VFC Anklam is a German football club from the city of

Anklam Anklam [], formerly known as Tanglim and Wendenburg, is a town in the Western Pomerania region of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated on the banks of the Peene river, just 8 km from its mouth in the ''Kleines Haff'', the western ...

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; ; nds, Mäkelborg-Vörpommern), also known by its anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ranks 14th in po ...

History

The team was established as ''Sportgemeinde Anklam'' in 1945 and became part of the separate football competition that emerged after World War II in Soviet occupied

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 ...

. Like most other East German clubs, the team underwent several name changes over the years; in 1949 they became ''BSG Konsum Anklam'', in 1952 ''BSG Empor Anklam'', and in 1960 ''BSG Lokomotive Anklam''. Playing as ''Lok'' they spent two seasons (1980–82) in the DDR-Liga, Staffel A as a lower table side. The club made appearances in 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 aft ...

(East German Cup) in 1954, 1957, 1982 and 1983, but was never able to advance out of the opening rounds.Grüne, Hardy (2001). Vereinslexikon. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag In 1990 the club adopted the name ''ESV Lok Anklam'' and became part of the single German competition formed after the reunification of the country. Known later as ''FV Lok Anklam'', they won their way to the

Verbandsliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern The Verbandsliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is the sixth tier of the German football league system and the highest league in the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008 it was the fifth tier of the ...

(V) in 1998 where they remained until withdrawing in 2000 due to financial problems. They merged with the football department of ''Sportverein Grün-Weiß Anklam'' to create ''Verein für Bewegungsspiele Anklam'' which took up play in the lowest level of local ball. At the start of the 2008–09 season ''VfB'' joined ''FC 98 Anklam'' to form the present day side which took up the place of ''VfB'' in the Landesliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern-Ost (VII). A title in this league in 2011 took the club back up to the Verbandsliga where it played until 2016 when it was relegated.Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv
Historical German domestic league tablesVFC Anklam at Fussball.de
Tables and results of all German football leagues

Honours

The club's honours: * Landesliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern-Ost (IV) ** Champions: 2011 ** Runners-up: 2010

References

External links

Official team site
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