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Club logo FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt is a football club from Erfurt. The origins of the Erfurt club go back to the Cricket Club Erfurt which was founded in 1895 and which was renamed a year later to SC Erfurt 1895. In 1900 the sports club (SC) was a founding member of the German Football Association (DFB) and pioneer of football in the Thuringian area. The team won the East German championship twice, in 1954 as BSG Turbine Erfurt and in 1955 as SC Turbine Erfurt.

On 26 January 1966 the club was re-founded under its current name. In the last season of the East German premier division, the DDR-Oberliga, Erfurt reached third place. They thus qualified for the German 2nd division (2. Bundesliga) and the UEFA Cup. After relegation, promotion in 2004 and relegation again, the club, which had won the Thuringian state cup nine times after the Wende is currently in the 3. Liga. Erfurt is the only team to have played in all seasons of the 3. Liga. The club has produced several national footballers such as Jürgen Heun, Thomas Linke and Clemens Fritz.

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