FC Rot-Weiss Erfurt
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FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt is a German association football club
based in Erfurt
, Thuringia
.
of the German Football Association
in 1900 and in 1904 they joined the Verband Mitteldeutscher Ballspielvereine (Central German Football League). The side won the league championship in 1908–09 and advanced as far as the semi final of the national round where they lost to the eventual champion. While Erfurt did manage to play for a number of seasons in the premier level Gauliga Mitte
, formed after 1933, they failed to earn any honours.
in the place of broadly generalised sports clubs. The number one football sides of SC Turbine Erfurt and BSG Optima Erfurt were merged in 1966 and revived the name FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt, while the more junior sides stayed with their original clubs. Rot-Weiß was unusual for its time in that the club did not have a name that honoured some socialist virtue. In 1980, Rot-Weiß appeared in the East German Cup final, losing to Carl Zeiss Jena (3–1).
German re-unification and the merger of the leagues of East and West Germany
in the early 90's brought exciting times to Rot-Weiß. A third place finish in the NOFV-Oberliga Nordost in 1990–91 earned them a spot in the 2. Bundesliga for the next season, as well as a turn in the UEFA Cup 1991–92 where they went out against eventual winner AFC Ajax Amsterdam in the second round. That effort made them the last side to appear internationally for East Germany.
Through the 90s and into the new millennium, Rot-Weiß remained a tier III side. They had a close call in 2001 when they avoided relegation only because SSV Ulm 1846 was denied a license because of its financial difficulties. During this time the club went to the league final seven times and came away as Thuringian champion each time. Unfortunately, they were never able to make it past this point and were always subsequently put out in the first round of the German Cup. In 2004, the club made its way back into 2.Bundesliga, but finished dead last and so currently plays in Regionalliga Nord (III). In 2008, Erfurt finished in 7th place in Regionalliga Nord and so qualified for the new 3rd Liga
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Football in Germany
Association football is the most popular sport in Germany. The German Football Association is the sport's national governing body, with 6.6 million members organized in over 26,000 football clubs. There is a league system, with the 1. and 2. Bundesliga on top, and the winner of the first...
based in Erfurt
Erfurt
Erfurt is the capital city of Thuringia and the main city nearest to the geographical centre of Germany, located 100 km SW of Leipzig, 150 km N of Nuremberg and 180 km SE of Hannover. Erfurt Airport can be reached by plane via Munich. It lies in the southern part of the Thuringian...
, Thuringia
Thuringia
The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
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Foundation to World War II
The club has roots that go back to a cricket club founded in 1895. As they broadened their interests they came to be called Sport Club Erfurt. The club was a founding memberFounding Clubs of the DFB
The DFB was formed January 28, 1900 in Leipzig. The commonly accepted number of founding clubs represented at the inaugural meeting is 86, but this number is uncertain. The vote held to establish the association was 62:22 in favour . Some delegates present represented more than one club, but may...
of the German Football Association
German Football Association
The German Football Association is the governing body of football in Germany. A founding member of both FIFA and UEFA, the DFB organises the German football leagues, including the national league, the Bundesliga, and the men's and women's national teams. The DFB is based in Frankfurt and is...
in 1900 and in 1904 they joined the Verband Mitteldeutscher Ballspielvereine (Central German Football League). The side won the league championship in 1908–09 and advanced as far as the semi final of the national round where they lost to the eventual champion. While Erfurt did manage to play for a number of seasons in the premier level Gauliga Mitte
Gauliga Mitte
The Gauliga Mitte was the highest football league in the Prussian province of Saxony and the German states of Thuringia and Anhalt from 1933 to 1945, all located in the center of Germany...
, formed after 1933, they failed to earn any honours.
