Tuesday, 13 February 2024

EAST GERMANY: SV Vorwärts der KVP Berlin (1953) / ZSK Vorwärts der KVP Berlin (1953-1954) / ZSK Vorwärts Berlin (1954-1956) / ZASK Vorwärts Berlin (1956-1957) / ASK Vorwärts Berlin (1957-1966) / FC Vorwärts Berlin (1966-1971) / BFC Dynamo (1972-1986, 1987-1990, 2014-2020) / FC Berlin (1990-1992) / Berlin Ankaraspor Kulübü 07 (2006-2007) / Türkiyemspor Berlin (2008-2012) / 1. FC Union Berlin (2008-2009) / 1. FC Union Berlin (B) (2012-2014) / VSG Altglienicke (2017-2020, 2023-2024) / FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin (2021-2022)

Grosses Stadion des Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportparks, East Berlin = Oost-Berlijn = Ost-Berlin Prenzlauer Berg (formerly SV Vorwärts der KVP Berlin / ZSK Vorwärts der KVP Berlin / ZSK Vorwärts Berlin / ZASK Vorwärts Berlin / ASK Vorwärts Berlin / FC Vorwärts Berlin / BFC Dynamo / FC Berlin / Berlin Ankaraspor Kulübü 07 / Türkiyemspor Berlin / 1. FC Union Berlin - A & B ground / FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin / VSG Altglienicke)

East Germany (former GDR / DDR), state: Berlin = Berlijn

13 II 2024 / VSG Altglienicke - 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig 2-0 / Regionalliga Nordost (= BRD level 4)

Timeline
  • 1825 / After the Prussian Army have purchased a plot of open land to the north of the city-centre of Berlin, previously owned by entrepreneur Wilhelm Griebenow, it is turned into a parade ground, known officially as Exezierplatz Prenzlauer Allee – but known locally simply as Exer.
  • 1848 / During the March Revolution, which brings about a short-lived liberalisation in the government of Prussia, several large demonstrations are held at the parade ground at Prenzlauer Allee.
  • 1890 / Due to residential construction having moved ever closer, the former parade ground has fallen into disuse by the army – and progressively being used by locals as a recreational space. Municipal authorities give permission to football club BFC Alemannia 90 to play their matches at the Exer, which thereby becomes the second football pitch in Berlin after the so-called Tempelhofer Feld.
  • 1892 / A match between a German Football and Cricket Association XI and the Dresden English Football Club is held at the parade ground.
  • 1893 / Football club BFC Hertha 1892 becomes the regular user of the football pitch at Prenzlauer Allee.
  • 1903 / BFC Hertha 1892 are joined by a second football club at Prenzlauer Allee, Berliner Tennis Club Borussia – better-known as Tennis Borussia Berlin. 
  • 1904 / BFC Hertha leaves the parade ground, settling at the so-called Schebera-Platz in 1905. It is unclear for how long Tennis Borussia stayed at the Exer before moving to a pitch in Niederschönhausen. In the years before World War I, the ground was also used by several dozens of other Berlin football clubs.
  • 1913 / After purchasing the Exerzierplatz, municipal authorities have a small stadium built at its eastern end, later known colloquially as the Kleines Stadion (‘Small Stadium’) – a football pitch surrounded by a running track, still existing today and situated directly at Cantianstrasse. Around the stadium, a public park is created.
  • ± 1925 / At the instigation of a local doctor, August Bier, the Kleines Stadion is extended, while eight more gravel pitches are laid out in the eastern half of the park. Meanwhile, the western side remains largely unused.
  • 1930 / On the open plain at the western end of the park, a makeshift football pitch is put in place for the first edition of the so-called Exer-Pokal, an improvised tournament for local football clubs. The event is held annually until the German declaration of war on Poland in 1939.
