SGS Essen

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SGS Essen

Stadion Essen
Capacity	20,000
Chairman	Helga Sander
Head coach	Markus Högner
League	Bundesliga
2022–23	7th of 12
Home colours Away colours Third colours

SGS Essen are a German multi-sports club based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was founded in 2000 from the merger of VfB Borbeck and SC Grün-Weiß Schönebeck. It is most renowned for its women's football team, which plays in the top-tier Frauen-Bundesliga.^[1]

History

On 21 March 1973 SC Grün-Weiß Schönebeck established its women's section. After playing for several years in lower leagues, Schönebeck was promoted to the Verbandsliga (III) in 1992. They played in this league until 1999 with an intermezzo in 1996–97, when the club participated for a year in the

(II). The promotion to the Regionalliga in 1999 was followed by five years of football in that league until Schönebeck gained promotion to the Bundesliga in 2004.

In the 2002–03 season the club had struggled in the Regionalliga and the aim for the 2003–04 season was to qualify for the

, starting in the next season. They won their league though and after a successful qualification round gained promotion to the highest league in German women's football. Since Schönebeck has established itself in the Bundesliga, generally achieving mid-table results. The best result was a 4th place in 2018–19. The team has reached the German cup semi-finals in 2007 and 2010.

The club's biggest success came by reaching the women's cup finals of the 2013–14 DFB-Pokal and the 2019–20 DFB-Pokal.

Current squad

As of 23 August 2023.^[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  GER Kim Sindermann 4 DF  AUT Valentina Kröll 5 FW  ENG Maria Edwards 6 MF  GER Katharina Piljić 7 MF  AUT Lilli Purtscheller 8 MF  GER Lily Reimöller 9 FW  GER Ramona Meier 10 MF  GER Natasha Kowalski 11 FW  GER Laureta Elmazi 12 GK  GER Sophia Winkler 13 FW  GER Maike Berentzen 14 MF  GER Emely Joester

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 DF  GER Laura Pucks 16 DF  GER Jacqueline Meißner 17 FW  GER Annalena Rieke 18 DF  GER Lena Ostermeier 19 DF  GER Beke Sterner 21 MF  GER Anja Pfluger 22 FW  GER Felicitas Kockmann 23 MF  GER Julia Debitzki 24 GK  GER Pia Lucassen 27 GK  GER Aline Allmann 29 FW  GER Annika Enderle 30 MF  GER Melina Walheim

Former players

References

External links

• Official website
• Official website of the multi-sports club