Full Name: FC Energie Cottbus City: Cottbus Founded: 1963 Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft (22,450) Colors: Red, White Previous: SC Energie Cottbus (1963-66), BSG Energie (1966-90) Nicknames: Energie, Die Lausitzer
At the time of the club's foundation, they received a wholesale transfer of the players of BSG Aktivist Brieske-Ost. The Lausitzer nickname refers to Cottbus's location in the Lausitz region of eastern Germany.
Stadion der Freundschaft:
The stadium translates as 'Stadium of Friendship'.