FC Saarbrücken is a German football club based in the city of Saarbrücken, Saarland. The club began its existence as the football department of Turnverein Malstatt formed in 1903. That department split off in 1907 to form the independent football club FV Malstatt-Burbach and on April 1, 1909 was re-named FV Saarbrücken.