Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical Duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig. Its capital city is Kiel; other notable cities are Lübeck and Flensburg. It covers an area of 15,763 km2 (6,086 sq mi), making it the 5th smallest German federal state by area. Historically, the name can also refer to a larger region, containing both present-day Schleswig-Holstein and the former South Jutland County in Denmark.
Kiel is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 246,243 (2021).
Rendsburg-Eckernförde is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by the city of Kiel, the district of Plön, the city of Neumünster, the districts of Segeberg, Steinburg, Dithmarschen and Schleswig-Flensburg, and the Baltic Sea.
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 will make their debut in the Bundesliga in the 2024–25 season after gaining promotion from the 2. Bundesliga in 2024.
Fin Bartels is a German former professional footballer who played either as midfielder or as a striker.
Marcel Rapp is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back or as a midfielder and who is the head coach of 2. Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel.
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.
Aaron Seydel is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker.
Ole Werner is a German football coach who manages Bundesliga side Werder Bremen. He previously coached Holstein Kiel.
Kwasi Okyere Wriedt is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel. Born in Germany, he plays for the Ghana national team.
Patrick Kammerbauer is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for 3. Liga club SC Verl.
The 2017–18 2. Bundesliga was the 44th season of the 2. Bundesliga, the second highest German football league. It began on 28 July 2017 and concluded on 13 May 2018 with the match between VfL Bochum and FC St. Pauli (0:1) and ended with the 34th match day on 13 May 2018. From 19 December 2017 to 23 January 2018, the season was interrupted by a winter break.
Jann-Fiete Arp, known as Fiete Arp, is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for 2. Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel. He has also represented Germany at youth international level.
Atakan Karazor is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart.
Michael Eberwein is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 3. Liga club Borussia Dortmund II.
Timo Becker is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel.
Aminata Touré is a German politician of Alliance 90/The Greens, the German green party, who has been serving as Minister of Social Affairs, Youth, Family, Senior Citizens, Integration and Equality of the State of Schleswig-Holstein since 29 June 2022. She was elected on 29 June 2017, at the age of 25, to the State Parliament of Schleswig-Holstein and served as the parliament's vice-president until 2022.
The 2020–21 Holstein Kiel season was the club's 121st season in existence and the club's fourth consecutive season in the second flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, Holstein Kiel participated in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
The 2021–22 season was Holstein Kiel's 122nd season in existence and the club's fifth consecutive season in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. The club also participated in the DFB-Pokal.
