VSG Altglienicke Berlin

Football club infobox
clubname = VSG Altglienicke


fullname = Volkssport Gemeinschaft Altglienicke Berlin e.V.
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founded = 1948
ground = Stadion Altglienicke
capacity = 2,500
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manager =
league = Bezirksliga Berlin, Staffel 2 (VIII)
season = 2007-08
position = 3rd
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VSG Altglienicke is a German sports club based in the Treptow district of eastern Berlin offering its members football, volleyball, handball, bowling, seniors activities, gymnastics, dance, and cheerleading. Its football team plays in the Kreisliga-A Berlin (VII).

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History

"VSG" acknowledges the role of several local Altglienicke sides in the club's history. The first of these is "MTV Speiss" founded in 1883 out of a gymnastics club formed in mid-century. As was common at the time the club had a nationalistic, martial character. This sports association soon adopted handball, a legacy passed on to the modern day club.

Two other local clubs, "Altenglienicker Arbeiter- und Turnsportverein" (also known as "Bewegungsclub Freiheit") and "Altglienicker Ballspielclub" were formed in 1906. Each of these clubs had football departments with "AATSV" also having an athletics section. All three associations were active through to 1933 when the membership of "AATSV" appears to have been dispersed to the other clubs.

After World War II occupying Allied authorities banned all existing organizations in Germany, including sports and football associations. Sports clubs were soon reformed and in 1948 "Altglienicker Sportverein" emerged bringing together the memberships of the old clubs in one association. By 1951 the club had constructed a new stadium, but was also under pressure from East German sports authorities to merge with "BSG Chemie Adlershof". They were able to resist this move but were forced into a name change, becoming "Volkssport Gemeinschaft Altglienicke", which was deemed to be more politically correct. The club was also able to deflect a second attempt at amalgamation in the 60s, this time with "BSG Fernsehen". After the reunification of the country the club voted to retain its identity as "VSG" rather than once again becoming "ASV".

The club was promoted to the Kreisliga-A in 2004.

Current

"VSG" found itself embroiled in controversy after second-team players were alleged to have made anti-Sematic remarks and fans chanted and displayed similarly offensive slogans during a Kreisliga-B Berlin match against "Makkabi Berlin" in October 2006. The match was ordered replayed after "Makkabi" left the field in protest in the 78th minute and "Altglienicke" directed to play its next two matches before empty stands. Team managers and players were also required to attend anti-racism seminars or face a ban from playing in any Berlin league.

tadium

The club plays it home matches at the Stadion Altglienicke (capacity 2,500).

External links

* [http://www.vsg-altglienicke.de Official team site]