to claim several local championships in the Gau Oberlausitz in the 1910s and again in the early 1930s. This led to several appearances in the regional championship round where they were eliminated in the early going. ^[2] By the time World War II broke out in 1939 SVB was playing third tier ball on the local circuit.

After the war occupying Allied authorities banned existing organizations in the country, including sports and football clubs. Budissa was re-established in 1946 as Sparte Süd, but was soon playing as Sportgemeinde Bautzen-Süd. In 1949, that club merged with SG Bautzen-West (successor of Bautzner SC) to form BSG Einheit Bautzen. The following year the club was re-named BSG Motor Bautzen.

The team soon earned a Bezirksliga (III) title that advanced them to East Germany's second division DDR-Liga in 1954. League re-structuring the next season saw Bautzen in the third division 2.DDR-Liga where they would compete until winning their way back to the DDR-Liga (II) in 1958. After a couple of close brushes with relegation the club was sent back down after the 1960 campaign, but immediately re-claimed a place in second tier play, remaining there until the 1967–68 season. Except for a brief return to the DDR-Liga in 1974–1976, Motor spent the next two dozen seasons bouncing between third and fourth division play.

Throughout this period, the club was a regular participant in the opening rounds of the FDGB-Pokal (East German Cup), but did not enjoy any success in play there.

After German re-unification in 1990 the club re-claimed its heritage and re-established itself as Fußballspielvereinigung Budissa Bautzen. They made a brief two-season appearance in the Landesliga Sachsen (V) in 1992–94. FSV was promoted to the Landesliga a second time in 2002 and this time captured the 2005 championship to advance to the Oberliga Nordost-Süd where they currently play.

Honours

as Motor Bautzen

• 2.DDR-Liga Süd champions: 1957

as Budissa Bautzen

• Landesliga Sachsen champions: 2005
• Bezirksliga Dresden champions: 1992, 2002
• Bezirkspokal champions: 1996, 2002

External links

• Official website (German)

References

1. ^ Grüne, Hardy (2001). Vereinslexikon. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag ISBN 3-89784-147-9
2. ^ Grüne, Hardy (1996). Vom Kronprinzen bis zur Bundesliga. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag ISBN 3-928562-85-1