Rot-Weiss Essen
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Rot-Weiss Essen is a German association football club
based in Essen
, North Rhine-Westphalia.
, one of sixteen premier divisions formed in the 1933 re-organization of German football under the Third Reich, and came within a point of taking the division title in 1941. In 1943 they played with BV Altenessen as the combined wartime side KSG SC Rot-Weiß Essen/BV 06 Altenessen. The next season this club was in turn joined by BVB Essen, but played only a single match in a stillborn season as World War II overtook the country.
in the 1953 DFB-Pokal
final, followed by a national championship in 1955 when it beat 1. FC Kaiserslautern
4–3. The following season, Rot-Weiss became the first German side to qualify for the European Cup
.
Their performance tailed off after this and RWE became just another mid-table side before they were relegated in 1961. The club then played most of the 1960s as a second division side, but did manage its first appearance in the top flight Bundesliga
in 1966–67. It returned to the Bundesliga for two seasons in 1969–70, and again, for four seasons beginning in 1973–74. Since then Rot-Weiss has been a solid second or third tier club, with just one season spent in the Oberliga Nordrhein
(IV) in 1998–99.
The club has been plagued by financial problems that saw it denied a license in 1984, 1991, and 1994, leading to demotion from the 2.Bundesliga each time as a result. Bright spots during this period included winning the German amateur championship in 1992 and an appearance in the 1994 German Cup final, which they lost 1–3 to SV Werder Bremen
.
(III) in 1999, and dropped still further to the Oberliga (IV) the next season. In 2004, they won promotion back to the 2. Bundesliga, but stumbled to a 17th place finish and were relegated once again. They reappeared in second division play on the strength of a first place Regionalliga finish, but narrowly missed staying up when they lost the critical final match of the 2006–07 season 0–3 to Duisburg. Rot-Weiss became a fourth division side following the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008 and a fifth division team after 2010-11 league reformations.
(capacity 15,000), named in honour of a former club president.
Fortuna Düsseldorf
, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
and Wuppertaler SV Borussia
are local rivals when they are playing in the same league (as took place in the 2007–08 season). In the past, the local derbies versus Schwarz-Weiß Essen were big events, sometimes followed by more than 30,000 fans. The club's fiercest rivalry is with FC Schalke 04
, from nearby Gelsenkirchen
, with whom they contest the Ruhrderby.
The RWE followers have a strong fan friendship with SV Werder Bremen
, while another with Borussia Dortmund
ended very badly and now Essen and Dortmund's supporters see themselves as enemies. RWE supporters have a very bad reputation in Germany.
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 Essen
Essen
- Origin of the name :In German-speaking countries, the name of the city Essen often causes confusion as to its origins, because it is commonly known as the German infinitive of the verb for the act of eating, and/or the German noun for food. Although scholars still dispute the interpretation of...
, North Rhine-Westphalia.
Early years
The club was formed as SV Vogelheim on 1 February 1907 out of the merger of two smaller clubs: SC Preussen and Deutsche Eiche. In 1910, Vogelheim came to an arrangement with Turnerbund Bergeborbeck that allowed the two clubs to field a football side. The footballers left in 1913 to set up their own club, Spiel- und Sportverein Emscher-Vogelheim, which changed its name to Spiel und Sport 1912 after World War I. Finally, in 1923, this side turned again to Turnerbund Bergeborbeck to create Rot-Weiss Essen.Breakthrough to the Gauliga
In 1938, RWE broke into top-flight football in the Gauliga NiederrheinGauliga Niederrhein
The Gauliga Niederrhein was the highest football league in the northern part of the Prussian Rhine Province from 1933 to 1945. Shortly after the formation of the league, the Nazis reorganised the administrative regions in Germany, and the Gaue Essen and Düsseldorf replaced the Prussian province in...
, one of sixteen premier divisions formed in the 1933 re-organization of German football under the Third Reich, and came within a point of taking the division title in 1941. In 1943 they played with BV Altenessen as the combined wartime side KSG SC Rot-Weiß Essen/BV 06 Altenessen. The next season this club was in turn joined by BVB Essen, but played only a single match in a stillborn season as World War II overtook the country.
