ZFC Meuselwitz
Full nameZipsendorfer Fußballclub Meuselwitz e.V.
Founded1919
Groundbluechip-Arena
Capacity5,260
ChairmanHubert Wolf
ManagerHeiko Weber
LeagueRegionalliga Nordost (IV)
2021–2214th

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.[1]

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

As of 21 August 2023[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Germany GER Justin Fietz
2 DF Germany GER Felix Rehder
6 MF Germany GER Luca Bürger
7 MF Germany GER Dominik Bock
9 FW Germany GER Andy Trübenbach
10 MF Germany GER Can Sakar
11 FW Kosovo KOS Arlind Shoshi
13 MF Germany GER Till Jacobi
16 DF Germany GER Ben Keßler
17 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Amer Kadrić
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW Germany GER Johannes Pistol
19 FW Germany GER Christoph Pauling
20 DF Germany GER Fabian Raithel
21 MF Germany GER Nils Schätzle
22 FW Germany GER Florian Hansch
23 FW Germany GER Luis Fischer
28 DF Germany GER Nils Miatke
30 MF Germany GER René Eckardt
33 DF Germany GER Leon Schmökel
36 GK Germany GER Lukas Sedlak

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

Recent seasons

The recent season-by-season performance of the club:[3][1]

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
Promoted Relegated

References

  1. 1 2 ZFC Meuselwitz at Fussball.de (in German) Tables and results of all German football leagues, accessed: 12 February 2015
  2. "Kader 2023/2024" (in German). ZFC Meuselwitz. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  3. Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv (in German) Historical German domestic league tables
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