FC Anker Wismar is a
German association football club based in
Wismar
Wismar (; Low German: ''Wismer''), officially the Hanseatic City of Wismar (''Hansestadt Wismar'') is, with around 43,000 inhabitants, the sixth-largest city of the northeastern German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and the fourth-largest city ...
, Germany, currently playing in the
Verbandsliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
History
The club's origins date back to 1904 when ''FC Elite Wismar'' were established. The following year, the club was renamed to ''Wismarer FC 1905''. From 1909 the club was known as ''Germania Wismar'' and during the World War II, ''TSV Wismar'' played in the
Gauliga Nordmark. After the war, the club was renamed no less than four more times (''SG Wismar Süd'', ''ZSG Anker Wismar'', ''BSG Anker Wismar'' and ''BSG Motor Wismar'') before settling on the name ''TSG Wismar'' under which they played in the
DDR-Liga (prior to
German reunification
German reunification (german: link=no, Deutsche Wiedervereinigung) was the process of re-establishing Germany as a united and fully sovereign state, which took place between 2 May 1989 and 15 March 1991. The day of 3 October 1990 when the Ge ...
) up until 1997 when the club was finally renamed FC Anker Wismar and as such they have become champions of the
Verbandsliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern four times – in 2000, 2004, 2010 and 2015. On each occasion the club won promotion to the
NOFV-Oberliga Nord but was relegated back to the Verbandsliga again the previous three times after a short time.
[Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv]
Historical German domestic league tables[FC Anker Wismar at Fussball.de]
Tables and results of all German football leagues
Honours
The club's honours:
*
Verbandsliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
** Champions: 2000, 2004, 2010, 2015
References
External links
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Football clubs in Germany
Football clubs in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Association football clubs established in 1997
1997 establishments in Germany
Works association football clubs in Germany
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