Post-World War II era
In the aftermath of World War II the Allies banned all organizations, including sport and football clubs. In 1946, the Soviet occupation authorities permitted the organization of five district sports clubs in Erfurt. SG Erfurt West encompassed the area of the city once served by SC Erfurt 1895 and VfB Erfurt and drew footballers who had played for these clubs. Success came quickly with an appearance in the 1948 Thüringer final, followed by a title in 1949. A quick series of name changes went hand-in-hand with a series of failed cup and final appearances: as Fortuna Efurt in 1949, KWU Erfurt in 1950, and BSG Turbine Erfurt in 1951. In 1954 and 1955, Turbine captured consecutive East German national titles, but then slipped back into the pack and out of tier I for the first time in 1959. The team was up and down between the first and second divisions through the 60s, being relegated three times, but always winning immediate promotion. Like other East German clubs at the time they suffered as the best players were routinely plucked to play for favoured clubs with politically powerful sponsors.1960s, 70s & 80s
East German football underwent major changes in 1965 with the creation of "pure" football clubsFootball club (GDR)
Football club was a designation for the elite football teams in the GDR . They were formed in the mid-1960s as centers of high-level football....
in the place of broadly generalised sports clubs. The number one football sides of SC Turbine Erfurt and BSG Optima Erfurt were merged in 1966 and revived the name FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt, while the more junior sides stayed with their original clubs. Rot-Weiß was unusual for its time in that the club did not have a name that honoured some socialist virtue. In 1980, Rot-Weiß appeared in the East German Cup final, losing to Carl Zeiss Jena (3–1).
Reunification to present
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
in the early 90's brought exciting times to Rot-Weiß. A third place finish in the NOFV-Oberliga Nordost in 1990–91 earned them a spot in the 2. Bundesliga for the next season, as well as a turn in the UEFA Cup 1991–92 where they went out against eventual winner AFC Ajax Amsterdam in the second round. That effort made them the last side to appear internationally for East Germany.
Through the 90s and into the new millennium, Rot-Weiß remained a tier III side. They had a close call in 2001 when they avoided relegation only because SSV Ulm 1846 was denied a license because of its financial difficulties. During this time the club went to the league final seven times and came away as Thuringian champion each time. Unfortunately, they were never able to make it past this point and were always subsequently put out in the first round of the German Cup. In 2004, the club made its way back into 2.Bundesliga, but finished dead last and so currently plays in Regionalliga Nord (III). In 2008, Erfurt finished in 7th place in Regionalliga Nord and so qualified for the new 3rd Liga
3rd Liga
The 3rd Liga is the third division of football in Germany. The league started with the beginning of the 2008–09 season, when it replaced the Regionalliga as the third tier football league in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2...
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League competitions
- DDR-OberligaDDR-OberligaThe DDR-Oberliga was, prior to German reunification in 1990, the elite level of football competition in the DDR , being roughly equivalent to the Oberliga or Bundesliga in West Germany.-Overview:Following World...
: 2- Winners: 1953–54DDR-Oberliga 1953-54-Overview:It was contested by 15 teams, and BSG Turbine Erfurt won the championship.-League standings:-References:...
, 1954–55DDR-Oberliga 1954-55-Overview:It was contested by 14 teams, and SC Turbine Erfurt won the championship.-League standings:-References:... - Runners-up: 1950–51DDR-Oberliga 1950-51-Overview:It was contested by 18 teams, and BSG Chemie Leipzig won the championship.-League standings:championship playoff: BSG Chemie Leipzig – BSG Turbine Erfurt 2:0-References:...
- Winners: 1953–54
- Soviet Zone championship: 1
- Runners-up: 1948–49
- Verband Mitteldeutscher Ballspiel-Vereine: 1
- Champions: 1908–09
- Thuringian Gau championship: 12
- Winners: 1902–03, 1903–04, 1904–05, 1905–06, 1906–07, 1907–08, 1908–09, 1909–10, 1911–12, 1916–17, 1918–19, 1919–20
- Northern Thuringia Gau championship: 9
- Winners: 1910–11, 1911–12, 1913–14, 1916–17, 1917–18, 1923–24, 1926–27, 1931–32, 1932–33
- Thüringian championship: 1
- Winners: 1948–49
Cup competitions
- FDGB-Pokal: 0
- Runners-up: 1949–50, 1979–80
- Thuringia CupThuringia CupThe Thuringia Cup is an annual football competition in Thuringia, Germany. The Thuringian Football Association is its governing body...
