Bischofswerdaer FV 08

Formed in 1908 the club was a nondescript side in local football before the Second World War. After the war sports clubs in what was to become East Germany were reorganised and the club was dissolved and a new club, the SG Bischofswerda formed. SG became BSG Industrie Bischofswerda and, in 1972, BSG Fortschritt Bischofswerda, sponsored by tractor manufacturer Fortschritt.

The club's fortunes improved from then on with Fortschritt winning promotion to the tier-three Bezirksliga Dresden in 1973. It won the league in 1976 and earned another promotion, now to the tier-two DDR-Liga. It was grouped in the Staffel D, one of five regional divisions of the league and initially struggled against relegation. In 1984 the league was reduced to two regional divisions and the club was able to qualify for the Staffel B, the southern division of the league. Fortschritt was able to win the league in 1986 and earn promotion to the DDR-Oberliga, the countries highest league. The club finished in fourteenth and last place in the league and was relegated again. It came fifth in the second division in 1988, a season where it also reached the quarter finals of the FDGB-Pokal, but won its division again in 1989 and returned to the DDR-Oberliga. The club came fourteenth once more and was relegated again. It played one more season in the second division, now renamed NOFV-Liga, now as FV Fortschritt Bischofswerda, coming fourth in the Staffel A, the northern division. At the end of the season East…

The team's honours:

DDR-Liga – Staffel B Champions: 1986, 1989 NOFV-Oberliga Süd Runners-up: 1993 Sachsenliga Champions: 2015 Bezirksliga Dresden Champions: 1976, 2004, 2011 Saxony Cup Winners: 1992