Chemnitzer FC is a historic football club from Chemnitz in Saxony, carrying the sky-blue and white identity of Die Himmelblauen. Founded in 1966, the club emerged from East German football and later restored Chemnitz to its name after reunification. Its home is Stadion an der Gellertstraße, a traditional city ground known for its retained floodlight masts and vocal south terrace. The club’s story combines regional belonging, a notable European past and a membership-based German football culture rooted in local support.
Chemnitzer FC Upcoming matches by league
Regionalliga - Nordost
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- Nordost - 9
Chemnitzer FC
SV Babelsberg 03
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- Nordost - 10
BSG Chemie Leipzig
Chemnitzer FC
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- Nordost - 11
RSV Eintracht
Chemnitzer FC
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- Nordost - 12
Chemnitzer FCNo H2HFC Rot-Weiß Erfurt
Chemnitzer FC Last matches by league
Regionalliga - Nordost
Friendlies Clubs
DFB Pokal
3. Liga
Chemnitzer FC Team Roster
Chemnitzer FC’s recorded squad contains 19 players: five attackers, four defenders, two goalkeepers and eight midfielders. The forward group includes Artur Mergel, D. Alberico, J. Marx, M. Grimaldi and R. Berlinski, while D. Slamar, F. Müller, J. Pistol and N. Walther form the defensive unit. D. Richter and D. Wunsch are the listed goalkeepers. Midfield options include A. Geipl, D. Vogt, G. Hempel, M. Fesser, R. Eppendorfer, S. Biven, T. Baumgart and T. Stockinger. The 19-player list therefore shows a broad positional spread, with several recorded squad numbers and others listed without one.
position Goalkeeper
David Richter
David Wunsch
position Defender
Niclas Walther
J. Pistol
Felix Müller
Dennis Slamar
position Midfielder
S. Biven
G. Hempel
Maximilian Dieter Fesser
Tobias Stockinger
Andreas Geipl
Tom Baumgart
David Vogt
Roman Eppendorfer
position Attacker
Last Chemnitzer FC Coachs
Benjamin Duda is the current recorded head coach of Chemnitzer FC, having begun his tenure on 1 September 2024. Duda, a German coach born in 1988, is followed in the recorded timeline by Christian Tiffert, who led the club from April 2022 until September 2024. Daniel Berlinski held the role from July 2020 to March 2022, after Patrick Glöckner’s 2019–20 spell. Sreto Ristić also appears in the chronology for September 2019. The sequence places Duda at the front of the club’s latest coaching period.
Benjamin Duda
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Duda | Germany | 1 September 2024 | |
| Christian Tiffert | Germany | 1 April 2022 | 1 September 2024 |
| Daniel Berlinski | Germany | 1 July 2020 | 1 March 2022 |
| Sreto Ristić | Croatia | 1 September 2019 | 1 September 2019 |
| Patrick Glöckner | Germany | 1 September 2019 | 1 July 2020 |
| David Bergner | Germany | 1 January 2018 | 1 August 2019 |
| Sreto Ristić | Croatia | 1 January 2018 | 1 January 2018 |
| Horst Steffen | Germany | 1 July 2017 | 1 January 2018 |
| Sven Köhler | Germany | 1 March 2016 | 1 June 2017 |
| Karsten Heine | Germany | 1 October 2013 | 1 March 2016 |
Chemnitzer FC Transfers
The recent arrivals list includes free-agent additions D. Slamar from Energie Cottbus, M. Fesser from Bayreuth, R. Berlinski from Kickers Offenbach and D. Richter from FC Viktoria Köln. D. Gebuhr joined from Hansa Rostock on loan in January 2026. The 2025 entries include J. Marx, T. Stockinger, J. Pistol and D. Alberico on free or free-transfer terms, while Julius Bochmann arrived from SV Kapfenberg in a recorded transfer. M. Grimaldi also arrived from Lupo-Martini as a free agent in June 2025. This is a selected recent sample, not a complete arrivals total.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| M. Fesser |
Bayreuth
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| D. Vogt |
Greifswalder FC
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| D. Richter |
FC Viktoria Köln
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| A. Geipl |
SSV Jahn Regensburg
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| D. Vogt |
Greifswalder FC
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| R. Berlinski |
Kickers Offenbach
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| M. Fesser |
Bayreuth
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| D. Slamar |
Energie Cottbus
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| D. Richter |
FC Viktoria Köln
|
Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
| D. Slamar |
Energie Cottbus
|
Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
| D. Gebuhr |
Hansa Rostock
|
Loan | 17 January 2026 |
| J. Marx |
Eilenburg
|
Free agent | 6 July 2025 |
| J. Marx |
Eilenburg
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Free Transfer | 1 July 2025 |
| D. Alberico |
SGV Freiberg
|
Free Transfer | 1 July 2025 |
| J. Pistol |
ZFC Meuselwitz
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Free Transfer | 1 July 2025 |
The recent departures include D. Gebuhr’s return to Hansa Rostock after a loan, plus free or free-transfer moves involving D. Karimani, Seo Jong-Min, Clemens Boldt, M. Reutter, F. Seidel, Ole Schiebold and L. Malina. L. Fischer left for ZFC Meuselwitz in a recorded transfer. Other listed exits took players to BSG Chemie Leipzig, Luckenwalde, Plauen, FSV Zwickau, Hallescher FC, Tienen and Borussia Hildesheim. A. Mensah moved to Chemnitzer FC U19. The dated list is a recent sample rather than a complete departures total.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| D. Božić |
Stuttgarter Kickers
|
Free agent | 4 August 2026 |
| Julius Bochmann |
Wiedenbrück
|
