CSV Afrisko 1897
German association football club from Charlottenburg, Berlin
Charlottenburger Sportverein Afrisko 1897 is a German association football club from the district of Charlottenburg in the city of Berlin, formed following a 1992 merger with BFC Olympia 1953 Berlin. One of the city's earliest football clubs, SC des Westens 97 Berlin, is now part of CSV Afrisko.
History
Sport-Club des Westens 97 Berlin was established 3 October 1897 and in 1902 was joined by Charlottenburger FC Triton 1898. The team was part of the Märkischer Fußball-Bund and enjoyed its greatest success in the 1908–09 season when they finished as runners-up to FC Tasmania 1900 Rixdorf in a season-ending match that went into several overtime periods before Tasmania won 4:3 after three hours of play.
On 22 June 1912, the club merged with Westender Fußball und Cricket Club Hamburg 1896 to form Sportliche Vereinigung des Westens 1897 Charlottenburg before readopting its original name on 1 July 1914. A forced merger under the Nazi regime in 1933 with Charlottenburger SC Sparta 08 saw the formation of Westliche Spielvereinigung 1897 Berlin. The club disappeared in the aftermath of World War II before being reformed later in 1945 as SG Spandauer Berg and again taking on its original name on 20 April 1947. Throughout this period, Westens played as a lower tier local side.
Westens came briefly to note with a two season long turn in the Amateurliga Berlin (III) in 1971–73. After finishing 15th in their debut season, they were relegated after a 17th-place result.
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The record creator and administrative purpose are central evidence, because official documentation reflects both action and institutional priorities. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 2, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q826105. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1897, 1992, 1953 and 1902.
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