A failed attempt to start a football club in the city in 1903 was followed up two years later by the successful creation of 1. … See more

The club plays its home matches at Mewa Arena, a new stadium opened in 2011 with a capacity of 34,034. The first event held at the new arena was the LIGA total! Cup 2011, which took place from 19 July through to 20 July 2… See more

Mainz is known for being one of the three foremost carnival cities in Germany, the others being Düsseldorf and Cologne. After every Mainzer goal scored at a home match, the "Narrhallamarsch", a famous German ca… See more

The club's reserve team, Mainz 05 II, has also, with the rise of the senior side to Bundesliga level, risen through the ranks. The team first reached Oberliga level in 1999, followed by promotion to the Regionallig… See more

League
• German amateur champions: 1982
• Regionalliga Südwest (II) champions: 1973
• Oberliga Südwest (III) champions: 1981, 1988, 1990 … See more

• Paul Oßwald (1933–35)
• Helmut Schneider (1946–48)
• Berno Wischmann (1950 – October 50)
• Hans Geiger (October 1950–52)… See more