FC Rot-Weiß Koblenz, known as TuS Rot-Weiß Koblenz until 2021, is a German association football club from the city of Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate. The club's greatest success has been promotion to the tier four Regionalliga Südwest in 2018–19.
The club should not be confused with the better-known TuS Koblenz which has, from 2006 to 2010, played in the 2. Bundesliga and is also based in Koblenz.
History The club was founded on 14 June 1947 in a merger of local clubs KTSC 1860, T.G. and VfL 06/07. Initially it was named Sportfreunde Rot-Weiß Koblenz, being prohibited by the French occupation authorities to carry the title Turnen (English: Gymnastics) in its name or have a gymnastics department. In 1951, after this ban had been lifted, the club adopted the name, TuS Rot-Weiß Koblenz.
Throughout its history the club has been playing in local amateur leagues until a league championship in the tier seven Bezirksliga Mitte in 2010–11 took it up to the highest league of the Rhineland Football Association, the Rheinlandliga. After finishing in the top four in its first three seasons Koblenz came only tenth in 2014–15 but won the league the following season, 2015–16.
Through this title the club earned promotion to the tier five Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar, where it played from 2016 to 2017. In 2019 Rot-Weiß won promotion to the fourth tier Regionalliga Südwest. By the time the season was abandoned because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, they had only earned 5 points in 22 games without a single win, finishing in last place. Because it was decided that there would be no relegation that season, they will play in the same league again in the 2020–21 season.
On 1 July 2021, the football department was split off from the rest of the sports club and was renamed to FC Rot-Weiß Koblenz.
Current squad
Honours The club's honours: Rheinlandliga Champions: 2015–16 Bezirksliga Mitte Champions: 2010–11 Rhineland Cup Champions: 2018, 2021, 2023
Recent seasons The recent season-by-season performance of the club:
Season Division Tier Position 2003–04 Bezirksliga Mitte VI 12th 2004–05 Bezirksliga Mitte 10th 2005–06 Bezirksliga Mitte 6th 2006–07 Bezirksliga Mitte 8th 2007–08 Bezirksliga Mitte 7th 2008–09 Bezirksliga Mitte VII 5th 2009–10 Bezirksliga Mitte 5th 2010–11 Bezirksliga Mitte 1st ↑ 2011–12 Rheinlandliga VI 3rd 2012–13 Rheinlandliga 4th 2013–14 Rheinlandliga 3rd 2014–15 Rheinlandliga 10th 2015–16 Rheinlandliga 1st ↑ 2016–17 Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar V 5th 2017–18 Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar 7th 2018–19 Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar 1st ↑ 2019–20 Regionalliga Südwest IV 18th 2020–21 Regionalliga Südwest 10th 2021–22 Regionalliga Südwest With the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008 as the new third tier, below the 2. Bundesliga, all leagues below dropped one tier.
Key ↑ Promoted ↓ Relegated
References
External links
Official site of the football department