Mainz is the capital and largest city of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, and with around 221,000 inhabitants, it is Germany's 35th-largest city. It lies in the Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region—Germany's second-largest metropolitan region after Rhine-Ruhr—which also encompasses the cities of Frankfurt am Main, Wiesbaden, Darmstadt, Offenbach am Main, and Hanau.
1. Fußball- und Sport-Verein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05, Mainz 05 or simply Mainz, is a German professional sports club, founded in 1905 and based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Mainz 05 play in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system, having most recently been promoted ahead of the 2009–10 season. The club's main local rivals are Eintracht Frankfurt and Kaiserslautern. In addition to the football division, Mainz 05 have handball and table tennis departments.
Peter Neustädter is a professional football manager and former player who played as a defender. He played for the Kazakhstan national team.
1. FSV Mainz 05 II is a German association football club from the town of Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate.
Mario Vrančić is a Bosnian professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Bosnian Premier League club Sarajevo.
Jean-Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. Born in Germany, he plays for the Cameroon national team.
Jürgen Norbert Klopp is a German professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Premier League club Liverpool. He is widely regarded as one of the best football managers in the world.
Sandro Schwarz is a German football manager and a former player. He is currently the head coach of Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls.
Thomas Tuchel is a German professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. He is widely regarded as a tactical innovator in modern football and one of the best coaches in the world.
Kevin Stöger is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club VfL Bochum. He is the younger brother of fellow footballer Pascal Stöger.
Jonas Hofmann is a German professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen and the Germany national team.
Loris Sven Karius is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Newcastle United. Karius represented Germany at youth level.
Phillipp Mwene is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Bundesliga club Mainz 05 and the Austria national team.
Lee Jae-sung is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Bundesliga club Mainz 05 and the South Korea national team.
David Kinsombi is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for SC Paderborn.
Patrick Pflücke is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Belgian club Mechelen.
Jan Siewert is a German professional football manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder.
Tom Krauß is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Mainz 05.
Finn Gilbert Dahmen is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg.
Raphael Assibey-Mensah is a German professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Regionalliga West club 1. FC Bocholt.
