FC Energie Cottbus

association football club in Germany

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Full name: Fußballclub Energie Cottbus e. V.
Nicknames: Energie , Die Lausitzer (Lusatian) , Ultima Raka (Crayfishes)
Founded: 31 January 1966 ; 60 years ago ( 1966-01-31 )
Ground: Stadion der Freundschaft
Capacity: 22,528 (10,949 seated)
Chairman: Sebastian Lemke
Manager: Claus-Dieter Wollitz
League: 3. Liga
2025 26: 3. Liga, 2nd of 20 (promoted)
Website: www .fcenergie .com

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FC Energie Cottbus (Lower Sorbian: Energija Chóśebuz) is a German football club based in Cottbus, Brandenburg. It was founded in 1963 as SC Cottbus in what was East Germany. After the reunification of Germany, Energie played six seasons in the third tier of the German football league system before floating between the 2. Bundesliga and Bundesliga for 17 years between 1997 and 2014. From 2014 to 2016, the club played in the third tier, 3. Liga, and were then relegated to the Regionalliga Nordost. In 2018, they were promoted back into the 3. Liga, only to be relegated again the next season, returning to 3. Liga in 2024. Following the completion of the 2025-2026 season, Energie Cottbus has been promoted back to Bundesliga 2.