SC Wacker Leipzig was a German association football club playing in

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, Saxony. The club was formed 24 February 1895 out of the merger of the school clubs ''Concordia Leipzig'' and ''Saxonia Leipzig''. ''Wacker'' was a founding member of the German Football Association (Deutscher Fussball Bund) in 1900. ''FC'' changed its name to ''SC Wacker Leipzig'' in 1918 and in 1921 was joined by ''Friesen Leipzig''. One of the city's best sides, ''Wacker'' remained in top-flight football from its foundation through to 1937. After the re-organization of German football into sixteen premier divisions under the

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in 1933 ''Wacker'' played top-flight football in the

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for several seasons before being relegated in 1937. The club returned to

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play for single season appearances in 1940 and 1944. Allied authorities ordered all existing organizations, including sports and football associations, disbanded after World War II. The developing

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that would divide the country into

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and

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led to the formation of separate football leagues in the Soviet-occupied areas which included Leipzig. ''Wacker'' was re-constituted as ''

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'' and took up play in the Bezirk Leipzig in 1946 before advancing to the 2.DDR-Liga (III), Staffel 3 as ''Motor Nord Leipzig'' in 1958. The club fielded competitive teams that earned a handful of top three finishes before beginning a slide that finally led to relegation to the Bezirksliga Leipzig (IV) in 1963. After only a single season there the club disappeared into the lower divisions. ''Wacker'' first played its home matches at the Gohlitzer Exerzierplatz (1902–23) before moving to the Wacker-Platz Debrahof (1923–45). Following the war they played in Wacker-Stadion Debrahof, known today as Stadion des Friedens.

Honours

* Central German champions: 1902, 1908 * Mitteldeutscher-Pokal (Central German Cup) winners: 1929

External links

Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv
historical German domestic league tables

References

* Grüne, Hardy (2001). Vereinslexikon. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag . {{DEFAULTSORT:Leipzig, Wacker Football clubs in Germany Football clubs in East Germany Defunct football clubs in Saxony Association football clubs established in 1895 Association football clubs disestablished in 1945 Wacker 1895 establishments in Germany 1945 disestablishments in Germany