  • 1951 / With most of the sports facilities at Prenzlauer Berg having been destroyed in the latter stages of World War II, East German authorities now have a completely new set of sports facilities built on this location, renamed Berliner Sportpark. The eyecatcher of the park is situated at the western end of the park, the so-called Grosses Stadion – a construction referred to in German as an Erdstadion, a relatively simple set-up with terraces being built on top of earth walls; and without a (covered) main stand. The stadium, engineered by Bauhaus alumnus Rudolf Ortner, holds 30,000 spectators and is first used on the occasion of the third edition of the World Festival of Youth and Students (Weltfestspiele der Jugend und Studenten, usually referred to abbreviatedly as Weltjugendspiele), held in various stadiums in East Berlin. Apart from the large stadium, two smaller stadiums for volleyball and tennis as well as several smaller sports facilities are constructed at Prenzlauer Berg. Also in 1951, the Exer-Pokal, discontinued after the outbreak of World War II, is revived as the Prenzlauer Berg Bezirkspokal – and held in the new, large stadium.
  • 1952 / On the park’s official inauguration, the Berliner Sportpark is renamed Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, in memory of the 100th anniversary of the passing of Friedrich Ludwig Jahn (1778-1852), a pan-German nationalist and gymnastics educator, nicknamed ‘Turnvater Jahn’.
  • 1953 / At the behest of East German authorities, who are unhappy that there is no top flight football club in East Berlin, SV Vorwärts der Kasernierten Volkspolizei (KVP) Leipzig, a club from Leipzig founded two years previously, has to move from Leipzig’s Wackerstadion to the large stadium in the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark in East Berlin in the latter stages of the 1952-53 season. Ironically, the club, renamed SV Vorwärts der KVP Berlin, suffered relegation to the second tier of the East German football pyramid at the end of that season. In September 1953, a new name change takes place, with the club taking on the name Zentraler Sportklub (ZSK) Vorwärts der KVP Berlin. 
  • 1954 / Runners up in the DDR-Liga behind champions BSG Chemie Karl-Marx-Stadt, ZSK Vorwärts der KVP Berlin – renamed ZSK Vorwärts Berlin in March 1954 – manages an immediate return to the Oberliga, the top level of the GDR football pyramid. Also in 1954, ZSK Vorwärts Berlin conquers the GDR Cup, the so-called FDGB-Pokal, by defeating BSG Motor Zwickau (2-1) in the final, held at Dresden’s Heinz-Steyer-Stadion.
  • 1955 / When the official seat of ZSK Vorwärts Berlin is moved from Leipzig to East Berlin, the majority of the players refuse to settle in the East German capital, staying behind in Leipzig instead and founding SC Vorwärts Leipzig – only to see this club being moved to Cottbus as SC Vorwärts der Luftstreitkräfte Cottbus the following year. 
  • 1956 / In yet another name change, ZSK Vorwärts Berlin becomes ZASK (Zentraler Armeesportklub) Vorwärts Berlin.
  • 1957 / In the fourth name change in as many years, ZASK Vorwärts Berlin becomes ASK (Armeesportklub) Vorwärts Berlin.
  • 1958 / ASK Vorwärts Berlin wins the GDR Oberliga title, 6 points ahead of SC Motor Jena. 
  • 1959 / On the back of its 1958 title, Vorwärts qualified for the 1959-60 edition of the European Cup, but the club’s first international adventure ends in the preliminary round due to a 2-3 aggregate defeat at the hands of Wolverhampton Wanderers FC.
  • 1960 / ASK Vorwärts Berlin cruises to its second nationwide title, finishing 9 points ahead of SC Dynamo Berlin. Also in the 1960-61 season, 1959 league runners-up ASK Vorwärts Berlin were registered for the Cup Winners Cup instead of FDGB-Pokal winner SC Dynamo Berlin, being knocked out by Rudá Hvězda Brno in the preliminary round (2-3 aggr.).
  • 1961 / Construction of the Berlin Wall; the large stadium is situated right on the East Berlin side of the border between East and West Berlin. In the 1961-62 European Cup, for which Vorwärts had qualified following its 1960 national title, the club defeats Linfield FC in the preliminary round (3-0), only to be defeated by Rangers FC in R1 (2-6 aggr.).
  • 1962 / Finishing 3 points ahead of SC Empor Rostock, ASK Vorwärts Berlin conquers its third national title. In the European Cup, the club is eliminated in the preliminaries by Dukla Praha (0-4 aggr.). 
  • 1964 / Floodlights are put in place at the large stadium in the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark.
