FSV Mainz

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Rivals	Eintracht Frankfurt & 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Club Profile	Club Website Twitter: @1FSVMainz05 Facebook: @1fsvmainz05 Address: Opel Arena, Eugen-Salomon-Straße 1, 55128 Mainz, Germany Nickname: Die Nullfünfer
Stadium	The Opel Arena is one of the newest stadiums in Germany and Europe, opened in 2011. It replaced the old Bruchwegstadion, requiring a move across the city of a few kilometres. It is still in a very accessible location. The current stadium boasts a capacity of 34,000 and is made up of four steep stands that each have a unique character. The stands are also very tight and close to the pitch, contributing to the atmosphere.
Recent History	Although Mainz 05 were in the top tier of competition the year before the founding of the Bundesliga, they weren’t involved in the first season of the Bundesliga in 1963 and never reached the promised land of the top tier until several decades later. It was only in 2004, with a young Jürgen Klopp as coach, that they finally rose to the Bundesliga. They fell back down once, but Mainz 05 have been an established mid-table club in recent years. They’ve been in the top division since 2009 and their average position since then has been ninth, right in the middle of the standings. With a really good academy and with other good coaches such as Thomas Tuchel and Martin Schmidt, this club has been able to punch above its weight in recent years to the point where they’re no longer really considered underdogs.
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Season Guide

2024/2025

FSV Mainz

In

Kaishu Sano(mid) (Kashima Antlers); Nikolas Veratschnig(def) (Wolfsberger AC); Armindo Sieb(att) (Bayern Munchen - Loan); Paul Nebel(mid) (Karlsruher - End of Loan); Delano Burgzorg(mid) (Huddersfield Town - End of Loan); Aymen Barkok(mid) (Hertha Berlin - End of Loan); Ben Bobzien(mid) (Austria Lustenau - End of Loan);

Out

Brajan Gruda(r)(mid) (Brighton); Delano Burgzorg(mid) (Middlesbrough); Leandro Barreiro Martins(r)(mid) (Benfica); Matondo-Merveille Papela(mid) (Darmstadt); Anwar El Ghazi(mid) (Cardiff City); Lasse Wilhelm(def) (Saarbrucken); Josuha Guilavogui(sp)(def) (Released); Ludovic Ajorque(sp)(att) (Stade Brest - Loan); Ben Bobzien(mid) (Austria Klagenfurt - Loan); Sepp van den Berg(r)(def) (Liverpool - End of Loan); Jessic Ngankam(sp)(att) (Eintracht Frankfurt - End of Loan)

A tumultuous campaign saw Mainz spend a vast majority of last season in the relegation zone and only a nine-match unbeaten run at the end helped them climb up to a 13th place finish with the club twice changing their coach over the course of the campaign. Bo Henriksen will remain in charge of the team despite reportedly being target for English side Burnley. The Danish coach though will be without his most promising player with Mainz confirming a big deal for Gruda who has been signed by Premier League side Brighton. Barreiro Martins and van den Berg were also regulars in the lineup last season but have since left the club along with Guilavogui, Burgzorg, Ngankam and Papela. There have not been too many new arrivals with Kaishu Sano their biggest outlay, with the defensive midfielder signed from Kashima Antlers, while Nikolas Veratschnig and Armindo Sieb are the remaining two new faces, with the latter signed on loan from Bayern Munchen. The unbeaten run at the end of last season is a promising sign and the club will be hoping for a place in the top half of the table this time around. However it will be a weakened squad that will be taking to the field and Henriksen will be aware of the difficulty of the task in front of him if he is to remain in charge come the end of the season.

Target

Mainz endured a difficult campaign last season and the minimum expected out of Henriksen will be to ensure a far more comfortable finish well clear of the relegation zone