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Template:Short description Template:EngvarB Template:Use dmy dates Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". FC Hansa Rostock (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a German association football club based in the city of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The club is also called "the cog" because of its club crest. They have emerged as one of the most successful clubs from the former East Germany after German reunification and have made several appearances in the top-flight Bundesliga. With over 29,000 club members, the club is one of the largest sports clubs in Germany.

After being in the Bundesliga for ten years, from 1995 to 2005, Rostock went into a steady decline. In 2012, the club was relegated to the 3. Liga for the second time, regaining its place in the 2. Bundesliga in 2021. They returned to the 3. Liga after three seasons following relegation in 2023–24.[1]

History

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Historical chart of Hansa league performance

The club was originally founded on 1 November 1954 as the multi-sport sports club SC Empor Rostock. The football squad, however, could not be recruited from local enterprise sports communities (Template:Langx, BSG) like the squad of the handball section, so a transfer of BSG Empor Lauter's squad from Lauter to Rostock was considered.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The area around Lauter, near the Czech border, was well represented in East German football by competitive sides, including Wismut Aue, Fortschritt Meerane and Motor Zwickau, so the footballers of BSG Empor Lauter were delegated to Rostock, over the futileTemplate:Tone inline protests of the team's local supporters. Then SED First Secretary in Bezirk Rostock Karl Mewis and SED functionary Harry Tisch were instrumental in the relocation of BSG Empor Lauter to Rostock.[2][3] Karl Lewis was allegedly the initiator of the relocation.[4] This was not an uncommon occurrence in the 1950s of East German football, where clubs were regularly renamed, re-structured, dismantled or shuffled from city to city at the direction of well-placed communist officials. The new club would be sponsored by the fishing combine VEB Fischkombinat Rostock.

The wholesale transfer of the Lauterers to Rostock part way through the 1954–55 season led to the disappearance of that association from play. A new club was formed in 1956 as BSG Motor Lauter and on 1 August 1990, it took up the tradition of the original side to play as Lauterer Sportverein Viktoria 1913.

Play in Rostock

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A match between SC Empor Rostock and SC Dynamo Berlin at the Ostseestadion in 1957.

Newly formed SC Empor Rostock took the place of the former Lauter-based club in first division play in November 1954. They finished second the next season, but in 1956 plungedTemplate:Tone inline to 14th place and were relegated. They quickly bounced back,Template:Tone inline rejoining the DDR-Oberliga in 1958, before going on to become a very competitive sideTemplate:According to whom with a series of three vice-championships to their credit from 1962 to 1964, as well as several appearances in the final of the FDGB Pokal. The re-organization of East German sports in 1965 led to the association's football department becoming independent as Fußball Club Hansa Rostock, which was designated as one of the country's 10 dedicated football club intended to groom talent for the development of a strong East Germany national team. The new club's name acknowledged Rostock's history as one of the major trading centres of northern Europe's Hanseatic League. FC Hansa Rostock would be sponsored by the maritime combine VEB Kombinat Seeverkehr und Hafenwirtschaft.[5] And the club would be patronaged by the SED First Secretary of Bezirk Rostock, as well as future Free German Trade Union Federation chairman and Politburo member Harry Tisch.[6][7]

By the 1970s, the club was consistently finishing in the lower half of the league table and was relegated to the second division DDR-Liga for a single season on three occasions late in the decade. They returned to formTemplate:Tone inline in the 1980s, and, as the football leagues of West Germany and East Germany were merged in 1990 after the re-unification of the country, Rostock won its first national championship in the final season of East German football, played out in the transitional NOFV-Oberliga. This is their only top flight title to date in play in East Germany or the unified Germany.

They also capturedTemplate:Tone inline the last East German Cup with a 1–0 win over FC Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt.[8]

United Germany and the Bundesliga

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The January 1990 squad

The club's success in the Oberliga earned them a place in the Bundesliga alongside Dynamo Dresden when the top-flight Bundesliga was briefly expanded from 18 to 20 teams for the 1991–92 season to accommodate two former East German teams. Hansa, however, was unable to stay up and was relegated after falling just a single point shy of SG Wattenscheid 09. Three seasons of temperingScript error: No such module "Unsubst". in the 2. Bundesliga would return the club to the top flight for the 1995–96 season. In ten years spent in the Bundesliga, the team's best results were a pair of sixth-place finishes. In spite of frequent placings in the bottom-half of the league table, they would persist as the only former East German side able to consistently challenge the well-heeledTemplate:Tone inline clubs of the west. On 1 December 2002, Rostock became the first club to field six foreigners from the same country in a Bundesliga match (Rade Prica, Marcus Lantz, Peter Wibrån, Andreas Jakobsson, Magnus Arvidsson and Joakim Persson – all Swedes).

