{{Infobox football club | clubname = Rostocker FC<!-- or: title --> | image = Rostocker FC crest.svg | image_size = 170px | upright = | alt = | caption = | fullname = Rostocker Fußballclub von 1895 e. V. | nickname = | short name = | founded = 1895 | dissolved = | American = | ground = Sportpark am Damerower Weg<!-- or: stadium --> | capacity = 3,000 | coordinates = | owntitle = <!--optional, default: Owner --> | owner = | chrtitle = <!--optional, default: Chairman --> | chairman = | mgrtitle = <!--optional, default: Manager --> | manager = | coach = | league = NOFV-Oberliga Nord | season = 2023–24 | position = 14th | website = https://www.rfc-1895.de/ | kit_alt1 = | pattern_la1 = | pattern_b1 = | pattern_ra1 = | pattern_sh1 = | pattern_so1 = | leftarm1 = | body1 = | rightarm1 = | shorts1 = | socks1 = | pattern_name1 = <!--optional, default: Home colours --> | kit_alt2 = | pattern_la2 = | pattern_b2 = | pattern_ra2 = | pattern_sh2 = | pattern_so2 = | leftarm2 = | body2 = | rightarm2 = | shorts2 = | socks2 = | pattern_name2 = <!--optional, default: Away colours --> | kit_alt3 = | pattern_la3 = | pattern_b3 = | pattern_ra3 = | pattern_sh3 = | pattern_so3 = | leftarm3 = | body3 = | rightarm3 = | shorts3 = | socks3 = | pattern_name3 = <!--optional, default: Third colours --> | current = }} '''Rostocker Fußballclub von 1895 e. V.'''<ref>{{cite news |title="Die sportlichen Rahmenbedingungen in Rostock sind beispiellos in M-V…" |url=https://mv-sport.de/die-sportlichen-rahmenbedingungen-in-rostock-sind-beispiellos-in-m-v/|publisher=MV-Sport.de|access-date=12 August 2023 |date=27 April 2018 |language=German}}</ref> is a German football club from Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Founded in 1895, the club plays in the NOFV-Oberliga Nord in the fifth tier of the German football league system.
==History== The club was founded in 1895.<ref>{{cite news |title=125 Jahre: "Geburtstagskind" Rostocker FC erhält DFB-Ehrenplakette |url=https://www.lfvm-v.de/news/article/125-jahre-geburtstagskind-rostocker-fc-erhaelt-dfb-ehrenplakette/ |access-date=12 August 2023 |publisher=Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State Football Association |date=15 December 2020 |language=German}}</ref> The club has had several names; as '''TSG Bau Rostock''' it competed in the DDR-Liga, the second division of East German football, from 1973 to 1986. In 1978–79, it won its group, but came last in the play-off group for promotion to the DDR-Oberliga.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rostocker FC » Historische Kader |url=https://www.weltfussball.de/teams/rostocker-fc/20/ |publisher=Welt Fussball |access-date=12 August 2023 |language=German}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=East Germany Second Level |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/ddr2hist.html |publisher=RSSSF |access-date=12 August 2023}}</ref>
Rostocker FC won the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Cup for the first time in 2023, defeating {{ill|FSV Einheit Ueckermünde|de}} in the final.<ref>{{cite news |title=5:2-Sieg gegen Einheit Ueckermünde: Rostocker FC holt erstmals den Fußball-Landespokal |url=https://www.ostsee-zeitung.de/sport/regional/5-1-sieg-gegen-einheit-ueckermuende-rostocker-fc-holt-erstmals-den-fussball-landespokal-MTFMQHCBSNH7FFM5NOVXYCOIAU.html |access-date=12 August 2023 |work=Ostsee-Zeitung |date=3 June 2023 |language=German}}</ref> This qualified the team for the first time to the DFB-Pokal, where they were drawn for the first round at home to newly promoted Bundesliga side 1. FC Heidenheim, with the game at FC Hansa Rostock's Ostseestadion;<ref>{{cite news |title=Pokalspiele terminiert: Hansa und Rostocker FC am Sonntag |url=https://www.zeit.de/news/2023-06/28/pokalspiele-terminiert-hansa-und-rostocker-fc-am-sonntag |access-date=12 August 2023 |work=Die Zeit |date=28 June 2023 |language=German}}</ref> they lost 8–0.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kürten |first1=Andreas |title=Heidenheim mit Kantersieg in Runde zwei |url=https://www.zdf.de/sport/dfb-pokal/rostocker-fc-1-fc-heidenheim-highlights-saison-2023-24-zusammenfassung-100.html |access-date=13 August 2023 |publisher=ZDF |date=12 August 2023 |language=German}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://www.rfc-1895.de/ Official website]
{{NOFV-Oberliga Nord}}
Category:Association football clubs established in 1895 Category:1895 establishments in Germany Category:Football clubs in Germany Category:Football clubs in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Category:Sport in Rostock Category:Football clubs in East Germany