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ASG Vorwärts Leipzig was an
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, Saxony. The history of the club is marked by several wholesale transfers of the football team to other cities. The club was founded in 1951 as ''Sportsverein Volkspolizei Vorwärts Leipzig''Grüne, Hardy (2001). Vereinslexikon. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag as the sports club of the People's Police () (VP) based in the city. The name Vorwärts was used in East Germany by those clubs associated with the armed forces, paramilitary organizations, and police. __TOC__


Football department


History

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 and the new first division DS-Oberliga (Deutscher Sportausschuss Oberliga or German Sports Association Upper League) was inaugurated with the 1949–50 season. In their debut season in 1951–52 ''SV'' competed as part of the first division which was by then known as the DDR-Oberliga. The club was renamed in December 1952 as ''Sportvereinigung Vorwärts der Kasernierten Volkspolizei Leipzig'' and in April 1953 the first team players were transferred en masse to Berlin to become '' Sportvereinigung Vorwärts der KVP Berlin'', which continued to play in the top flight. The remaining footballers carried on under the original club's name and on 1 January 1955 the team assumed the place of ''SC DHfK Leipzig II'' in the DDR-Liga (II). In July 1955 the entire first team squad was again transferred, this time to '' SV Vorwärts Cottbus'' and the remaining rump side disappeared into lower-tier play. On 1 October 1956 the Leipzig team became an army rather than police club and took on the name ''Armee-Sportgemeinschaft Vorwärts Leipzig''. They recovered to make their way back to the 2.DDR-Liga (III) in 1960 and after a division title in 1962 returned to the DDR-Liga (II) where they would remain throughout the decade. ''ASG'' bounced back after a last place finish and relegation in 1970 to win the Bezirksliga Leipzig (III) title in 1970–71. In 1973, two seasons after their return to second-tier play, they won their division and subsequently took part in a failed Oberliga promotion playoff. ''Vorwärts'' played one more season in Leipzig and in 1974 the squad was again transferred, this time to Dessau where they became '' ASG Vorwärts Dessau''. ''Vorwärts Leipzig'' regularly took part in the preliminary rounds of the
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(East German Cup) throughout this period. Their first appearances took place in 1957 and 1959, and between 1960 and 1974, they missed out on cup play only in 1961 and 1972. Their best result was an advance to the quarterfinals in 1959 where they were eliminated 0:3 by '' SC Turbine Erfurt''. The Leipzig team's unusual history has left a legacy of teams linked to the original 1951 club including current day clubs Vorwärts Dessau and '' 1. FC Frankfurt'', as well as defunct sides ''Vorwärts Berlin'', ''Vorwärts Cottbus'', and '' Vorwärts Kamenz''.


Honours

* 2. DDR-Liga (III) ** Divisional champions: 1960, 1962 * Bezirksliga Leipzig (III) ** Champions: 1971 *
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 ...
(II) ** Divisional champions: 1973


References


External links


Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv
historical German domestic league tables {{DEFAULTSORT:Leipzig, Vorwaerts Defunct football clubs in Germany Football clubs in East Germany ASG Vorwärts Vorwaerts Defunct football clubs in Saxony 1. FC Frankfurt Association football clubs established in 1951 1951 establishments in East Germany 1974 disestablishments in East Germany Association football clubs disestablished in 1974 Military association football clubs in Germany