In the first half of the 2004–05 season, Hansa earned only 1 win and 5 draws in 17 matches. They were unable to recover despite the late arrival of Finnish striker Jari Litmanen and at season's end were relegated, leaving the former GDR without a club in the top flight for the first time since re-unification. Like other East German teams, they were the victims of a harsh economic realityTemplate:Tone inline as the wealthier, well-established western sides bought up the most talentedTemplate:Tone inline eastern footballers as their clubs struggled to survive financially: Rostock's Stefan Beinlich, Oliver Neuville and Victor Agali were just three players sent west in exchange for cash.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". After two years in the 2. Bundesliga, the club returned to the top-flight for the 2007–08 season, but was again relegated.

The club's poor form continued in 2009–10 and they finished third-last. With this season, a new promotion/relegation format accompanied the introduction of the 3. Liga and Rostock faced a playoff versus the third place third division club FC Ingolstadt. Hansa lost both legs of the contest and was sent down to the 3. Liga, while Ingolstadt won promotion to the 2. Bundesliga alongside the top two third-tier teams which advanced automatically by virtue of their finishes. Their stay was a short one as they were sent back down after finishing bottom table in 2011–12.

Hansa Rostock drew an average home attendance of 11,433[9] in the 2016–17 3. Liga, the third-highest in the league.

Club culture and supporters

During the 2000s, incidents of fan violence and hooliganism became associated with Hansa Rostock supporters. On May 1, 2007, during a 2. Bundesliga match against Rot-Weiss Essen, Rostock fans set fires in the stands, resulting in 14 injuries and several arrests. The German Football Association (DFB) investigated and fined the club, citing serious crowd trouble.[10]

In 2017, Hansa fans gained attention for bringing dead fish to throw at FC Carl Zeiss Jena fans during a 3. Liga away match, an action investigated by the DFB and resulting in fines for both clubs.[11] In November 2021, around 150 Rostock supporters attacked police and stadium security after a game, throwing stones and pyrotechnics, injuring one officer and damaging a police vehicle. The club was fined €97,300 by the DFB for the incidents and the apparent celebration of a police officer’s recent death.[12]

During the 2020s, the club’s supporter culture continued to involve incidents of disorder and hooliganism. On February 23, 2025, Hansa's 3. Liga match against Dynamo Dresden involved extensive pre-game tensions, fireworks, and clashes in the stands, resulting in dozens of injuries and police intervention, as well as property damage in and around the stadium. Hansa Rostock had previously been fined €5,000 in December 2024 for a banner with obscene and provocative language displayed by its supporters during another match against Dresden.[13]

In March 2025, after a 3. Liga away game against Alemannia Aachen, Hansa supporters caused destruction of seats and toilets, resulting in an estimated €50,000 in damages. The club responded by restricting away ticket sales to members only and placing fan behaviour under probationary conditions, with further sanctions possible for misconduct.[14]

Performance chart

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Season Division Tier Position
1984–85 DDR-Oberliga I 10th
1985–86 13th↓
1986–87 DDR-Liga II 1st↑
1987–88 DDR-Oberliga I 9th
1988–89 4th
1989–90 6th
1990–91 NOFV-Oberliga 1st
1991–92 Bundesliga 18th↓
1992–93 2. Bundesliga Ii 11th
1993–94 8th
1994–95 1st↑
1995–96 Bundesliga I 6th
1996–97 15th
1997–98 6th
1998–99 14th
1999–2000 15th
2000–01 12th
2001–02 14th
2002–03 13th
2003–04 9th
2004–05 17th↓
2005–06 2. Bundesliga II 10th
2006–07 2nd↑
2007–08 Bundesliga I 17th↓
2008–09 2. Bundesliga II 13th
2009–10 16th↓
2010–11 3. Liga III 2nd↑
2011–12 2. Bundesliga II 18th↓
2012–13 3. Liga III 12th
2013–14 13th
2014–15 17th
2015–16 10th
2016–17 15th
2017–18 6th
2018–19 6th
2019–20 6th
2020–21 2nd↑
2021–22 2. Bundesliga II 13th
2022–23 13th
2023–24 17th↓
2024–25 3. Liga III 5th
2025–26 TBD

Honours

After German reunification, the last regular DDR-Oberliga season was played in NOFV-Oberliga. During 1990–91 NOFV-Oberliga season, Hansa Rostock became the last East Germany champion.

