WFC Corso 99/Vineta is a German association football club from the

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district of the city of

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. It is the product of the 1996 union of ''Sportverein Corso/Vineta'' and ''Weddinger Fußballclub''. __TOC__

History

Corso 99 Berlin

Predecessor ''Berliner Sportclub Corso'' was established on 1 June 1899 in the city district of

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. In addition to football, the club had departments for

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. In 1905, they spent a single season in the Oberliga Berlin (I) and were relegated after a last place finish. ''Corso'' took part in the Berliner-Pokal (Berlin Cup) tournament in 1909 and advanced to the semi-finals where they were put out by ''

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''. The club remained active in lower tier ball and in 1920 joined with '' SC Wacker Tegel'' to form ''Sportclub Wacker-Corso 99 Berlin'' in a brief merger that ended that same year. ''Corso'' made another single season appearance in the Oberliga Berlin/A in 1927–28.Grüne, Hardy (2001). Enzyklopädie des deutschen Ligafußballs 7. Vereinslexikon. Kassel: Agon-Sportverlag. . Following World War II, occupying Allied authorities disbanded organizations throughout the country, including sports and football clubs. The team was reestablished as ''Sportgemeinde Prenzlauer Berg-Nord'' in 1945 and on 17 January 1949 took on the name ''SG Corso Berlin''. On 14 June they joined ''BSG Eintracht Aschinger Berlin'' to play as ''BSG Eintracht 49 Corso Berlin''. That was also a short-lived union and the two clubs went their own separate ways as ''SC Corso 99 Berlin'' and ''Sportverein Eintracht 49 Berlin'' on 14 January 1950. The raising of the

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in 1961 had a significant impact on the club. Although based in the western part of the city, much of the club's membership lived in the east. ''Corso'' was reduced to a membership of just 17, but managed to carry on.

Mergers to present-day

On 2 June 1972 they merged with ''Spielvereinigung Vineta 05 Berlin'', which prior to 28 April 1953 had played as ''

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'', to form ''SV Corso 99/Vineta Berlin''. The current day club was formed 1 June 1996 through union with ''Weddinger FC 1908'' which was the successor to '' SC Teutonia Berlin''. Established in 1899, ''Teutonia'' brought together the traditions of a long list of early Berlin clubs. Today the club plays in the tier ten Kreisliga B.

References

External links

Official team siteDas deutsche Fußball-Archiv
historical German domestic league tables {{DEFAULTSORT:Berlin Corso 99 Vineta Football clubs in Germany Football clubs in Berlin Association football clubs established in 1899 Corso 99 Vineta