 "BSG" was an unheralded local side in and out of the lower division Berziksliga Karl-Marx-Stadt (today Chemnitz) in East Germany.In 1989, shortly before the end of the DDR-era "BSG" was the largest sports club in Auerbach with departments for bowling, boxing, fencing, gymnastics, hiking, roller skating, tennis, and table tennis.The club returned to its roots after German re-unification when it was re-established as "VfB Auerbach" and continued to play in what was now the sixth division Berzirksliga Chemnitz.