FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin
| Full name | Fußball-Club Viktoria 1889 Berlin Lichterfelde-Tempelhof e.V. | ||
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| Founded | 6 June 2013 6 June 1889 (BFC Viktoria 1889) 20 March 1892 (Lichterfelder FC) |
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| Ground | Stadion Lichterfelde | ||
| Capacity | 4,300 | ||
| Chairman | Christoph Schulte-Kaubrügger | ||
| Manager | Mario Block | ||
| League | Regionalliga Nordost (IV) | ||
| 2015–16 | 12th | ||
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FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin is a German association football club, formed in 2013 following a merger between BFC Viktoria 1889 and Lichterfelder FC,[1]
With 1,600 active members the club has the largest football department in Germany.[2]
History
FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin was formed in a merger of BFC Viktoria 1889, one of the oldest football clubs in Germany and Lichterfelder FC, a club which had gone through a number of name changes and mergers before. The new club has been playing in the Regionalliga Nordost since its formation, courtesy to a 2012–13 title in the NOFV-Oberliga Nord won by Viktoria.[3][4]
The club won the Berliner Landespokal, the local cup competition in Berlin, in 2014 and thereby qualified for the first round of the 2014–15 DFB-Pokal where it lost 0–2 to Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.[5]
Honours
The club's honours:
- Berliner Landespokal
- Winners: 2014
Current squad
- As of 7 March 2016[update]
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goalkeeper | Justin Merz |  Ireland |
| 2 | Defender | Julian Hentschel |  Germany |
| 4 | Defender | Mike Eglseder | Germany |
| 5 | Midfielder | David Hollwitz | Germany |
| 6 | Defender | Robin Mannsfeld | Germany |
| 7 | Forward | Caner Özcin |  Turkey |
| 9 | Forward | Nils Stettin | Germany |
| 10 | Midfielder | Ümit Ergirdi | Turkey |
| 13 | Midfielder | Charles Takyi |  Ghana |
| 14 | Midfielder | Oliver Hofmann | Germany |
| 15 | Defender | Joshua Silva |  Portugal |
| 16 | Midfielder | Maximilian Watzka | Germany |
| 17 | Midfielder | Mattia Trianni | Germany |
| 18 | Forward | Nicolai Jelitto | Germany |
| 20 | Defender | Wael Karim | Germany |
| 22 | Defender | Tim Lensinger | Germany |
| 23 | Forward | Kiyan Soltanpour |  Azerbaijan |
| 25 | Goalkeeper | Lucas Menz | Germany |
| 27 | Midfielder | Maik Haubitz | Germany |
| 28 | Defender | Glodi Zingu |  Angola |
| 30 | Goalkeeper | Jack Krause | Germany |
| 33 | Forward | Karim Benyamina |  Algeria |
| 36 | Forward | Abdulkadir Beyazit | Turkey |
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Viktoria Berlin: Baustellen geschlossen kicker.de, published: 21 July 2015, accessed: 22 July 2015
- ↑ Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv (German) Historical German domestic league tables
- ↑ FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin at Fussball.de (German) Tables and results of all German football leagues
- ↑ 2014–15 DFB-Pokal (German) Weltfussball.de, accessed: 26 February 2015
External links
- Official website
- FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin Weltfussball.de
