FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin

FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin
Full name	Fußball-Club Viktoria 1889 Berlin Lichterfelde-Tempelhof e.V.
Founded	6 June 1889; 135 years ago
Ground	Stadion Lichterfelde
Capacity	4,300
President	Ulrich Brüggemann
Head coach	Lucio Geral
League	Regionalliga Nordost
2023–24	3rd
Website	www.viktoria-berlin.de
Home colours	Away colours

Fußball-Club Viktoria 1889 Berlin Lichterfelde-Tempelhof e.V., commonly known as FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin or Viktoria Berlin, is a German association football club based in the locality of Lichterfelde of the borough of Steglitz-Zehlendorf in Berlin. The club was formed on 1 July 2013 from a merger of BFC Viktoria 1889 and Lichterfelder FC.^[2] The club has the largest football department in Germany. The club also has 1,600 active members.^[3]

History

Viktoria 1889 Berlin was formed in a merger of BFC Viktoria 1889 and Lichterfelder FC on 1 July 2013. BFC Viktoria 1889 was one of the oldest football clubs in Germany. It was the dominant club in Berlin in the early 1900s and won the German championship in 1908 and 1911. Lichterfelder FC, on the other hand, was a club which had gone through a number of name changes and mergers before. Lichterfelder FC had a women's team in the Frauen-Regionalliga by the time of the merger.

Viktoria Berlin made its debut in the 2013–14 Regionalliga Nordost, courtesy of a victory for BFC Viktoria 1889 in 2012–13 NOFV-Oberliga.^[4]^[5] The club won the 2013–14 Berlin Cup and thereby qualified for the first round of the 2014–15 DFB-Pokal. The club was drawn against Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt. Viktoria Berlin lost 2–0 in front of 10,514 spectators at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark.^[6]

Viktoria Berlin has the largest football department in Germany. The club had 65 teams with 1,600 members as of 2016.^[7] The club qualified for the 3. Liga after a very successful 2020–21 season. The club led 2020–21 Regionalliga Nordost when the Northeastern German Football Association (NOFV) decided to end the season prematurely after eleven rounds played due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The team had won all eleven matches played during the short season.^[8]^[9]

Stadium

The home ground of Viktoria Berlin is the Stadion Lichterfelde.^[10] The stadium has a capacity of 4,300 spectators and is also the location of the club offices. The facility also comprises two additional pitches with artificial turf.

The Stadion Lichterfelde was the former home ground of Lichterfelder FC. BFC Viktoria 1889, on the other hand, played its home matches at the Friedrich-Ebert-Stadion in the locality of Tempelhof of the borough of Tempelhof-Schöneberg. The Friedrich-Ebert-Stadion is now used by the U19 team of Viktoria Berlin for its matches in the Under 19 Bundesliga.

The Stadion Lichterfelde currently does not meet the requirements for play in the 3. Liga. Among several requirements, a capacity for 10,000 spectators, underfloor heating and a VIP-area are needed. The stadium can not be easily converted as it is also a protected building of cultural importance.^[11] The club had to find a new home ground in order to obtain a license for the 2021-22 3. Liga. Several alternatives were considered, including the Mommsenstadion and the Olympiastadion.^[12] The club was finally allowed to play at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark in the locality of Prenzlauer Berg in the borough of Pankow. The operating permit for the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Stadion originally expired on 31 December 2020 and the complex is awaiting a major redevelopment. But the Department for the Interior and Sports of the Senate of Berlin decided to made the stadium available for Viktoria Berlin for two years. However, the capacity of the stadium will be reduced to 10,000 seats.^[13]

Seasons

Honours

Regional

Regionalliga Nordost (IV)
- Winners: 2020–21
Berlin Cup (III–VII)
- Winners: 2013–14, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2024
- Runners-up: 2019–20

Current squad

As of 15 September 2024^[14]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	GER	Mohamad Okacha
4	DF	GER	Rajk Lisinski
5	DF	GER	Gia Huy Phong
6	MF	GER	Muhammed Zekir Oglou
7	MF	GER	Diren-Mehmet Günay
8	MF	GER	Moritz Berg
9	FW	KOS	Leart Halimi
10	MF	BIH	Damian Coric
11	FW	GER	Julien Damelang
12	GK	GER	Niklas Petzsch
13	FW	GHA	Shean Mensah
14	DF	GER	Larry-Nana Oellers
15	MF	GER	Matti Richter
16	MF	GER	Mohamed Meisur


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	FW	ESP	Emmanuel Elekwa
18	DF	GER	Marvin Pohl
19	MF	GER	Metehan Yildirim
20	DF	USA	Aidan Liu
21	DF	GER	Alexander Dikarev
22	GK	GER	Florian Horenburg
23	FW	GER	Nicolas Hebisch
25	FW	UKR	Oleg Skakun
26	DF	GER	Jakob Klautzsch
27	MF	AUT	Daniel Hölbling
28	FW	JPN	Lucien Littbarski
29	DF	GER	Jan Lippegaus
35	GK	UKR	Dmytro Karika

References

^ "FC Victoria 1889 Berlin – Vereinsinfo". Kicker (in German). Nuremberg: Olympia Verlag GmbH. n.d. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
^ Axel Gustke (1 June 2013). "Viktoria und Lichterfelde: Lieber die Lachnummer". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 6 June 2014.
^ "Viktoria Berlin: Baustellen geschlossen". Kicker Online (in German). Nuremberg: Olympia Verlag GmbH. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
^ Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv (in German) Historical German domestic league tables
^ FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin at Fussball.de (in German) Tables and results of all German football leagues
^ 2014–15 DFB-Pokal (in German) Weltfussball.de. Retrieved 26 February 2015
^ Willmann, Frank (21 May 2016). "Wir sind ooch Berlina!". Der Spiegel (in German). Hamburg: Der Spiegel GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
^ "Abbruch der Regionalliga Nordost offiziell – Doch ein Absteiger?". Kicker Online (in German). Nuremberg: Olympia Verlag GmbH. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
^ "NOFV bestätigt Sainsonabbruch in Regionalliga: Aufstiefer steht fest". Ostthüringer Zeitung (in German). Gera: OSTTHÜRINGER ZEITUNG VERLAG II GmbH & Co. KG. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
^ "STADION LICHTERFELDE". footballgroundmap.com. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
^ Jahn, Michael (6 April 2021). "Viktoria Berlin und die schwierige Suche nach einem Stadion für die 3. Liga". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Berlin: Berliner Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
^ Hesselmann, Markus (7 May 2021). "Berlin, schaff Platz für diesen Klub!". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Berlin: Verlag Der Tagesspiegel GmbH. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
^ "Vorübergehende Lösung für die 3. Liga: Viktoria Berlin darf im Jahnsportpark spielen". Kicker Online (in German). Nuremberg: Olympia Verlag GmbH. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
^ "FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin – Kader 2024/2025". kicker.de. Retrieved 23 September 2024.