Full Name: Rot-Weiss Essen City: Essen Founded: 1907 Stadium: Georg-Melches-Stadion - Hafenstrasse (25,250) Colors: Red, White Previous Names: SV Vogelheim (1907-13), SSV Emscher-Vogelheim (1913-18), SS 1912 (1918-23) Nicknames: RWE Rivals: Wuppertaler SV, SW Essen, Fortuna Düsseldorf, FC Schalke 04
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Rot-Weiss Essen translates to English as Red-White Essen. The original club was formed as SV Vogelheim on February 1, 1907 by the merger of SC Preussen and Deutsche Eiche. Vogelheim is a neighborhood of Essen. Three years later they created a joint football team with Turnerbund Bergeborbeck. Three years after that, the football team separated to create an independent club (SSV Emscher-Vogelheim) which returned to the earlier alliance with Turnerbund Bergeborbeck to create Rot-Weiss Essen. In 1943 Rot-Weiss Essen joined with BV Altenessen for a season as KSG SC Rot-Weiß Essen/BV 06 Altenessen. Rot-Weiss Essen were the first German club to play in the European Cup.
Georg-Melches-Stadion - Hafenstrasse:
The Georg-Melches Stadion is named for a former club president. It was the first stadium in Germany to have floodlights.
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