  • 1965 / ASK Vorwärts Berlin crowns itself champions of East Germany for the fourth time, finishing 5 points ahead of SC Motor Jena; in the 1965-66 European Cup, the club defeats Drumcondra FC in the preliminaries (3-1 aggr.), but is comprehensively defeated by Manchester United FC in R1 (1-5 aggr.); the home tie against the English club is not played at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, but in the larger Walter-Ulbricht-Stadion. Also in 1965, the final of the FDGB-Pokal is held at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, with SC Aufbau Magdeburg defeating SC Motor Jena (2-1) in front of a crowd of 25,000.
  • 1966 / Finishing 2 points ahead of closest followers FC Carl Zeiss Jena, ASK Vorwärts Berlin manages its fifth national title. Also in 1966, on the orders of East German authorities, all football branches in the country's numerous multi-sports clubs are detached from their mother clubs. To mark the new start, ASK Vorwärts Berlin's football club is renamed FC Vorwärts Berlin. Under this new name, the club takes part in the 1966-67 edition of the European Cup, easing past Waterford FC in the preliminary round (12-1 aggr.) only to suffer defeat in R1 at the hands of Górnik Zabrze SSA (3-3 aggr. and 3-1 defeat in a tie-break match played in Budapest).
  • 1969 / Finishing 2 points ahead of closest followers FC Carl Zeiss Jena – just like the 1965-66 season – FC Vorwärts Berlin clinches its sixth national title. In the European Cup, the club successively defeats Panathinaicos FC (3-1 aggr.) and FK Crvena Zvezda a.k.a. Red Star Belgrade (on away goals, 4-4), eventually being eliminated in the early months of 1970 by Feijenoord in the quarter final (1-2). Of the club’s three home ties, only the Red Star game was played at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, with the two other matches being moved to the Walter-Ulbricht-Stadion.
  • 1970 / FC Vorwärts Berlin wins the East German cup for a second time, defeating 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig in the final (1-0), held at Dresden’s Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion; in the 1970-71 Cup Winners Cup, the club manages impressive wins over Bologna FC (on away goals, 1-1 aggr.) and SL Benfica (2-2 aggr. and penalty shoot-out) before being eliminated by PSV in the quarter final (2-1 aggr.). Also in 1970, in a round of renovations, a new athletics track is put in place in the stadium of the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark.
  • 1971 / Following a decision of East Germany’s Ministry of Defence, FC Vorwärts Berlin moves away from the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark in East Berlin, instead settling at the Stadion der Freundschaft in Frankfurt an der Oder. Almost certainly, this move came about following pressure from Erich Mielke, the powerful Minister of State Security and chairman of BFC Dynamo – allegedly possessed with a burning ambition to make Dynamo the most popular and most successful club in East Berlin and East Germany as a whole.
  • 1972 / Having played its home ties of its successful 1971-72 Cup Winners Cup against Cardiff City FC, K Beerschot VAC, Åtvidabergs FF, and FK Dynamo Moskva at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, BFC Dynamo moves its first team football from Sportforum Hohenschönhausen – which remains in use for lower team football and training purposes – to the Prenzlauer Park, one year after the departure of FC Vorwärts Berlin. Oddly, for the club’s 1972-73 UEFA Cup matches, BFC Dynamo plays its home ties (against Angers SCO, Levski-Spartak Sofia, and Liverpool FC) at the Sportforum instead of the larger Jahn-Sportpark.
  • 1974 / One of ten GDR international matches to be played at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark between 1971 and 1990, East Germany’s preparatory match for the 1974 World Cup against Belgium in March 1974 (1-0 win) draws a record crowd of 30,000.
  • 1976 / As runners-up in the Oberliga (finishing 6 points behind SG Dynamo Dresden), BFC Dynamo qualifies for the 1976-77 UEFA Cup, in which it is eliminated in R1 by FK Shachtor Donetsk (4-1 aggr.).
  • 1978 / In the 1978-79 UEFA Cup, BFC Dynamo is eliminated in R1 by FK Crvena Zvezda a.k.a. Red Star Belgrade (on away goals, 6-6 aggr.).
