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History

Early years

A failed attempt to start a football club in the city in 1903 was followed up two years later by the successful creation of 1. Mainzer Fussballclub Hassia 1905. After a number of years of play in the Süddeutschen Fußballverband (South German Football League), the club merged with FC Hermannia 07 – the former football side of Mainzer TV 1817 – to form 1. Mainzer Fussballverein Hassia 05, which dropped "Hassia" from its name in August 1912. Another merger after World War I, in 1919, with Sportverein 1908 Mainz, resulted in the formation of 1. Mainzer Fußball- und Sportverein 05. Die Nullfünfer ("05") was a solid club that earned several regional league championships in the period between the wars and qualified for the opening round of the national championships in 1921, after winning the Kreisliga Hessen.[1]

Play during the Nazi era

In the late 1920s and early 1930s, the club played in the Bezirksliga Main-Hessen – Gruppe Hessen, and the results included first-place finishes in 1932 and 1933. The results merited the team a place in the Gauliga Südwest, one of 16 new first-division leagues formed in the re-organization of German football under the Third Reich. The club played only a single season at that level before being relegated, due to the high intensity play that they were unable to keep up with.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Karl Scherm scored in 23 out of 44 matches with Mainz during his last season. In 1938, Mainz was forced into a merger with Reichsbahn SV Mainz and played as Reichsbahn SV Mainz 05 until the end of World War II.[1]

Long march to the Bundesliga

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Historical chart of 1. FSV Mainz league performance

After World War II, the club again joined the upper ranks of league play in Germany's Oberliga Südwest, but were never better than a mid-table side. It played in the top flight until the founding of the new professional league, the Bundesliga, in 1963 and would go on to play as a second division side for most of the next four decades.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". They withdrew for a time – from the late 1970s into the late 1980s – to the Amateur Oberliga Südwest (III), as the result of a series of financial problems.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".[2] Mainz earned honours as the German amateur champions in 1982.[3]

The club returned to professional play with promotion to the 2. Bundesliga for a single season in 1988–89 with Bodo Hertlein as president, before finally returning for an extended run in 1990–91. Initially, they were perennial relegation candidates, struggling hard each season to avoid being sent down. However, under unorthodox trainer Wolfgang Frank, Mainz became one of the first clubs in German football to adopt a flat four zone defence, as opposed to the then-popular man-to-man defence using a libero.[3]

Mainz had three unsuccessful attempts to get to the top flight in 1996–97, 2001–02, and 2002–03, with close fourth-place finishes just out of the promotion zone. The last of those attempts stungTemplate:Tone inline as they were denied promotion in the 93rd minute of the last match of the season. One year earlier, Mainz became the best non-promoted team of all time in the 2. Bundesliga, with 64 points accumulated. However, the club's persistence paid dividendsTemplate:Technical inline after promotion to the Bundesliga in 2003–04 under head coach Jürgen Klopp. The club played three seasons in the top flight, but were relegated at the end of the 2006–07 season. Mainz secured promotion to the top flight again two years later, after the 2008–09 season.[3]

Mainz also earned a spot in the 2005–06 UEFA Cup in their debut Bundesliga season as Germany's nominee in the Fair Play draw which acknowledges positive play, respect for one's opponent, respect for the referee, the behaviour of the crowd and of team officials, as well as cautions and dismissals.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".[4] Due to the Bruchweg stadium's limited capacity, the home matches in UEFA Cup were played in Frankfurt's Commerzbank-Arena.[5] After defeating Armenian club Mika and Icelandic club Keflavík in the qualifying rounds, Mainz lost to eventual champions Sevilla 2–0 on aggregate in the first round.[6]

In the 2010–11 season, Mainz equalled the Bundesliga starting record by winning their first seven matches that season.[7] They ended the season with their best finish to date in fifth place, good enough to secure them their second entry to the UEFA Europa League,[8] where they were eliminated in the third qualifying round by Romanian club Gaz Metan Mediaș.[3]

On the final matchday of the 2022–23 season, Mainz secured a 2–2 draw against league leaders Borussia Dortmund at their stadium, causing the latter to lose the title to Bayern Munich on goal difference.[9]

The 2023–24 season was challenging for Mainz, as they spent most of it in 17th place, with only two wins by matchday 25. However, they drastically improved under coach Bo Henriksen, remaining unbeaten in their last nine matches and winning five of them, including the final two against Borussia Dortmund and VfL Wolfsburg. This impressive run lifted them from 16th to 13th place, ensuring their continued presence in the Bundesliga.[10] In the 2024–25 season, Mainz surged to third place by late March 2025 after a 3–1 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach, raising hopes of first-ever UEFA Champions League qualification.[11] However, a 2–2 home draw with SC Freiburg, followed by a 3–1 away defeat to Dortmund, triggered a seven-match winless streak that saw Mainz slip to seventh place with two games remaining in the season.[12] They eventually finished sixth, qualifying for the Conference League.[13][14]

Recent seasons

Template:List missing criteria The recent season-by-season performance of the club:[15][16]

