Schwarz-Weiß Essen is a German association football club based in

Essen Essen (; Latin: ''Assindia'') is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and D ...

, North Rhine-Westphalia. The side has its origins in the gymnastics club ''Essener Turnerbund'' founded in 1881. A football department was formed in January 1900 and this became a separate entity within the club on 1 July 1974.

History

In 1933, the club joined the

Gauliga Niederrhein The Gauliga Niederrhein was the highest football league in the northern part of the Prussian Rhine Province from 1933 to 1945. Shortly after the formation of the league, the Nazis reorganised the administrative regions in Germany, and the ''Gaue'' ...

, one of sixteen top flight divisions formed in the re-organization of German football under the

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. They played at that level until being relegated in 1943, with their best results being a string of three consecutive second-place finishes between 1937 and 1940. SWE returned to tier I football in 1951 in the

Oberliga West Oberliga ( en, Premier league) may refer to: Association football * Oberliga (football), currently the fifth tier of the German football league system, formerly the first * DDR-Oberliga, the first tier of football in East Germany until 1990, re ...

, and except for spending the 1958, 1959, and 1961 seasons in the second division, played in the top flight until the 1963 formation of the

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, Germany's first professional football league. Their moment of glory came in 1959 when a non-descript side beat

Rot-Weiss Essen Rot-Weiss Essen is a German association football club based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club currently plays in the 3. Liga, at the Stadion an der Hafenstraße. The team won the DFB-Pokal in 1953, and the German championship in 195 ...

1–0,

Hertha BSC Hertha, Berliner Sport-Club e. V., commonly known as Hertha BSC (), and sometimes referred to as Hertha Berlin, Hertha BSC Berlin, or simply Hertha, is a German professional football club based in the locality of Westend of the borough of Charl ...

6–3, and

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2–1 on their way to thrashing

Borussia Neunkirchen Borussia VfB Neunkirchen is a German association football club based in Neunkirchen, Saarland. The club ''SC Borussia Neunkirchen'' was founded out of the 1907 merger of ''FC 1905 Borussia'' and ''SC Neunkirchen''. History From 1912 through t ...

5–2 to take the

DFB-Pokal The DFB-Pokal ( is a German knockout football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga. It is considere ...

. Their 1959 German Cup win made them the first ever second division side to win the trophy. After 1963, Schwarz-Weiß played as a second-tier side in the

Regionalliga West The Regionalliga West is a German semi-professional football division administered by the Western German Football Association based in Duisburg. It is one of the five German regional football associations. Being the single flight of the Western ...

and 2. Bundesliga Nord into the late 1970s. They fell a point short of a place in the Bundesliga in 1967, finishing behind Borussia Neunkirchen in the league qualification rounds. In 1978, they descended into the then third division to the

Oberliga Nordrhein The Oberliga Nordrhein was the highest Football League in the region of Nordrhein which is part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia from 1978 to 2008. In its last season, it was one of nine Oberligas in German football, the 4th tier of the Ge ...

and played in this league until it was disbanded in 2008. They became part of the new

NRW-Liga The Nordrhein-Westfalen-Liga (''North Rhine-Westphalia League''; NRW-Liga) was the highest football league in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) from 2008 to 2012. It was one of the eleven Oberliga groups in German football, the fifth tie ...

after that and in 2012, when the latter was disbanded again, of the

Oberliga Niederrhein The Oberliga Niederrhein ( en, Premier League of the Lower Rhine) is a German amateur football division administered by the Football Association of the Lower Rhine, one of the 21 German state football associations. Being the top flight of the Lowe ...

Former managers

Klaus Berge Klaus Berge (born 4 October 1961) is a former German football player and current manager who last managed DSC Wanne-Eickel. As player he most notably played for FC Schalke 04 and 1. FC Saarbrücken. In 1997, he started his managerial career at ...

19 May 2008 to 30 June 2009 * Fred Bockholt 3 May 2008 to 18 May 2008 * Frank Kontny 1 July 2006 to 2 May 2008 *

Klaus Täuber Klaus Täuber (17 January 1958 – 1 July 2023) was a German professional association football, footballer who played as a forward (association football), forward for SpVgg Erlangen, 1. FC Nürnberg, Stuttgarter Kickers, FC Schalke 04, Schalke 0 ...

