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Steckbrief – Facts, figures and milestones

1. Fußball- und Sportverein Mainz 05 e.V (1. FSV Mainz 05 for short) was founded in 1905. The club had 18,200 members as of January 1, 2020. The club's senior team first played in the 2. Bundesliga from 1988 to 1990 and then continuously from the 2000/01 season. After promotion to the Bundesliga in 2004 and relegation in 2007, the Rheinhessen side have been continuously in the top flight since 2009/10. Mainz 05 can look back on a total of ten Bundesliga seasons as of December 2019.

The Rheinhessen side were promoted to the Bundesliga for the first time in 2004 and stayed until 2007. After a brief return to the second division, they came back up in 2009 and have remained in the top flight ever since. Mainz 05 play in the Rhineland-Palatinate state capital and compete in Germany's top league as the only club from that federal state.

Mainz 05 have played their home matches at the Opel Arena, originally the Coface Arena, since 2011. The stadium is located slightly outside the city centre and holds 34,000 spectators. It replaced the club's long-standing home ground, the Bruchwegstadion.

Until the arena's completion on July 3, 2011, Mainz 05 played at the Bruchwegstadion. This was not approved for international matches, which is why Mainz had to host their Europa League home matches against Gaz Metan Mediaş in the 2011/12 season at Frankfurt's Commerzbank-Arena.