Club, DE · DFB-Pokal

Rot-Weiss Essen

136Rank
€1.2m

Attributed real economy activation, season 2026–27 to date, 2 fixtures In progress

Rot-Weiss Essen has activated €1.2m in the real economy in the season 2026–27 to date, across 2 fixtures, ranking 136th among clubs assessed by Reputation League.

Season brief · 2026–27, through 27 Oct 2026

Rot-Weiss Essen: €1.2m of Economic Activation, 91% Above the Same Date of 2025–26

Rot-Weiss Essen generated €1.2 million in economic activation in the 2026–27 season through 27 Oct 2026, across 2 matches, according to Reputation League. It ranks 136th among European clubs assessed and 20th among German clubs. At the same date of the 2025–26 season, the figure stood at €640,000: 91% more in 2026–27. Over the full 2025–26 season, the club generated €640,000 across 1 match.

The 2 home matches in Essen generated €1.4 million for the city's real economy, with 358 international visitors and about 1,130 overnight stays. The largest single contribution came from Rot-Weiss Essen–RB Leipzig (DFB-Pokal, 27 Oct 2026) at €620,000.

Season 2026–27, through 27 Oct 2026€1.2 million2 matches
Season 2025–26, same date€640,000
Season 2025–26, full season€640,0001 match
Home matches in Essen, whole-match value€1.4 million2 matches

Source: Reputation League, Economic Activation Platform (FEAF v3), season 2026–27 through 27 Oct 2026. Clubs, host cities and the press may reuse this brief and its image, citing Reputation League as the source.

Latest signals

Versus average 2016–2025
+5%

Economic activation per fixture: €0.61m against an average of €0.58m

Last full season, 2025–26
€0.64m

Rank 188, 1 fixture

Average 2016–2025
€0.58m

Per season, 4 seasons, COVID-affected seasons excluded

Analytics

Rot-Weiss Essen is running 3% ahead of its usual pace after 1 fixtures

Cumulative economic activation fixture by fixture, season in progress, against the 2016–2025 range (4 seasons, COVID-affected seasons excluded). A usual full season closes near €0.58m.

This season Usual pace (2016–2025 average) Range 2016–2025
€0€0.5m€1m€1.5m12fixtures€0.60musual €0.58mFixture 1: €0.60m this season · usual pace €0.58mFixture 2: €1.2m this season · usual pace —
Source: Reputation League, FEAF v3.
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FixtureThis seasonUsual pace
1€0.60m€0.58m

Fixtures with the highest economic activation, 2026–27

  1. Rot-Weiss Essen – RB LeipzigDFB-Pokal Essen, 27 Oct 2026€0.69m
  2. Rot-Weiss Essen – FC St. PauliDFB-Pokal Essen, 23 Aug 2026€0.68m

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