VfB Germania Suhl Clubs
SC Germania Suhl and
VfB Suhl, both founded in 1906, merged to make
VfB Germania Suhl in 1924, renamed to the current on 17 January 1926. Before World War II, it played in the lower reaches of the
Gauliga Mitte.
BSG Motor Suhl All private sports clubs were dissolved by the Soviet occupation in
East Germany in 1945, and the club was re-established as the club of the automotive industry,
BSG Motor Simson Suhl. The team was promoted into the top-flight
DDR-Oberliga for the 1984–85 season, finishing last with one win, three draws and 22 defeats. As a result, it is last of 44 teams in the
All-time DDR-Oberliga table.
1. Suhler SV 06 After
German reunification in 1990, the team returned to its original name. It entered the
DFB-Pokal in
1991–92, the first edition to include former East German clubs. In the regional qualification preliminary, it was given a walkover against
FC Meißen in the first round, then won 1–0 at
Chemnitzer SV 1951 Heckert in the second, losing 4–2 at
SV Chemie Guben in the third. However, it entered the second round of the competition proper, winning 3–1 at
TSG Backnang before losing 5–0 at home to
Dynamo Dresden in the third. ==References==