: 8- Winners: 1993–94, 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2007–08
- Runners-up: 1995–96, 1996–97, 2003–04
Recent seasons
| Year | Division | Position |
| 1999–2000 | Regionalliga Nordost Regionalliga Nordost The Regionalliga Nordost was the third tier of the German football league system in the states of former East Germany and West-Berlin from 1994 to 2000. As such, it was almost identical in territorial cover to the old DDR-Oberliga.... (III) |
7th |
| 2000–01 | Regionalliga Süd Regionalliga Süd The Regionalliga Süd is currently the fourth tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008, it was the third tier. It currently is the highest regional league for the southern part of Germany... (III) |
15th |
| 2001–02 | Regionalliga Süd | 5th |
| 2002–03 | Regionalliga Süd | 9th |
| 2003–04 | Regionalliga Süd | 2nd (promoted) |
| 2004–05 | 2. Bundesliga 2. Fußball-Bundesliga - Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20... (II) |
18th (relegated) |
| 2005–06 | Regionalliga Nord Regionalliga Nord The Regionalliga Nord is currently the fourth tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008 it was the third tier. It currently is the highest regional league for the northern and eastern part of Germany. It covers ten of the sixteen states of Germany... (III) |
14th |
| 2006–07 | Regionalliga Nord | 11th |
| 2007–08 | Regionalliga Nord | 7th |
| 2008–09 | 3. Liga 3rd Liga The 3rd Liga is the third division of football in Germany. The league started with the beginning of the 2008–09 season, when it replaced the Regionalliga as the third tier football league in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2... (III) |
10th |
| 2009–10 | 3. Liga | 9th |
| 2010–11 | 3. Liga |
Current squad
Managers
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Frank Engel Frank Engel Frank Engel Frank Engel (born 15 February 1951 in Leipzig, then East Germany is a German football manager. Since 1 January 2006 he has been managing Germany's Under 18 national team.- Playing career :... Rudi Gores Rudi Gores is a German football coach and former player.Gores started his professional career with Borussia Mönchengladbach in 1976, having in the youth played for SV Gerolstein. He did not reach starter status in Mönchengladbach's then top-team but won the German Championship in 1977 and the UEFA... Jürgen Raab Jürgen Raab is a former East German football player.-Career:In the DDR-Oberliga Jürgen Raab played for FC Carl Zeiss Jena 376 games and scored 120 goals.-International career:... Frank Engel Frank Engel Frank Engel Frank Engel (born 15 February 1951 in Leipzig, then East Germany is a German football manager. Since 1 January 2006 he has been managing Germany's Under 18 national team.- Playing career :... Alois Schwartz Alois Schwartz is a German former football player and now football manager.-Coaching career:... René Müller René Müller is a German former footballer. Müller was first-choice goalkeeper of the East German national team for much of the 1980s, and was twice East German Footballer of the Year. He played for Lokomotive Leipzig for fourteen years, and later had spells with Dynamo Dresden, Sachsen Leipzig and... Ján Kocian Ján Kocian is a Slovak football coach and former player.-Career:During his playing days, he made 209 appearances for FK Dukla Banská Bystrica between 1979 and 1988 before moving on to German club FC St. Pauli, where he made another 147 appearances up to 1993.-International:He was capped 26 times... Pavel Dotchev Pavel Dochev is a retired Bulgarian football defender and former manager of CSKA Sofia.-External links:... Karsten Baumann Karsten Baumann is a retired German footballer and former head-coach of VfL Osnabrück.He spent twelve years in the Bundesliga where he was mainly a player within the squad.... Henri Fuchs Henri Fuchs is a retired German football striker who coached Rot-Weiß Erfurt.- Career :Fuchs has played for 1. FC Köln, Chemnitzer FC, Dynamo Dresden, VfB Leipzig, Hansa Rostock and Rot-Weiß Erfurt.- International :... |
Henri Fuchs Henri Fuchs is a retired German football striker who coached Rot-Weiß Erfurt.- Career :Fuchs has played for 1. FC Köln, Chemnitzer FC, Dynamo Dresden, VfB Leipzig, Hansa Rostock and Rot-Weiß Erfurt.- International :... Stefan Emmerling Stefan Emmerling is a German retired football player and a football manager currently in charge of FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt.-External links:* at transfermarkt.de... |