ZFC Meuselwitz

The origins of the club go back to the establishment of Aktivist Zipsendorf in 1919. After World War II the club played as BSG Aktivist Zipsendorf and enjoyed some early minor success with three consecutive titles (1954–56) in the Kreisliga Altenburg and a 1962 win in local cup play. However, the club remained mired in the lower echelons of East German competition. When the community of Zipsendorf was merged into nearby Meuselwitz in 1976 the team was re-christened BSG Aktivist Meuselwitz. In 1991, after German re-unification the year before, the club briefly joined SV Bergbau as that association's football department before going their own way, first as FV Zipsendorf and then, in 1994, as Zipsendorfer Fußballclub Meuselwitz.

Mid-way through the decade the club began an ascent out of the lower divisions of German football. Between 1993 and 1997 they worked their way up through four different divisions on the strength of four consecutive titles before settling into the Landesliga Thuringia (V) for seven seasons.

Under coach Damian Halata the club reached the semi-finals of the 2003 Thüringerpokal (Thuringia Cup) and the following season captured the Landesliga title to advance to the NOFV-Oberliga Süd (IV) where they played for five seasons until winning promotion to the Regionalliga Nord in 2009. After three seasons at this level the club moved to the Regionalliga Nordost in 2012 when this league was reformed. It has been playing as a mid-table side in this league since.[1]

The association has grown to include departments for bowling and cheerleading.

The club plays its home matches in the bluechip-Arena (capacity 5,000) named under a sponsorship agreement with a local computer firm. The facility was constructed as the Stadion Glaserkuppe in 1953 and refurbished over a two-year period ending in 2004.

As of 13 February 2018[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  GER Fabian Guderitz 2 DF  GER Ben-Luca Moritz 4 DF  GER Cottrell Ezekwem 5 DF  GER Henrik Ernst 6 MF  GER Luca Bürger 8 MF  GER René Weinert 9 FW  GER Andy Trübenbach 10 MF  GER Fabian Stenzel 11 FW  GER Jegor Jagupov 12 GK  GER Jonas Hoffmann 16 DF  GER Fabian Raithel

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  BIH Amer Kadrić 18 MF  GER Tobias Becker 19 MF  GER Sebastian Albert 20 DF  ISL Aron Ingi Andreasson 21 DF  GER Laurens Zintsch 22 FW  GER Serhat-Semih Güler 22 FW  GER Dennis Blaser 27 FW  GER Timo Mauer 29 MF  DOM Rudolf González 33 GK  GER Chris Kroner 38 GK  GER Zicos Resvanis

The club's honours:

• NOFV-Oberliga Süd (V)
  • Champions: 2009
• Landesliga Thüringen (V)
  • Champions: 2004
• Landesklasse Ost (V)
  • Champions: 1997
• Kreisliga Altenburg (VI)
  • Champions: 1994
• Bezirksliga Gera (VI)
  • Champions: 1996
• Bezirksklasse Gera (VII)
  • Champions: 1995

The recent season-by-season performance of the club:[3][1]

• With the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 and the 3. Liga in 2008 as the new third tier, below the 2. Bundesliga, all leagues below dropped one tier.

• Official team site
• Abseits Guide to German Soccer
• Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German football league tables (in German)