FSV Mainz 05

1. Fussball- und Sportverein Mainz 05 was founded in 1905 and spent almost its entire history outside the top flight before first reaching the Bundesliga in 2004 under Juergen Klopp, who had played for the club for eleven years. It has since become an established top-division side and reached the DFB-Pokal semi-finals several times. Mainz plays at the Mewa Arena and counts Eintracht Frankfurt and Kaiserslautern as its main rivals.