Leipziger SC

Leipziger SC is a sports club in Leipzig, Germany. It was founded on April 30, 1901.

History
On the ice, Leipziger SC initially played bandy, which was a popular sport in the region prior to World War I. They won the Austro-Hungarian Ice Hockey Championship in Bandy in 1908 and 1912. The club was included in the competition despite not belonging to the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Other bandy clubs soon sprung up in the city of Leipzig, and a Leipzig City Championship was first contested in 1912. However, due to the relative strength of Leipziger SC compared to the other clubs, they were only allowed to send a second team to the competition. This team went on to claim the city championship.

On February 27, 1911, Leipziger SC took part in their first ice hockey game, played under Canadian rules, against Berliner Schlittschuhclub. They won 5-1. In 1912, the club claimed the Ringhoffer Pokal, defeating DEHG Prag 6-0 in the final.

The club was approved to participate in the inaugural 1912 German Ice Hockey Championship, but withdrew from the competition after falling in several friendly matches against more experienced hockey sides.

Not until 1926 did Leipziger SC debut in the German Championship. SC Charlottenburg claimed an easy 5-0 victory over them in the first round. In the 1934-35 season, the club reached the final round of the Central German Championship for the first time. The Nazi government then abolished the competition in favor of a new Gaue Sachsen und Mitte Championship (Province Saxony and Middle), in which Leipziger SC took third place in 1936.

During World War II, the club competed in the Saxony War Championships, finishing in third place in 1940 and 1942. After the war's conclusion, hockey was played again in Leipzig in the winter of 1946-47. BSG Aufbau Südwest Leipzig was then formed as a successor to Leipziger SC.