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{{Short description|German association football club from Erfurt, Thuringia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox football club
| clubname = Rot-Weiß Erfurt
| fullname = Fußballclub Rot-Weiß Erfurt e.V.
| image    = FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt logo.svg
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| nickname = 
| founded  = {{Start date and age|1966|01|26|df=yes}}
| ground   = [[Steigerwaldstadion]]
| capacity = 18,611
| chrtitle = President
| chairman = Lars Fuchs<ref name="FuchRWE" >{{Cite web|url=https://www.thueringer-allgemeine.de/sport/rot-weiss-praesident-fuchs-seit-fruehester-kindheit-ein-rot-weisses-herz-id230367558.html|title = Neuer RWE-Präsident Fuchs: "Seit frühester Kindheit ein rot-weißes Herz"|date = 8 September 2020}}</ref>
| coach  = [[Fabian Gerber]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.rot-weiss-erfurt.de}}
| league = [[Regionalliga Nordost]]
| season = [[2022–23 Regionalliga|2022–23]]
| position = Regionalliga Nordost, 3rd of 18
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'''FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt''' is a [[Football in Germany|German association football club]] based in [[Erfurt]], [[Thuringia]].

==History==
===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 Clubs of the DFB|founding member]] 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.

===Post-World War II era===
[[File:RW Erfurt Performance Chart.png|260px|thumb|Historical chart of Rot-Weiß Erfurt league performance]]
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 ''SG Fortuna Erfurt'' in 1949, ''KWU Erfurt'' in 1950, and ''BSG Turbine Erfurt'' in 1951. In 1954 and 1955, ''Turbine'' captured consecutive [[East Germany|East German]] national titles, but then slipped back into the pack and out of tier I for the first time in 1959. The team moved up and down between the first and second divisions through the 1960s, 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 chosen to play for clubs with politically powerful sponsors.

===1960s–1980s===
East German football underwent major changes in 1965 with the creation of dedicated [[Football club (East Germany)|football clubs]] 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. The name (Rot-Weiß meaning the two colours red and white) was unusual for its time in that the club did not have a name that honoured a socialist virtue. In 1980, Rot-Weiß Erfurt appeared in the East German Cup final, losing 3–1 to [[FC Carl Zeiss Jena|Carl Zeiss Jena]].

===Reunification===
[[File:Steigerwaldstadion-Block 3.JPG|thumb|Stand 3, home of "Erfordia Ultras"]]
[[German reunification]] and the merger of the leagues of East and [[West Germany]] in the early 1990s brought exciting times to ''Rot-Weiß''. A third-place finish in the [[NOFV-Oberliga]] in 1990–91 earned them a spot in the [[2. Bundesliga]], as well as qualification for the [[1991–92 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]]. They eliminated [[FC Groningen|Groningen]] in the first round, and went out against the eventual winners [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] in the second round. This fixture made them the last side to appear internationally for East Germany.

Through the 1990s and into the new millennium, ''Rot-Weiß'' remained a tier three side. They had a close call in 2001 when they avoided relegation only because [[SSV Ulm 1846]] was denied a licence due to financial difficulties. During this period of time, the club went through to the regional cup final seven times. They came away as Thuringian cup winner each time which qualifies for the nationwide German cup ([[DFB-Pokal]]), although they never advanced beyond the first round. In 2004, the club was promoted to the 2. Bundesliga, but finished last and was relegated back to Regionalliga Nord (III). In 2008, Erfurt finished in seventh place in Regionalliga Nord (III) and therefore qualified for the new nationwide [[3. Liga]]. They played at this level until they were relegated to the [[Regionalliga Nordost]] (IV) in 2018.

