FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt is a historic football club from Erfurt, Thuringia, founded in 1895 and identified with red-and-white traditions. This team page brings together the recorded 26-player squad, coaching timeline, recent transfer activity and competition history. It also places the club in its wider setting, from Steigerwaldstadion and regional support to the legacy of East German football. The snapshot is current, while historical context remains clearly separated from present-day records.
FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt Upcoming matches by league
Regionalliga - Nordost
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- Nordost - 9
Hertha BSC II
FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt
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- Nordost - 10
FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt
Erzgebirge Aue
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- Nordost - 11
Lokomotive Leipzig
FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt
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- Nordost - 12
Chemnitzer FCNo H2HFC Rot-Weiß Erfurt
FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt Last matches by league
Regionalliga - Nordost
Friendlies Clubs
3. Liga
FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt Team Roster
The recorded squad contains 26 players: 11 defenders, seven midfielders, six attackers and two goalkeepers. Goalkeeper L. Otto carries number 1, while L. Zeller, M. Awoudja, M. Wolf and P. Soares are among the players with listed shirt numbers. The group combines abbreviated names with full entries such as Lars Peter Kleiner and Benny Boboy. Other identified options include Ö. Uzun in attack, A. Adesida in defence and R. Felßberg in midfield. The roster presents broad coverage across every core position, although the available listing does not provide appearances, ages or squad hierarchy.
position Goalkeeper
Pascal Manitz
Lorenz Otto
position Defender
Jeremiaha Maluze
Ayooluwa David Adesida
Lars Peter Kleiner
Raphael Jacky
Luca Florian
Artur Voilenko
Ben-Luca Moritz
Gaoussou Dabo
Lucas Christopher Zeller
Maxime Aglago Awoudja
position Midfielder
Hinata Gonda
Robbie Felßberg
Till Linus Schwarz
Daniel Muteba
Benny Boboy
Pablo Santana Soares
Marco Ferdinand Wolf
position Attacker
Phillip Aboagye
Obed Chidindu Ugondu
Maxime Langner
Benjika Caciel
Dennis Knabe-Lerche
Ömer Uzun
Last FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt Coachs
Fabian Gerber is the current recorded head coach, having begun his tenure on 1 July 2022. The coaching chronology also lists Robin Krüger from November 2019 to September 2020, Thomas Brdarić from July 2018 to November 2019 and Stefan Emmerling from November 2017 to June 2018. David Bergner appears for October to November 2017. The sequence documents several changes before Gerber’s ongoing spell, without adding tactical claims or performance judgments unsupported by the available coaching record.
Fabian Gerber
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fabian Gerber | Germany | 1 July 2022 | |
| Robin Krüger | Germany | 1 November 2019 | 1 September 2020 |
| Thomas Brdarić | Germany | 1 July 2018 | 1 November 2019 |
| Stefan Emmerling | Germany | 1 November 2017 | 1 June 2018 |
| David Bergner | Germany | 1 October 2017 | 1 November 2017 |
| Stefan Jürgen Krämer | Germany | 1 January 2016 | 1 October 2017 |
| Christian Preußer | Germany | 1 March 2015 | 1 December 2015 |
| Alois Schwartz | Germany | 1 September 2012 | 1 June 2013 |
| Christian Preußer | Germany | 1 August 2012 | 1 September 2012 |
| Stefan Emmerling | Germany | 1 March 2010 | 1 August 2012 |
FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt Transfers
The recent arrivals list includes M. Q. Tito on loan from Fortuna Düsseldorf and Dustin Forkel from 1. FC Nürnberg. Lucas Cini joined as a free agent from Haka in January 2026, while R. Hajrulla is listed in both transfer and free-agent entries from Energie Cottbus in late August and early September 2025. Other recorded additions include M. Valpoort, L. Dehl, J. Rodtnick, S. Fehler and returning loanee A. Adesida. The list also includes free transfers, youth-linked moves and further loans, so it describes recent activity rather than a complete arrivals ledger.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechak Quiala Tito |
Fortuna Düsseldorf
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Loan | 11 August 2026 |
| M. Q. Tito |
Fortuna Düsseldorf
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Loan | 11 August 2026 |
| B. Dreca |
VfL Bochum
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Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
| Dustin Forkel |
1. FC Nürnberg
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Transfer | 29 June 2026 |
| Lucas Cini |
Haka
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Free agent | 2 January 2026 |
| R. Hajrulla |
Energie Cottbus
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Transfer | 1 September 2025 |
| R. Hajrulla |
Energie Cottbus
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Free agent | 30 August 2025 |
| M. Valpoort |
Bekasi City
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Free agent | 18 August 2025 |
| L. Dehl |
Austria Klagenfurt
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Free Transfer | 6 July 2025 |
| J. Rodtnick |
Union Berlin U19
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Free Transfer | 5 July 2025 |
| R. Assibey-Mensah |
FC Bocholt
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Free Transfer | 1 July 2025 |
| S. Durakov |
Bayern München II
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Free Transfer | 1 July 2025 |
| A. Adesida |
Türkspor Dortmund
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Back from Loan | 1 July 2025 |
| S. Fehler |
SV Sandhausen
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Free Transfer | 1 July 2025 |
| S. Durakov |
Bayern München U19
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Free agent | 29 June 2025 |
The recent departures list records S. Durakov moving to FC Ingolstadt 04 and O. C. Ugondu leaving for the same club. It also includes loans for M. Valpoort to SGV Freiberg and P. Manitz to Bremer SV, transfers involving R. Fabinski, A. Trübenbach, J. Maluze and L. Zeller, and free-transfer exits such as G. Dabo, M. Langner and D. Duncan. Several entries are returns from loans to Stuttgart II. The listed movements are a recent activity summary, not a complete departures total.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| O. Ugondu |
