1. FFC Turbine Potsdam

1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
Full name1. Frauenfußballclub Turbine Potsdam 71 e. V.
Nickname(s)Turbinen (Turbines)
Torbienen (Goal-bees)
Founded3 March 1971; 53 years ago (1971-03-03)
GroundKarl-Liebknecht-Stadion,
Potsdam
Capacity10,499
PresidentRolf Kutzmutz
Head coachSebastian Middeke
LeagueFrauen-Bundesliga
2023–241st of 14 (promoted)
Websitehttp://www.turbine-potsdam.de

1. Frauenfußballclub Turbine Potsdam 71 e. V., commonly known as 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam (or Turbine Potsdam outside of Germany), is a German women's football club located in Potsdam, Brandenburg. They are one of the most successful women's football teams in Germany, having won six Frauen-Bundesliga championships and two UEFA Women's Champions League titles.[1] They play in the Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion in the Babelsberg district of Potsdam, and their biggest rivals are Eintracht Frankfurt (previously 1. FFC Frankfurt).

Before the reunification of Germany, Turbine Potsdam were one of the predominant teams in East German women's football.[2] They currently play in the Frauen-Bundesliga and are the only team from the former East to have won the unified league. The team also won the UEFA Women's Champions League competition in the 2004–05 season, beating the Swedish team of Djurgården/Älvsjö 5–1 overall in the final, and again in the 2009–10 season against Olympique Lyonnais on penalties.

In 2020, Turbine Potsdam entered into a three-year cooperation agreement with the men's football club Hertha BSC in the neighboring Berlin.[3]

  1. ^ "Frauen-Bundesliga: Turbine Potsdam steigt ab". Bild. 14 May 2023.
  2. ^ Downey, Sophie (17 May 2023). "From European glory to relegation: the decline of Turbine Potsdam". The Guardian.
  3. ^ "HERTHA BSC KOOPERIERT MIT DEM 1. FFC TURBINE POTSDAM". Hertha BSC. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.