Mainz 05
Full name	1. Fußball- und Sport-Verein Mainz 05 e.V.
Nickname(s)	Die Nullfünfer (the O-Fives)
Founded	1905
Ground	Stadion am Bruchweg (Capacity 20,300)
Chairman	Harald Strutz
Manager	Jürgen Klopp
League	2. Bundesliga
2006/07	Bundesliga, 16th (relegated)
Home colours Away colours

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History

Early years

A failed attempt to start a football team 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 were 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. 1900 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ...

Play under the Third Reich

In the late 20s and early 30s 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 sixteen new first division leagues formed in the re-organization of German football under the Third Reich . Unfortunately, they only managed a single season at that level before being relegated. In 1938, they were forced into a merger with Reichsbahn SV Mainz and played as Reichsbahn SV Mainz 05 until the end of World War II. Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

Long march to the Bundesliga

After the war the team again joined the upper ranks of league play in Germany's Oberliga Südwest, but were never better than a mid-table side. They 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 70's into the late 80's – to the Amateur Oberliga Sudwest (III), as the result of a series of financial problems. Mainz earned honours as the German amateur champions in 1982. Oberliga is currently the name of the 4th flight of the German football leagues. ... The official Bundesliga logo. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ...

The club returned to professional play with promotion to the 2.Bundesliga for a single season in 1988 before finally returning for an extended run in 1990. 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 defense, as opposed to the then-popular man-to-man defense using a libero. The 2nd Bundesliga is the Second Division of German soccer. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Libero can refer to: A specialist defensive position in soccer (also known as a sweeper). ...

Mainz failed in three attempts to make it to the top flight in 1997, 2002, and 2003 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 game. A year earlier, they became the best non-promoted team of all time in the Second Bundesliga with 64 points. But their persistence paid dividends with an ascent into the Bundesliga in 2004. The team is playing their third season in the top flight. For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Mainz also earned a spot in the 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. Three "Fair Play" sides earned admission into the first round of UEFA Cup play. Due to the Bruchweg stadium's limited capacity, the home games in UEFA cup were played in Frankfurt's Commerzbank-Arena. The UEFA Cup (also known as European Cup 3, CE3 or C3) is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ... Waldstadion The Commerzbank-Arena (also historically known as Waldstadion) is a 52,000 seat stadium in Frankfurt, Germany that is primarily used for football and American football. ...

Current position

Mainz finished the 2005-06 season in mid-table, five points clear of relegation, on the strength of a five game unbeaten streak to end the season. The 2006/07 season brought their three-year run in the Bundesliga to an end, where they won only 8 of their 34 games and finished third-last. Mainz were thus relegated and will play in the Second Bundesliga for the 2007/08 season. Hamburger SV SV Werder Bremen Hannover 96 VfL Wolfsburg Hertha BSC Berlin Energie Cottbus Arminia Bielefeld Borussia Mönchengladbach FC Schalke 04 VfL Bochum Borussia Dortmund Alemannia Aachen Bayer 04 Leverkusen Eintracht Frankfurt 1. ... The 2nd Bundesliga is the Second Division of professional football in Germany. ...

Stadium

Die Nullfünfer play in Stadion am Bruchweg, built in 1928 and modified several times over the years to hold a crowd of over 20,300 spectators. Averaging crowds of about 15,000 while in the 2.Bundesliga, the team's recent and hard won success has them regularly filling their venue. Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Despite relegation, the club has announced that they will build a new stadium in 2009.^[1] Coface Arena is a multi-use stadium near Mainz, Germany, that is currently under construction. ...

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 game, the Narhallamarsch, a famous German carnival tune, is played. This article describes the festival season. ... The title of this article contains the character ü. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Duesseldorf. ... For other uses, see Cologne (disambiguation). ...

Honors

• German amateur champions: 1982
• UEFA Fair Play selection: 2005

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Famous players

• Sirous Dinmohammadi
• Manuel Friedrich
• Emil Kostadinov
• Mohamed Zidan
• Andriy Voronin
• Elkin Soto
• Félix Borja

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Current squad (2007/08)

No. Position Player 1 GK Dimo Wache 2 DF Bo Svensson 3 MF Damir Vrančić 4 DF Nikolce Noveski 5 DF Christian Demirtas 6 DF Tim Hoogland 7 MF Markus Feulner 8 FW Srdjan Baljak 9 FW Félix Borja 11 FW Petr Ruman 12 DF Wellington Silva 13 MF Milorad Peković 15 MF Roman Neustädter 17 DF Marco Rose

No. Position Player 18 MF Fabian Liesenfeld 19 MF Elkin Soto 20 FW Ranisav Jovanović 21 MF Miroslav Karhan 22 FW Chadli Amri 24 DF Stefan Markolf 25 MF Mario Vrančić 27 MF Daniel Gunkel 28 DF Neven Subotic 29 GK Christian Wetklo 30 GK Daniel Ischdonat 31 FW Francis Laurent 32 MF Josip Landeka 33 FW Nejmeddin Daghfous

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External links

• Official team site
• Online Archive of Mainz 05
• Abseits Guide to German Soccer
• Mainz 05 statistics
• Mainz Online Fanzine (in German)

References