===Bankruptcy and reformation===
On 4 February 2020, the club ceased operations due to financial difficulties, and as a result, withdrew from the Regionalliga Nordost,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rot-weiss-erfurt.de/Aktuelles/Aktuelle-News/Schriftliche-Mitteilung-der-Gremien-an-alle-Mitglieder-und-Fans.html|title=Schriftliche Mitteilung der Gremien an alle Mitglieder und Fans|website=rot-weiss-erfurt.de|date=4 February 2020|language=de|access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref> with all their results being annulled and all further matches cancelled.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/rot_weiss_erfurt_begegnungen_endgueltig_annulliert-770077/artikel|title=Rot-Weiß Erfurt: Begegnungen endgültig annulliert|date=19 February 2020|language=de|website=[[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]]|access-date=20 February 2020}}</ref> The club formed a new team and organisation, playing in the [[NOFV-Oberliga Süd|Oberliga]] in the 2020/21 season; their first home game against [[FC Grimma]] was sold out.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thueringer-allgemeine.de/sport/fussball/oberliga/erstes-heimspiel-des-fc-rot-weiss-erfurt-ist-ausverkauft-id230219258.html|title=Erste Heimspiel des neuformierten FC Rot-Weiß in der Fußball-Oberliga ist ausverkauft|language=de|date= 20 August 2020|author= Thuringer Allgemeine|author-link= Thuringer Allgemeine}}</ref>

==Honours==
===League competitions===
* '''[[DDR-Oberliga]]:'''
** '''Winners:''' [[DDR-Oberliga 1953-54|1953–54]], [[DDR-Oberliga 1954-55|1954–55]]
** '''Runners-up:''' [[DDR-Oberliga 1950-51|1950–51]]
* '''[[Soviet occupation zone|Soviet Zone]] championship:'''
** '''Runners-up:''' 1948–49

===Cup competitions===
* '''[[FDGB-Pokal]]:'''
** '''Runners-up:''' [[FDGB-Pokal 1949-50|1949–50]], [[FDGB-Pokal 1979-1980|1979–80]]
* '''DFV-Toto-Sonderrunde''' ([[:de:DFV-Toto-Sonderrunde|de]])
** '''Winners:''' 1974

===Regional===
* '''[[Verband Mitteldeutscher Ballspiel-Vereine]]:'''
** '''Champions:''' 1908–09
* '''[[Thuringia Cup]]''': (tiers III–VII)
** '''Winners:''' 1993–94, 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05<sup>‡</sup>, 2007–08, 2008–09, [[2016–17 Verbandspokal|2016–17]]
** '''Runners-up:''' 1995–96, 1996–97, 2003–04<sup>‡</sup>, 2012–13, 2013–14, [[2015–16 Verbandspokal|2015–16]]
* <sup>‡</sup> Won by reserve team.

==Players==
===Current squad===
{{updated|13 January 2025|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rot-weiss-erfurt.de/Saison/Profis/Profimannschaft.html |title=Profimannschaft - FC Rot Weiß Erfurt |publisher=Rot-weiss-erfurt.de |access-date=21 August 2023}}</ref>}}

{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no= 1|nat=GER|pos=GK|name=Lorenz Otto}}
{{Fs player|no= 2|nat=GER|pos=DF|name=[[Ben-Luca Moritz]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 3|nat=GER|pos=MF|name=Til-Linus Schwarz|other=[[captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 6|nat=GER|pos=DF|name=[[Maxime Awoudja]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 7|nat=GER|pos=FW|name=Andy Trübenbach}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=GER|pos=MF|name=Marco Wolf}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=GER|pos=FW|name=Dennis Lerche}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=NGA|pos=FW|name=Obed Chidindu Ugondu}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=GER|pos=DF|name=Pablo Santana Soares}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=GER|pos=FW|name=Lars Kleiner}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=GER|pos=MF|name=Robbie Felßberg}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=TUR|pos=FW|name=[[Ömer Uzun]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=GER|pos=GK|name=Pascal Manitz}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=GER|pos=DF|name=Robin Fabinski}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=GER|pos=FW|name=Philip Aboagye}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=GER|pos=MF|name=Benny Boboy}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=GER|pos=FW|name=Maxime Langner}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=GER|pos=DF|name=Jeremiaha Maluze}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=GER|pos=DF|name=Lucas Zeller}}
{{Fs player|no=34|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=Hinata Gonda}}
{{Fs player|no=36|nat=GER|pos=FW|name=Tino Kaufmann|other={{small|on loan from [[VfB Stuttgart II]]}}}}
{{Fs player|no=39|nat=GER|pos=GK|name=Emmanuel Mensah}}
{{fs end}}

