SC Fortuna Köln (women)
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| Full name | Sport-Club Fortuna Köln e.V. | ||
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| Founded | 2003 | ||
| Ground | Jean-Löring-Sportpark, Cologne | ||
| Capacity | 1,500 | ||
| Head coach | Tarek Maarouf | ||
| League | Regionalliga West | ||
| 2024–25 | 4th | ||
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SC Fortuna Köln is a German women's association football team based in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia.
History
[edit]The women's football department of SC Fortuna Köln was founded in 2003 and quickly rose through the ranks. In their very first season, the team, averaging just 17 years old, won the district championship with an impressive goal difference of 192:7 and secured promotion to the Verbandsliga. There, they soon fought for promotion to the Regionalliga West, which they achieved in 2008 with a comfortable 16-point lead. However, the team struggled to maintain their status in the Regionalliga. After relegation in the 2009–10 season, the following years were challenging, with the threat of dropping further from the Verbandsliga. The team bounced back in 2011–12, earning promotion again to the Regionalliga West, but were relegated once more to the Mittelrheinliga in 2013. The almost unchanged squad immediately secured an unbeaten direct promotion back to the Regionalliga in the 2013–14 season.[1]
In the subsequent seasons, Fortuna managed to establish themselves in the Regionalliga West, even reaching the league's top three in 2016–17, before relegating to the Mittelrheinliga again in 2019.[2]
The team's biggest successes came in the Middle Rhine Cup, which they have won multiple times, granting them qualification to the DFB-Pokal Frauen. Notable cup victories occurred in 2007 against FC Sankt Augustin, 2008 against VfL Kommern, 2013 against Sportfreunde Uevekoven, 2015 against Pulheimer SC, 2019 against Grün-Weiß Brauweiler,[3] 2020 against Alemannia Aachen,[4] 2022 against Vorwärts Spoho Köln, 2023 against SC West Köln, 2024 against Alemannia Aachen,[5] and 2025 against DJK Südwest Köln.[6]
Squad
[edit]- As of 22 June 2025[7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Current staff
[edit]- As of 22 June 2025[8]
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 Tarek Maarouf
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Head coach |
| Abdurrahman Cicek
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Assistant coach |
| Roman Weiß
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Athletic coach |
| Mete Balbasi
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Goalkeeping coach |
| Benita Schmitt
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Physiotherapist |
| Marc Gertzen Marcus Anhalt
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Trainer |
| Achim Stuhr
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Team manager |
Notable players
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Sara Doorsoun- Laura Eßer
- Mandana Knopf
- Isabelle Linden
Josipa Bokanović
Assunta Sarago
Catia Alves Pereira
Arzu Karabulut
References
[edit]- ^ "SC Fortuna Köln – Wettbewerbe seit 03/04" (in German). Fussball.de.
- ^ Stuhr, Achim (31 July 2019). "SC Fortuna Köln im DFB Pokal der Frauen" (in German). SC Fortuna Köln.
- ^ "Fortuna Köln holt Mittelrhein-Pokal der Frauen" (in German). FuPa. 28 June 2019.
- ^ "Titelverteidiger bestraft die Fehler eiskalt" (in German). FuPa. 31 August 2020.
- ^ "DFB-Pokal der Frauen: Erfolgsgeschichte des S.C. Fortuna Köln findet Abschluss vor Rekordkulisse" (in German). Fussball-Verband Mittelrhein. 25 November 2024.
- ^ "FVM-Pokal der Frauen: S.C. Fortuna Köln bezwingt DJK Südwest bei stimmungsvoller Premiere in Troisdorf" (in German). Fussball-Verband Mittelrhein. 30 May 2025.
- ^ "1. Mannschaft – Team" (in German). SC Fortuna Köln.
- ^ "1. Mannschaft – Trainer & Betreuer" (in German). SC Fortuna Köln.