Kieler Sportvereinigung Holstein von 1900 e.V., commonly known as Holstein Kiel or KSV Holstein, is a German association football and sports club based in the city of Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein. From the 1900s through the 1960s, the club was one of the most dominant sides in northern Germany. Some notable honors from that period include the German football championship in 1912, and being vice-champions 1910 and 1930. Holstein also won six regional titles and finished as runners-up another nine times. They remained a first-division side until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963. They made their debut in the Bundesliga in the 2024–25 season after gaining promotion from the 2. Bundesliga in 2024.
The 2010–11 Regionalliga season was the seventeenth since its re-establishment after German reunification and the third as a fourth-level league within the German football league system. It was contested in three divisions with eighteen teams each.
The 2011–12 DFB-Pokal was the 69th season of the annual German football cup competition. It commenced on 29 July 2011 with the first of six rounds and concluded on 12 May 2012 with the final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.
The 2011–12 1. FSV Mainz 05 season is the club's 106th year of existence. They participated in the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and the UEFA Europa League.
Johannes Geis is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for 3. Liga club SpVgg Unterhaching.
The 2013–14 Regionalliga was the sixth season of the Regionalliga, the second under the new format, as the fourth tier of the German football league system. The champions of Regionalliga Nord – Holstein Kiel – and Regionalliga Nordost – RB Leipzig – as well as Regionalliga Südwest runners-up SV Elversberg were promoted to the 3. Liga. Alemannia Aachen, Babelsberg 03 and Kickers Offenbach were relegated from 3. Liga.
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.
The 2015–16 DFB-Pokal was the 73rd season of the annual German football cup competition. Sixty-four teams participated in the competition, including all teams from the previous year's Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga. It began on 7 August 2015 with the first of six rounds and ended on 21 May 2016 with the final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, a nominally neutral venue, which has hosted the final since 1985. The DFB-Pokal is considered the second-most important club title in German football after the Bundesliga championship. The DFB-Pokal is run by the German Football Association (DFB).
Mark Flekken is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Brentford and the Netherlands national team.
Florian Lorenz Müller is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club SC Freiburg.
Heinz Robert Mörschel Moreno is a Dominican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Portuguese 2nd division club Vizela. A former youth international for Germany, he plays for the Dominican Republic national team.
The 2017–18 DFB-Pokal was the 75th season of the annual German football cup competition. Sixty-four teams participated in the competition, including all teams from the previous year's Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga. The competition began on 11 August 2017 with the first of six rounds and ended on 19 May 2018 with the final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, a nominally neutral venue, which has hosted the final since 1985. The DFB-Pokal is considered the second-most important club title in German football after the Bundesliga championship. The DFB-Pokal is run by the German Football Association (DFB).
The 2016–17 1. FSV Mainz 05 II season is the 25th season in the football club's history. Mainz 05 II now play in the 3. Liga.
The 2016–17 FSV Frankfurt season is the 118th season in the football club's history. After being relegated from the 2015–16 2. Bundesliga, FSV Frankfurt now play in the 3. Liga. They also participated in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. The season covers a period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.
The 2016–17 SV Werder Bremen II season is the 6th season for the football club in the 3. Liga. The season covers a period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.
The 2020–21 season was the 73rd season in the existence of 1. FC Köln and the club's second consecutive season in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, 1. FC Köln participated in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
The 2020–21 SV Werder Bremen season was the club's 122nd season in existence and the club's 40th consecutive season in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, SV Werder Bremen participated in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal. The season covered the period from 7 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Raphael Assibey-Mensah is a German professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Regionalliga West club 1. FC Bocholt.
The 2024–25 season is the 121st season in the history of SC Freiburg, and the club's ninth consecutive season in the Bundesliga. In addition to the domestic league, the club is participating in the DFB-Pokal.
The 2024–25 season is the 125th season in the history of Borussia Mönchengladbach, and the club's seventeenth consecutive season in the Bundesliga. In addition to the domestic league, the club is participating in the DFB-Pokal.
