ZFC Meuselwitz

ZFC Meuselwitz

Full name	Zipsendorfer Fußballclub Meuselwitz e.V.
Founded	1919
Ground	bluechip-Arena
Capacity	5,260
Chairman	Hubert Wolf
Manager	Heiko Weber
League	Regionalliga Nordost (IV)
2021–22	14th
Home colours Away colours

Zipsendorfer Fußballclub Meuselwitz is a German association football club from Meuselwitz, Thuringia.

History

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.

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

Stadium

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.

Current squad

As of 20 September 2024

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	GER	Justin Fietz
3	DF	GER	Felix Rehder
6	MF	GER	Luca Bürger
8	DF	CZE	Jan Halasz
9	FW	KOS	Lirim Hoxha
10	MF	GER	Tino Schmidt
11	FW	GER	Thomas Rotfuß
13	DF	GER	David Pfeil
16	DF	GER	Ben Keßler
17	DF	GER	Hendrik Wurr

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	FW	GER	Johannes Pistol
19	FW	GER	Christoph Pauling
20	DF	GER	Fabian Raithel
21	MF	GER	Nils Schätzle
22	FW	GER	Florian Hansch
28	MF	GER	Daniel Haubner
30	MF	GER	René Eckardt
31	MF	GER	Tim Kießling
33	DF	GER	Leon Schmökel
36	GK	GER	Lukas Sedlak

Honours

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

Recent seasons

The recent season-by-season performance of the club:

Year	Division	Tier	Position
1999–2000	Thüringenliga	V	6th
2000–01			7th
2001–02			8th
2002–03			2nd
2003–04			1st ↑
2004–05	NOFV-Oberliga Süd	IV	6th
2005–06			5th
2006–07			5th
2007–08			8th
2008–09		V	1st ↑
2009–10	Regionalliga Nord	IV	10th
2010–11			11th
2011–12			9th
2012–13	Regionalliga Nordost		7th
2013–14			10th
2014–15			14th
2015–16			14th
2016–17			14th
2017–18			10th
2018–19			10th
2019–20			10th
2020–21			18th
2021–22			14th

• 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.

↑ Promoted

↓ Relegated

External links

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