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Full name | Berliner Fussball Club Dynamo e. V. | ||
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Nickname(s) | Die Weinroten (The Clarets) | ||
Short name | BFC | ||
Founded | 15 January 1966 | ||
Ground | Stadion im Sportforum | ||
Capacity | 4,500[1] | ||
Coordinates | 52°32′27″N 13°28′34″E / 52.54083°N 13.47611°E | ||
President | Norbert Uhlig | ||
Chairman of Economic Council | Peter Meyer | ||
Head coach | Vacant[2] | ||
League | Regionalliga Nordost (IV) | ||
2023–2024 | 4th | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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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 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.