# ZFC Meuselwitz

Zipsendorfer Fußballclub Meuselwitz is a German association football club from Meuselwitz, Thuringia.

## History

The origins of the club go back to the establishment of Aktivist Zipsendorf in 1919. After World War II the club played as BSG Aktivist Zipsendorf and enjoyed some early minor success with three consecutive titles (1954–56) in the Kreisliga Altenburg and a 1962 win in local cup play. However, the club remained mired in the lower echelons of East German competition. When the community of Zipsendorf was merged into nearby Meuselwitz in 1976 the team was re-christened BSG Aktivist Meuselwitz. In 1991, after German re-unification the year before, the club briefly joined SV Bergbau as that association's football department before going their own way, first as FV Zipsendorf and then, in 1994, as Zipsendorfer Fußballclub Meuselwitz.
Mid-way through the decade the club began an ascent out of the lower divisions of German football. Between 1993 and 1997 they worked their way up through four different divisions on the strength of four consecutive titles before settling into the Landesliga Thuringia (V) for seven seasons.
Under coach Damian Halata the club reached the semi-finals of the 2003 Thüringerpokal (Thuringia Cup) and the following season captured the Landesliga title to advance to the NOFV-Oberliga Süd (IV) where they played for five seasons until winning promotion to the Regionalliga Nord in 2009. After three seasons at this level the club moved to the Regionalliga Nordost in 2012 when this league was reformed. It has been playing as a mid-table side in this league since.
The association has grown to include departments for bowling and cheerleading.

## Stadium

The club plays its home matches in the bluechip-Arena (capacity 5,000) named under a sponsorship agreement with a local computer firm. The facility was constructed as the Stadion Glaserkuppe in 1953 and refurbished over a two-year period ending in 2004.

## Current squad

    As of 20 September 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | GER | Justin Fietz |
| 3 | DF | GER | Felix Rehder |
| 6 | MF | GER | Luca Bürger |
| 8 | DF | CZE | Jan Halasz |
| 9 | FW | KOS | Lirim Hoxha |
| 10 | MF | GER | Tino Schmidt |
| 11 | FW | GER | Thomas Rotfuß |
| 13 | DF | GER | David Pfeil |
| 16 | DF | GER | Ben Keßler |
| 17 | DF | GER | Hendrik Wurr |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | FW | GER | Johannes Pistol |
| 19 | FW | GER | Christoph Pauling |
| 20 | DF | GER | Fabian Raithel |
| 21 | MF | GER | Nils Schätzle |
| 22 | FW | GER | Florian Hansch |
| 28 | MF | GER | Daniel Haubner |
| 30 | MF | GER | René Eckardt |
| 31 | MF | GER | Tim Kießling |
| 33 | DF | GER | Leon Schmökel |
| 36 | GK | GER | Lukas Sedlak |

## Honours

The club's honours:
* NOFV-Oberliga Süd (V)
** Champions: 2009
* Landesliga Thüringen (V)
** Champions: 2004
* Landesklasse Ost (V)
** Champions: 1997
* Kreisliga Altenburg (VI)
** Champions: 1994
* Bezirksliga Gera (VI)
** Champions: 1996
* Bezirksklasse Gera (VII)
** Champions: 1995

## Recent seasons

The recent season-by-season performance of the club:
| Year | Division | Tier | Position |
| 1999–2000 | Thüringenliga | V | 6th |
| 2000–01 | Thüringenliga | V | 7th |
| 2001–02 | Thüringenliga | V | 8th |
| 2002–03 | Thüringenliga | V | 2nd |
| 2003–04 | Thüringenliga | V | 1st ↑ |
| 2004–05 | NOFV-Oberliga Süd | IV | 6th |
| 2005–06 | NOFV-Oberliga Süd | IV | 5th |
| 2006–07 | NOFV-Oberliga Süd | IV | 5th |
| 2007–08 | NOFV-Oberliga Süd | IV | 8th |
| 2008–09 | NOFV-Oberliga Süd | V | 1st ↑ |
| 2009–10 | Regionalliga Nord | IV | 10th |
| 2010–11 | Regionalliga Nord | IV | 11th |
| 2011–12 | Regionalliga Nord | IV | 9th |
| 2012–13 | Regionalliga Nordost | IV | 7th |
| 2013–14 | Regionalliga Nordost | IV | 10th |
| 2014–15 | Regionalliga Nordost | IV | 14th |
| 2015–16 | Regionalliga Nordost | IV | 14th |
| 2016–17 | Regionalliga Nordost | IV | 14th |
| 2017–18 | Regionalliga Nordost | IV | 10th |
| 2018–19 | Regionalliga Nordost | IV | 10th |
| 2019–20 | Regionalliga Nordost | IV | 10th |
| 2020–21 | Regionalliga Nordost | IV | 18th |
| 2021–22 | Regionalliga Nordost | IV | 14th |
* With the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 and the 3. Liga in 2008 as the new third tier, below the 2. Bundesliga, all leagues below dropped one tier.
| ↑ Promoted | ↓ Relegated |