1. FSV Mainz 05

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Mainz 05
Logo Mainz 05.svg
Full name1. Fußball- und Sport-Verein Mainz 05 e.V.
Nickname(s)Die Nullfünfer (the 05ers),
Karnevalsverein (Carnival club)
Founded16 March 1905; 116 years ago (1905-03-16)[1]
GroundMEWA Arena
Capacity34,034
PresidentStefan Hofmann
ManagerChristian Heidel
CoachBo Svensson
LeagueBundesliga
2020–21Bundesliga, 12th of 18
WebsiteClub website
Away colours
Third colours
Current season

1. Fußball- und Sportverein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05, Mainz 05 [ˌmaɪnts nʊlˈfʏnf] or simply Mainz, is a German sports club, founded in 1905 and based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. 1. FSV Mainz 05 have played in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system, for ten consecutive years, starting with the 2009–10 season. The club's main local rivals are Eintracht Frankfurt and 1. FC Kaiserslautern. In addition to the football division, 1. FSV Mainz 05 have handball and table tennis departments.[2]

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 earned decent results in the Bezirksliga Main-Hessen – Gruppe Hessen, including first-place finishes in 1932 and 1933. This 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 only managed a single season at that level before being relegated, due to the high intensity play that they were unable to keep up with. 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[]

Historical chart of 1. FSV Mainz league performance after WWII

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. 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.[3] Mainz earned honours as the German amateur champions in 1982.[4]

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 soccer to adopt a flat four zone defence, as opposed to the then-popular man-to-man defence using a libero.[4]

Mainz failed in three attempts to make it 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 failed attempt stung 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 dividends 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 then secured promotion back to the top flight just two years later, after the 2008–09 season.[4]

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.[5] Due to the Bruchweg stadium's limited capacity, the home matches in UEFA Cup were played in Frankfurt's Commerzbank-Arena.[6] 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.[7]

In the 2010–11 season, Mainz equalled the Bundesliga starting record by winning their first seven matches that season.[8] 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,[9] where they were eliminated in the third qualifying round by Romanian club Gaz Metan Mediaș.[4]

Recent seasons[]

The recent season-by-season performance of the club:[10][11]

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

Stadium[]

The club currently plays its home matches at Mewa Arena, a new stadium opened in 2011 with a capacity of 34,034. 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.[12]

Die Nullfünfer previously played at the Bruchwegstadion, built in 1928, and modified several times over the years to hold a crowd of over 20,300 spectators.[4] Averaging crowds of about 15,000 while in the 2. Bundesliga, the team's hard won recent success had them regularly filling their venue. The average home league attendance during the 2015–16 season was 30,324 spectators.[13]

A panorama view of the Mewa Arena

Club culture[]

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.[14]

Reserve team[]

Main article: 1. FSV Mainz 05 II

The club's reserve team, 1. FSV Mainz 05 II, has also, with the rise of the senior side to Bundesliga level, risen through the ranks. The team first reached Oberliga level in 1999, followed by promotion to the Regionalliga in 2003. After playing there for two seasons, the team dropped to the Oberliga once more. In 2008, it won promotion to the Regionalliga West again and when this league was reduced in size in 2012, it entered the new Regionalliga Südwest. A third-place finish in this league in 2014 allowed the team to enter the promotion round to the 3. Liga, where it was successful against the Regionalliga Nordost champions and played at this level in 2014–15.

European record[]

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2005–06 UEFA Cup 1Q Armenia Mika 4–0 0–0 4–0
2Q Iceland Keflavík 2–0 2–0 4–0
1R Spain Sevilla 0–2 0–0 0–2
2011–12 UEFA Europa League 3Q Romania Gaz Metan Mediaș 1–1 1–1 2–2[a]
2014–15 UEFA Europa League 3Q Greece Asteras Tripoli 1–0 1–3 2–3
2016–17 UEFA Europa League Group C Belgium Anderlecht 1–1 1–6 3rd
France Saint-Étienne 1–1 0–0
Azerbaijan Gabala 2–0 3–2
Notes
  • 1Q: First qualifying round
  • 2Q: Second qualifying round
  • 3Q: Third qualifying round
  • 1R: First round
  1. ^ Gaz Metan Mediaș progressed to play-off round after winning Penalty shoot-out 4–3.

