2023–24 Rot-Weiss Essen season

Rot-Weiss Essen 2023–24 football season

Rot-Weiss Essen
2023–24 season
Chairman	Marcus Uhlig
Manager	Christoph Dabrowski
Stadium	Stadion an der Hafenstraße
3. Liga	8th
DFB-Pokal	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Marvin Obuz (4) All: Leonardo Vonić Marvin Obuz Torben Müsel (5 each)
← 2022–23

The 2023–24 season is Rot-Weiss Essen's 117th season in existence and second consecutive in the 3. Liga. They will also compete in the DFB-Pokal.

Players

First-team squad

As of 2 September 2023^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	GER	Jakob Golz
2	DF	GER	Sascha Voelcke
3	DF	GER	Aaron Manu
4	DF	GER	Felix Bastians (captain)
6	MF	GER	Björn Rother
7	MF	GER	Andreas Wiegel
8	MF	GER	Cedric Harenbrock
9	FW	GER	Ron Berlinski
10	MF	GER	Thomas Eisfeld
11	FW	GER	Marvin Obuz (on loan from 1. FC Köln)
14	FW	GER	Lucas Brumme
16	DF	GER	Mustafa Kourouma
17	DF	GER	Ekin Çelebi


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	MF	GER	Nils Kaiser
19	DF	GER	Eric Voufack
20	FW	CRO	Leonardo Vonić
21	DF	GER	Sandro Plechaty
23	DF	GER	José-Enrique Ríos Alonso
24	MF	GER	Felix Götze
26	FW	GER	Torben Müsel
27	MF	GER	Vinko Šapina
29	FW	GUI	Moussa Doumbouya
30	FW	USA	Isaiah Young
31	GK	GER	Ole Springer
35	GK	GER	Felix Wienand
37	DF	GER	Fabian Rüth

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	SUI	Ben Heuser (at FC Cosmos Koblenz until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Felix Götze	FC Augsburg	€100k	1 July 2023	^[2]
MF	Vinko Šapina	SC Verl	€40k	1 July 2023	^[3]
FW	Moussa Doumbouya	FC Ingolstadt	Free	1 July 2023	^[4]
DF	Ekin Çelebi	Hannover 96	Free	1 July 2023	^[5]
FW	Marvin Obuz	1. FC Köln	Loan	7 July 2023	^[6]
FW	Leonardo Vonić	1. FC Nürnberg II	€100k	25 July 2023	^[7]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
FW	Simon Engelmann	SV Rödinghausen	Free	1 July 2023
MF	Niklas Tarnat	1860 Munich	Free	21 July 2023

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

VfB Bottrop

Rot-Weiss Essen

4 July 2023 Friendly	VfB Bottrop	0–8	Rot-Weiss Essen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)

Schwarz-Weiß Essen

Rot-Weiss Essen

8 July 2023 Friendly	Schwarz-Weiß Essen	2–5	Rot-Weiss Essen
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)

FC Gütersloh

Rot-Weiss Essen

15 July 2023 Friendly	FC Gütersloh	1–3	Rot-Weiss Essen
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Eintracht Braunschweig

Rot-Weiss Essen

22 July 2023 Friendly	Eintracht Braunschweig	1–0	Rot-Weiss Essen
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Adler Union Frintrop

Rot-Weiss Essen

26 July 2023 Friendly	Adler Union Frintrop	0–6	Rot-Weiss Essen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Competitions

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
3. Liga	4 August 2023	18 May 2024	Matchday 1		34	16	7	11	53	47	+6	047.06
DFB-Pokal	13 August 2023		First round	First round	1	0	0	1	3	4	−1	000.00
Total					35	16	7	12	56	51	+5	045.71

Last updated: 24 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

3. Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
2	Preußen Münster (X)	36	18	10	8	66	47	+19	64	Promotion to 2. Bundesliga and qualification for DFB-Pokal
3	Jahn Regensburg	36	17	11	8	50	40	+10	62	Qualification for promotion play-offs and DFB-Pokal
4	Rot-Weiss Essen	36	17	7	12	57	49	+8	58	Qualification for DFB-Pokal
5	Dynamo Dresden	36	17	5	14	52	39	+13	56
6	Erzgebirge Aue	36	15	11	10	47	45	+2	56

Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2024. Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.^[8]
(X) Assured of at least DFB-Pokal qualification

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	16	7	11	53	47	+6	55	11	2	4	32	23	+9	5	5	7	21	24	−3

Last updated: 24 April 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 7 July 2023.^[9]

Hallescher FC v Rot-Weiss Essen

4 August 2023 1	Hallescher FC	2–1	Rot-Weiss Essen	Halle
19:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Baumann 2' Hug 24' Halangk 32' Baumgart 39' Lofolomo 85' Wolf 90'	Report	Young 69' Wiegel 86'	Stadium: Leuna Chemie Stadion Attendance: 12,429 Referee: Patrick Kessel

Rot-Weiss Essen v Erzgebirge Aue

20 August 2023 2	Rot-Weiss Essen	1–1	Erzgebirge Aue	Essen
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Müsel 30', 68' Doumbouya 51'	Report	Seitz 17', 61'	Stadium: Stadion an der Hafenstraße Attendance: 15,117 Referee: Patrick Schwengers

Viktoria Köln v Rot-Weiss Essen

23 August 2023 3	Viktoria Köln	0–0	Rot-Weiss Essen	Köln
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Philipp 45+2'	Report	Berlinski 42' Young 56'	Stadium: Sportpark Höhenberg Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Leonidas Exuzidis

Rot-Weiss Essen v Preußen Münster

27 August 2023 4	Rot-Weiss Essen	1–0	Preußen Münster	Essen
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Šapina 30' Götze 90+1' Eisfeld 90+3' Vonić 90+7'	Report	Kyerewaa 76' Koulis 90+9'	Stadium: Stadion an der Hafenstraße Attendance: 18,677 Referee: Lukas Benen

SC Freiburg II v Rot-Weiss Essen

2 September 2023 5	SC Freiburg II	0–2	Rot-Weiss Essen	Freiburg
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Makengo 8'	Report	Harenbrock 51' Obuz 90+4'	Stadium: Dreisamstadion Attendance: 2,027 Referee: Nicolas Winter

Rot-Weiss Essen v Jahn Regensburg

16 September 2023 6	Rot-Weiss Essen	0–0	Jahn Regensburg	Essen
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Schönfelder 17' Gebhardt 44' Geipl 74'	Stadium: Stadion an der Hafenstraße Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Martin Speckner

SSV Ulm v Rot-Weiss Essen

24 September 2023 7	SSV Ulm	2–1	Rot-Weiss Essen	Ulm
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Chessa 19', 80' Ahrend 27' Reichert 53'	Report	Šapina 18', 86' Götze 57' Harenbrock 63' Berlinski 82'	Stadium: Donaustadion Attendance: 8,692 Referee: Marc Philip Eckermann

Rot-Weiss Essen v Dynamo Dresden

1 October 2023 8	Rot-Weiss Essen	3–1	Dynamo Dresden	Essen
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Götze 25' Bastians 26', 80' Šapina 40' Voufack 85' Müsel 86' Doumbouya 89'	Report	Vlachodimos 90+7'	Stadium: Stadion an der Hafenstraße Attendance: 18,657 Referee: Tobias Reichel

SpVgg Unterhaching v Rot-Weiss Essen

4 October 2023 9	SpVgg Unterhaching	4–0	Rot-Weiss Essen	Unterhaching
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Fetsch 28', 45+1', 57', 89' Ortel 52' Maier 83'	Report	Wiegel 88'	Stadium: Sportpark Unterhaching Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Felix Prigan

Rot-Weiss Essen v SC Verl

7 October 2023 10	Rot-Weiss Essen	0–5	SC Verl	Essen
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rother 85'	Report	Stöcker 13' Lokotsch 39' Batista 60' (pen.), 62', 74' Otto 80' Ochojski 82'	Stadium: Stadion an der Hafenstraße Attendance: 14,907 Referee: Eric Weisbach

Borussia Dortmund II v Rot-Wiess Essen

13 October 2023 11	Borussia Dortmund II	1–2	Rot-Wiess Essen	Dortmund
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Michel 57' Hettwer 70'	Report	Kourouma 30' Dabrowski 56' Müsel 58', 76' Plechaty 90+1'	Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 17,093 Referee: Riem Hussein