  • 1979 / Having come close on previous occasions – finishing in second place in 1976 and third in 1978), BFC Dynamo manages its first nationwide title, with runners-up SG Dynamo Dresden finishing 7 points behind. Also in 1979, 18-year-old youth academy player Rainer Ernst breaks into the club’s first team, destined to become one of the pillars of the club’s unprecedented success in the following decade. In the 1979-80 European Cup, BFC Dynamo defeats KS Ruch Chorzów in R1 (4-1 aggr.) and Servette FC in R2 (4-3 aggr.), eventually being knocked out by Nottingham Forest FC in R3 (2-3 aggr.) – although the 1-0 home win against Brian Clough’s side (goal by Hans-Jürgen Riediger) constitutes the first-ever German win against an English opponent in the main European cup event.
  • 1980 / BFC Dynamo conquers its second national title in a row, finishing 1 point ahead of closest followers SG Dynamo Dresden. In the 1980-81 European Cup, Dynamo defeats APOEL FC (Nicosia) in R1 (4-2 aggr.) before being eliminated by FC Baník Ostrava in R2 (on away goals, 1-1 aggr.).
  • 1981 / BFC Dynamo conquers its third national title in a row, finishing 3 points ahead of closest followers FC Carl Zeiss Jena. In the 1981-82 European Cup, Dynamo knocks out French champions AS Saint-Etienne (3-1 aggr.) and FC Zürich (on away goals, 3-3 aggr.) before being eliminated by Aston Villa FC (on away goals, 2-2 aggr.).
  • 1982 / BFC Dynamo conquers its fourth national title in a row, finishing 7 points ahead of closest followers SG Dynamo Dresden. In R1 of the 1982-83 European Cup, BFC Dynamo draws West Germany’s Hamburger SV, being eliminated on aggregate (1-3). More than the disappointing result, the methods used by East German authorities to make sure that tickets for the home tie at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark were not given to fans who might use the occasion to support the opposite side or express their dissatisfaction with the communist regime in general.  
  • 1983 / BFC Dynamo conquers its fifth national title in a row, finishing 12 points ahead of closest followers FC Vorwärts Frankfurt. In the course of the 1982-83 and 1983-84 seasons, BFC Dynamo manages a string of 36 consecutive matches without a defeat – a string eventually broken by FC Karl-Marx-Stadt. In the 1983-84 European Cup, Dynamo edges past AS La Jeunesse d’Esch (6-1 aggr.) and FK Partizan (Belgrade, 2-1 aggr.), only to be eliminated by AS Roma in the quarter final (2-4 aggr.). Also in 1983, Dynamo’s youth prodigy, striker Andreas Thom, breaks into the club’s first team.
  • 1984 / BFC Dynamo conquers its sixth national title in a row, finishing 2 points ahead of closest followers SG Dynamo Dresden. In the 1984-85 European Cup, Dynamo defeats Aberdeen FC in R1 (3-3 aggr. and penalty shoot-out) before being knocked out by FK Austria Wien in R2 (4-5 aggr.).
  • 1985 / BFC Dynamo conquers its seventh national title in a row, finishing 6 points ahead of closest followers SG Dynamo Dresden. In the 1985-86 European Cup, Dynamo is eliminated for the second year running by FK Austria Wien, this time in R1 (1-4 aggr.).
  • 1986 / BFC Dynamo conquers its eighth national title in a row, finishing 2 points ahead of closest followers 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig. Also in 1986, a thorough renovation of the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark is undertaken, involving the construction of a two-tiered main stand, designed by Czech architect duo Fišarová / Ondřej, while the side of the ground opposite the main stand being equipped with a roof as well as new floodlights being put in place. Due to these building works, BFC Dynamo moves its first team football to Sportforum Hohenschönhausen for the entire 1986-87 season, including its European Cup home ties against Örgryte IS and Brøndby IF in the fall of 1986. Even though the Sportforum is markedly smaller than the stadium at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, BFC Dynamo hardly ever plays for sell-out crowds, mainly due to the fact that the club is deeply unpopular given that it is universally considered the toy of the hated Minister of State Security (‘Stasi’) Erich Mielke. Directly or indirectly, Mielke exerted his influence to make his club, often referred to pejoratively as the ‘Stasi Club’, the powerhouse of East German football, forcing players from other clubs to sign for BFC Dynamo and influencing referees (reflected by, among other things, the usually extremely low number of yellow cards given to Dynamo players in comparison to footballers of rivalling clubs).
