Start against Aachen, Hannover and Bielefeld – this is how the RWE coach reacts

Since Tuesday, July 9, 2024, third division fans can go to their calendars and make a note of the dates. The fixture list is out. RWE kick things off with two home clashes

The secret is out: before every season, fans in every league are always eagerly awaiting the publication of the fixture list.

The German Football Association (DFB) published the fixtures for the 2024/2025 third division season on Tuesday, July 9, 2024. From a district perspective, the matches of our only third division representative Rot-Weiss Essen were particularly interesting.

And RWE fans, who bought 11,270 season tickets, can look forward to some great opening matches at the stadium on Hafenstrasse. Alemannia Aachen and Arminia Bielefeld will play in Essen on the first matchdays. In between these traditional western clashes, RWE will travel to Hannover 96 II in Lower Saxony. This is also a special encounter for coach Christoph Dabrowski

Forecasting asked the RWE coach what he had to say about the fixture list. Dabrowski: “We’re looking forward to starting with a home game. We have a great start to the season with the traditional duel against Aachen – Hafenstraße, probably a sell-out crowd, that’s great. Then it’s Hannover and Bielefeld, two former clubs of mine, which is of course very special for me personally. I still have some contacts with Hannover in particular. Overall, I think the fixture list is very balanced and I can live with it. We’ll now use the next few weeks to hit the ground running at the start.”

Against Alemannia Aachen, the historical record definitely speaks in RWE’s favor. In 28 competitive matches, Rot-Weiss Essen have celebrated 13 victories over the Kaiserstadt club. There were also six draws and nine victories for the league newcomers from Aachen.

The 38 RWE games at a glance:

Matchday 1 (August 03 – 04, 2024): Alemannia Aachen (H)

Matchday 2 (August 09 – 11, 2024): Hannover 96 U23 (A)

Matchday 3 (August 23 – 25, 2024): Arminia Bielefeld (H)

Matchday 4 (August 30 – September 01, 2024): SpVgg Unterhaching (A)

Matchday 5 (September 13 – 15, 2024): SV Wehen Wiesbaden (H)

Matchday 6 (September 20 – 22, 2024): FC Ingolstadt (A)

Matchday 7 (September 24 – 25, 2024): Borussia Dortmund U23 (H)

Matchday 8 (September 27 – 29, 2024): Waldhof Mannheim (A)

Matchday 9 (October 04 – 06, 2024): Viktoria Köln (H)

Matchday 10 (October 18 – 20, 2024): Dynamo Dresden (A)

Matchday 11 (October 22 – 23, 2024): SC Verl (H)

Matchday 12 (October 25 – 27, 2024): F.C. Hansa Rostock (A)

Matchday 13 (November 01 – 03, 2024): Energie Cottbus (H)

Matchday 14 (November 08 – 10, 2024): Erzgebirge Aue (A)

Matchday 15 (November 22 – 24, 2024): SV Sandhausen (H)

Matchday 16 (Nov. 29 – Dec. 1, 2024): 1. FC Saarbrücken (A)

Matchday 17 (December 06 – 08, 2024): TSV 1860 Munich (H)

Matchday 18 (December 13 – 15, 2024): VfL Osnabrück (A)

Matchday 19 (December 20 – 22, 2024): VfB Stuttgart U23 (H)

Second half of the season

Matchday 20 (January 17 – 19, 2025): Alemannia Aachen (A)

Matchday 21 (January 24 – 26, 2025): Hannover 96 U23 (H)

Matchday 22 (Jan. 31 – Feb. 02, 2025): Arminia Bielefeld (A)

Matchday 23 (February 07 – 09, 2025): SpVgg Unterhaching (H)

Matchday 24 (February 14 – 16, 2025): SV Wehen Wiesbaden (A)

Matchday 25 (February 21 – 23, 2025): FC Ingolstadt (H)

Matchday 26 (Feb. 28 – March 02, 2025): Borussia Dortmund U23 (A)

Matchday 27 (March 07 – 09, 2025): Waldhof Mannheim (H)

Matchday 28 (March 11 – 12, 2025): Viktoria Köln (A)

Matchday 29 (March 14 – 16, 2025): Dynamo Dresden (H)

Matchday 30 (March 28 – 30, 2025): SC Verl (A)

Matchday 31 (April 04 – 06, 2025): F.C. Hansa Rostock (H)

Matchday 32 (April 08 – 09, 2025): Energie Cottbus (A)

Matchday 33 (April 11 – 13, 2025): Erzgebirge Aue (H)

Matchday 34 (April 19 – 20, 2025): SV Sandhausen (A)

Matchday 35 (April 25 – 27, 2025): 1. FC Saarbrücken (H)

Matchday 36 (May 02 – 04, 2025): TSV 1860 Munich (A)

Matchday 37 (May 09 – 11, 2025): VfL Osnabrück (H)

Matchday 38 (May 17, 2025): VfB Stuttgart U23 (A)