Rot-Weiss Essen v 1. FC Saarbrücken

22 October 2023 12	Rot-Weiss Essen	2–1	1. FC Saarbrücken	Essen
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Young 7' Vonić 18', 83' Voufack 50' Götze 81' Dabrowski 83' Voelcke 87' Berlinski 89'	Report	Thoelke 29' Naifi 40' Boeder 64' Gaus 67'	Stadium: Stadion an der Hafenstraße Attendance: 17,217 Referee: Assad Nouhoum

MSV Duisburg v Rot-Weiss Essen

28 October 2023 13	MSV Duisburg	1–2	Rot-Weiss Essen	Duisburg
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Stierlin 45+1' Esswein 59' Jander 70' Šapina 89' (o.g.) Müller 90+2' Bitter 90+4' Müller 90+7'	Report	Alonso 44' Obuz 63' Kourouma 90+3'	Stadium: MSV-Arena Attendance: 25,845 Referee: Florian Lechner

Rot-Weiss Essen v Arminia Bielefeld

4 November 2023 14	Rot-Weiss Essen	2–1	Arminia Bielefeld	Essen
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Obuz 22' Götze 85' Berlinski 90+1'	Report	Oppie 86'	Stadium: Stadion an der Hafenstraße Attendance: 19,200 Referee: Felix Bickel

Rot-Weiss Essen v Waldhof Mannheim

12 November 2023 15	Rot-Weiss Essen	2–0	Waldhof Mannheim	Essen
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Brumme 47' Harenbrock 68' Obuz 74' Alonso 83'	Report	Bahn 45+5' Rieckmann 58' Arase 87'	Stadium: Stadion an der Hafenstraße Referee: Robert Kampka

FC Ingolstadt v Rot-Weiss Essen

25 November 2023 16	FC Ingolstadt	2–1	Rot-Weiss Essen	Ingolstadt
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mause 17' Kopacz 21', 89' Fröde 57' Funk 68' Malone 75' Keidel 87' Kügel 90+4'	Report	Harenbrock 30' Götze 48' 74'	Stadium: Audi Sportpark Attendance: 10,610 Referee: Felix Prigan

Rot-Weiss Essen v SV Sandhausen

2 December 2023 17	Rot-Weiss Essen	1–2	SV Sandhausen	Essen
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Berlinski 74'	Report	El-Zein 13', 38', 65' Stolze 22' Burcu 25' Otto 81' Weik 90+3'	Stadium: Stadion an der Hafenstraße Attendance: 15,307 Referee: Patrick Kessel

Waldhof Mannheim v Rot-Weiss Essen

19–21 April 2024 34	Waldhof Mannheim	v	Rot-Weiss Essen
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Rot-Weiss Essen v FC Ingolstadt

26–28 April 2024 35	Rot-Weiss Essen	v	FC Ingolstadt	Essen
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadion an der Hafenstraße

SV Sandhausen v Rot-Weiss Essen

3–5 May 2024 36	SV Sandhausen	v	Rot-Weiss Essen
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Rot-Weiss Essen v 1860 Munich

10–12 May 2024 37	Rot-Weiss Essen	v	1860 Munich	Essen
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadion an der Hafenstraße

VfB Lübeck v Rot-Weiss Essen

18 May 2024 38	VfB Lübeck	v	Rot-Weiss Essen
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

DFB-Pokal

Rot-Weiss Essen v Hamburger SV

13 August 2023 Second round	Rot-Weiss Essen	3–4 (a.e.t.)	Hamburger SV	Essen
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Müsel 42' Doumbouya 56' Brumme 83'	Report	Jatta 37', 54' Krahn 40' Glatzel 66' Van Der Brempt 72' Ramos 98' Ambrosius 106' Bénes 117' Königsdörffer 120+2'	Stadium: Stadion an der Hafenstraße Referee: Felix Zwayer

