Not surprisingly, almost all the players are Croatian immigrants, although there are a couple of Turks on the squad as well.
Their surprising rise peaked when they reached the 3rd division Regionalliga. However, that was pretty much the limit of their capabilities. The 1998-99 season ended with an expected last place, although they did have a couple of decent results.
These days Croatia is kicking around in the amateur divisions of Berlin football...
Fullname |
Sportsko Drustvo Croatia Berlin e.V.
City |
Berlin (Berlin). Pop: 3,405,342 (2007)
| Address |
Blücherstr. 32 , Aufgang B , 4. Stockwerk, 10961 Berlin | Tel. : 694 99 40 eMail: mail@croatiaberlin.de Colors |
Red-White
| Nickname |
| Stadium |
Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Sportpark. Capacity: 20,000 (all seats). | The stadium, located on Caniaerstrasse, was built in 1951, and has floodlights. In 2000, they were slated to move to the Friedrich Ebert-Stadion on Bosestraße, capacity 12,000. Tickets |
No problemo.
| Supporters |
The Croatian community in Berlin. Averaged about 353 in 1999, the last
Regionalliga year, down to about 111 in 2001.
| Friends |
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Foes |
Probably any Serbian team.
| Heroes |
| Zeroes |
| Beer |
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Pub Grub |
| The Net |
None (2007). Over the years, sites have popped up and disappeared.
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Recent History:
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1993-94 (V) Landesliga Berlin-2 2nd
1994-95 (V) Verbandsliga Berlin 6th
1995-96 (V) Verbandsliga Berlin 1st
1996-97 (IV) Oberliga Nordost-Nord 14th
1997-98 (IV) Oberliga Nordost-Nord 1st
1998-99 (III) Regionalliga Nordost 18th
1999-00 (IV) Oberliga Nordost-Nord 10th
2000-01 (IV) Oberliga Nordost-Nord 18th
2001-02 (V) Verbandsliga Berlin 9th
2002-03 (V) Verbandsliga Berlin 15th
2003-04 (VI) Landesliga Berlin
2004-05 (VII) Bezirksliga Berlin-3
2005-06 (VI) Landesliga Berlin-1 9th
2006-07 (VI) Landesliga Berlin-2 4th
2007-08 (VI) Landesliga Berlin
(c) Abseits Guide to Germany