 The footballers of the SC Karl-Marx-Stadt originally began play in 1954, and like the club's other sports upon German reunification, went on to a newly-created successor club with a new name.The Weightlifters were numerically the most successful department of SC Karl-Marx-Stadt, with 125 medals coming from the Olympics, World and European Championships.Track and field athletes of the SC Karl-Marx-Stadt were quite successful, winning two Olympic gold medals, two World Championships and seven European Championship titles.