Season Division Tier Position
1999–00 2. Bundesliga II 9th
2000–01 14th
2001–02 4th
2002–03
2003–04 3rd ↑
2004–05 Bundesliga I 11th
2005–06
2006–07 16th ↓
2007–08 2. Bundesliga II 4th
2008–09 2nd ↑
2009–10 Bundesliga I 9th
2010–11 5th
2011–12 13th
2012–13
2013–14 7th
2014–15 11th
2015–16 6th
2016–17 15th
2017–18 14th
2018–19 12th
2019–20 13th
2020–21 12th
2021–22 8th
2022–23 9th
2023–24 13th
2024–25 6th
Key
↑ Promoted ↓ Relegated

Stadium

The club plays its home matches at Mewa Arena, a new stadium opened in 2011 with a capacity of 33,305.[17] The first event held at the new arena was the LIGA total! Cup 2011, which took place from 19 July through to 20 July 2011, with the other participants being Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Hamburger SV.[18]

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Club culture

Template:Sister project Mainz is known for being one of the three foremost carnival cities in Germany, the others being Düsseldorf and Cologne. After every Mainzer goal scored at a home match, the "Narrhallamarsch", a famous German carnival tune, is played.[20]

On 27 October 2023, Mainz sacked footballer Anwar El Ghazi after a social media post where called for an end to the post-October 7 Israeli offensive in Gaza. El Ghazi was accused of antisemitism by Mainz after his comments where he condemned "apartheid" and "genocide" in Gaza.[21] In November 2023, Mainz Labour Court found Mainz guilty of wrongful dismissal and the club was ordered to honour Anwar El Ghazi's contract in full, including salary, contract extension, and bonuses.[22]

Reserve team

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European record

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
2005–06 UEFA Cup 1Q Template:Fbaicon Mika 4–0 0–0 4–0
2Q Template:Fbaicon Keflavík 2–0 2–0 4–0
1R Template:Fbaicon Sevilla 0–2 0–0 0–2
2011–12 UEFA Europa League 3Q Template:Fbaicon Gaz Metan Mediaș 1–1 1–1 Template:Aet 2–2 Template:Pso
2014–15 UEFA Europa League 3Q Template:Fbaicon Asteras Tripolis 1–0 1–3 2–3
2016–17 UEFA Europa League Group C Template:Fbaicon Anderlecht 1–1 1–6 3rd
Template:Fbaicon Saint-Étienne 1–1 0–0
Template:Fbaicon Gabala 2–0 3–2
2025–26 UEFA Conference League PO Template:Fbaicon Rosenborg 4–1 1–2 5–3
LP Template:Fbaicon Omonia — 1–0 7th
Template:Fbaicon Zrinjski Mostar 1–0 —
Template:Fbaicon Fiorentina 2–1 —
Template:Fbaicon Universitatea Craiova — 0–1
Template:Fbaicon Lech Poznań — 1–1
Template:Fbaicon Samsunspor 2–0 —
R16 TBD
Notes
  • 1Q: First qualifying round
  • 2Q: Second qualifying round
  • 3Q: Third qualifying round
  • PO: Play-off round
  • LP: League phase
  • 1R: First round
  • R16: Round of 16

Honours

League
Regional
Youth
Individual Club Awards
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  • UEFA Fair Play selection: 2005Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Reserve team
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Players

Current squad

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No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Template:Fba/core Lasse Rieß
2 DF Template:Fba/core Phillipp Mwene
5 DF Template:Fba/core Maxim Leitsch
6 MF Template:Fba/core Kaishū Sano
7 MF Template:Fba/core Lee Jae-sung
8 MF Template:Fba/core Paul Nebel
9 FW Template:Fba/core Arnaud Nordin
10 MF Template:Fba/core Nadiem Amiri
11 FW Template:Fba/core Armindo Sieb (on loan from Bayern Munich)
14 FW Template:Fba/core William Bøving
15 MF Template:Fba/core Lennard Maloney
16 DF Template:Fba/core Stefan Bell
17 FW Template:Fba/core Benedict Hollerbach
18 DF Template:Fba/core Kasey Bos
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF Template:Fba/core Anthony Caci
21 DF Template:Fba/core Danny da Costa
22 DF Template:Fba/core Nikolas Veratschnig
23 DF Template:Fba/core Konstantin Schopp
24 MF Template:Fba/core Sōta Kawasaki (on loan from Kyoto Sanga)
25 DF Template:Fba/core Andreas Hanche-Olsen
27 GK Template:Fba/core Robin Zentner
28 MF Template:Fba/core Niklas Tauer
30 DF Template:Fba/core Silvan Widmer (captain)
31 MF Template:Fba/core Dominik Kohr
33 GK Template:Fba/core Daniel Batz
37 FW Template:Fba/core Ben Bobzien
44 FW Template:Fba/core Nelson Weiper
47 DF Template:Fba/core Maxim Dal

Out on loan

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No. Pos. Nation Player
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— MF Template:Fba/core Tom Krauß (at 1. FC Köln until 30 June 2026Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Template:Fba/core Marco Richter (at Darmstadt 98 until 30 June 2026Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)

Current coaching staff

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Head coach Template:Flagicon Urs Fischer
Assistant coach Template:Flagicon Markus Hoffmann
Goalkeeping coach Template:Flagicon Stephan Kuhnert
Fitness coach Template:Flagicon Sven Herzog
Template:Flagicon Axel Busenkell
Analyst Template:Flagicon Jannes Ehresmann

Coaching history

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See also

References

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