Honours[]

League
Regional
  • Kreisliga Hessen (I) champions: 1921
  • Bezirksliga Rheinhessen-Saar (I) champions: 1927
  • Bezirksliga Main-Hessen (Hessen group) (I) champions: 1932, 1933
  • South West Cup (Tiers III-VII) winners: 1980, 1982, 1986
Youth
  • German under 19 champions: 2009
  • Under 17 Bundesliga South/Southwest champions: 2014
Individual Club Awards
  • DFB-Pokal semi-finalists: 2009
  • UEFA Fair Play selection: 2005
Reserve team
  • Oberliga Südwest (IV) champions: 2003, 2008
  • South West Cup winners: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

Players[]

Current squad[]

As of 31 August 2021[15]
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Germany GER Finn Dahmen
3 DF Spain ESP Aarón Martín
4 DF Netherlands NED Jerry St. Juste
5 MF Netherlands NED Jean-Paul Boëtius
6 MF Germany GER Anton Stach
7 MF South Korea KOR Lee Jae-sung
8 MF Luxembourg LUX Leandro Barreiro
9 FW Austria AUT Karim Onisiwo
11 FW Denmark DEN Marcus Ingvartsen (on loan from Union Berlin)
16 DF Germany GER Stefan Bell
18 DF Germany GER Daniel Brosinski
19 DF France FRA Moussa Niakhaté (captain)
22 MF Austria AUT Kevin Stöger
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF Angola ANG Anderson Lucoqui
24 MF Germany GER Merveille Papela
25 MF Germany GER Niklas Tauer
26 MF Germany GER Paul Nebel
27 GK Germany GER Robin Zentner
28 FW Hungary HUN Ádám Szalai
29 FW Germany GER Jonathan Burkardt
30 DF Switzerland  SUI Silvan Widmer
31 MF Germany GER Dominik Kohr (on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt)
32 GK Germany GER Lasse Rieß
34 DF Austria AUT David Nemeth
41 GK Germany GER Marius Liesegang
42 DF Germany GER Alexander Hack

Out on loan[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF France FRA Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel (at France Brest until 30 June 2022)
— DF Germany GER Luca Kilian (at Germany FC Köln until 30 June 2022)
— DF Belgium BEL Dimitri Lavalée (at Belgium Sint-Truiden until 30 June 2022)
— FW France FRA Jean-Philippe Mateta (at England Crystal Palace until 30 June 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Germany GER Jonathan Meier (at Germany Hansa Rostock until 30 June 2022)
— MF Switzerland  SUI Edimilson Fernandes (at Germany Arminia Bielefeld until 30 June 2022)
— FW Ghana GHA Abass Issah (at Croatia Rijeka until 30 June 2022)
— FW Austria AUT Marlon Mustapha (at Austria Admira Wacker until 30 June 2022)
For recent transfers, see List of German football transfers summer 2021.

Current coaching staff[]

As of 4 January 2021.[16][17]
Head coach Denmark Bo Svensson
Assistant coach Germany Babak Keyhanfar
Assistant coach Germany Michael Falkenmayer
Fitness coach Germany Alex Busenkell
Fitness coach Germany Jonas Grünewald
Goalkeeping coach Germany Stephan Kuhnert
Analyst Germany Daniel Fischer

Managerial history[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Chronik – Der Anfang" (in German). Mainz 05. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Vereinsparten" (in German). Mainz 05. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Chronik – Nachkriegsjahre" (in German). Mainz 05. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Chronik – Bis Heute" (in German). Mainz 05. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Mainz set for European debut". UEFA. 2 June 2005. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  6. ^ "Mainz 05 weicht nach Frankfurt aus" (in German). netzeitung.de. 11 June 2005. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  7. ^ "Keine Sensation in Mainz, Sevilla siegt 2:0" (in German). n-tv.de. 29 September 2005. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  8. ^ "Hamburg end Mainz's record bid". UEFA. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  9. ^ "Season review: Germany". UEFA. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  10. ^ "Willkommen beim Deutschen Fußball-Archiv" [Welcome to the German Football Archives]. Das deutche Fußball-Archiv (in German). Archived from the original on 24 February 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016. Historical German domestic league tables
  11. ^ "News > Ergebnisse & Tabellen" [News > Results and Tables] (in German). Archived from the original on 21 July 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2016. Tables and results of all German football leagues
  12. ^ LIGA total! Cup 2011 in der Mainzer Coface Arena Archived 19 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Press release
  13. ^ "1. Bundesliga Zuschauer 2015/16". Kicker Online (in German). Nuremberg: Olympia-Verlag GmbH. n.d. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  14. ^ "Der Narrhallamarsch" [The Narrhalla March] (in German). 8 September 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  15. ^ "Mannschaft". mainz05.de.
  16. ^ "1. FSV Mainz 05 Die Offizielle Website > Staff" [1. FSV Mainz 05 The Official Website > Staff]. Mainz05.de (in English and German). Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  17. ^ "Svensson neuer 05-Cheftrainer". mainz05.de. Retrieved 4 January 2021.

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