BBC Südost
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BBC Südost was a German football club
from the district of Kreuzberg
in Berlin
. Established on 18 January 1950 and active until 1990, BBC was formed out of the football department of parent club Turn- und Sport Südost Berlin.
The team was made up of former members and players of the club SG Union Oberschöneweide, predecessor of current-day club 1. FC Union Berlin
, who left the Soviet-occupied eastern half
of the city when clubs located there were denied the opportunity to take part in citywide and national championships and were instead made part of the separate football competition
that was emerging in East Germany. Originally based in the Poststadion
in Moabit, the club soon took up residence at Wrangelstraße to better accommodate club members living in Kreuzberg and Köpenick.
The team first advanced to the Amateurliga Berlin (II) in 1954 for a three season turn. They were absent from upper level play through the 1960s until returning to now third tier Amateurliga play in 1969. They delivered their best performances in the early 1970s when the side included a number of former players from one time Bundesliga
(I) club Tasmania Berlin
, who were nearing the end of their careers. The team captured the Amateurliga title in 1973 and won promotion to the Regionalliga Berlin (II). That title also earned BBC a place in the opening round of the national amateur championship where they were put out (1–4, 1–1) by Büdelsdorfer TSV.
The team's Regionalliga season ended with a 9th place finish and relegation. After two poor Amateurliga campaigns, Südost slipped out of sight into lower level play before being disbanded in 1990.
Football in Germany
Association football is the most popular sport in Germany. The German Football Association is the sport's national governing body, with 6.6 million members organized in over 26,000 football clubs. There is a league system, with the 1. and 2. Bundesliga on top, and the winner of the first...
from the district of Kreuzberg
Kreuzberg
Kreuzberg, a part of the combined Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg borough located south of Mitte since 2001, is one of the best-known areas of Berlin...
in Berlin
Berlin
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. Established on 18 January 1950 and active until 1990, BBC was formed out of the football department of parent club Turn- und Sport Südost Berlin.
The team was made up of former members and players of the club SG Union Oberschöneweide, predecessor of current-day club 1. FC Union Berlin
1. FC Union Berlin
1. FC Union Berlin is a German association football club based in Berlin. It is one of two sides in the city bearing the name Union that emerged during the Cold War and played in East Germany, while the other played in the west. The club currently plays in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga.-Foundation to...
, who left the Soviet-occupied eastern half
East Berlin
East Berlin was the name given to the eastern part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. It consisted of the Soviet sector of Berlin that was established in 1945. The American, British and French sectors became West Berlin, a part strongly associated with West Germany but a free city...
of the city when clubs located there were denied the opportunity to take part in citywide and national championships and were instead made part of the separate football competition
Deutscher Fußball-Verband der DDR
The Deutscher Fußball-Verband der DDR was since the 1950s the football association of the German Democratic Republic, fielding the East Germany national football team until 1990 before rejoining its counterpart, the German Football Association DFB, which had been founded in 1904....
that was emerging in East Germany. Originally based in the Poststadion
Poststadion
The Poststadion is a multi-use stadium in the Moabit district of Berlin, Germany, built in 1929 for the sports club of the German Reichspost at the site of a former Prussian Uhlan parade ground. A designated landmark since 1990, its stands and terrace are currently under reconstruction...
in Moabit, the club soon took up residence at Wrangelstraße to better accommodate club members living in Kreuzberg and Köpenick.
The team first advanced to the Amateurliga Berlin (II) in 1954 for a three season turn. They were absent from upper level play through the 1960s until returning to now third tier Amateurliga play in 1969. They delivered their best performances in the early 1970s when the side included a number of former players from one time Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
(I) club Tasmania Berlin
Tasmania Berlin
Tasmania Berlin could refer to:* SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin, a football team from Berlin which played from 1900 until 1973; or* SV Tasmania-Gropiusstadt 1973, the successor club, which also plays in Berlin, formed from the above....
, who were nearing the end of their careers. The team captured the Amateurliga title in 1973 and won promotion to the Regionalliga Berlin (II). That title also earned BBC a place in the opening round of the national amateur championship where they were put out (1–4, 1–1) by Büdelsdorfer TSV.
The team's Regionalliga season ended with a 9th place finish and relegation. After two poor Amateurliga campaigns, Südost slipped out of sight into lower level play before being disbanded in 1990.