Post Südstadt Karlsruhe e.V. – Verein für Sport, Freizeit, Gesundheit und Integration (mostly abbreviated to Post Südstadt Karlsruhe or just PSK) is a German

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from the city of

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that was formed in 2001 through the merger of ''Karlsruhe VfB Südstadt'' (established in 1896) and ''Postsportverein Karlsruhe'' (established in 1927). The

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of ''VfB'', playing as Karlsruher FC Südstadt sometime early in the club's history, are notable as founding members of the German Football Association (Deutscher Fussball Bund or

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) in

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in 1900.

History

, In the late 1890s and early 1900s the club played as a member of the KFB (Karlsruher Fußball-Bund or Karlsruhe Football Federation). Little is known about the league and certain of its member teams included ''Südstadt'', '' Karlsruher FV 1891'', '' FC Phönix 1894 Karlsruhe'', ''FC Germania 1898 Karlsruhe'', ''FC Franconia 1895 Karlsruhe'' and ''

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''. The league is believed to have been formed in the spring or summer of 1899 and to have led a short tumultuous existence.

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, chairman of ''Karlsruher FV'', also acted as chairman of the league and of the VSFV (Verband Süddeutscher Fußball-Vereine or Federation of South German Football Associations). Nohe found himself in conflict with the leadership of several of the KFB's clubs as well as with

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, chairman of a committee established to organize matches between German and foreign clubs. These conflicts led to the collapse of the KFB after only a single season. Some ''FV'' players left for other clubs, while ''Südstadt'' and ''Germania'' pulled out of the league. ''Südstadt'' and ''Phönix'' went on to join the DFB. The club left the DFB in 1924 to become part of the ATSB (Arbeiter-Turn- und Sportbund or Workers' Sports Association), one of several national sports associations active in Germany at the time. Following the rise of the

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the ATSB and other sports organizations were broken up in 1933 as politically unpalatable to the regime. ''VfB'' and many similar such clubs saw their memberships dispersed or forced into mergers with other more ideologically acceptable sides. ''VfB'' was reestablished after World War II and the current-day club has several other sporting departments in addition to its football side and focuses on recreational sport and wellness. The footballers most recently played in the Landesliga Mittelbaden from where they were relegated at the end of the 2015–16 season.

Division

With almost 4,000 members, Post Südstadt Karlsruhe is one of the largest associations in Karlsruhe. It comprises the following departments: Ball sports * Basketball * Beach volleyball * Soccer * Handball * Quidditch * Volleyball Martial arts * Aikido * Judo * Self defense * TaekWonDo Individual sport * Badminton * Athletics * Tennis * Table tennis * Triathlon Leisure activities * Photography * Chess * Swimming * Hiking There are also the divisions "Sports and Health", "Disabled Sports" and "Popular Sports/Sports Badges".

References

External links

* http://www.online-psk.de/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Karlsruhe, Sudstadt Sport in Karlsruhe Football clubs in Germany Football clubs in Baden-Württemberg 2001 establishments in Germany Association football clubs established in 2001