FC Ingolstadt 04
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| O. C. Ugondu |
FC Ingolstadt 04
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| S. Durakov |
FC Ingolstadt 04
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Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| M. Valpoort |
SGV Freiberg
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Loan | 31 August 2025 |
| G. Dabo |
Bayern Alzenau
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Free Transfer | 23 July 2025 |
| P. Manitz |
Bremer SV
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Loan | 5 July 2025 |
Stuttgart II
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Back from Loan | 1 July 2025 | |
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Stuttgart II
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Back from Loan | 1 July 2025 | |
| J. Maluze |
Eintracht Frankfurt II
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Transfer | 1 July 2025 |
| M. Langner |
BSG Chemie Leipzig
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Free Transfer | 1 July 2025 |
| Thiago |
Stuttgart II
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Back from Loan | 1 July 2025 |
| Tino Kurt Kaufmann |
Stuttgart II
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Back from Loan | 1 July 2025 |
| R. Fabinski |
Dinamo Tirana
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Transfer | 1 July 2025 |
| A. Trübenbach |
ZFC Meuselwitz
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Transfer | 1 July 2025 |
| R. Fabinski |
VfL Osnabrück
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Transfer | 1 July 2025 |
Transfers Synthesis
Taken together, the recorded movement around FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt between January 2024 and August 2026 shows a mixed recruitment and release cycle rather than a single transfer type. Arrivals include loans, free-agent and free-transfer additions, direct transfers, a return from loan and repeat entries for the same player. Departures likewise combine permanent moves, free transfers, loans and players returning to parent clubs. The latest activity is especially varied: M. Q. Tito arrived from Fortuna Düsseldorf on loan in August 2026, while S. Durakov and O. C. Ugondu departed for FC Ingolstadt 04 in June. Earlier movement connected the club with German regional sides, development teams and overseas clubs. Because the lists cover selected recent activity and include duplicate or linked records, they support a description of movement patterns only, not a complete balance of arrivals and departures or a definitive account of squad change.
Leagues FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt has participated in
FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt has recent recorded participation in Regionalliga - Nordost, with entries running from 2019 through 2025, and in Friendlies Clubs across the same latest recorded period. Older league records cover Oberliga - Nordost-Süd from 2020 to 2021 and 3. Liga from 2011 to 2017. The DFB Pokal appears as a historical cup entry for 2017. These records place the club across regional, professional and cup contexts, while the available competition history does not establish a 2026 league or cup schedule which remains unrecorded.
More about FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt
FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt is a football club from Erfurt in Thuringia, Germany, founded in 1895. The club is commonly known as Rot-Weiß Erfurt or RWE and is associated with red-and-white colors that reflect both its name and local identity. Its home is Steigerwaldstadion, the municipal stadium in Erfurt that has served as a major local sporting venue since 1931. More than a ground, it provides the setting for the club’s matchday culture and its connection with the city.
The club’s institutional story reaches through several historical formations. Its roots lie in late nineteenth-century football, while the present configuration took shape in 1966. During the East German era, the team competed under the name Turbine Erfurt and won two DDR-Oberliga championships in the mid-1950s. In the final transitional GDR Oberliga season after reunification, a third-place finish brought qualification for the UEFA Cup, giving the club a notable continental chapter.
In unified German football, Rot-Weiß Erfurt has moved between professional divisions and regional competition. The recorded competition history includes 3. Liga through 2017, Oberliga - Nordost-Süd through 2021 and Regionalliga - Nordost through 2025, alongside DFB Pokal and friendly-match entries. That sequence reflects a club whose modern identity is rooted in the regional football structure while retaining a substantial historical profile.
Rot-Weiß Erfurt operates as a registered association with membership-based community roots. The club has also been associated with regional player development and an academy pathway, part of a wider ecosystem that has helped connect Erfurt football with the German game. Red-and-white kits, the civic setting of Steigerwaldstadion and the memory of East German success remain central markers of the club’s continuity.
Last matches statistics for FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
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0 - 3
FSV Mainz 05 II
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt
1 - 0
Hessen Kassel
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt
4 - 1
BFC Dynamo
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Hallescher FC
1 - 1
FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt
6 - 0
Tasmania Berlin
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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FC Carl Zeiss Jena
1 - 2
FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt
4 - 1
Magdeburg II
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Luckenwalde
0 - 5
FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt
1 - 1
BFC Preussen
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt
5 - 0
RSV Eintracht
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
Detailed statistics FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).