FC Energie Cottbus facts for kids

FC Energie Cottbus
Full name	FC Energie Cottbus
Nickname(s)	Energie or Die Laussitzer
Founded	31 January 1966
Ground	Stadion der Freundschaft
Capacity	22,528
Chairman	Ulrich Lepsch
Manager	Claus-Dieter Wollitz
League	Second Bundesliga, Germany
2009/10	9th
Home colours	Away colours

Stadion der Freundschaft homeground of FC Energie Cottbus

Union Berlin-Energie Cottbus (GDR Oberliga 1986-Frank Vogel FC Energie right)

FC Energie Cottbus is a German football club from Cottbus. They are also known as ´´Energie`` or ´´Die Lausitzer``.

Thery have been switching between the Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga (second division) several times. Currently, they play in the 2nd division as they got relegated by 1.FC Nuremberg.

History

Energie Cottbus was founded in 1966 but the team had a lot of other names. The history goes back to 1919 where the club was originally founded by coal miners as FSV Glückauf Brieske-Senftenberg. From 1924 to 1933 the club was called SV Sturm Grube Marga. In 1933 the club was banned by the Naziparty.

In 1949 the club was refounded as BSG Franz Mehring Grube, becoming BSG Aktivist Brieske-Ost in 1950.The club was re-named SC Aktivist Brieske-Senftenberg in 1954 and played in the DDR-Oberliga and was in the midfield of the table.In the early 1960s the club was relegated till Cottbus Bezirksliga. One squad formed a new team in 1963 SC Energie Cottbus, the reserve team formed BSG Aktivist Senftenberg. The club still exists as FSV Glückauf Brieske-Senftenberg today.

After the German reunification Energie Cottbus was one of the few teams which played successfully in the German professional football.

Recent seasons

Season	Division	Position
1999–00	2. Bundesliga (II)	3rd (promoted)
2000–01	Bundesliga (I)	14th
2001–02	Bundesliga	13th
2002–03	Bundesliga	18th (relegated)
2003–04	2. Bundesliga (II)	4th
2004–05	2. Bundesliga	14th
2005–06	2. Bundesliga	3rd (promoted)
2006–07	Bundesliga (I)	13th
2007–08	Bundesliga	14th
2008–09	Bundesliga	16th (relegated)
2009–10	2. Bundesliga	9th

Current squad

As of 21 January 2011

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Thorsten Kirschbaum
3	DF	Kolja Afriyie
4	DF	Adam Straith
5	DF	Robert Zickert
6	MF	Nils Miatke
7	DF	Takahito Soma
8	MF	Roger
9	FW	Emil Jula
10	MF	Daniel Adlung
11	MF	Markus Obernosterer (on loan from FC Wacker Innsbruck)
12	GK	René Renno
13	MF	Julian Börner
15	DF	Alexander Bittroff
16	MF	Marco Kurth
17	DF	Daniel Ziebig

No.	Position	Player
18	MF	Marc-André Kruska
19	FW	Marc Zimmermann
20	MF	Shao Jiayi
21	DF	Uwe Hünemeier
22	MF	Heiko Schwarz
23	FW	Velimir Jovanović
24	MF	Rok Kronaveter
25	DF	Markus Brzenska
26	FW	Nils Petersen
28	MF	Clemens Fandrich
29	MF	Dennis Sørensen
30	GK	Marvin Gladrow
32	FW	Leonardo Bittencourt
34	MF	Jules Reimerink