▁the ▁ 1 9 5 1 - 5 2 ▁DDR - O ber liga . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁characteristics ▁of ▁East ▁German ▁football ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁under ▁the ▁Soviet ▁occupation ▁and ▁social ist ▁East ▁German ▁regime , ▁was ▁the ▁willing ness ▁of ▁the ▁r uling ▁authorities ▁to ▁manipulate ▁teams ▁in ▁various ▁ways ▁for ▁political ▁or ▁other ▁reasons . ▁The ▁first ▁team ▁of ▁SV ▁Vor wär ts ▁der ▁K VP ▁Leipzig ▁was ▁re located ▁to ▁East ▁Berlin ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁where ▁it ▁continued ▁as ▁SV ▁Vor wär ts ▁der ▁K VP ▁Berlin . ▁The ▁football ▁team ▁that ▁had ▁begun ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 2 - 5 3 ▁DDR - O ber liga ▁in ▁Leipzig , ▁thus ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁based ▁in ▁Berlin . ▁The ▁sports ▁club ▁under w ent ▁several ▁name ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁years . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁it ▁was ▁renamed ▁Z SK ▁Vor wär ts ▁der ▁K VP ▁Berlin , ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁Z SK ▁Vor wär ts ▁Berlin , ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁Z AS K ▁Vor wär ts ▁Berlin ▁and ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁ ▁AS K ▁Vor wär ts ▁Berlin . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁season , ▁the ▁club ▁began ▁a ▁run ▁of ▁success ▁that ▁included ▁an ▁F D GB - P okal ▁( E ast ▁German ▁Cup ) ▁that ▁year , ▁East ▁German ▁champion ships ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8