1. FSV Mainz 05, commonly known as Mainz, was founded in 1905 and is a professional sports club located in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. In addition to football, the club also has handball and table tennis teams.
Mainz has experienced ups and downs, having competed in various levels of German leagues since its establishment. For a long time after the Bundesliga was founded in 1963, the team mostly played in the second tier of the league. In the 21st century, Mainz made history by being promoted to the Bundesliga for the first time in the 2003-04 season and successfully returned to the Bundesliga before the 2009-10 season, becoming a regular in the top league. In German football, Mainz is known as the "coaching cradle," where several world-renowned coaches, including Jürgen Klopp and Thomas Tuchel, began or honed their coaching careers.