Versatile anniversary: ​​30 years of Rosi Neels' beer pub in Offenbach!

Versatile anniversary: ​​30 years of Rosi Neels' beer pub in Offenbach!

Rosi Neels, the longest servant in Offenbach, celebrates the 30th anniversary of her beer pub on Aschaffenburger Strasse. Since the takeover in February 1995, she has hosted countless fans of the local famous Football Association Kickers Offenbach (OFC). The 82-year-old taps fresh beer for the numerous guests and offers her homemade Sliwowitz. However, your pub only opens on match days when the Kickers play.

The walls of the pub are decorated with souvenirs and pictures of the traditional association. Rosi Neels herself has hardly followed a game live in the three decades she runs the pub because she is busy during the games. She plans to continue the beer pub until her death. For the anniversary, she wishes to welcome the mayor Felix Schwenke as a guest of honor. Homemade chili con carne and freshly tapped beer are planned for the celebration in order to appreciate the special occasion.

The story of the Kickers Offenbach

The Offenbach Football Club Kickers 1901 e. V. was founded on May 27, 1901 and looks back on an impressive story. The association, which appears in the club colors Rot-Weiß, is currently gathering around 2,845 members. One of the highlights of the club's history is the DFB Cup victory in 1970 when the Kickers defeated 1. FC Köln with 2-1 in the Lower Saxony Stadium and thus triumphed in front of over 50,000 spectators.

In the 1960s, the club was six times champion of Gauliga and reached the title of the German Vice Champion twice in the 1950s. In 1968 the first promotion to the Bundesliga made; The best placement was 7th place around 1973. But the history of the Kickers is not only characterized by success, but also by setbacks. In 1971 they were in the shadow of the Bundesliga scandal when President Horst-Gorio Canella's allegations of bribes unveiled. This led to a forced relegation, from which the association could only fight back in the 1970s.

Current challenges and future prospects

Today, the OFC plays in the Regionalliga Südwest, where it measures points against SG Baroque city. After several crises, which also included a license withdrawal, the association has experienced many ascents and descents. The team is currently in 11th place in the current season. The Kickers Offenbach is also a founding member of the 3rd league, which was launched in 2008.

The exciting history of the association and the unforgettable experiences in Rosi Neels' Bierpub illustrate how close the bond between the Kickers and the city of Offenbach is. Traditions are not only held up here, but passed on, and in a culture full of passion and dedication, both on and next to the square.

Football and local gastronomy are inextricably linked in Offenbach. The return of the kickers to old strength and the celebrations around the birthday pub of Rosi Neels show that love for sport and city is still alive.

For more information about the Kickers Offenbach and their history, the official website can be visited at Ofc.de