Hoffenheim

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Club Profile	Club Website: http://www.achtzehn99.de Twitter: @tsghoffenheim Facebook: @TSGHoffenheim Address: Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Dietmar-Hopp-Straße 1, 74889 Sinsheim, Germany Nickname: Die Kraichgauer
Stadium	In 2006, as Hoffenheim were rising through the divisions, the club directors decided to build a larger stadium, which is the Rhein-Neckar-Arena. By the time this was opened in 2009, they’d already won promotion to the Bundesliga and this venue helped them establish themselves as a top-flight club. Even though the club and city are both small compared to other clubs in the division, this 30,000-capacity venue is often full or close to full.
Recent History	Hoffenheim are a club on the up and up and up. They were as low as the fifth tier of German football as recently as the 1999/2000 season and have won several promotions since then to establish themselves as a top-flight club. They were promoted to the fourth tier in 2000, to the third tier in 2001, to the second tier in 2007 and to the Bundesliga in 2008. Since then, Hoffenheim have continually been in the top division and this achievement should not underestimated considering the size of the club. Their success has been built on an excellent scouting and recruitment department, that has seen them benefit – even if sometimes just for a season or two – from top talents such as Roberto Firmino, Serge Gnabry, David Alaba, Kevin Volland and Gylfi Sigurdsson. The coaching of Julian Nagelsmann, who was there between 2016 and 2019, also helped the club take steps forward and they even reached the Champions League.
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Season Guide

2024/2025

Hoffenheim

In

Alexander Prass (mid) SK Sturm Graz; Jacob Bruun Larsson (mid) Burnley FC - end of loan; Attila Szalai (def) SC Freiburg - end of loan; Diadie Samassekou (mid) Cadiz CF - end of loan; Julian Justvan (mid) SV Darmstadt - end of loan; Muhammed Damar (mid) Hannover 96 - end of loan;

Out

Maximilian Beier (att) (k) Borussia Dortmund; Fisnik Asllani (att) SV Elversberg - on loan; Bambase Conte (mid) (sp) Karlsruher - on loan; Nahuel Noll (gk) Greuther Furth - on loan; Robert Skov (mid) (sp) released; John Brooks (def) (sp) released; Kasim Adams (def) released; Wout Weghorst (att) (r) Burnley FC - end of loan;

Hoffenheim were much improved under Pellegrino Matarazzo last season, qualifying for Europe for only the fourth time in their history. It wasn’t all plain sailing for the boys in blue after an alarming dip mid-season saw them drop down the table. They eventually regained their form and finished a more than respectable seventh. Speculation surrounding Matarazzo’s future has not helped in preparing for the new campaign with the Italian/American linked with the vacant USA manager’s job. He has since committed his future to Hoffenheim, but his head may have been turned slightly. The other difficulty for Hoffenheim this season will be to manage the extra games in Europe with a rather limited squad. There is still time to bring in more recruits but so far only versatile midfielder Alexander Prass has joined from Austrian side Sturm Graz. In addition to this, young talent Maximilian Beier has left for Borussia Dortmund after he came of age last season. This is a blow to the attack, especially with club legend Kramaric not getting any younger and Weghorst returning to Burnley after his loan spell. Larsen, Justvan, and Szalai could boost the squad after returning from loans, but it is more in hope than expectation that these players will succeed after not being able to hold down a regular place in the side previously. There is still quality in the ranks, especially in midfield areas but improvements will need to be made elsewhere. Hoffenheim conceded 66 times in the league last season and you fear they could be vulnerable defensively again this time around.

Target

The last time Hoffenheim were in Europe their league form suffered, so it's difficult to see them finishing as high up in the table. A top-half finish and a decent run in the other competitions will be seen as a successful season for Die Kraichgau.