On 28 January 1900, Chemnitzer SC Britannia was a founding member of the German Football Association (DFB) in Leipzig.

[citation needed] Despite a 0–4 defeat against VfB Leipzig, Chemnitz qualified for the 1927 German football championship as vice-champions, where they lost in the first round against eventual champions 1.

[vague] Despite a merger with local rivals SC Sachsen 1909 Chemnitz, bankruptcy and liquidation could not be avoided.

[citation needed] The side was then immediately re-formed under the name Chemnitzer BC 1933, which assumed the history of the old club.

In the aftermath of the conflict, most organizations in Germany, including sports and football clubs, were dissolved by the Allied occupation authorities.

[citation needed] The football department was then once again separated from the sports club as FC Karl-Marx-Stadt in 1966, under a government plan to establish a number of football clubs as centres throughout the country intended to identify and develop talent in support of a strong national side.

[citation needed] In the same season the team finished as runners-up in the East German championship, second to Dynamo Dresden on goal differential.

Beginning with the 1991–92 season, Chemnitz spent five years in the second tier of German football until being relegated to the then third-tier Regionalliga in 1996, and also advanced to the semi-final of the 1992–93 DFB-Pokal during this time.

[3] Chemnitzer FC forward Daniel Frahn held up a shirt honouring Haller and other "local hooligans".

[vague][5] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.

[citation needed] Chemnitzer FC plays in the club-owned Stadion an der Gellertstraße which has a capacity of 16,061 spectators (~540 seats).