FC Strausberg
| Full name | Fußballclub Strausberg e.V. | ||
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| Founded | 1956[1] | ||
| Ground | Energiearena (Strausberg) | ||
| Capacity | 4,000 | ||
| Manager | Steve Georges | ||
| League | NOFV-Oberliga Nord | ||
| 2018–19 | 13th | ||
| Website | http://www.fcstrausberg.de/ | ||
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FC Strausberg, simply known as Strausberg or FCS, is a German association football club based in Strausberg, the largest city in Märkisch-Oderland, Brandenburg. The club, that plays home games at the "Energiearena", has senior (players aged 35 years and over)[2] and junior[3] branches, including children.[4]
History
[edit]The football club was founded in 1956 as Vorwärts Strausberg and it has mainly played in regional football leagues. Few years after German reunification, in 1995, the club was re-created with the current name, as the football department of the "KSC Strausberg",[5] the local association regarding sport and culture.
Since 2005, Strausberg played in the Brandenburg-Liga, which was held in the following years with midfield places. In the 2012–13 season it won the championship and reached the NOFV-Oberliga Nord.[6][7]
Honours
[edit]The club's honours:
- Brandenburg-Liga
- Champions: 2013
Symbol and colors
[edit]The logo of the club represents an ostrich playing football in a blue and white shield. It is derived, as a parody, from the coat of arms of the town.
References
[edit]- ^ Founded as "Vorwärts Strausberg", renamed FCS in 1995
- ^ (in German) Senior football team on the FCS site[permanent dead link]
- ^ (in German) Junior football teams on the FCS site[permanent dead link]
- ^ (in German) Children's football team on the FCS site[permanent dead link]
- ^ (in German) Infos onf KSC Strausberg official site
- ^ Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv (in German) Historical German domestic league tables
- ^ FC Strausberg at Fussball.de (in German) Tables and results of all German football leagues
External links
[edit]- (in German) Official website of FC Strausberg