Hoyerswerdaer FC is an association football club from Hoyerswerda, Saxony, Germany.

Hoyerswerdaer FC
Full nameHoyerswerdaer Fußballclub e. V.
Founded1956; 68 years ago (1956), as BSG Aktivist Schwarze Pumpe
2016; 8 years ago (2016), as Hoyerswerdaer FC
GroundFriedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Stadion, Hoyerswerda
Capacity11,000[1]
ChairmanBernd Ziemann
ManagerStefan Hoßmang
LeagueKreisoberliga Westlausitz
2020–21Kreisoberliga Westlausitz, 9th of 18[2]
Websitehttp://www.hoyerswerdaer-fc.de/

The club was founded on 15 January 1956 in East Germany.[3] Under the name BSG Aktivist Schwarze Pumpe, it reached as high as the DDR-Liga, the second tier in East Germany, where it played in the ultimate (1990–91) season of the DDR-Liga.[4]

Following the reunification of Germany, the club changed its name to FSV Hoyerswerda and later FC Lausitz Hoyerswerda. The club colours were yellow and black.[3] It incorporated the club Hoyerswerdaer SV 1919 in 2016, changing its name to Hoyerswerdaer FC.

References

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  1. ^ "Fußballstadion: Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Stadion - Die-Fans.de". die-fans.de (in German). Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Tabelle | 34. Spieltag | Kreisoberliga Westlausitz 2020/21". kicker (in German). Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b FC Lausitz Hoyerswerda, Weltfussball
  4. ^ DDR » DDR-Liga 1990/1991 Staffel A, Weltfussball

Further reading

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  • Hanns Leske: Enzyklopädie des DDR-Fußballs. Göttingen: Die Werkstatt, 2007, ISBN 978-3-89533-556-3, pp. 71–72.