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

Strausberg Strausberg () is a town in Brandenburg, Germany, located 30 km 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 in 1333 its firs ...

, the largest city in Märkisch-Oderland, 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 (german: link=no, Deutsche Wiedervereinigung) was the process of re-establishing Germany as a united and fully sovereign state, which took place between 2 May 1989 and 15 March 1991. The day of 3 October 1990 when the Ge ...

, 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, which was held in the following years with midfield places. In the 2012–13 season it won the championship and reached 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: * Brandenburg-Liga ** Champions: 2013

Symbol and colors

The logo of the club represents an ostrich 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 or projectiles such as arrows, by means of a ...

. 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