Sportbrüder Leipzig

Football club infobox
clubname = Sportbrüder Leipzig


fullname = Sport-Club Sportbrüder 1893 Leipzig
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founded = November 11, 1893
ground = Exerzierplatz
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season = 2005-06
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Sportbrüder Leipzig was a German football club from the city of Leipzig, Saxony.

History

Founded in November 1893 as "Sport Club Sportbrüder Leipzig" it was one of Germany's earliest football clubs and a founding member of the DFB (Deutscher Fussball Bund or German Football Association) in 1900.

"Sportbrüder" merged briefly with "VfB Leipzig" in 1898 to form "VfB Sportbrüder 1893 Leipzig" in a union that lasted until May 2, 1900 when the two clubs separated again. Little else is known about the football team beyond their participation in the Verband Leipziger Ballspiel Vereine (Federation of Leipzig Ballgame Teams) in 1899 and 1900.

The athletic department of "Sportbrüder" organized the country's first marathon on September 5, 1897. The first national marathon championship was held in 1925 with the course beginning in Halle and ending in Leipzig to commemorate this contribution to the sport by the club.