  • 1987 / Upon the inauguration of a renovated Grosses Stadion at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, BFC Dynamo – which had just celebrated its ninth title in a row, having finished 6 points ahead of closest followers SG Dynamo Dresden, at Sportforum Hohenschönhausen – returns its first team football to the stadium. In the 1987-88 European Cup, BFC Dynamo is eliminated by FC Girondins de Bordeaux in R1 (4-0 aggr.).
  • 1988 / BFC Dynamo conquers its tenth national title in a row, finishing on the same number of points as closest followers 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig, but having a better goal difference (+29 vs. +21). On top of that, the club also wins its first FDGB Pokal since 1959, defeating FC Carl Zeiss Jena (2-0 A.E.T.) at the Stadion der Weltjugend in East Berlin in front of 40,000 spectators. In the 1988-89 European Cup, Dynamo is eliminated in R1 by SV Werder Bremen 1899; as six years previously when Dynamo played HSV, tickets for the home tie at Prenzlauer Berg are only given to reliable supporters of Honecker’s crumbling communist regime.
  • 1989 / Reflecting Erich Mielke’s waning influence on daily life in the GDR in general, BFC Dynamo misses out on the Oberliga title for the first time in eleven years, finishing in second place, 8 points behind champions SG Dynamo Dresden. To make up for that, the club conquers its third FDGB Pokal, defeating FC Karl-Marx-Stadt (1-0) at Stadion der Weltjugend in front of a crowd of 35,000. In the 1989-90 Cup Winners Cup, BFC Dynamo knocks out KF Valur (4-2 aggr.) only to be knocked out by AS Monaco in R2 (on away goals, 1-1 aggr.). In November 1989, following the fall of the Berlin Wall, Erich Mielke is forced to relinquish his post as Minister of State Security as well as his long-time chairmanship of BFC Dynamo. Without Mielke’s support, the club’s strong squad falls apart rapidly, with the best players leaving for clubs in West Germany.
  • 1990 / In February 1990, in an attempt to shed its ties with the Ministry of State Security and the communist regime in general, BFC Dynamo changes its name to become FC Berlin. The club finishes in fourth place in the DDR Oberliga, its worst result since the 1970s. Also in 1990, after the final of the GDR Cup had been held at the Stadion der Weltjugend steadily from 1975 onwards, the 1989-90 edition is held at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Stadion, with 1. FC Dynamo Dresden defeating PSV Schwerin (2-1) in front of a meagre crowd of 5,750.
  • 1991 / In the last season of GDR’s Oberliga before the absorption of all of East Germany’s football clubs into the West German football pyramid, FC Berlin finishes in an unprecedentedly low eleventh place. As a result, the club misses out on a spot in the two top divisions, being placed in the third tier instead, having to compete in the newly created Oberliga Nordost. Also in 1991, the last-ever GDR Cup final is held at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, with champions FC Hansa Rostock defeating Eisenhüttenstädter FC Stahl (1-0) in front of a crowd of 4,800.
  • 1992 / FC Berlin wins the title in Oberliga Nordost Staffel Nord, 5 points ahead of Greifswalder SC 1926, but in the ensuing round of promotion play-offs, the club is eliminated along with fellow East German competitors FSV Zwickau and 1. FC Union Berlin by Oberliga Nord champions, West Germany’s VfL Wolfsburg. Following the 1991-92 season, FC Berlin leaves the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, henceforth playing its first team football at the Sportforum Hohenschönhausen. In the following fourteen seasons, the Jahn-Stadion does not have a regular user club playing its home matches at the stadium. Instead, the stadium is occasionally used for athletics event and American football.
  • 1998 / In a new round of renovations, three of the four stands of the Jahn-Sportpark are equipped with multi-coloured seats.
  • 2001 / With National Division 2 side 1. FC Union Berlin qualifying for the Cup Winners Cup after reaching the German Cup final (lost to Champions League qualifiers FC Schalke 04), this club plays its European home matches against FC Haka Valkeakoski and PFC Litex Lovech at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark instead of its own Stadion an der Alten Försterei.
