SGS Essen

SGS Essen

Full name	Sportgemeinschaft Essen-Schönebeck 19/68 e. V.
Founded	2000 (2000)
Ground	Stadion Essen
Capacity	20,000
Chairman	Helga Sander
Head coach	Robert Augustin
League	Frauen-Bundesliga
2025–26	Bundesliga, 13th of 14 (relegated)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

SGS Essen are a German multi-sports club based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was founded in 2000 from the merger of VfB Borbeck and SC Grün-Weiß Schönebeck. It is most renowned for its women's football team, which plays in the top-tier Frauen-Bundesliga.¹

On 21 March 1973 SC Grün-Weiß Schönebeck established its women's section. After playing for several years in lower leagues, Schönebeck was promoted to the Verbandsliga (III) in 1992. They played in this league until 1999 with an intermezzo in 1996–97, when the club participated for a year in the Regionalliga (II). The promotion to the Regionalliga in 1999 was followed by five years of football in that league until Schönebeck gained promotion to the Bundesliga in 2004.

In the 2002–03 season the club had struggled in the Regionalliga and the aim for the 2003–04 season was to qualify for the 2. Bundesliga, starting in the next season. They won their league though and after a successful qualification round gained promotion to the highest league in German women's football. Since Schönebeck has established itself in the Bundesliga, generally achieving mid-table results. The best result was a 4th place in 2018–19. The team has reached the German cup semi-finals in 2007 and 2010.

The club's biggest success came by reaching the women's cup finals of the 2013–14 DFB-Pokal and the 2019–20 DFB-Pokal.

As of 12 July 2026²

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  GER Kim Sindermann 2 MF  GER Julie Terlinden 3 DF  SUI Joëlle Steiner 4 DF  GER Teresa Buonarroti 5 DF  GER Abigail Enobore 7 MF  GER Emilia Watermeier 8 MF  GER Antonia Baaß 10 MF  GER Laura Bröring 11 MF  GER Helen Börner 12 GK  GER Emilia Navarro 13 FW  HUN Vanessza Nagy

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 DF  GER Anja Heuschkel 15 DF  GER Laura Pucks 17 DF  GER Karla Brinkmann 18 DF  AUT Anna Wirnsberger 19 DF  AUT Selina Albrecht 20 FW  GER Leonie Köpp 23 FW  GER Kyra Spitzner 24 GK  GER Pia Lucassen 26 DF  GER Lany Mia Bäcker 31 MF  GER Jana Feldkamp 32 GK  SUI Julia Kassen — MF  GER Lia Henkelmann