Domestic

Regional

Youth

Other

  • German Indoor championship
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Double

DDR-Oberliga and FDGB-Pokal:

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Players

Current squad

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No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Template:Fba/core Benjamin Uphoff
3 DF Template:Fba/core Dominik Lanius
4 MF Template:Fba/core Kenan Fatkič
5 MF Template:Fba/core Marco Schuster
6 MF Template:Fba/core Jonas Dirkner
7 DF Template:Fba/core Nico Neidhart
8 MF Template:Fba/core Cedric Harenbrock
9 FW Template:Fba/core Andreas Voglsammer
10 MF Template:Fba/core Paul Stock
11 FW Template:Fba/core Emil Holten (on loan from IF ElfsborgScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
14 MF Template:Fba/core Adrien Lebeau
15 DF Template:Fba/core Ahmet Gürleyen
16 DF Template:Fba/core Lukas Wallner
17 DF Template:Fba/core Florian Carstens
19 DF Template:Fba/core Jan Mejdr
20 FW Template:Fba/core Ryan Naderi
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW Template:Fba/core David Hummel
22 DF Template:Fba/core Leon Reichardt
23 DF Template:Fba/core Franz Pfanne (captain)
24 DF Template:Fba/core Dario Gebuhr
25 GK Template:Fba/core Philipp Klewin
27 MF Template:Fba/core Christian Kinsombi
29 DF Template:Fba/core Felix Ruschke
30 GK Template:Fba/core Max Hagemoser
33 DF Template:Fba/core Viktor Bergh (on loan from DjurgårdenScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
35 FW Template:Fba/core Maximilian Krauß
36 MF Template:Fba/core Fiete Bock
37 MF Template:Fba/core Miłosz Brzozowski
40 GK Template:Fba/core Erik Maurer
42 MF Template:Fba/core Benno Dietze
44 FW Template:Fba/core Tim Krohn

Hansa Rostock II

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No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Template:Fba/core Noah-Juel Hoffmann
2 DF Template:Fba/core Nils Schulz
4 DF Template:Country data KVX Arbnor Aliu
5 DF Template:Fba/core Till Kozelnik
7 FW Template:Fba/core Luca Barata
9 FW Template:Fba/core Randy Dei
10 MF Template:Fba/core Alessandro Schulz
11 FW Template:Fba/core Thomas Rothfuß
13 DF Template:Fba/core Salomon Patrick Amougou Nkoa
16 FW Template:Fba/core Lukas Hinterseer
17 FW Template:Fba/core Tim Krohn
18 MF Template:Fba/core Lucas Sperner
19 FW Template:Fba/core Luca Wollschläger (on loan from Hertha BSC IIScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF Template:Fba/core Felix Ruschke
24 DF Template:Fba/core Raul Celotto
27 MF Template:Fba/core Sascha Schünemann
28 MF Template:Fba/core Jeremy Postelt
29 MF Template:Fba/core Benno Dietze
30 GK Template:Fba/core Max Hagemoser
31 DF Template:Fba/core Marcel Kohn
33 FW Template:Fba/core Mike Bachmann
35 MF Template:Fba/core Joshua Krüger
36 FW Template:Fba/core Milosz Brzozowski
38 GK Template:Fba/core Elias Höftmann
39 MF Template:Fba/core Julian Albrecht

Coaching staff

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Position Name
Manager Template:Flagicon Daniel Brinkmann
Assistant manager Template:Flagicon Dirk Flock
Template:Flagicon Simon Pesch
Template:Flagicon Marcus Rabenhorst
Goalkeeper coach Template:Flagicon Dirk Orlishausen
Fitness coach Template:Flagicon Tomislav Stepic

Managers

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Fans

A study published in 2007 by Sportfive reported Hansa's fanbase to be the seventh largest in Germany, involving up to two million supporters.[17] According to another study published in 2008 by Allensbach Institute, Hansa is the most popular German football club in the New Länder and the most popular club of the former GDR in reunited Germany.[18] Hansa Rostock's official anthem is "FC Hansa, wir lieben Dich total" ("Hansa FC, We Totally Love You"), recorded in 1995 by East German band Puhdys.

