Bischofswerdaer FV 08

The Bischofswerdaer FV 08 is a German association football club from the town of Bischofswerda, Saxony.

The club's greatest success during play in the former East Germany was two seasons spend in the DDR-Oberliga in the 1980s, the highest level of play in the country, then under the name of BSG Fortschritt Bischofswerda. After the German reunion, now as Bischofswerdaer FV 08, the club became a founding member of the tier three Regionalliga Nordost in 1994 and played at this level for two seasons before being relegated again in 1996. It was promoted back to the Regionalliga Nordost in 2018. The club has also taken part in both the premier cup competitions in East Germany and the united Germany, the FDGB-Pokal and DFB-Pokal.

History

Formed in 1908 the club was a nondescript side in local football before the Second World War. After the war sports clubs in what was to become East Germany were reorganised and the club was dissolved and a new club, the SG Bischofswerda formed. SG became BSG Industrie Bischofswerda and, in 1972, BSG Fortschritt Bischofswerda, sponsored by tractor manufacturer Fortschritt.

The club's fortunes improved from then on with Fortschritt winning promotion to the tier-three Bezirksliga Dresden in 1973. It won the league in 1976 and earned another promotion, now to the tier-two DDR-Liga. It was grouped in the Staffel D, one of five regional divisions of the league and initially struggled against relegation. In 1984 the league was reduced to two regional divisions and the club was able to qualify for the Staffel B, the southern division of the league. Fortschritt was able to win the league in 1986 and earn promotion to the DDR-Oberliga, the countries highest league. The club finished in fourteenth and last place in the league and was relegated again. It came fifth in the second division in 1988, a season where it also reached the quarter finals of the FDGB-Pokal, but won its division again in 1989 and returned to the DDR-Oberlig