Chemnitzer FC is a German football club based in Chemnitz, Saxony. The origins of the club go back to its establishment as Polizei-Sportverein Chemnitz in 1920.
After the re-organization of German football into sixteen Gauliga, or top flight divisions, under the Third Reich, PSV Chemnitz played in the Gauliga Sachsen. The club performed well, generally finishing in the upper half of the league table and capturing their division in 1935 and 1936. ...
more
Chemnitzer FC is a German football club based in Chemnitz, Saxony. The origins of the club go back to its establishment as Polizei-Sportverein Chemnitz in 1920.
After the re-organization of German football into sixteen Gauliga, or top flight divisions, under the Third Reich, PSV Chemnitz played in the Gauliga Sachsen. The club performed well, generally finishing in the upper half of the league table and capturing their division in 1935 and 1936. In 1942, the club was re-named SG Ordnungspolizei Chemnitz. World War II eventually took a toll as the team fell out of first division play after a ninth place finish in 1943, and the country's football descended into chaos as it was overtaken by the war.
In the aftermath of the conflict, most organizations in Germany, including sports and football clubs, were dissolved by the Allied occupation authorities. The side was re-established in 1945 as SG Chemnitz Nord and then, as was common in East German football at the time, it underwent a number...
less
