SG Bergmann-Borsig is a German

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from

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, in

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. The club has departments in several sports, such as

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History

It was established following

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on 8 April 1946 by

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players from

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and

Wilhelmsruh Wilhelmsruh () is a German locality (''Ortsteil'') within the borough (''Bezirk'') of Pankow, Berlin. It is the city's smallest locality, after Halensee and Hansaviertel. History In the locality, originally part of Rosenthal, it was built a co ...

in the city's

district. Located in the Soviet-occupied quarter of Berlin, ''SG'' formed a

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department that was part of the separate competition that emerged in

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. The club became independent of its parent association club in 1990 as ''Pankower Fußballverein Bergmann-Borsig'' before failing financially in 1994. ''SG'' was associated with and received financial support from the Bergmann-Borsig energy and metalworks factory. It was renamed ''

Betriebssportgemeinschaft Sports Associations (german: Sportvereinigung (SV), ) in East Germany were nation-wide sports agencies for certain economic branches of the whole society, which were members of the Deutscher Turn- und Sportbund (DTSB) Members of biggest social em ...

Stahl Wilhelmsruh'' on 24 August 1950, and following the transition of the factory to the manufacture of machinery and transport equipment in 1952, it became ''BSG Motor Wilhelmsruh''.Grüne, Hardy (2001). Vereinslexikon. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag The economic importance of the operation helped the Wilhelmsruh club grow quickly and saw the formation of football, hockey, tennis and other departments in the 1950s. A number of top athletes and sports teams were part of the club including tennis player Gerda Riewe, the 1962 East Berlin handball champions, and the 1974 East Berlin women's volleyball champions. The most successful section were the archers, who excelled both nationally and internationally, and who included Rose Marie Grzondziel, seventeen time East German champion. The team was renamed ''BSG Bergmann-Borsig Berlin'' in 1972.

Football in 1956

The football section was founded in 1956 and did not come to note until reaching the highest level city competition in 1975. ''Bergmann-Borsig'' won the city championship in 1977 and advanced to the second division

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where they would remain a lower-tier side until finally relegated in 1983 following a last place finish. After five years of mediocre performances in the district city league, ''BSG'' enjoyed a successful campaign, capturing both the city cup and regional championship in 1989. East and West Germany were reunited in 1990 and the two separate German football competitions were merged. The footballers left their parent sports club to form a separate side and following their Bezirksliga Berlin title took part in the final season of play in the DDR-Liga in 1989–90, as it became the transitional NOFV-Liga. In this season they served as an effective reserve team for

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, as reserve teams were no longer allowed in the East German league structure. The next season Bergmann-Borsig's footballers left the parent club to play as ''Pankower FV Bergmann-Borsig''. They improved their standing to 5th place and qualified to play in the

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(IV) where they finished 3rd. That was the height of the club's achievement as they began a gradual descent. ''FV'' finished in 14th place in 1994, and like many other former East German sides, ran into financial difficulties, ending in bankruptcy in June of that year. The club briefly merged with '' SV Preußen Berlin'' before again becoming an independent side on 1 October 1997 through formation of ''

Weißenseer FC Weißenseer FC is a German football club from district of Weißensee in the city of Berlin. The club's roots go back its founding on 8 September 1900, while more recently it has been linked with ''Sportverein Prussia Berlin'' and '' Pankower F ...

''. Parent club ''SG Bergmann-Borsig'' is still active today, but no longer has a football department.

Honours

The club's honours: * Berzirksliga Berlin ** Champions: 1976, 1980, 1989

References

External links

Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv
historical German domestic league tables {{DEFAULTSORT:Berlin, Bergmann-Borsig Football clubs in Germany Defunct football clubs in Germany Defunct football clubs in Berlin Football clubs in East Germany Association football clubs established in 1956 1946 establishments in Germany Association football clubs disestablished in 1994 Sports clubs established in 1946 Works association football clubs in Germany