References

^ "Team" (in German). Rot-Weiss Essen. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
^ "Felix Götze wechselt per Option fest an die Hafenstraße - Rot-Weiss Essen". May 24, 2023.
^ "Rot-Weiss Essen verpflichtet Vinko Šapina - Rot-Weiss Essen". May 29, 2023.
^ "Moussa Doumbouya wechselt an die Hafenstraße - Rot-Weiss Essen". June 17, 2023.
^ "Ekin Celebi wechselt zu RWE - Rot-Weiss Essen". June 28, 2023.
^ "RWE leiht Marvin Obuz aus - Rot-Weiss Essen". July 7, 2023.
^ "Leonardo Vonic wird Rot-Weisser - Rot-Weiss Essen". July 25, 2023.
^ "Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF). dfb.de (in German). German Football Association (DFB). p. 71. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
^ "Drittliga-Spielplan: Arminia zum Start in Dresden - Münster gegen den BVB". kicker.

External links

Official website

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Information	Club Players Managers Related
Stadia	Stadion an der Hafenstraße Georg-Melches-Stadion
Matches	1953 DFB-Pokal Final 1955 German football championship Final 1994 DFB-Pokal Final

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League competitions

Men

Levels 1–3	Bundesliga 2. Bundesliga 3. Liga
Level 4	Bayern Nord Nordost Südwest West
Level 5	Baden-Württemberg Bayern Bremen Hamburg Hessen Mittelrhein Niederrhein Niedersachsen Nordost Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar Schleswig-Holstein Westfalen

Women

Bundesliga
2. Bundesliga
Regionalliga

Cup competitions

Men	DFB-Pokal (Final) DFL-Supercup Verbandspokal (Baden, Bayern, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Mittelrhein, Niederrhein, Niedersachsen, Rheinland, Saarland, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Südbaden, Südwest, Thüringen, Westfalen, Württemberg)
Women	DFB-Pokal Verbandspokal

European competitions

Men	Champions League Europa League Europa Conference League
Women	Champions League

Related to national teams

Men	UEFA Euro 2024 Hansi Flick Rudi Völler (caretaker) Julian Nagelsmann
Women	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League (League A) UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying (League A) Martina Voss-Tecklenburg Horst Hrubesch (caretaker)

Transfers

Men	Summer 2023 Winter 2023–24
Women	Summer 2023 Winter 2023–24

Men's team seasons
Bundesliga	FC Augsburg Union Berlin VfL Bochum Werder Bremen Darmstadt 98 Borussia Dortmund Eintracht Frankfurt SC Freiburg 1. FC Heidenheim 1899 Hoffenheim 1. FC Köln RB Leipzig Bayer Leverkusen Mainz 05 Borussia Mönchengladbach Bayern Munich VfB Stuttgart VfL Wolfsburg
2. Bundesliga	Eintracht Braunschweig Hertha BSC Fortuna Düsseldorf SV Elversberg Greuther Fürth Hamburger SV Hannover 96 1. FC Kaiserslautern Karlsruher SC Holstein Kiel 1. FC Magdeburg 1. FC Nürnberg VfL Osnabrück SC Paderborn Hansa Rostock Schalke 04 FC St. Pauli Wehen Wiesbaden
3. Liga	Erzgebirge Aue Arminia Bielefeld Borussia Dortmund II Dynamo Dresden MSV Duisburg Rot-Weiss Essen SC Freiburg II Hallescher FC FC Ingolstadt Viktoria Köln VfB Lübeck Waldhof Mannheim 1860 Munich Preußen Münster Jahn Regensburg 1. FC Saarbrücken SV Sandhausen SSV Ulm SpVgg Unterhaching SC Verl

Women's team seasons
Bundesliga	Werder Bremen MSV Duisburg SGS Essen Eintracht Frankfurt SC Freiburg 1899 Hoffenheim 1. FC Köln RB Leipzig Bayer Leverkusen Bayern Munich 1. FC Nürnberg VfL Wolfsburg
2. Bundesliga	SG Andernach Eintracht Frankfurt II FSV Gütersloh Hamburger SV 1899 Hoffenheim II FC Ingolstadt Carl Zeiss Jena SV Meppen Borussia Mönchengladbach Bayern Munich II Turbine Potsdam SC Sand SV 67 Weinberg VfL Wolfsburg II