Rise and fall
The club returned to first division football in the Oberliga West in 1948, where a series of solid performances led to a divisional championship in 1952. The pinnacle of the club's success came with a 2–1 win over Alemannia AachenAlemannia Aachen
Alemannia Aachen is a German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long term fixture of the country's second division, Alemannia enjoyed a three-year turn in the top flight in the late 1960s and, after a successful 2005–06 campaign, returned to first division play...
in the 1953 DFB-Pokal
DFB-Pokal
The DFB-Pokal or DFB Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually. 64 teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga. It is considered the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga...
final, followed by a national championship in 1955 when it beat 1. FC Kaiserslautern
1. FC Kaiserslautern
1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern, also known as 1. FCK, FCK or simply Kaiserslautern, is a German association football club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. On 2 June 1900, Germania 1896 and FG Kaiserslautern merged to create FC 1900...
4–3. The following season, Rot-Weiss became the first German side to qualify for the European Cup
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
.
Their performance tailed off after this and RWE became just another mid-table side before they were relegated in 1961. The club then played most of the 1960s as a second division side, but did manage its first appearance in the top flight Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
in 1966–67. It returned to the Bundesliga for two seasons in 1969–70, and again, for four seasons beginning in 1973–74. Since then Rot-Weiss has been a solid second or third tier club, with just one season spent in the Oberliga Nordrhein
Oberliga Nordrhein
The Oberliga Nordrhein was the highest Football League in the region of Nordrhein which is part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia from 1978 to 2008. In its last season, it was one of nine Oberligas in German Football, the 4th tier of the German football league system...
(IV) in 1998–99.
The club has been plagued by financial problems that saw it denied a license in 1984, 1991, and 1994, leading to demotion from the 2.Bundesliga each time as a result. Bright spots during this period included winning the German amateur championship in 1992 and an appearance in the 1994 German Cup final, which they lost 1–3 to SV Werder Bremen
SV Werder Bremen
SV Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its association football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. The club was founded on 4 February 1899 as Fußballverein Werder by a group of sixteen vocational high school students who had won a prize...
.
Current
RWE returned to the Regionalliga NordRegionalliga 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) in 1999, and dropped still further to the Oberliga (IV) the next season. In 2004, they won promotion back to the 2. Bundesliga, but stumbled to a 17th place finish and were relegated once again. They reappeared in second division play on the strength of a first place Regionalliga finish, but narrowly missed staying up when they lost the critical final match of the 2006–07 season 0–3 to Duisburg. Rot-Weiss became a fourth division side following the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008 and a fifth division team after 2010-11 league reformations.
Stadium
Rot-Weiss plays in the Georg-Melches-StadionGeorg-Melches-Stadion
Georg-Melches-Stadion is a stadium in Essen, Germany. It was built in 1939 and has a capacity of 15,000. It is currently used, mostly, for football matches and concerts....
(capacity 15,000), named in honour of a former club president.
Supporters
Although mostly playing in lower divisions, the club enjoys solid fan support, with an average attendance of better than 6,000 per game currently (2010-11).| Season | Average crowd | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | 6,167 (after 8 matches) | NRW-Liga (V) |
| 2009–10 | 5,637 | Regionalliga West (IV) |
| 2008–09 | 7,064 | Regionalliga West (IV) |
| 2007–08 | 10,016 | Regionalliga Nord (III) |
| 2006–07 | 13,620 | 2. Bundesliga (II) |
| 2005–06 | 12,287 | Regionalliga Nord (III) |
| 2004–05 | 14,400 | 2. Bundesliga (II) |
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Fortuna Düsseldorf
' is a German association football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently playing in the second tier of German league football, the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga...
, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen is a German association football club in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was formed as Oberhausener SV in December 1904 out of the merger of Emschertaler SV and the football enthusiasts of Oberhausener TV 1873...
and Wuppertaler SV Borussia
Wuppertaler SV Borussia
Wuppertaler SV Borussia is a German association football club located in Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia. The city was founded in 1929 out of the union of a number of smaller towns including Elberfeld, Barmen, Vohwinkel, Cronenberg and Ronsdorf – each with its own football club...
are local rivals when they are playing in the same league (as took place in the 2007–08 season). In the past, the local derbies versus Schwarz-Weiß Essen were big events, sometimes followed by more than 30,000 fans. The club's fiercest rivalry is with FC Schalke 04
FC Schalke 04
Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major...
, from nearby Gelsenkirchen
Gelsenkirchen
Gelsenkirchen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the Ruhr area. Its population in 2006 was c. 267,000....
