FC Strausberg, simply known as Strausberg or FCS, is a German association football club based in

Strausberg Strausberg () is a Town#Germany, town in Brandenburg, in eastern Germany, located east of Berlin. With a population of about 27,000 it is the largest town in the district of Märkisch-Oderland. History Strausberg was founded ''circa'' 1240, and ...

, the largest city in

Märkisch-Oderland Märkisch-Oderland is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the eastern part of Brandenburg, Germany. Neighboring this district are (from the north clockwise) the district of Barnim, the country of Poland, the district-free city of Frankfurt (Oder), the d ...

, Brandenburg. The club, that plays home games at the " Energiearena", has senior (players aged 35 years and over) and junior branches, including children.

History

The football club was founded in 1956 as Vorwärts Strausberg and it has mainly played in regional football leagues. Few years after

German reunification German reunification () was the process of re-establishing Germany as a single sovereign state, which began on 9 November 1989 and culminated on 3 October 1990 with the dissolution of the East Germany, German Democratic Republic and the int ...

, in 1995, the club was re-created with the current name, as the football department of the "KSC Strausberg",Infos onf KSC Strausberg official site
/ref> the local association regarding sport and culture. Since 2005, Strausberg played in the

Brandenburg-Liga The Brandenburg-Liga (VI) (''formerly the Verbandsliga Brandenburg'') is the highest league for football teams exclusively in the German state of Brandenburg and at step six of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3. Li ...

, which was held in the following years with midfield places. In the 2012–13 season it won the championship and reached the

NOFV-Oberliga The NOFV- Oberliga is a division at step 5 of the German football league system. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, it became the successor of the DDR-Oberliga, and functions today as a 5th division in the former territory of East Germany and the ...

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.Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv
Historical German domestic league tablesFC Strausberg at Fussball.de
Tables and results of all German football leagues

Honours

The club's honours: *

** Champions: 2013

Symbol and colors

The logo of the club represents an

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playing football in a blue and white

shield A shield is a piece of personal armour held in the hand, which may or may not be strapped to the wrist or forearm. Shields are used to intercept specific attacks, whether from close-ranged weaponry like spears or long ranged projectiles suc ...

. It is derived, as a parody, from the coat of arms of the town.

References

External links

Official website of FC Strausberg
{{DEFAULTSORT:Strausberg, FC Football clubs in Germany FC Strausberg Football clubs in East Germany Football clubs in Brandenburg Association football clubs established in 1956 1956 establishments in East Germany