Rot-Weiss Frankfurt Rot-Weiss Frankfurt A small club in Frankfurt that has been aroud for a long time.
The club was founded in 1901 as FV Amicitia Bornheim. It was joined with Frankfurter FC 1902 in 1909 and dropped the "Bornheim" affiliation. There were several mergers with other clubs, and it was affiliated with the railways in the 1930s, known as Reichsbahn Turn- und Sportverein Rot-Weiss. After WW-II, it simply became known as SG Rot-Weiss Frankfurt
RWF never really did much outside of the top Hessen amateur leagues, although there was an unsuccessful venture into the Regionalliga in 1968. The next couple of decades saw RWF back in the various ranks of the Hessen-liga, generally doing well. However, even this modest level proved to be difficult to maintain as things began to get financially difficult by the mid 1990s. Another unsuccessful stint in the Regionalliga in 1994 probably contributed to the downward spiral. As sponsors began to desert the club, relegation followed, until things were stabilized in the Bezirksliga. Today, the club is without debts, but due to lack of sponsors, tends to concentrate most of it's efforts on the youth programs.
| Full Name | Sportgemeinschaft Rot-Weiss 01 Frankfurt e.V. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City |
Frankfurt am Main (Hessen); pop:
640,000 (2002)
| Address |
Rödelheimer Parkweg 39, 60489 Frankfurt am Main | Phone: 069-789 58 87 Colors |
Red jersey with large white band on chest, white shorts, red socks.
| Nickname |
Die Roten (The Reds)
| Stadium |
Stadion Am Brentanobad. Capacity: 5,800 | Built in 1940 with a maximum capacity of 15,000, it was rebuilt in 1998. Tickets |
Readily available. Call the office for latest pricing.
| Supporters |
Usually a couple hundred (250-500)
| Friends |
|
Foes |
FSV Frankfurt, also with roots in the
Bornheim district.
| Heroes |
Willibald Kreß had 12 caps, plus another 4 with Dresden.
(1927-34)
| Zeroes |
| Beer |
Binding, a local Frankfurt
brewery now part of the Radeburge stable.
|
Pub Grub |
The club home is the Taverna Symposio
| The Net |
Official site:
www.rotweiss-frankfurt.de ; it may be offline now. | A new website is scheduled to start up December 1, 2005, www.rot-weiss-frankfurt.de |
Recent History:
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1966-67 (III) Amateurliga Hessen 6th
1967-68 (III) Amateurliga Hessen 1st
1968-69 (II) Regionalliga Süd 18th
1969-70 (III) Amateurliga Hessen 6th
1970-71 (III) Amateurliga Hessen 8th
1971-72 (III) Amateurliga Hessen 7th
1972-73 (III) Amateurliga Hessen 6th
1973-74 (III) Amateurliga Hessen 7th
1974-75 (III) Amateurliga Hessen 15th
1975-76 (III) Amateurliga Hessen 11th
1976-77 (III) Amateurliga Hessen 15th
1977-78 (III) Amateurliga Hessen 15th
1978-79 (III) Am.Oberliga Hessen 18th
1979-80 (IV) Landesliga Hessen-Süd 6th
1980-81 (IV) Landesliga Hessen-Süd 12th
1981-82 (IV) Landesliga Hessen-Süd 15th
1982-83 (IV) Landesliga Hessen-Süd 1st
1983-84 (III) Am.Oberliga Hessen 15th
1984-85 (III) Am.Oberliga Hessen 19th
1985-86 (IV) Landesliga Hessen-Süd 1st
1986-87 (III) Am.Oberliga Hessen 4th
1987-88 (III) Am.Oberliga Hessen 4th
1988-89 (III) Am.Oberliga Hessen 3rd
1989-90 (III) Am.Oberliga Hessen 1st
1990-91 (III) Am.Oberliga Hessen 2nd
1991-92 (III) Am.Oberliga Hessen 6th
1992-93 (III) Am.Oberliga Hessen 6th
1993-94 (III) Am.Oberliga Hessen 5th
1994-95 (III) Regionalliga Süd 18th
1995-96 (IV) Oberliga Hessen 15th
1996-97 (V) Landesliga Hessen-Süd 15th
1997-98 (VI) Bezirksoberliga 18th
1998-99 (VII) Bezirksliga 1st
1999-00 (VI) Bezirksoberliga 3rd
2000-01 (VI) Bezirksoberliga 1st
2001-02 (V) Landesliga Hessen-Süd 2nd
2002-03 (V) Landesliga Hessen-Süd 12th
2003-04 (V) Landesliga Hessen-Süd 7th
2004-05 (V) Landesliga Hessen-Süd 4th
2005-06 (V) Landesliga Hessen-Süd 2nd
2006-07 (V) Landesliga Hessen-Süd 2nd
2007-08 (IV) Oberliga Hessen
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