FC Eilenburg
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FC Eilenburg is a German association football club
from the city of Eilenburg
, Saxony.
The association was created 1 January 1994 as the successor side to Sportverein Mörtitz. The new club joined the Landesliga Sachsen
(V) on the strength of SVs Bezirksliga Sachsen (VI) title. A poor 13th place finish immediately returned the side to sixth tier play where they would remain for three seasons. Playing now as FC Eilenburg, the team captured its second Berzirksliga championship in 1997 to advance to the Landesliga Sachsen (V). A Landesliga championship in 2004 saw the club promoted to the NOFV-Oberliga Süd
(IV) where in their first two seasons of play they earned consecutive 12th place finishes. In 2007, FC earned its best result to date by finishing third.
The club plays its home matches at the Ilburg-Sradion which has a capacity of 3,500 (500 seats).
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 city of Eilenburg
Eilenburg
Eilenburg is a town in Germany. It lies in the district of Nordsachsen in the Free State of Saxony, approximately 20 km northeast of the city of Leipzig.- Geography :...
, Saxony.
The association was created 1 January 1994 as the successor side to Sportverein Mörtitz. The new club joined the Landesliga Sachsen
Landesliga Sachsen
The Sachsenliga, formerly referred to as Landesliga Sachsen, is the sixth tier of the German football league system and the highest league in the German state of Saxony,...
(V) on the strength of SVs Bezirksliga Sachsen (VI) title. A poor 13th place finish immediately returned the side to sixth tier play where they would remain for three seasons. Playing now as FC Eilenburg, the team captured its second Berzirksliga championship in 1997 to advance to the Landesliga Sachsen (V). A Landesliga championship in 2004 saw the club promoted to the NOFV-Oberliga Süd
NOFV-Oberliga Süd
The NOFV-Oberliga Süd is the fifth tier of the German football league system in the southern states of former East Germany. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008, it was the fourth tier of the league system. It covers the German states of Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia and Saxony...
(IV) where in their first two seasons of play they earned consecutive 12th place finishes. In 2007, FC earned its best result to date by finishing third.
The club plays its home matches at the Ilburg-Sradion which has a capacity of 3,500 (500 seats).
External links
- Official team site
- Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German football league tables (in German)
- eufo.de European football club profiles and current rosters
- The Abseits Guide to German Soccer