Energie Cottbus is a football club from Cottbus in Brandenburg, eastern Germany, founded in 1966. Known for its red-and-white identity and strong Lusatian roots, the club has moved between regional, second-tier and third-tier football across its history. Its modern profile combines a demanding home atmosphere at Stadion der Freundschaft with a member-based association structure, while its past includes Bundesliga football, a DFB-Pokal final and a European chapter.
Energie Cottbus Upcoming matches by league
2. Bundesliga
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- Regular Season - 6
Energie Cottbus
FC St. Pauli
LEAG Energie Stadion -
- Regular Season - 7
SV Darmstadt 98No H2HEnergie Cottbus
Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor -
- Regular Season - 8
Energie CottbusNo H2H1. FC Nürnberg
LEAG Energie Stadion -
- Regular Season - 9
1. FC HeidenheimNo H2HEnergie Cottbus
Energie Cottbus Last matches by league
2. Bundesliga
DFB Pokal
Friendlies Clubs
3. Liga
Energie Cottbus Team Roster
The recorded roster contains 28 players: six attackers, ten defenders, eight midfielders and four goalkeepers. The forward group includes C. Kinsombi, E. Engelhardt, L. Copado and M. Hannemann, while the defensive unit features Anderson Lucoqui, Fousseny Doumbia, T. Campulka and Luca Erlein. Midfield brings together L. Bittencourt, T. Ciğerci, J. Guttau and Lukas Michelbrink. M. Lotka and K. Kratzsch are among the listed goalkeepers, with Malte Wilke and Max Böhnke completing that department. Shirt numbers are recorded for most players, while Malte Wilke has no number shown in the latest listing.
position Goalkeeper
Malte Wilke
Marcel Laurenz Lotka
Kevin Kratzsch
Max Böhnke
position Defender
King Samuel Manu
Henry Rorig
Tim Campulka
Ryan Patrick Malone
Axel Borgmann
Luca Erlein
Fousseny Doumbia
Anderson-Lenda Lucoqui
Hasan Jannis Zaydan
position Midfielder
Dominik Leon Pelivan
Jonas Hofmann
A. Reschke
Christian Kinsombi
Lukas Michelbrink
Lucas Fernando Copado Schrobenhauser
Tolcay Ciğerci
Julian Guttau
Jannis Boziaris
Leonardo Jesus Loureiro Bittencourt
position Attacker
Moritz Hannemann
Dmytro Bohdanov
Erik Engelhardt
Justin Butler
Last Energie Cottbus Coachs
Claus-Dieter Wollitz is the recorded current coach, having begun his latest spell on 1 July 2021. The German coach also led Energie Cottbus from April 2016 until December 2019, giving the timeline a notable return after a short succession of appointments. The intervening 2020-21 entries include Dirk Lottner and Tim Kruse, while Sebastian Abt’s entry covers January to August 2020. The chronology presents Wollitz as the established recent figure in the club’s dugout.
Claus-Dieter Wollitz
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claus-Dieter Wollitz | Germany | 1 July 2021 | |
| 1 September 2020 | |||
| Dirk Lottner | Germany | 1 September 2020 | 1 June 2021 |
| Sebastian Abt | Germany | 1 January 2020 | 1 August 2020 |
| Claus-Dieter Wollitz | Germany | 1 April 2016 | 1 December 2019 |
| René Rydlewicz | Germany | 22 September 2015 | 24 September 2015 |
| Vasile Laszlo Miriuță | Romania | 1 September 2015 | 1 April 2016 |
| Stefan Jürgen Krämer | Germany | 1 July 2014 | 1 September 2015 |
| Stephan Schmidt | Germany | 1 November 2013 | 1 February 2014 |
| Claus-Dieter Wollitz | Germany | 1 July 2009 | 1 December 2011 |
| Heiko Weber | Germany | 1 September 2007 | 1 September 2007 |
| Petrik Sander | Germany | 1 November 2004 | 1 September 2007 |
Energie Cottbus Transfers
The recorded arrivals include a mixture of transfers, loans, free-agent moves and a trial. Luca Erlein joined on loan from Bayer Leverkusen on 26 July, while L. Copado and Y. Wardak are listed as transfers from SC Paderborn 07 and Waldhof Mannheim. K. Manu, M. Lotka, Fousseny Doumbia, J. Guttau, R. Malone and C. Kinsombi are among the summer entries marked free agent or loan. T. Ciğerci arrived from Sivasspor as a free agent in February 2026, and Max Böhnke came from Aubstadt on trial in July 2025. This is a selected record, not a complete arrivals total.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dmytro Bohdanov |
Union Berlin
|
Loan | 18 August 2026 |
| Luca Erlein |
Bayer Leverkusen
|
Loan | 26 July 2026 |
| L. Copado |
SC Paderborn 07
|
Transfer | 1 July 2026 |
| L. Copado |
SC Paderborn 07
|
Transfer | 1 July 2026 |
| L. Bittencourt |
Werder Bremen
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| C. Kinsombi |
Hansa Rostock
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| R. Malone |
Erzgebirge Aue
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| J. Guttau |
Erzgebirge Aue
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| Fousseny Doumbia |
Eintracht Frankfurt
|
Loan | 30 June 2026 |
| M. Lotka |
Fortuna Düsseldorf
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| K. Manu |
Fortuna Düsseldorf
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| Y. Wardak |
Waldhof Mannheim
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| M. Cvjetinović |
Holstein Kiel
|
Loan | 1 February 2026 |
| T. Ciğerci |
Sivasspor
|
Free agent | 1 February 2026 |
| S. Straudi |
Austria Klagenfurt
|
Transfer | 14 September 2025 |
The recorded departures include free-agent exits, transfers and several returns from loan. T. Ciğerci left for Altglienicke on 5 July 2026, while D. Slamar and F. Heidrich are listed as free agents moving to Chemnitzer FC and Erzgebirge Aue. Can Yaha Moustfa transferred to 1. FC Nürnberg, and E. Bethke transferred to Dynamo Dresden. K. Manu, Lukas Michelbrink and M. Cvjetinović are listed as returning to Fortuna Düsseldorf, Hertha BSC and Holstein Kiel respectively. Older entries include loan-related returns and free-agent departures to clubs such as Dynamo Dresden, Greifswalder FC and BFC Dynamo. The listing is not a complete departures total.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Y. Wardak |
