Rot-Weiss Essen

3rd in the 3. Liga, 27 points from 13 games. Last 5, all competitions: L17 Oct · 3. LigaAway at FC IngolstadtLost 0–1W23 Oct · 3. LigaHome v Jahn RegensburgWon 1–0L27 Oct · DFB-Pokal · Second roundHome v RB LeipzigLost 1–2W1 Nov · 3. LigaAway at Sonnenhof GroßaspachWon 1–0W7 Nov · 3. LigaHome v Alemannia AachenWon 1–0

What’s at stake: Promotion Play-off place · 6 pts clear of the promotion play-offs cut-off

5th season in a row in the 3. LigaHome ground: Stadion an der Hafenstrasse

Honours: 🏆 DFB-Pokal ×1

DFB-Pokal 1

Pyramid:2. Bundesliga (tier above)

Next match · 3. Liga

SC VerlvRot-Weiss Essen

Saturday 21 November at 14:00 · Sportclub Arena

Rot-Weiss Essen’s journey through the German pyramid

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This season so far: 3rd in the 3. Liga, 39th of 56 across the top three German divisions.

BL1–182BL19–363L37–56

2022–233. Liga: 15th of 2051st of 56 across the top three German divisionsView table →2023–243. Liga: 7th of 2043rd of 56 across the top three German divisionsView table →2024–253. Liga: 8th of 2044th of 56 across the top three German divisionsView table →2025–263. Liga: 3rd of 2039th of 56 across the top three German divisionsView table →2026–273. Liga: 3rd of 2039th of 56 across the top three German divisionsView table →

22–2323–2424–2525–26Now

Season by season 5 seasons

2026–27T33. Liga3rd of 2039th of 56
2025–26T33. Liga3rd of 2039th of 56
2024–25T33. Liga8th of 2044th of 56
2023–24T33. Liga7th of 2043rd of 56
2022–23T33. Liga15th of 2051st of 56

Fixtures

Times in local kick-off time (Berlin)

21 Nov3LASC Verl14:00
28 Nov3LHTSG Hoffenheim II14:00
5 Dec3LASV Meppen14:00
12 Dec3LHMSV Duisburg14:00
19 Dec3LAFortuna Düsseldorf14:00
16 Jan3LHVfB Stuttgart II14:00

All 25 fixtures

23 Jan3LH1. FC Saarbrücken14:00
30 Jan3LATSV Havelse14:00
6 Feb3LHWehen Wiesbaden14:00
13 Feb3LAViktoria Köln14:00
20 Feb3LAWürzburger Kickers14:00
27 Feb3LHWaldhof Mannheim14:00
2 Mar3LAHansa Rostock19:00
6 Mar3LHPreußen Münster14:00
13 Mar3LAFortuna Köln14:00
16 Mar3LHFC Ingolstadt19:00
20 Mar3LAJahn Regensburg14:00
3 Apr3LHSonnenhof Großaspach14:00
10 Apr3LAAlemannia Aachen14:00
17 Apr3LHSC Verl14:00
24 Apr3LATSG Hoffenheim II14:00
27 Apr3LHSV Meppen19:00
8 May3LAMSV Duisburg14:00
15 May3LHFortuna Düsseldorf14:00
22 May3LAVfB Stuttgart II14:00

Results

7 Nov3LHAlemannia AachenW1–0
1 Nov3LASonnenhof GroßaspachW1–0
27 OctDFBHRB Leipzig BLL1–2
23 Oct3LHJahn RegensburgW1–0
17 Oct3LAFC IngolstadtL0–1
13 Oct3LHFortuna KölnW2–0

All 15 results

9 Oct3LAPreußen MünsterD3–3
20 Sept3LHHansa RostockD1–1
16 Sept3LAWaldhof MannheimW2–1
12 Sept3LHWürzburger KickersW6–2
5 Sept3LHViktoria KölnW1–0
29 Aug3LAWehen WiesbadenD0–0
23 AugDFBHFC St. Pauli 2BLW2–0
15 Aug3LHTSV HavelseW1–0
9 Aug3LA1. FC SaarbrückenL2–5

Competitions

3rd of 20 · 27 pts

Full table →

1–2 Promotion
3rd Promotion play-off
17–20 Relegation

3. Liga table around Rot-Weiss Essen
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Form	PtsL5
1 (Promotion)	Viktoria Köln	13	9	2	2	36	18	+18	DDWWW	2911
2 (Promotion)	MSV Duisburg	13	9	2	2	33	18	+15	WDLDW	298
3 (Promotion play-off)	Rot-Weiss Essen	13	8	3	2	21	13	+8	WLWWW	2712
4	Wehen Wiesbaden	13	6	3	4	26	17	+9	WDWWW	2113
5	FC Ingolstadt	13	6	3	4	19	19	0	WWWDW	2113
6	1. FC Saarbrücken	13	6	2	5	31	26	+5	LWLWL	206
7	Alemannia Aachen	13	6	2	5	19	19	0	LWWWL	209

Second round: L 1–2 v RB Leipzig

Full bracket →

23 AugDFBHFC St. Pauli 2BLW2–0
27 OctDFBHRB Leipzig BLL1–2

Cup runs

DFB-Pokal

1 title in all, plus a lost final in 1994. Best run since 2011–12: quarter-finals (2020–21).

WonFinalSemisQuartersLast 16Last 32Last 64Earlier

2011–12Out in the 2nd RoundLost to Hertha Berlin 0–32012–13Out in the 1st RoundLost to Union Berlin 0–1 aet2015–16Out in the 1st RoundLost to Fortuna Dusseldorf 0–0, 1–3 on pens2016–17Out in the 1st RoundLost to Arminia Bielefeld 4–4, 4–5 on pens2017–18Out in the 1st RoundLost to Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–22020–21Out in the quarter-finalsLost to Holstein Kiel 0–32023–24Out in the 1st RoundLost to Hamburger SV 3–4 aet2024–25Out in the 1st RoundLost to RB Leipzig 1–42025–26Out in the 1st RoundLost to Borussia Dortmund 0–12026–27Out in the second roundLost to RB Leipzig 1–2

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