===Out on loan===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Ayooluwa Adesida|other=at Türkspor Dortmund until 30 June 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ALB|pos=MF|name=Milot Ademi|other=at [[SV Wilhelmshaven]] until 30 June 2025}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=COD|pos=FW|name=Yesua Motango|other=at [[SV Wilhelmshaven]] until 30 June 2025}}
{{Fs end}}

==Managers==
* 1964–1966: [[Helmut Nordhaus]]
* 1966–1970: [[Martin Schwendler]]
* 1970–1971: [[Gerhard Bäßler]]
* 1971–1973: [[Siegfried Vollrath]]
* 1973–1978: [[Gerhard Bäßler]]
* 1978–1982: [[Manfred Pfeifer]]
* 1982–1984: [[Siegmar Menz]]
* 1984–1987: [[Hans Meyer (football)|Hans Meyer]]
* 1987–1988: [[Manfred Pfeifer]]
* 1988–1989: [[Wilfried Gröbner]]
* 1990–1991: [[Lothar Kurbjuweit]]
* 1991–1991: [[Rüdiger Schnuphase]]
* 1991–1992: [[Josip Kuže]]
* 1992–1995: [[Klaus Goldbach]]
* 1995–1995: [[Horst Kiesewetter]]
* 1995–1997: [[Frank Engel (football manager)|Frank Engel]]
* 1997–1997: [[Hans-Günter Schröder]]
* 1997–1997: [[Rudi Gores]]
* 1997–2000: [[Jürgen Raab]]
* 2000–2000: [[Frank Engel (football manager)|Frank Engel]]
* 2000–2001: [[Hans-Ulrich Thomale]]
* 2001–2002: [[Jens Große]]
* 2002–2003: [[Michael Feichtenbeiner]]
* 2003–2003: [[Alois Schwartz]]
* 2003–2005: [[René Müller]]
* 2005–2005: [[Ján Kocian]]
* 2005–2008: [[Pavel Dotchev]]
* 2008–2008: [[Heiko Nowak]]
* 2008–2009: [[Karsten Baumann]]
* 2009: [[Henri Fuchs]]
* 2009–2010: [[Rainer Hörgl]]
* 2010: [[Henri Fuchs]]
* 2010–2012: [[Stefan Emmerling]]
* 2012–2013: [[Alois Schwartz]]
* 2013–2015: [[Walter Kogler]]
* 2015: [[Christian Preußer]]
* 2016–2017: [[Stefan Krämer]]
* 2017: [[David Bergner]]
* 2017–2018: [[Stefan Emmerling]]
* 2018–2019: [[Thomas Brdarić]]
* 2019–2020: [[Robin Kruger]]
* 2020–2022: [[Goran Miscevic]]
* 2022–present: [[Fabian Gerber]]