Loan | 30 June 2026 |
| L. Damer |
Hessen Kassel
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| L. Damer |
Hessen Kassel
|
Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
| D. Gebuhr |
Hansa Rostock
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| D. Karimani |
VfB Lübeck
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Free Transfer | 31 July 2025 |
| Seo Jong-Min |
First Vienna
|
Free Transfer | 28 July 2025 |
| Clemens Boldt |
FSV Zwickau
|
Free Transfer | 17 July 2025 |
| L. Fischer |
ZFC Meuselwitz
|
Transfer | 1 July 2025 |
| Ole Schiebold |
Luckenwalde
|
Free Transfer | 1 July 2025 |
| F. Seidel |
BSG Chemie Leipzig
|
Free Transfer | 1 July 2025 |
| M. Reutter |
SV Rodinghausen
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Free Transfer | 1 July 2025 |
Borussia Hildesheim
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Free agent | 30 June 2025 | |
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BSG Chemie Leipzig
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Free agent | 29 June 2025 | |
Tienen
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Free agent | 29 June 2025 |
Transfers Synthesis
Chemnitzer FC’s recorded movement shows a mix of unattached-player arrivals, a loan and a recorded transfer from clubs such as Energie Cottbus, Bayreuth, Hansa Rostock and SV Kapfenberg. The most recent intake, dated 29–30 June 2026, brought D. Slamar, M. Fesser, R. Berlinski and D. Richter as free agents, while D. Gebuhr’s January loan provides a separate short-term route. Earlier entries include repeated records for some arrivals, so the listed sample should not be read as the complete movement history. Departures show a similar emphasis on free or free-transfer exits, alongside D. Gebuhr’s return to Hansa Rostock after his loan and L. Fischer’s transfer to ZFC Meuselwitz. The movement pattern records both permanent turnover and temporary registration changes. No transfer fees are reported for these movements.
Leagues Chemnitzer FC has participated in
Chemnitzer FC has a recent recorded presence in Regionalliga Nordost, with the latest participation year listed as 2025. Friendlies Clubs is also recorded through 2025, placing it among the club’s latest documented football activity. The DFB Pokal appears from 2012 through 2022 and is therefore historical on the available timeline. The club’s 3. Liga participation, recorded from 2011 to 2019, is historical as well. Taken together, the competition record spans Germany’s regional fourth tier, cup football and an earlier period in the professional third tier. The newest documented league activity is associated with Regionalliga Nordost.
More about Chemnitzer FC
Chemnitzer FC is the established football club of Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany, founded in 1966. The club is widely known as CFC and carries the nickname Die Himmelblauen, reflecting its sky-blue and white colors. Its home is Stadion an der Gellertstraße in the northeast of the city, a ground within walking distance of Chemnitz Hauptbahnhof. Traditional floodlight masts remain part of the stadium’s visual character, while the south standing terrace is associated with the most vocal part of the home support.
The club’s modern identity is linked to East German football. Founded as FC Karl-Marx-Stadt, it returned to the Chemnitz name in 1990 after reunification. Its historical highlights include the GDR championship in 1967 and a run to the UEFA Cup round of sixteen in 1989–90, when Juventus ended the European campaign. Chemnitzer FC also spent substantial periods in the 2. Bundesliga during the 1990s and early 2000s, and has enjoyed repeated success in the regional Sachsenpokal.
CFC’s place in German football is shaped by regional continuity rather than a detached national brand. It operates as a registered membership association, supported by members, local community links and regional corporate sponsorship. That structure connects the first team with the wider football culture of Saxony and gives the club a civic role beyond match results. The youth setup is part of that ecosystem and is noted for developing talent, with Michael Ballack the most prominent example associated with the club’s academy pathway.
In visual terms, the crest’s CFC lettering and the traditional sky-blue home colors make the club immediately identifiable. The combination of industrial Saxon surroundings, a historic city stadium, committed terrace support and a long East German lineage gives Chemnitzer FC a distinct place in German football.
Last matches statistics for Chemnitzer FC
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
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Chemnitzer FC
3 - 0
SpVgg Unterhaching
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Chemnitzer FC
1 - 4
Greuther Fürth II
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Hertha BSC II
0 - 4
Chemnitzer FC
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Chemnitzer FC
3 - 0
BFC Preussen
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Chemnitzer FC
3 - 1
FSV Zwickau
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Hallescher FC
0 - 0
Chemnitzer FC
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Chemnitzer FC
3 - 1
Erzgebirge Aue
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Lokomotive Leipzig
0 - 2
Chemnitzer FC
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Chemnitzer FC
1 - 1
FC Carl Zeiss Jena
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Altglienicke
0 - 2
Chemnitzer FC
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
Detailed statistics Chemnitzer FC
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).