FC Schönberg is a German association football club from the city of Schönberg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

History

The club has its origins in ''TSG Schönberg'' which was created as ''SG Schönberg'' in 1945 at the end of World War II and later played as ''BSG Traktor Schönberg''. In 1962 this side merged with ''SG Dynamo 1950 Schönberg'' to form ''TSG Schönberg''. The current-day club was founded on 1 July 1995 when the football department of ''TSG'' established itself as independent. The new team was initiated into the seventh tier Bezirksliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in the 1995–96 season and immediately began a steady rise to the Oberliga Nordost-Nord (IV). They advanced out of the Bezirksliga to capture divisional titles in the Landesliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (VI) in 1996 and the

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(V) in 1998. ''Schönberg'' then played seven seasons in the

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, winning a title there in 2003 and taking part in a

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(III) promotion playoff which they lost to ''

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''. Throughout their short existence as an independent side the club has been dominant in play for the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Pokal (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Cup) appearing as a finalist in 1997 and then lifting the trophy each year from 1999 to 2004. This earned ''Schönberg'' entry to

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competition where they were put out in the first round in each appearance at the hands of

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sides including ''

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'' (2004, 0:15). ''Schönberg'' faltered in the 2004–2005 season and was relegated to the Verbandsliga for a season, but earned a prompt return to the Oberliga by claiming another fifth division title. After a seventh-place finish in the Oberliga in the 2006–07 season, the club decided to return to the Verbandsliga. In 2013 the club won promotion to the NOFV-Oberliga Nord once more where it played until 2015 when a runners-up finish took it up to the

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.Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv
Historical German domestic league tablesFC Schöneberg 95 at Fussball.de
Tables and results of all German football leagues

Honours

The club's honours: * Bezirksliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (VII) ** Champions: 1996 * Landesliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (VI) ** Champions: 1997 *

(V) ** Champions: 1998, 2006, 2009 ** Runners-up: 2008, 2013 * Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Pokal ** Winners: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2012 *

(IV) ** Champions: 2003 ** Runners-up: 2015

Stadium

''FC Schönberg'' plays in the Jahnstadion which has a capacity of 6,000 (590 seats). Through the use of large portable grandstands the facility can accommodate 16,000.

References

External links

Official team siteFansite
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Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv
historical German football league tables {{DEFAULTSORT:Schonberg, FC Football clubs in Germany Football clubs in East Germany Football clubs in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Association football clubs established in 1995 1995 establishments in Germany