Hansa struggles with hooliganism (particularly right-wing and far-right hooliganism),[19] estimating up to 500 supporters to be leaning towards violence.[20] The club itself, as well as some fans' associations, are anxious to curtail these in several ways.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".[21] In 2005, the club successfully sued three streakers who disrupted their 2003 match against Hertha BSC to recoup the €20,000 they were fined by the German Football Association (DFB) for failing to maintain adequate security at their ground.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Stadium

The original Ostseestadion was built in 1954, with the participation of several hundred citizens of Rostock who helped for free.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The first international match in the Ostseestadion of East Germany was on 26 September 1956.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In 2001, the stadium was refurbished and modified to accommodate 30,000Script error: No such module "Unsubst". spectators.

Reserve team

The club's reserve team, FC Hansa Rostock II, has played as high as Regionalliga level, last playing in the Regionalliga Nord in 2009–10. The team currentlyScript error: No such module "Unsubst". plays in the tier five NOFV-Oberliga Nord. It first reached Oberliga level in 1992 and has won three league championships at this level, in 2000, 2005 and 2012.[22][23]

In 1998, 2005 and 2006, it also won the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Cup, the local cup competition in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and qualified for the first round of the DFB-Pokal through this, but never advanced past its first round.

Further reading

  • Pönig, Uwe: FC Hansa. Berichte, Statistiken 1966–1966. (German) Ostsee-Druck, Rostock 1969.
  • Pönig/Liebenthron: FC Hansa. Alles über den Rostocker Fußballklub in Wort und Bild. (German) Ostsee-Druck, Rostock 1972.
  • Baingo, Andreas: FC Hansa Rostock. Wir lieben Dich total! (German) Sportverlag, Berlin 1995, Template:ISBN.
  • Rosentreter, Robert: FC Hansa Rostock. Fußball an der Ostsee; im Zeichen der roten Kogge. (German) Suum Cuique, Reutlingen 1995, Template:ISBN.
  • Dalk, Wolfgang: Das Fan-Buch Hansa. (German) Weymann Bauer, Rostock 1997, Template:ISBN.
  • Krüger, Uwe: Hansa Rostock. Daten, Fakten, Bilder. (German) Agon Sportverlag, Kassel 1998, Template:ISBN.
  • Hesselmann/Rosentritt: Hansa Rostock. Der Osten lebt. (German) Die Werkstatt, Göttingen 1999, Template:ISBN.
  • Rosentreter/Simon: Immer hart am Wind. 40 Jahre F.C. Hansa Rostock. (German) Die Werkstatt, Göttingen 2005, Template:ISBN.
  • Schmidtke, Holger: Stadt- und Regionalentwicklung in strukturschwachem Raum: Welche Bedeutung nimmt der Fußballbundesligist FC Hansa Rostock e.V. ein? (German) AV Akademikerverlag, Saarbrücken 2012, Template:ISBN.
  • Achenbach, Björn: Hansa ist mein Leben: 50 Jahre F.C.Hansa Rostock. (German) Hinstorff, Rostock 2014, Template:ISBN.
  • Neubert, Heiko: Fankogge: Mit Hansa durch die DDR-Oberliga. (German) nofb-shop.de, Berlin 2014, Template:ISBN.
  • Brown, Kieran: 111 Gründe, Hansa Rostock zu lieben. (German) Schwarzkopf Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2014, Template:ISBN.
  • Schwinkendorf, Andreas: Fußball und Gewalt. Die Sicht von Zuschauern und Akteuren am Beispiel des F. C. Hansa Rostock. (German) Verlag für Polizeiwissenschaft, Rostock/Bochum 2014, Template:ISBN.
  • Bertram, Marco: F.C. Hansa Rostock. Fußballfibel. (German) CULTURCON medien, Berlin 2016, Template:ISBN.
  • Neubert, Heiko: Fankogge 2: Allein gegen den Westen. (German) Eigenverlag, Rostock 2018, Template:ISBN.
  • Bertram, Marco (editor): Kaperfahrten: Mit der Kogge durch stürmische See. (German) nofb-shop.de, Berlin 2020, Template:ISBN.
  • Czoch, Peter: Alles für den FCH! Die legendärsten Hansa-Spiele. (German) Die Werkstatt, Göttingen 2021, Template:ISBN.

See also

References

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