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History

Founded in September 1927, the club merged with ''Schwarz-Weiß-Grün Universum Töplitz'' in 1928 to play as ''Brandenburger Sport Club Bornim Schwarz-Weiß-Grün''. The club played in the local Havelland circuit until 1945. Following

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, the club was disbanded before being re-established as ''Sportmeinde Bornim''. Located in the Soviet-occupied eastern part of the country, the Bornim side became part of the separate football competition that emerged there. ''SG Bornim'' was one of a small group of East German clubs that included teams such as '' Concordia Wilhelmsruh'', '' Berolina Stralau'', and ''

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'' that remained independent and was not connected to industry or government. The team's success was limited with their furthest advance being their stay in the

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(III) from 1972–84. Their fortunes improved following

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when they climbed quickly out of district-level Bezirkaliga (VII) competition through the Landesliga Brandenburg-Nord (VI) to the

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(V) by 1993. In their first season there, the club finished third behind '' Motor Eberswalde'' and ''

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'' and the next year they captured the division title. They were promoted to the fourth tier

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where they played three seasons as a lower-tier side until finally relegated in 1998. After one more season in Verbandsliga play the club was forced to abandon upper-level competition for financial reasons. After some time in the Kreisliga the club won promotion to the tier eight Landesklasse in 2013 where it plays today.Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv
Historical German domestic league tablesSG Bornim at Fussball.de
Tables and results of all German football leagues

References

External links

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