, with whom they contest the Ruhrderby.
The RWE followers have a strong fan friendship with SV Werder Bremen
SV Werder Bremen
SV Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its association football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. The club was founded on 4 February 1899 as Fußballverein Werder by a group of sixteen vocational high school students who had won a prize...
, while another with Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football...
ended very badly and now Essen and Dortmund's supporters see themselves as enemies. RWE supporters have a very bad reputation in Germany.
Team trivia
- In 1956, the team's home field became the first stadium in West Germany to have floodlights.
- In November 2005 Pelé became an honorary club member (membership number 23101940).
Honours
- German championsGerman championsThe German champions is the general name given to winners of a Bundesliga sporting competition in Germany.-Current German championship holders:* Football 2010–11: Women's: 1...
: 1955 - DFB-PokalDFB-PokalThe DFB-Pokal or DFB Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually. 64 teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga. It is considered the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga...
winners: 1952–53 - German amateur champions: 1992
Current squad
As of February 2011| name | nummber | nationality | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalies | |||||
| Dennis Lamczyk | 1 | Germany | |||
| Philipp Kunz | 22 | Germany | |||
| Moritz Niebuhr | 23 | Germany | |||
| Defense | |||||
| Dirk Jasmund | 4 | Germany | |||
| Alexander Thamm Alexander Thamm Alexander Thamm is an German footballer. He currently plays for Rot Weiss Ahlen.-Career:He made his professional debut in the Bundesliga on March 22, 2003, when he started a game for VfL Bochum against VfL Wolfsburg. On 26 May 2009 announced his departure from the reserve of FC Schalke 04 and... |
5 | Germany | |||
| Vincent Wagner | 11 | Germany | |||
| Adrian Schneider | 15 | Germany/Poland |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |
Julian Stöhr | 16 | Germany |
| Christopher Bartsch | 25 | Germany | |||
| Thomas Denker | 26 | Germany | |||
| Midfielders | |||||
| Kevin Lehmann | 2 | Germany | |||
| Timo Brauer | 6 | Germany | |||
| Kerim Avci | 7 | Turkey | |||
| Jan Jensen | 8 | Germany | |||
| Suat Tokat | 10 | Germany/Turkey | |||
| Tim Wiederhold | 13 | Germany | |||
| Sebastian Pilch | 14 | Germany | |||
| Cedric Leon Vennemann | 17 | Germany | |||
| Patrick Dutschke | 18 | Germany | |||
| Damir Ivancicevic | 20 | Croatia | |||
| Forwards | |||||
| Holger Lemke | 3 | Germany | |||
| Selome Victor Hounyovi-Huschka | 9 | Benin/Germany | |||
| Leon Enzmann | 19 | Germany | |||
| Lukas Lenz | 21 | Germany | |||
| Meik Kuta | 24 | Germany | |||
| Benedikt Koep | 30 | Germany | |||
Former coaches
- Elek SchwartzElek SchwartzAlexandru "Elek" Schwartz was a Jewish-Romanian footballer and coach of the Dutch national football team. With SL Benfica he won the national Championship and Cup trophies of 1965 and led the club into the final of the European Cup of Champions.-Player in Romania and France:Elek Schwartz initially...
(1955–1957) - Erich Ribbeck (1967–1968)
- Herbert BurdenskiHerbert BurdenskiHerbert "Budde" Burdenski , was a German football player and coach.-Biography:Burdenski began his football career with the Erle 08 in Gelsenkirchen. In 1935 he was discovered playing in the local school championships by Ernst Kuzorra, who signed him to FC Schalke 04...
(1969–1971) - Horst Witzler (1973)
- Ivica Horvath (1975–1976)
- Diethelm FernerDiethelm FernerDiethelm Ferner is a German football coach and a former player. As a player, he spent eight seasons in the Bundesliga with SV Werder Bremen and Rot-Weiss Essen...
(1978–1979) - Rolf SchafstallRolf SchafstallRudolf 'Rolf' Schafstall is a retired German football coach and a player.-External links:...
(1979–1981) - Rolf BockRolf Bock-External links:...
(1982–1983) - Janos BedlJanos BedlJanos Bedl was a Hungarian football manager.In 1967, he managed the Pittsburgh Phantoms of the National Professional Soccer League. In 1968, the NSPL merged with the United Soccer Association to form the North American Soccer League. Bedl then coached the Kansas City Spurs in 1968 and 1969. He...
