Rostocker FC

The club was founded in 1895. The club has had several names; as TSG Bau Rostock it competed in the DDR-Liga, the second division of East German football, from 1973 to 1986. In 1978–79, it won its group, but came last in the play-off group for promotion to the DDR-Oberliga. Rostocker FC won the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Cup for the first time in 2023, defeating FSV Einheit Ueckermünde in the final. This qualified the team for the first time to the DFB-Pokal, where they were drawn for the first round at home to newly promoted Bundesliga side 1. FC Heidenheim, with the game at FC Hansa Rostock's Ostseestadion; they lost 8–0.