Havelse
|
Loan | 27 August 2026 |
| T. Tattermusch |
Altglienicke
|
Transfer | 24 August 2026 |
| T. Tattermusch |
Altglienicke
|
Transfer | 23 August 2026 |
| T. Ciğerci |
Altglienicke
|
Free agent | 5 July 2026 |
| J. Gründker |
Lüneburger SK Hansa
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| F. Heidrich |
Erzgebirge Aue
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
|
Lüneburger SK Hansa
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 | |
| D. Slamar |
Chemnitzer FC
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| F. Heidrich |
Erzgebirge Aue
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| S. Straudi |
Dynamo Dresden
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| M. Funk |
VfB Stuttgart
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| Can Yaha Moustfa |
1. FC Nürnberg
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| Felix Schubart |
Greifswalder FC
|
Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
|
Greifswalder FC
|
Free agent | 29 June 2026 | |
Nürnberg II
|
- | 29 June 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
Taken together, the recorded movement shows a busy turnover period without establishing a complete market balance. Arrivals combine listed transfers for L. Copado and Y. Wardak, a loan for Luca Erlein, free-agent additions including M. Lotka and L. Bittencourt, and a trial entry for Max Böhnke. The departure side contains free-agent exits, permanent transfers and returns from loan, with the June 2026 records particularly concentrated around players leaving for German clubs. The entries also show that a player can appear in different movement categories at different dates, as with K. Manu’s loan-related history and later arrival listing. Earlier 2025-26 records include further incoming and outgoing changes involving domestic clubs, while no recorded fees are provided. Because the arrival and departure lists are selected rather than exhaustive, they support a description of varied player circulation and seasonal change, not a precise net total or definitive assessment of recruitment policy.
Leagues Energie Cottbus has participated in
Energie Cottbus has a recent recorded presence in the 3. Liga, with participation listed from 2014 through 2025, and in the DFB-Pokal, recorded from 2011 through 2025. Club friendlies are also recorded from 2020 through 2025. These entries are the competitions marked as recently active in the available record, with the latest season year being 2025. Regionalliga - Nordost belongs to an earlier 2019-2023 period, while the Regionalliga - Promotion Play-offs entry is historical and limited to 2022. The 2. Bundesliga record covers 2011-2013 and is also historical, reflecting an earlier tier in the club’s competitive timeline.
More about Energie Cottbus
Energie Cottbus is the football club of Cottbus, a city in Brandenburg in eastern Germany and part of the historic Lusatia region. The club was founded in 1966 and carries a strong regional identity shaped by Lusatian and Lower Sorbian cultural heritage. Its traditional colors are red and white, reflected in a visual identity associated with the nickname the Lusatians.
The club’s home is Stadion der Freundschaft, a historic ground just southeast of Cottbus city centre. The stadium first opened in 1930 and became Energie’s permanent home in the 1970s. Its open terraces and later grandstand improvements combine an old-style football setting with the scale needed for modern professional matches. The venue remains an important gathering point for supporters across southern Brandenburg.
Energie’s history includes a long path through the football structure of eastern Germany before reunification, followed by a notable rise in the unified German game. From lower regional levels, the club reached the Bundesliga and established a memorable top-flight chapter. It also reached the DFB-Pokal final during its modern peak, an achievement that led to a place in UEFA Cup competition. The broader story is one of movement between the Bundesliga, 2. Bundesliga, 3. Liga and regional divisions rather than a single uninterrupted level.
The club is organized as Fußballclub Energie Cottbus e. V., a registered association rather than a single-owner corporate entity. That structure aligns with its emphasis on membership, local stewardship and community roots. Its football culture is closely tied to a resilient eastern German identity, while the sporting model combines experienced domestic players, regional development pathways and selected international talent. The result is a club ecosystem where history, place and supporter culture remain as significant as the changing competitive tier.
Last matches statistics for Energie Cottbus
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Energie Cottbus
3 - 1
Hertha BSC II
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Energie Cottbus
2 - 4
Mlada Boleslav
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Dynamo Dresden
1 - 2
Energie Cottbus
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Energie Cottbus
2 - 4
Werder Bremen
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Energie Cottbus
3 - 1
Hannover 96
|
4 / 12 |
|
75 | 11 | - | 8 |
|
Arminia Bielefeld
3 - 0
Energie Cottbus
|
0 / 10 |
|
83 | 18 | 2 | 2 |
|
Energie Cottbus
0 - 2
FC Augsburg
|
6 / 21 |
|
80 | 10 | 2 | 5 |
|
Energie Cottbus
3 - 4
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
|
6 / 23 |
|
86 | 11 | 2 | 4 |
|
VfL Wolfsburg
4 - 4
Energie Cottbus
|
9 / 21 |
|
0% | 12 | 4 | 3 |
|
Karlsruher SC
0 - 3
Energie Cottbus
|
10 / 25 |
|
0% | 16 | 2 | 5 |
Detailed statistics Energie Cottbus
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).