  • 2006 / Due to its home ground, the Olympic Stadium in West Berlin, being unavailable at the time, Hertha BSC plays two international matches at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, an Intertoto tie against FK Moskva and a UEFA Cup qualifier against FK Ameri (Tblisi). Also in 2006, at the behest of Berlin’s municipal authorities, Oberliga side Berlin Ankaraspor Kulübü 07 – as Berliner AK 07 have just been renamed – moves its home matches from the Sportplatz Lüderitzstrasse to the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark; it is the first time in fourteen seasons that the stadium sees regular first team football.
  • 2007 / After one season at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, Berlin Ankarasport Kulübu 07 moves its first team football to the Hanne-Sobek-Sportanlage – eventually settling at the Poststadion in 2008.
  • 2008 / After one season without a regular club playing at the stadium, two clubs move into the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark; Türkiyemspor Berlin and 1. FC Union Berlin – the latter not disposing of its own Stadion an der Alten Försterei, which is undergoing renovation works.
  • 2009 / After one season at Prenzlauer Park, 1. FC Union Berlin moves back to the Stadion an der Alten Försterei, leaving Regionalliga side Türkiyemspor Berlin as the stadium’s sole user.
  • 2012 / Following two relegations, Türkiyemspor Berlin abandons the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, while 1. FC Union Berlin is allowed to move its reserves’ team’s matches to the stadium.
  • 2014 / As 1. FC Union Berlin II leaves the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, the ground sees the return of BFC Dynamo, i.e. FC Berlin under its old name, reinstated in 1999. In the 2013-14 season, the club won promotion from the Oberliga to the Regionalliga – and with the dilapidate and small-ish Sportforum being deemed unsuitable to host matches at that level, the club was given the opportunity to make use of the stadium at Prenzlauer Berg for its first team matches.
  • 2015 / The final of the UEFA Women’s Champions League is held at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark.
  • 2016 / Due to its home ground, the Olympic Stadium in West Berlin, being unavailable at the time, Hertha BSC moves its Europa League qualifier against Brøndby IF to the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark.
  • 2017 / At the behest of Berlin’s municipal authorities, BFC Dynamo are joined at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark by VSG Altglienicke, which had just won promotion to Regionalliga – with this club’s own ground at Alte Schönefelder Weg being deemed unsuitable for football at that level. Meanwhile, Dynamo’s home tie in the German Cup against FC Schalke 04 draws 14,000 spectators, but the match makes headlines for all the wrong reasons – as Dynamo hooligans cause mayhem, the club are given a fine of 12,000 euros as well as being forced to play two home matches behind closed doors.
  • 2020 / In December 2020, Berlin’s senate takes the decision to withdraw the license of BFC Dynamo as well as VSG Altglienicke to play at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark. As a result, both clubs are forced to play their home matches in the second half of the 2020-21 season elsewhere – with Altglienicke moving its first team football to the Olympia-Amateurstadion and Dynamo being allowed to return to the Sportforum, to the delight of the majority of the club’s fan following.
  • 2021 / FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin, freshly promoted from Oberliga to Regionalliga, are allowed to move their home matches to the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, while the club’s own Stadion Lichterfelde is undergoing the works necessary to make it suitable for Regionalliga football. 
  • 2022 / At the end of 2022, after one-and-a-half season at Prenzlauer Berg, FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin move back to the club’s refurbished Stadion Lichterfelde.
  • 2023 / In January 2023, barely weeks after the departure of FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin, VSG Altglienicke moves its first team football back to the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark.
  • 2024 / Towards the end of the 2023-24 season, Hertha BSC has to move its reserves teams' matches to the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark to allow the preparations for Euro 2024, taking place in Germany - including Hertha's own Olympiastadion - to go ahead as planned. In the summer of 2024, a start is made on the renovation works of the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, which will see all stands apart from the main stand – which is recognised as a monument – due to be demolished and replaced by new constructions. VSG Altglienicke moved to the Hans-Zoschke-Stadion, thus commencing a new groundshare, this time with SV Lichtenberg 47.
Note 1 - Highlights of the match I attended at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark can be watched by clicking this YouTube link

Note 2 - Below, a compilation of photos of two different visits: pictures 1-4 = non-matchday visit, September 2022 / pictures 5-34 = match visit, February 2024

































All photos: (c) W.B. Tukker / www.extremefootballtourism.blogspot.com. Publication of any of these images only after permission of author

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