Original Masita football shirt Hansa Rostock 2008/09

FC Hansa Rostock is a German professional football club from the northern port city of Rostock, which plays in the 2. Bundesliga. It plays its home games at the Ostseestadion, which can accommodate 29,000 spectators. The traditional colors are blue and white.

On May 17, 2010, Hansa Rostock reached a low point in club history. The club was relegated to the 3. Liga after promotion/relegation matches against FC Ingolstadt 04. It returned after a year and then relegated again.

In the 3. Liga of the 2020/21 season, the North German club finished in second place in the final ranking. It took nine seasons before Hansa Rostock managed to achieve promotion to the 2. Bundesliga.