ASG Vorwärts Kamenz was an East German association football club from the city of

Kamenz Kamenz () or Kamjenc ( Sorbian, ) is a town (''Große Kreisstadt'') in the district of Bautzen in Saxony, Germany. Until 2008 it was the administrative seat of Kamenz District. The town is known as the birthplace of the philosopher and poet Gotth ...

Saxony Saxony, officially the Free State of Saxony, is a landlocked state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, and Bavaria, as well as the countries of Poland and the Czech Republic. Its capital is Dresden, and ...

. Following World War II, Germany was occupied by the victorious Allies and a separate state – the German Democratic Republic (German: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, DDR; commonly in English, East Germany) – emerged in the Soviet-held eastern part of the country. The formation of an independent East German football competition soon followed. The name Vorwärts was used in East Germany by those clubs associated with the armed forces, paramilitary organizations, and police. __TOC__

History

''Vorwärts Kamenz'' was established in 1960 and played lower-tier football early in its existence. In 1974, the first team side of '' Vorwärts Cottbus'' was transferred to KamenzGrüne, Hardy (2001). Vereinslexikon. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag and the club became a fourth division side in the Bezirksliga Dresden. They enjoyed success in local cup play over the next several seasons, capturing the Dresden Cup in 1976, 1978, and 1979. The improvement of the team propelled them into the second division

DDR-Liga The DDR-Liga (English: GDR League or ''East German League'') was, prior to German reunification in 1990, the second level of football competition in the DDR (Deutsche Demokratische Republik or German Democratic Republic, commonly East Germany), bei ...

in 1979, where they finished in second place in their debut campaign. They remained part of the DDR-Liga until they were sent down to the third division DDR-Bezirksliga following a 10th-place finish in 1984. They were dropped again to the fourth division in 1985 after ending at 15th place. The club folded in 1986. ''Vorwärts'' was a frequent participant in

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 af ...

(East German Cup) play (1975, 1977, 1979–84), but never advanced out of the preliminary rounds.

References

Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv
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