ASC Bremen or ''Allgemeinen Bremer Sportclub von 1898'' was a German association football club based in the

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city of Bremen. Founded in 1898, the club played briefly (1900–1902) in the Verband Bremer Ballspiel Vereine (Federation of Bremen Ballsport Clubs) fielding both first and second division sides. ''ASC'' is recognized as one of the founding clubs of the

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(Deutscher Fussball Bund or German Football Association) in

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in 1900. This club had only a short existence and disappeared early on from the German football scene. It is not related to the similarly named clubs, ''ASC 1994 Bremen Firebirds'', which plays

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, or with ''Auto Sport-Club Bremen''.

Team trivia

* ''FV Werder'', predecessor of modern-day Bundesliga side ''

Werder Bremen Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen (), Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, they are best known for the ...

'', played its first ever match on 10 September 1899 against ''ASC'', coming away with a 1–0 victory.

References

* Grüne, Hardy (2001). Vereinslexikon. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag Football clubs in Germany Defunct football clubs in Germany Sport in Bremen (city) Defunct football clubs in Bremen (state) Association football clubs established in 1898 1898 establishments in Germany {{Germany-footyclub-stub