Berliner FC Dynamo

Berliner FC Dynamo
Full nameBerliner Fussball Club Dynamo e. V.
Nickname(s)Die Weinroten (The Clarets)
Short nameBFC
Founded15 January 1966; 58 years ago (1966-01-15)
GroundStadion im Sportforum
Capacity4,500[1]
Coordinates52°32′27″N 13°28′34″E / 52.54083°N 13.47611°E / 52.54083; 13.47611
PresidentNorbert Uhlig
Chairman of
Economic Council
Peter Meyer
Head coachDennis Kutrieb
LeagueRegionalliga Nordost (IV)
2023–20244th
Websitebfc.com

Berliner Fussball Club Dynamo e. V., commonly abbreviated to BFC Dynamo (German pronunciation: [beːʔɛfˌt͡seː dyˈnaːmo] ) or BFC (German pronunciation: [beːʔɛfˈt͡seː] ), alternatively sometimes called Dynamo Berlin, is a German football club based in the locality of Alt-Hohenschönhausen of the borough of Lichtenberg of Berlin.

BFC Dynamo was founded in 1966 from the football department of sports club SC Dynamo Berlin and became one of the most successful clubs in East German football, with numerous appearances in international football in the 1970s and 1980s. The club is the record champion of East Germany with ten consecutive league championships from 1979 through 1988.

BFC Dynamo competes in the fourth tier Regionalliga Nordost. The club enjoys a cross-city rivalry with 1. FC Union Berlin and a historical rivalry with SG Dynamo Dresden. The rivalry with Union Berlin is part of the Berlin derby. The team plays its home matches in the Sportforum Hohenschönhausen.

  1. ^ Shulze, Lukas (1 March 2024). "BEI EINEM AUFSTIEG IN DIE 3. LIGA: WIRD DAS BFC-STADION RECHTZEITIG MODERNISIERT?". Tag24 (de) (in German). Dresden: TAG24 NEWS Deutschland GmbH. Retrieved 15 August 2024.