The 2025 season is the 118th in the history of Rot-Weiss Essen. The club plays its second consecutive season in the 3. Liga and also takes part in the DFB-Pokal and the Lower Rhine Cup.

On 9 December 2024, head coach Christoph Dabrowski was dismissed from his position following a period of poor results.

Transfers In PlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource Robbie D'Haese OostendeFree Ahmet Arslan 1. FC MagdeburgUndisclosed Manuel Wintzheimer 1. FC NürnbergLoan Julian Eitschberger Hertha BSCLoan Kelsey Meisel Schalke 04Undisclosed Joseph Boyamba SV ElversbergFree Klaus Gjasula Darmstadt 98Free Dominik Martinović Slaven BelupoFree Matti Wagner Greuther FürthLoan Kaito Mizuta Arminia BielefeldFreehttps://www.reviersport.de/fussball/3liga/a612684---rot-weiss-essen-fix-neuer-fluegelspieler-da-koschinat-wollte-ihn-schon-frueher.html

Out PlayerTransferred toFeeDateSource Leonardo Vonić FC Porto BUndisclosed Dion Berisha SGV FreibergLoan Robbie D'Haese KV Diksmuide OostendeContract terminated

Friendlies Pre-season

Mid-season

Competitions Overall record

3. Liga

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

DFB-Pokal

Lower Rhine Cup

References