Chemnitzer FC

The club was initially formed by students from Mittweida as Chemnitzer SC Britannia on 2 December 1899. On 28 January 1900, Chemnitzer SC Britannia was a founding member of the German Football Association (DFB) in Leipzig. During April the same year, the club changed its name to Chemnitzer BC 1899. On 8 August 1903, the club became a founding member of the Verband Chemnitzer Fußball-Vereine (VCFV). This local federation was included into the Verband Mitteldeutscher Fußball-Vereine (VMBV), the great regional federation of Central Germany, two years later. Until 1933, Chemnitzer BC were a strong side of the VMBV leagues. They took part in the WMBV's final round fifteen times, reaching the final once in 1927. Despite a 0–4 defeat against VfB Leipzig, Chemnitz qualified for the 1927 German football championship as vice-champions, where they lost in the first round against eventual champions 1. FC Nürnberg, 1–5. In 1933, Chemnitzer BC 1899 came into financial difficulties. Despite a merger with local rivals SC Sachsen 1909 Chemnitz, bankruptcy and liquidation could not be avoided. The side was then immediately re-formed under the name Chemnitzer BC 1933, which assumed the history of the old club. CBC 1933 were part of the Gauliga Saxony until the end of World War II.

FC Karl-Marx-Stadt

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…

League

DDR-Oberliga Champions: 1967 Runners-up: 1990 Central German football championship Runners-up: 1922, 1927, 1929 Regionalliga Nord (Tier 4) Champions: 2011 Regionalliga Nordost (Tier 3 & 4) Champions: 1999, 2019

Cup

FDGB-Pokal Runners-up: 1969, 1983, 1989 DFB-Pokal Semi-finalist: 1993 Fuwo-Pokal (de) Winners: 1972

Regional

Gauliga Sachsen Champions: 1935, 1936 Saxony Cup (Tiers 3–7) Winners (12): 1997, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022