Every German top-flight match this club has played in the Bundesliga, scored against the odds an Elo rating gave it before kick-off. Over 7 seasons from 1966-67 to 1976-77 it has fallen short of them by −4.1 match points.
1966-67 to 1976-77one bar per season · height in match points
Best season against expectation
1975-76+5.7 league pts
37 points on 31.3 expected as Rot-Weiss Essen
Worst season against expectation
1970-71−7.4 league pts
23 points on 30.4 expected as Rot-Weiss Essen
Season points use that season’s own scoring, two for a win before 1995-96 and three from it; the bars use match points so the whole series is comparable.
Rot-Weiß Essen's top matches by the club Game Score: closeness, stakes, quality and upset over one unified rating of league and European play. H, A and N mark home, away and a neutral venue; a ★ is a curated all-time classic (tap it for the model's own score).All-time board.
Most recent season first. Covers Bundesliga only. Rows tagged "national playoff" are pre-modern formats where the workbook records only playoff participants, not round-robin standings.
1977
Bundesliga (1) · P18↓
34 P · 7-8-19 · 49:103 · -54
22
pts
1976
Bundesliga (1) · P8
34 P · 13-11-10 · 61:67 · -6
37
pts
1975
Bundesliga (1) · P12
34 P · 10-12-12 · 56:68 · -12
32
pts
1974
Bundesliga (1) · P13
34 P · 10-11-13 · 56:70 · -14
31
pts
1971
Bundesliga (1) · P18↓
34 P · 7-9-18 · 48:68 · -20
23
pts
1970
Bundesliga (1) · P12
34 P · 8-15-11 · 41:54 · -13
31
pts
1967
Bundesliga (1) · P18↓
34 P · 6-13-15 · 35:53 · -18
25
pts
1956
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft (1)
national playoff · knockout format, no match data
EC
1955
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft (1)★
national playoff · knockout format, no match data
EC
1952
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft (1)
national playoff · knockout format, no match data
1950
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft (1)
national playoff · knockout format, no match data
Year
League
Team
Pos
Notes
Domestic Cup
Eur Comp
P
W
D
L
Pts
GF
GA
GD
Eur Qual (next yr)
1977
Bundesliga(1)
Rot-Weiß Essen
18
relegated
34
7
8
19
22
49
103
-54
1976
Bundesliga(1)
Rot-Weiß Essen
8
34
13
11
10
37
61
67
-6
1975
Bundesliga(1)
Rot-Weiß Essen
12
34
10
12
12
32
56
68
-12
1974
Bundesliga(1)
Rot-Weiß Essen
13
34
10
11
13
31
56
70
-14
1971
Bundesliga(1)
Rot-Weiß Essen
18
relegated
34
7
9
18
23
48
68
-20
1970
Bundesliga(1)
Rot-Weiß Essen
12
34
8
15
11
31
41
54
-13
1967
Bundesliga(1)
Rot-Weiß Essen
18
relegated
34
6
13
15
25
35
53
-18
1956
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft(1)
Rot-Weiß Essen
-
national playoff
EC
knockout-format championship; per-match data not recorded
1955
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft(1)
Rot-Weiß Essen
-
national playoffchampion
knockout-format championship; per-match data not recorded
EC
1952
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft(1)
Rot-Weiß Essen
-
national playoff
knockout-format championship; per-match data not recorded
1950
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft(1)
Rot-Weiß Essen
-
national playoff
knockout-format championship; per-match data not recorded
Domestic Cup Finals▾
Most recent first. Every domestic cup final the club has played, including losses. Scheduled finals (date not yet passed) are flagged.
1994
DFB-Pokal
Runner-up
1953
DFB-Pokal
Won
Year
Competition
Result
1994
DFB-Pokal
Runner-up
1953
DFB-Pokal
Won
European competition appearances▾
Most recent first. One row per entry showing the deepest round reached. A Cup Winner badge marks tournaments the club won: gold for the European Cup / Champions League, silver for every other UEFA or Intercontinental trophy.