(1983–1984) - Siegfried MelzigSiegfried MelzigSiegfried Melzig is a retired German football player and manager.He played for SpVgg Weisenau.He managed VfL Osnabrück, Bonner SC, Bayer Uerdingen, Panionios, FC 08 Homburg, Freiburger FC, MSV Duisburg, Rot-Weiss Essen, SpVgg Bayreuth and SC Preußen Münster.-References:...
(1984) - Horst HrubeschHorst HrubeschHorst Hrubesch is a retired German football player employed as a youth trainer at the German Football Association. His nickname was Das Kopfball-Ungeheuer for his heading skills.-Career:...
(1986–1987) - Peter NeururerPeter NeururerPeter Neururer is a German football manager.-Career:Neururer had a minor playing career in the lower leagues before moving into coaching at TuS Haltern and SG Weitmar...
(1987) - Horst FranzHorst FranzHorst Franz is a German football manager. His son Sascha Franz is a football coach as well, currently, as of 2008, an assistant with FC Augsburg.He began his coaching career in Austria.-External links:...
(1987–1988) - Siegfried MelzigSiegfried MelzigSiegfried Melzig is a retired German football player and manager.He played for SpVgg Weisenau.He managed VfL Osnabrück, Bonner SC, Bayer Uerdingen, Panionios, FC 08 Homburg, Freiburger FC, MSV Duisburg, Rot-Weiss Essen, SpVgg Bayreuth and SC Preußen Münster.-References:...
(1988) - Hans-Werner Moors (1989–1991)
- Jürgen RöberJürgen RöberJürgen Röber is a German football player and manager, who is head coach of Ankaraspor.-Early life:In 1956 his family moved from the then GDR to Bertlich in Northrhine-Westphalia. There he grew up and started his football career at SuS Bertlich.-Career:His Bundesliga career lasted 12 years with one...
(1991–1993) - Wolfgang FrankWolfgang FrankWolfgang Frank is a German football manager and former player.Frank made a total of 215 appearances in the Fußball-Bundesliga during his playing career, scoring 89 goals...
(1994–1995) - Rudi GoresRudi GoresRudi 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...
(1995–1997) - Klaus BergeKlaus BergeKlaus Berge is a former German football player and current manager of DSC Wanne-Eickel.As player he most notably played for FC Schalke 04 and FC Saarbrücken....
(1998–1999) - Fritz FuchsFritz FuchsFritz Fuchs is a German football coach and a former player. As a player, he spent six seasons in the Bundesliga with 1. FC Kaiserslautern. As a coach, his biggest success was managing FC Homburg to their promotion to the Bundesliga.His son Uwe Fuchs is a coach as well...
(1999) - Klaus BergeKlaus BergeKlaus Berge is a former German football player and current manager of DSC Wanne-Eickel.As player he most notably played for FC Schalke 04 and FC Saarbrücken....
(1999–2001) - Harry Pleß (2001–2003)
- Holger FachHolger FachHolger Fach is a former German footballer and a current manager for Lokomotiv Astana. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he could also pitch in at centre back.-Football career:...
(2003) - Jürgen GelsdorfJürgen GelsdorfJürgen Gelsdorf is a German football coach and former player who is currently youth teams coordinator at Bayer 04 Leverkusen.-External links:...
(2003–2005) - Uwe NeuhausUwe NeuhausUwe Neuhaus is a retired German football player and a football manager currently in charge of 1. FC Union Berlin.-External links:...
(2005–2006) - Lorenz-Günther KöstnerLorenz-Günther KöstnerLorenz-Günther Köstner is a retired German footballer who is now a football manager. As of January 2009, he manages VfL Wolfsburg II. Following the sacking of Armin Veh on 25 January 2010, he was named interim manager of VfL Wolfsburg until June 30, 2010.-References:...
(2006–2007) - Heiko Bonan (2007–2008)
- Michael Kulm (2008–2009)
- Ralf Aussem (2009)
- Ernst MiddendorpErnst MiddendorpErnst Middendorp is a German football manager.- Career :Middendorp coached the South African Castle Premiership team Kaizer Chiefs from the beginning of the 2005/06 season up to March 5, 2007....
(2009) - Ralf Aussem (2009)
- Uwe Erkenbrecher (2009)