FC Spandau 06

Football club infobox
clubname = FC Spandau


fullname = Fußball Club 1906 Spandau e.V.
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founded = 1906
ground = Stadion am Ziegelhof
capacity = 3,000
chairman = Rüdiger Bienert
manager = Jörg Riedel
league = Verbandsliga Berlin (VI)
season = 2007-08
position = 8th
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FC Spandau 06 is a German football based in the Spandau district of Berlin. The club was formed out of the 2003 merger of the traditional side "Spandauer Ballclub 1906" and newcomer "1. FC Spandau" which was established in 1997.

History

pandauer Ballspielclub 1906

"Spandauer BC" was originally formed as "SC Britannia Spandau". In 1919, following World War I, they merged with "Borussia Spandau" to play as "Hertha Spandau" until 1923 when they once again became "SBC". The team enjoyed a short turn in the top-flight Oberliga Berlin-Brandenburg in 1932-33, but did not become part of the new Gauliga Berlin (I) after the re-organization of German football under the Third Reich the following season.

After World War II occupying Allied authorities ordered the disbanding of most organizations in the country, including sports and football associations. In late 1945 the memberships of several pre-war clubs within the district were organized as a Sportgruppe (sports group) from which "SBC" emerged in 1953.

The club was promoted out of lower league city play into the Amateurliga Berlin (IV) in 1967 and played fourth and fifth tier football until the late 70s when they were elevated into the Amateur Oberliga Berlin (III) through league re-organization. "SBC" played at that level until 1993 never managing better than a 6th place finish. Another league re-organization pushed them down through fourth division into fifth tier play in the Verbandsliga Berlin (V) until they were again relegated in 2002 to the Landesliga Berlin-1 (VI).

1. FC Spandau

"1. FC Spandau" was founded in 1997 as an initiative of district mayor, Werner Salomon, who hoped to bring together the district's traditional clubs, including "SBC", "Spandauer SV", and "Spandau SC" as a single association with the goal of becoming Berlin's number three football power after "Hertha Berlin" and "1. FC Union Berlin". That ambition was never realized. By 1999 only "Ruhlebener SC" had answered the call and the new club was in financial crisis, eventually leading to "1. FC" joining "SBC" in 2003.

The newly combined side steadly improved over the next few seasons and after a Landesliga Berlin (VI) championship in 2006 plays now in the Verbandsliga Berlin (V). They play their home matches in Sportplatz Ziegelhof which was built in 1951 and has a capacity of 3,000 (300 seats).

External links

* [http://www.fcspandau06.com/ Offical team page]
* [http://www.abseits-soccer.com/clubs/spandau-bc.html The Abseits Guide to German Soccer]
* [http://www.f-archiv.de/ Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv] (historical German domestic league tables)