 The club sees itself being in continuation of the history of the "Hallescher Fussball-Club Wacker 1900," founded in 1900.In its current form the club was founded on 15 July 1950 as "BSG Turbine Halle", BSG being the abbreviation for "Betriebssportgemeinschaft", meaning "company sports community," which was an organisational form of sports clubs in East Germany.The club since has experienced numerous fusions and name changes.