FC Sachsen Leipzig
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| Nickname(s) | Chemie |
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| Founded | 1990 |
| Dissolved | 2011 |
| Ground | Alfred-Kunze-Sportpark |
| Capacity | 10,889 |
| Website | Club home page |
FC Sachsen Leipzig was a German football club from the Leutzsch district of Leipzig, Saxony. The club continued the traditions of BSG Chemie Leipzig. Although several short-lived successor sides were created, only one has survived, the BSG Chemie established in 1997 after financial troubles. The club officially dissolved in 2011.
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.
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). They took part in qualification play for the 2. Bundesliga at the end of 1990-91, but failed in their attempt to advance.
Sachsen captured the Oberliga title in 1992-93, but were denied an opportunity to again take part in the promotion round because of financial problems. After another season at the Oberliga level, they slipped to the Regionalliga Nordost where they remained through 2001 before again collapsing into bankruptcy.
In 2006, Red Bull tried to purchase FC Sachsen Leipzig and make it part of its sports portfolio with a long term view of an advance to the Bundesliga. Despite the fact that the club was plagued by constant financial trouble, and the prospect of financial stability and sporting success, fans throughout the country strongly opposed what was viewed an overtly commercial approach. After months of protests which deteriorated into violence, the company abandoned the plan, opting instead to buy the licence of SSV Markranstädt as their entrée to German football, leading to the establishment of RB Leipzig in 2009.
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