April 2004 to 30 June 2006 * Frank Benatelli April 2000 to April 2004 * Detlef Wiemers September 1999 to April 2000 *

Jörg Jung Jörg Jung (born 22 November 1965, in Mönchengladbach) is a German former professional football player and manager. He was most recently the manager of KFC Uerdingen 05. He most notably played at Borussia Mönchengladbach and SC Freiburg. He ...

July 1998 to September 1999 * Frank Kontny March 1998 to June 1998 * Dietmar Grabotin July 1995 to March 1998 * Jürgen Kaminsky July 1994 to June 1995 *

Detlef Pirsig Detlef Pirsig (22 October 1945 – 9 December 2019) was a German football player and manager. He played in 385 matches, primarily with MSV Duisburg Meidericher Spielverein 02 e. V. Duisburg, commonly known as simply MSV Duisburg (), is a Foot ...

July 1993 to June 1994 * Friedhelm Wessendorf April 1993 to June 1993 *

Gerd Zewe Gerd Zewe (born 13 June 1950) is a German former football player and manager. Zewe was a youngster for SV Stennweiler and an amateur for Borussia Neunkirchen. Starting his career with his sole professional club, Fortuna Düsseldorf, in midfield, ...

January 1993 to April 1993 * Heiko Mertes July 1992 to December 1992 * Fred Bockholt July 1989 to June 1992 * Horst Döppenschmidt July 1988 to June 1989 * Fred Bockholt July 1983 to June 1988 * Manfred Rummel January 1981 to June 1983 * Dieter Tartemann July 1977 to December 1980 *

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January 1975 to June 1977 * Albert Becker July 1974 to January 1975 *

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July 1973 to April 1974 * Waldemar Gerhardt July 1972 to June 1973 *

Heinz Höher Heinz Höher (11 August 1938 – 7 November 2019) was a German football player and manager. Playing career Höher played for Bayer Leverkusen, Meidericher SV, FC Twente and VfL Bochum. Coaching career Höher coached Schwarz-Weiß Essen, VfL B ...

October 1970 to June 1972 * Peter Sievers October 1970 * Kurt Sahm July 1970 to October 1970 * Horst Witzler July 1966 to June 1970 * Hans Wendlandt July 1964 to June 1966 * Willibald Hahn July 1963 to June 1964 *

Kuno Klötzer Kuno Klötzer (19 April 1922 – 6 August 2011) was a German football player and coach who won the 1977 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup managing Hamburger SV. Born in Geyer, Germany, Klötzer managed several clubs included Arminia Hannover, Hannover 9 ...

July 1961 to June 1963 * Hans Wendlandt July 1959 to June 1961 * Willy Multhaup July 1957 to June 1959 * Karl Winkler July 1954 to June 1957 *

Fritz Buchloh Friedrich Hermann "Fritz" Buchloh (26 November 1909 – 22 July 1998) was a German football manager and footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was born in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany. Buchloh was the last surviving member of Germany's 1934 ...

July 1952 to June 1954 * Richard Longin July 1951 to June 1952 *

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July 1949 to June 1951 * Werner Sottong July 1945 to June 1949 *

July 1938 to 1942 * Pammer July 1936 to June 1938 * Theodor Lohrmann 1935 to 1936 * Kurt Otto August 1933 to 1935 * Hans Schmidt 1932 to July 1933 * Preis 1930 to 1932 * Herzka 1929 to 1930 * Hans Schulte 1926 to 1929 *

Izidor Kürschner Izidor "Dori" Kürschner, in Brazil primarily known as Dori Kruschner, (29 June 1885 – 8 December 1941), was a Hungarian football player and coach. As player he was successful with Budapest club MTK, and also played for the Hungary nation ...

1924 to 1926

Rivalries

In the past, the local derbies versus

Rot-Weiß Essen Rot-Weiss Essen is a German association football club based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club currently plays in the 3. Liga, at the Stadion an der Hafenstraße. The team won the DFB-Pokal in 1953, and the German championship in 195 ...

were big events, sometimes followed by more than 30,000 fans, however since their rivals decline the rivalry has waned in importance. Although often clouded in political terms, the "reds" were meant to be

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and the "blacks"

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, in reality there was no real distinction. The rivalry was more based on geography of the city, a north (RWE) versus south (SWE) city divide.

Honours

Senior Team

** Winners: 1959 *

2. Oberliga West The (English: 2nd Premier League West) was the second-highest level of the German football league system in the west of Germany from 1949 until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963. It covered the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most popu ...

** Champions: 1961

Youth Team

* German Under 17 championship ** Runners-up: 1986

References

External links

Official website

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