FSV Union Fürstenwalde is a German football club from Fürstenwalde/Spree, currently playing in the

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(V). As with many

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clubs at the time, the club has a complicated history of formations, re-formations, ownership changes, legal changes, name-changes and mergers; however the lineage can be traced back as far back as 1919, with the current incarnation formed in 2002.

History

The roots of the club go back to SC Union 06 Oberschönweide Abt. Fürstenwalde, formed in 1919 as a section of

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-based SC Union 06 Oberschöneweide and adopted the name SC Union Fürstenwalde in 1927 after separating from the latter club. ''Union'' went through a number of name changes and merger after 1945 but eventually, in 1971, became SG Dynamo Fürstenwalde. ''Dynamo'', affiliated to sports association

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and associated with the Stasi, the secret police of East Germany, experienced some success at the second level of GDR football, the

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. With the end of East Germany ''Dynamo'' was dissolved and ''Union'' reformed. In 2002 ''Union'' merged with Wacker Fürstenwalde to form the current club. The club's recent rise through the league system began when it won promotion to the

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, the highest league in the state, in 2008. A championship at this level in 2011 took the club up to the

where it played until 2016, when another title there brought ''Union'' up to the Regionalliga Nordost for the first time.Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv
Historical German domestic league tablesFSV Union Fürstenwalde at Fussball.de
Tables and results of all German football leagues

Naming history

Honours

The club's honours: *

Staffel B ** Champions: 1979–80 (''as SG Dynamo Fürstenwalde'') *

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** Best result: 1988–89 third round *

(VI) ** Champions: 2010–11 * Landesliga Brandenburg-Süd ** Champions: 2007–08 *

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** Champions:

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** Runners-up:

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* NOFV-Oberliga Nord (V) ** Champions: 2015–16

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