BSG Chemie Leipzig (1997)
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| Full name | Betriebssportgemeinschaft Chemie Leipzig e.V. |
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| Founded | 1997 |
| Ground | Alfred-Kunze-Sportpark |
| Capacity | 4,999 |
| League | NOFV-Oberliga Süd (V) |
| 2015–16 | Sachsenliga (VI), 1st (promoted) |
| Website | Club home page |
BSG Chemie Leipzig is a German football club from the Leutzsch district of Leipzig, Saxony. It continues the traditions of the original club of the same name and its successor FC Sachsen Leipzig.
The prewar identity of the club is rooted in the establishment of Britannia Leipzig in 1899 and its successor TuRa Leipzig. During the Soviet era the traditions of the club were continued in the East German teams BSG Chemie Leipzig and Lokomotive Leipzig before the emergence of FC Sachsen Leipzig following German reunification, which continued the clubs traditions.
FC Sachsen Leipzig was founded in 1990. The reunification of East and West Germany saw significant change in football in the eastern half of the country. At the end of May 1990, the club was renamed FC Grün-Weiß Leipzig and quickly merged with SV Chemie Böhlen (formerly BSG Chemie Böhlen) to create FC Sachsen in August of that year and took up play in the Oberliga Nordost (III).
In March 2009, the club had to declare bankruptcy for the second time in its history before folding on 30 June 2011.
Two new sides soon appeared, both claiming to be the rightful heirs of the tradition of FC Sachsen. Founded on 21 May 2011, SG Leipzig Leutzsch took up the place of Sachsen in league play and moved into the ground at Alfred-Kunze-Sportpark. In mid-2013 the club re-adopted the name SG Sachsen Leipzig, but their financial difficulties continued and on 5 May 2014 the association was again bankrupt. However, the name Sachsen Leipzig was soon taken up again by a new club, the LFV Sachsen Leipzig, founded in 2014. LFV Sachsen Leipzig is playing the 2015-16 season in the 3. Kreisklasse. The team secured promotion to the 2016-17 2. Kreisklasse on 1 May 2016.
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