BV 04 Dortmund was a German association football club from the city of

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. The club was established in 1904 as the football department of an earlier gymnastics and

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club called ''Turn- und Fechtclub Dortmund''. The footballers became independent as ''Ballspielverein Dortmund'' in 1905. __TOC__

History

The team made a number of appearances (1907, 1909, 1913) in the playoffs of the regional top-flight Westdeutscher Fußballverband in the early 1900s. Their best turn came in 1909 when the beat '' Teutonia Osnabrück'' 4:3 in a quarterfinal matchup before going out 4:1 to '' Preußen Duisburg'' in the subsequent semifinal.Grüne, Hardy (1996). Vom Kronprinzen bis zur Bundesliga. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag ''BV'' merged with ''Dortmunder Fußballclub 1895'' to form ''Sportvereinigung Dortmund 1895'' on 13 July 1913. In 1919 the club was renamed ''Dortmunder Sportclub 1895'' and in 1933 entered into a short-lived union with ''Ballspiel-Club Sportfreunde 06 Dortmund'' to play until 1935 as ''Sportfreunde 1895 Dortmund''. Following the defeat of Germany in World War II, occupying Allied authorities banned most organizations in the country, including sports and football clubs. In late 1945 the club was reformed as ''Südliche Sportgemeinde Dortmund'' before resuming its identity as ''SC'' in 1947. Ultimately ''SC'' merged with ''Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht 1848 Dortmund'' to create '' Turn- und Sport-Club Eintracht 48/95 Dortmund'', which is still active today.

References

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