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| Full name | Fußball-Club Viktoria 1889 Berlin Lichterfelde-Tempelhof e.V. | ||
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| Founded | 6 June 1889; 136 years ago (1889-06-06)[1] | ||
| Ground | Stadion Lichterfelde | ||
| Capacity | 4,300 | ||
| President | Ulrich Brüggemann | ||
| Head coach | Lucio Geral | ||
| League | NOFV-Oberliga (V) | ||
| 2024–25 | Regionalliga Nordost, 17th of 18 (relegated) | ||
| Website | www | ||
Fußball-Club Viktoria 1889 Berlin Lichterfelde-Tempelhof e.V., commonly known asFC Viktoria 1889 Berlin orViktoria Berlin, is a Germanassociation football club based in the locality ofLichterfelde of theborough ofSteglitz-Zehlendorf inBerlin. The club was formed on 1 July 2013 from a merger ofBFC Viktoria 1889 andLichterfelder FC.[2] The club has the largest football department in Germany. The club also has 1,600 active members.[3]
Viktoria 1889 Berlin was formed in a merger of BFC Viktoria 1889 and Lichterfelder FC on 1 July 2013. BFC Viktoria 1889 was one of the oldest football clubs in Germany. It was the dominant club in Berlin in the early 1900s and won theGerman championship in1908 and1911. Lichterfelder FC, on the other hand, was a club which had gone through a number of name changes and mergers before. Lichterfelder FC had a women's team in theFrauen-Regionalliga by the time of the merger.
Viktoria Berlin made its debut in the2013–14 Regionalliga Nordost, courtesy of a victory for BFC Viktoria 1889 in 2012–13NOFV-Oberliga.[4][5] The club won the 2013–14Berlin Cup and thereby qualified for the first round of the2014–15 DFB-Pokal. The club was drawn againstBundesliga clubEintracht Frankfurt. Viktoria Berlin lost 2–0 in front of 10,514 spectators at theFriedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark.[6]
Viktoria Berlin has the largest football department in Germany. The club had 65 teams with 1,600 members as of 2016.[7] The club qualified for the3. Liga after a very successful 2020–21 season. The club led2020–21 Regionalliga Nordost when theNortheastern German Football Association (NOFV) decided to end the season prematurely after eleven rounds played due to theCOVID-19 pandemic. The team had won all eleven matches played during the short season.[8][9]
The home ground of Viktoria Berlin is theStadion Lichterfelde.[10] The stadium has a capacity of 4,300 spectators and is also the location of the club offices. The facility also comprises two additional pitches with artificial turf.
The Stadion Lichterfelde was the former home ground of Lichterfelder FC. BFC Viktoria 1889, on the other hand, played its home matches at the Friedrich-Ebert-Stadion in the locality ofTempelhof of the borough ofTempelhof-Schöneberg. The Friedrich-Ebert-Stadion is now used by the U19 team of Viktoria Berlin for its matches in theUnder 19 Bundesliga.
The Stadion Lichterfelde currently does not meet the requirements for play in the3. Liga. Among several requirements, a capacity for 10,000 spectators, underfloor heating and a VIP-area are needed. The stadium can not be easily converted as it is also aprotected building of cultural importance.[11] The club had to find a new home ground in order to obtain a license for the2021-22 3. Liga. Several alternatives were considered, including theMommsenstadion and theOlympiastadion.[12] The club was finally allowed to play at theFriedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark in the locality ofPrenzlauer Berg in the borough ofPankow. The operating permit for the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Stadion originally expired on 31 December 2020 and the complex is awaiting a major redevelopment. But the Department for the Interior and Sports of theSenate of Berlin decided to made the stadium available for Viktoria Berlin for two years. However, the capacity of the stadium will be reduced to 10,000 seats.[13]
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