Hoyerswerdaer FC

Hoyerswerdaer FC is an association football club from Hoyerswerda, Saxony, Germany.

Hoyerswerdaer FC
Full nameHoyerswerdaer Fußballclub e. V.
Founded1956 (1956), as BSG Aktivist Schwarze Pumpe
2016 (2016), as Hoyerswerdaer FC
GroundFriedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Stadion, Hoyerswerda
Capacity11,000[1]
ChairmanBernd Ziemann
ManagerStefan Hoßmang
LeagueKreisoberliga Westlausitz
2020–21Kreisoberliga Westlausitz, 9th of 18[2]
WebsiteClub website

The club was founded on 15 January 1956 in East Germany.[3] Under the name BSG Aktivist Schwarze Pumpe, it reached as high as the DDR-Liga, the second tier in East Germany, where it played in the ultimate (1990–91) season of the DDR-Liga.[4]

Following the reunification of Germany, the club changed its name to FSV Hoyerswerda and later FC Lausitz Hoyerswerda. The club colours were yellow and black.[3] It incorporated the club Hoyerswerdaer SV 1919 in 2016, changing its name to Hoyerswerdaer FC.

References

Further reading

  • Hanns Leske: Enzyklopädie des DDR-Fußballs. Göttingen: Die Werkstatt, 2007, ISBN 978-3-89533-556-3, pp. 71–72.
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