Zipsendorfer Fußballclub Meuselwitz is a German association football club from Meuselwitz, Thuringia.
History The origins of the club go back to the establishment of Aktivist Zipsendorf in 1919. After World War II the club played as BSG Aktivist Zipsendorf and enjoyed some early minor success with three consecutive titles (1954–56) in the Kreisliga Altenburg and a 1962 win in local cup play. However, the club remained mired in the lower echelons of East German competition. When the community of Zipsendorf was merged into nearby Meuselwitz in 1976 the team was re-christened BSG Aktivist Meuselwitz. In 1991, after German re-unification the year before, the club briefly joined SV Bergbau as that association's football department before going their own way, first as FV Zipsendorf and then, in 1994, as Zipsendorfer Fußballclub Meuselwitz.
Mid-way through the decade the club began an ascent out of the lower divisions of German football. Between 1993 and 1997 they worked their way up through four different divisions on the strength of four consecutive titles before settling into the Landesliga Thuringia (V) for seven seasons.
Under coach Damian Halata the club reached the semi-finals of the 2003 Thüringerpokal (Thuringia Cup) and the following season captured the Landesliga title to advance to the NOFV-Oberliga Süd (IV) where they played for five seasons until winning promotion to the Regionalliga Nord in 2009. After three seasons at this level the club moved to the Regionalliga Nordost in 2012 when this league was reformed. It has been playing as a mid-table side in this league since.ZFC Meuselwitz at Fussball.de Tables and results of all German football leagues, accessed: 12 February 2015
The association has grown to include departments for bowling and cheerleading.
Stadium The club plays its home matches in the bluechip-Arena (capacity 5,000) named under a sponsorship agreement with a local computer firm. The facility was constructed as the Stadion Glaserkuppe in 1953 and refurbished over a two-year period ending in 2004.
Current squad
Honours The club's honours: NOFV-Oberliga Süd (V) Champions: 2009 Landesliga Thüringen (V) Champions: 2004 Landesklasse Ost (V) Champions: 1997 Kreisliga Altenburg (VI) Champions: 1994 Bezirksliga Gera (VI) Champions: 1996 Bezirksklasse Gera (VII) Champions: 1995 Thuringian Cup Champions: 2010, 2011, 2025
Recent seasons The recent season-by-season performance of the club:Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv Historical German domestic league tables Year Division Tier Position 1999–2000 Thüringenliga V 6th 2000–01 7th 2001–02 8th 2002–03 2nd 2003–04 1st ↑ 2004–05 NOFV-Oberliga Süd IV 6th 2005–06 5th 2006–07 5th 2007–08 8th 2008–09 V 1st ↑ 2009–10 Regionalliga Nord IV 10th 2010–11 11th 2011–12 9th 2012–13 Regionalliga Nordost 7th 2013–14 10th 2014–15 14th 2015–16 14th 2016–17 14th 2017–18 10th 2018–19 10th 2019–20 10th 2020–21 18th 2021–22 14th With the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 and the 3. Liga in 2008 as the new third tier, below the 2. Bundesliga, all leagues below dropped one tier.
↑ Promoted ↓ Relegated
References
External links
Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German football league tables (in German)