down after a 14th-place finish in 2005. The club returned to fourth-tier play after two seasons spent in the Verbandsliga Brandenburg (V). In 2012 they were promoted to Regionalliga (IV), where they spent two successive seasons in the league before relegation. During their 2014 Regionalliga season, the club won the Brandenburg Cup, beating SV Babelsberg 3–1, thus securing a historic first-round appearance in the DFB Pokal. In that match, they were defeated by 2. Bundesliga club, FC St. Pauli, 3–1. In 2015, the club was promoted back to the Regionalliga at the first attempt but lasted just one season. In 2017–18, Rathenow were again crowned the champions of Oberliga-Nord and returned to the fourth tier. After four seasons in the Regionalliga, they were relegated back to the Oberliga at the end of the 2021–22 season. Honours The club's honours: Landesliga Brandenburg Champions: 1990–91 Brandenburg-Liga Champions (V): 1991–92, 2006–07 NOFV-Oberliga Nord Champions (V): 2014–15, 2017–18 Brandenburg Cup Winner: 2013, 2014 Runners-up: 2004, 2019 Bezirkspokal Potsdam (Potsdam Cup) Winner: 1958, 1978, 1990 References External links Official team site Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables (in German) Abseits Guide to German Soccer Football clubs in Germany Football clubs in East Germany Football clubs in Brandenburg Association football clubs established in 1991 1991 establishments in Germany Works association football clubs in Germany