SV Berliner VB 49 is a sports club from the city of

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, that is best known for its handball department. The club also fields an

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History

The club was formed following

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in June 1949 in the Soviet-occupied eastern half of the country. The rise of Cold War tensions and the establishment of

East Germany East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...

was quickly followed by the formation of separate sporting competitions including the

Deutscher Fußball-Verband der DDR The Deutscher Fußball-Verband der DDR (DFV) was from 1958 the football association of the (East) German Democratic Republic, fielding the East Germany national football team until 1990 before rejoining its counterpart, the German Football Asso ...

(en: East German Football Association). The club originally played as BSG der BVG Berlin and was created as the sports club of the Berliner Verkehrs Aktiengesellschaft (BVG, en: Berlin Transport Corporation) which managed the city's public transportation services. In 1951, it was renamed Lok Lichtenberg before being joined by Einheit Pankow in September 1954 and talking up that club's place in domestic competition.Grüne, Hardy (2001). Enzyklopädie des deutschen Ligafußballs 7. Vereinslexikon. Kassel: Agon-Sportverlag. . Einheit would later be recreated in 1958 as a merger of Lok Pankow and Lok Bau Union Buchholz. By 1958, Lok Lichtenberg had advanced to the second tier 2. DDR-Liga. In September of that season the team took the name Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe and ended their campaign in 9th place. The following year they finished in 14th place and were relegated. Between 1955–59, the club made several appearances in the opening rounds of the

FDGB-Pokal The FDGB-Pokal (Freier Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund Pokal or Free German Trade Union Federation Cup) was an elimination football tournament held annually in East Germany. It was the second most important national title in East German football af ...

(East German Cup), but were always eliminated in the early going. The club changed its name to SV Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe 49 in 1990 after the fall of the Berlin Wall and German reunification. The footballers play today in Kreisliga B (X).

References

External links

Official team web siteDas deutsche Fußball-Archiv
historical German domestic league tables {{DEFAULTSORT:Berlin, Verkehrsbetriebe Handball clubs in Germany Football clubs in Berlin Football clubs in Germany Football clubs in East Germany Association football clubs established in 1949 1949 establishments in Germany Multi-sport clubs in Germany