FC Hansa Rostock (women)

FC Hansa Rostock

Full name	Fußballclub Hansa Rostock e. V.
Founded	1991;34 years ago (1991)
Ground	Volksstadion Rostock
Capacity	8,000
Manager	Tino Spörk
League	Regionalliga Nordost
2023–24	Verbandsliga, 1st (promoted via play-offs)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

FC Hansa Rostock is a women's association football club based in Rostock, Germany. The club play in the Regionalliga Nordost and is part of FC Hansa Rostock.

History

Pre-establishment

The first women's football team in Rostock was established in January 1970, initiated by Marion Bialas, daughter of former Empor Rostock player Franz Bialas, and Hansa youth coach Jupp Pilz. Renate Wenzel and Victoria Proft were also key figures in its founding. An announcement in the Norddeutsche Neueste Nachrichten attracted 100 applicants, of which 40 were selected. The team was organized under BSG Post Rostock and became one of the strongest in DDR women's football, winning the final DDR Championship and Cup in 1990. ^[1]

Founding

Following German reunification, BSG Post Rostock was dissolved. In 1991, the team joined FC Hansa Rostock to preserve women's football in the city. ^[1] Under Hansa, the team won the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Landespokal in 1992 and 1993 under coach Manfred Draheim with well-known players including Katrin Baaske, Sybille Lange, Katrin Prühs and Jennifer Zietz.^{[ citation needed ]}

Decline

In 1993, financial difficulties led to the transfer of the women’s team to PSV Rostock. They played briefly in the Frauen-Bundesliga during the 1995–96 season but achieved limited success. ^[1] In 2005, the team joined SV Hafen Rostock 61, eventually ceasing operations in 2018.^{[ citation needed ]}

Revival

In 2023, FC Hansa Rostock reintroduced a women’s football division. ^[2] The team debuted in the 2023–24 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Verbandsliga, in which they managed to win the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Landespokal on May 1, 2024, qualifying for the DFB-Pokal. ^[3] In addition, they finished their unbeaten season as league champions, and securing promotion to the Regionalliga Nordost after a 3–1 victory on aggregate over SSV Besiegdas Magdeburg in the promotion play-offs. ^[4]

Squad

As of 20 January 2025 ^[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   GER Merle Hellwig 2 DF   SWE Hanna Neselius 3 DF   GER Ria Pein 4 DF   GER Lisa Schröder 6 MF   GER Laurentia Köhler 7 FW   GER Julia Heinschel 8 DF   GER Nele Mohr 9 FW   GER Neele Trepte 10 DF   GER Sarah Tägtmeier 11 MF   GER Mette Bönsch 12 GK   GER Lara Mariuta-Schukat

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 FW   GER Vanessa Rist 14 MF   GER Malin Drockner 15 MF   GER Lara Montzki 16 MF   GER Jette Schramm 17 MF   GER Julia Hesse 18 FW   GER Celine Hanto 19 MF   GER Ronja Weißgärber 20 MF   GER Loretta Kung 21 MF   GER Johanna Silbe 22 MF   GER Jenny Le Quoc – DF   GER Vivien Knappe – FW   GER Elly Böttcher

References

1. "Hansa Rostock plant den Einstieg in den Frauenfußball" (in German). 65journal.de. 26 January 2023.
2. "Hansa-Rostock: Zwei weibliche Mannschaften für kommende Saison geplant" (in German). Ostsee-Zeitung. 25 January 2023.
3. "Hansa-Frauen bestreiten Stadtduell im Ostseestadion" (in German). FC Hansa Rostock. 29 May 2024.
4. "FC Hansa Rostock: Frauen steigen in Regionalliga auf" (in German). ndr.de. 16 June 2024.
5. "FC Hansa Rostock Mannschaft Frauen" (in German). FC Hansa Rostock. Retrieved 20 January 2025.