==Recent seasons==
The recent season-by-season performance of the club:<ref name="Archiv"/><ref>[http://www.fussball.de/mannschaft/fc-rot-weiss-erfurt-fc-rot-weiss-erfurt-thueringen/-/saison/1415/team-id/011MIA6VH0000000VTVG0001VTR8C1K7#!/section/stage Rot-Weiß Erfurt at Fussball.de] {{in lang|de}} Tables and results of all German football leagues</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#dfdfdf;"
| '''Year'''
| '''Division'''
| '''[[German football league system|Tier]]'''
| '''Position'''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1999–2000
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Regionalliga Nordost]]
| rowspan=5| III
| 7th
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2000–01
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Regionalliga Süd (1994–2012)|Regionalliga Süd]]
| 15th
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2001–02
| style="text-align:left;"| Regionalliga Süd
| 5th
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2002–03
| style="text-align:left;"| Regionalliga Süd
| 9th
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2003–04
| style="text-align:left;"| Regionalliga Süd
| style="background:#dfd;"| 2nd ↑
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2004–05
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2. Bundesliga]]
| II
| style="background:#fcc;"| 18th ↓
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2005–06
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Regionalliga Nord]]
| rowspan=13| III
| 14th
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2006–07
| style="text-align:left;"| Regionalliga Nord
| 11th
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2007–08
| style="text-align:left;"| Regionalliga Nord
| 7th
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2008–09
| style="text-align:left;"| [[3. Liga]]
| 10th
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2009–10
| style="text-align:left;"| 3. Liga
| 9th
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2010–11
| style="text-align:left;"| 3. Liga
| 5th
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2011–12
| style="text-align:left;"| 3. Liga
| 5th
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2012–13
| style="text-align:left;"| 3. Liga
| 13th
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2013–14
| style="text-align:left;"| 3. Liga
| 10th
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2014–15
| style="text-align:left;"| 3. Liga
| 12th
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2015–16
| style="text-align:left;"| 3. Liga
| 8th
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2016–17 3. Liga|2016–17]]
| style="text-align:left;"| 3. Liga
| 14th
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2017–18 3. Liga|2017–18]]
| style="text-align:left;"| 3. Liga
| style="background:#fcc;"| 20th ↓
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2018–19 Regionalliga#Regionalliga Nordost|2018–19]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Regionalliga Nordost]]
| rowspan=2| IV
| 5th
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2019–20 Regionalliga#Regionalliga Nordost|2019–20]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Regionalliga Nordost]]
| style="background:#fcc;"| 18th ↓
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2020–21
| style="text-align:left;"| [[NOFV-Oberliga Süd]]
| V
| Abd-3rd
|}
* With the introduction of the [[Regionalliga]]s in 1994 and the [[3. Liga]] in 2008 as the new third tier, below the [[2. Bundesliga]], all leagues below dropped one tier.

;Key
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;"
|-
| style="background:#dfd;"| ↑ <small>[[Promotion and relegation|Promoted]]</small>
| style="background:#fcc;"| ↓ <small>[[Promotion and relegation|Relegated]]</small>
|}

==Reserve team==
The [[German reserve football teams|club's reserve team]], '''FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt II''', most recently in the tier five [[NOFV-Oberliga Süd]]. It first played at this level from 2005 to 2007, and again since 2008 with a third place in 2012 as its best result.<ref name="Archiv" >[http://www.f-archiv.de/ Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv] {{in lang|de}} Historical German domestic league tables</ref><ref name="Fussballreserve" >[http://www.fussball.de/mannschaft/fc-rot-weiss-erfurt-ii-fc-rot-weiss-erfurt-thueringen/-/saison/1415/team-id/011MIACLIC000000VTVG0001VTR8C1K7#!/section/stage FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt II at Fussball.de] {{in lang|de}} Tables and results of all German football leagues</ref> At the end of the [[2015–16 NOFV-Oberliga|2015–16]] season the team was withdrawn from competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.transfermarkt.de/rot-weiss-erfurt-meldet-u23-ab/view/news/231076|title=Rot-Weiß Erfurt meldet U23 ab|date=31 March 2016|language=de|website=transfermarkt.de|access-date=20 February 2020}}</ref>

The team also made a losing appearance in the 2004 [[Thuringia Cup]] final but won the competition in the following year. This win allowed the team qualification for the [[2005–06 DFB-Pokal]] where it lost 0–8 to [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|SC Turbine Erfurt}}
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.rot-weiss-erfurt.de Official website]
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20050111191010/http://www.abseits-soccer.com/clubs/erfurt.html Abseits Guide to German Soccer]}}

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