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Hansa Rostock
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Hansa Rostock Information
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| Address: |
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Trotzenburger Weg 14, 18057 Rostock |
| Telephone: |
(03 81)
49 99 90 |
| Fax: |
(03 81)
49 99 970 |
| Founded: |
28-Dec-1965 |
| Stadium: |
Ostseestadion |
| Website: |
www.fc-hansa.de |
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Hansa Rostock History
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FC Hansa Rostock is a German
football club of the Bundesliga (premier league), based in the
City of Rostock. The side is currently in its 10th consecutive
Bundesliga season. This year, the Ostseestadion, Hansa's home
arena, celebrates its 50th birthday.
The club was founded on December 28, 1965, when the soccer
division of the club SC Empor Rostock diverged and the new FC
Hansa Rostock was founded. The antecedent had been created in
1954, when the team of the SC Empor Lauter was ordered to
relocate to Rostock to form a forceful team playing in the new
Ostseestadion (finished in 1954).
The 1960s were the most successful time for the club. 1962-1964
the team was three times the vice champion of the East German
premier league, the Oberliga, as well as four times losing the
final of the East German Cup.
In the 1970s the club mostly finished in the lower half of the
table, being relegated to the second division for a while.
In the 1980s the success returned, especially when the club
surprisingly became last Oberliga champion (after the German
reunification renamed to NOFV-Oberliga) in 1991, as well as
winning the East German Cup for the first time. The club thus
qualified for the Bundesliga.
However after only one year in the first league they went down
to the second league, managing to return to the first league in
1995, and having remained there for nine years now.
Several famous German soccer players were brought up by FC Hansa
Rostock, only to be sold to wealthier clubs like Bayern Munich
or Borussia Dortmund – most notably Stefan Beinlich and Oliver
Neuville.
Fans
In a study, FC Hansa Rostock placed fourth in Germany (after
Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, and Schalke 04) in terms of
fans. It has currently about 3.8 million supporters.
Stadium
The old Ostseestadion was built in 1954, with the participation
of several hundreds of citizens of Rostock who helped for free.
In 2001, the new 30,000 seat stadium was completed. |
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