TSG Hoffenheim
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TSG 1899 Hoffenheim is a German association football club
based in Hoffenheim
, a suburb of Sinsheim
, Baden-Württemberg
. In 2007 the club decided to adopt the use of the short form name 1899 Hoffenheim in place of the traditional TSG Hoffenheim. A fifth division side in 2000, the club made a remarkable advance to the top-flight Bundesliga
in 2008 with the financial backing of alumnus and software mogul Dietmar Hopp
.
(V).
Around 2000, alumnus Dietmar Hopp
returned to the club of his youth as a financial backer. Hopp was the co-founder of software firm SAP
and he put some of his money into the club. His contributions generated almost immediate results: in 2000 Hoffenheim finished first in the Verbandsliga and was promoted to the fourth-division Oberliga Baden-Württemberg
. Another first place finish moved the club up to the Regionalliga Süd
(III) for the 2001–02 season. They finished 13th in their first season in the Regionalliga, but improved significantly the next year, earning a fifth place result.
Hoffenheim earned fifth and seventh place finishes in the next two seasons, before improving to fourth in 2005–06 to earn their best result to date. The club made its first German Cup appearance in the 2003–04 competition and performed well, advancing to the quarterfinals by eliminating 2. Bundesliga
sides Eintracht Trier and Karlsruher SC
and Bundesliga
club Bayer Leverkusen before being put out themselves by another 2. Bundesliga side, VfB Lübeck
.
Negotiations to merge TSG Hoffenheim, FC Astoria Walldorf
, and SV Sandhausen
to create FC Heidelberg 06 in 2005 were abandoned due to the resistance of the latter two clubs, and the failure to agree on whether the new side's stadium should be located in Heidelberg
or Eppelheim
. Team owner Hopp clearly preferred Heidelberg, but could not overcome the resistance of local firm Wild
, which had already reserved the site of the planned stadium for its new production facilities.
and Tomislav Marić
, and by signing Ralf Rangnick, former manager of Bundesliga teams SSV Ulm 1846
, VfB Stuttgart
, Hannover 96
, and Schalke 04
, to a five-year contract. The investment paid off in the 2006–07 season with the club's promotion to the 2. Bundesliga
after finishing 2nd in Regionalliga Süd
.
The 2007–08 season was Hoffenheim's first season in professional football. After a weak start with three losses and only one draw in the first four games, the team's performance improved remarkably and Hoffenheim climbed from 16th place on matchday four to second place on matchday 23. The team managed to defend their place until the end of the season, having scored 60 points after matchday 34. As a result of their second place finish they received automatic promotion to the 1. Bundesliga
, the highest German tier in football, after just playing in the 2. Bundesliga for one season.
season was Hoffenheim's first season in the German top division. With the performance of strikers Vedad Ibišević
, Demba Ba
and Chinedu Obasi the newly-promoted Hoffenheim managed to climb to the top of the table quickly, winning the "Herbstmeister" (Autumn-Champion) title with 35 points after 17 matchdays. Ibišević scored a total of 18 goals in 17 matches, being the Bundesliga's leading goal scorer after the first half of the season. Hoffenheim's fast and offensive playing style (42 goals in 17 matches) was praised by the German and international press, experts even believed Hoffenheim could win their first championship in their first year playing top flight football.
However, Hoffenheim suffered a devastating blow during the winter break when Ibišević tore an anterior cruciate ligament
during a training match against Hamburg
. Because of the serious injury Ibišević was unable to play for the second half of the season. Hoffenheim was now deprived of their biggest offensive threat and additionally had to deal with a fair number of other injuries and suspensions. As a result of their heavily debilitated squad Hoffenheim failed to build on their successful first half of the season. After not winning in 12 consecutive matches, Hoffenheim was dislodged from the top and dropped out of the top five down to ninth place. At the end of the season the team however recovered and ended their negative streak with three wins and one draw in the last four games. Hoffenheim eventually finished seventh with 55 points and a goal difference of +14 – still a respectable result for a newly promoted team.
In the 2009–10 season
Hoffenheim further improved their squad by signing midfielders Maicosuel
and Franco Zuculini
, as well as experienced defender Josip Šimunić
. Alumnus Hopp expected a position within the top five and a qualification for the UEFA Europa League at the end of the season. Indeed, Hoffenheim enjoyed success at the beginning of the season and remained in the top five for several weeks. However, the club again suffered from a large number of injuries and suspensions in the second half of the season and only won four of the 17 matches. The club finished on a disappointing eleventh place with 42 points and a goal difference of +2. Coach Ralf Rangnick was criticised in public for the poor results of his team, yet his contract was extended for two more years in May.
On January 1st, 2011 Hoffenheim sold Brazilian midfielder Luiz Gustavo to league rivals FC Bayern Munich
for a reported fee of € 17 million. Immediately after the transfer had been completed, Hoffenheim Coach Ralf Rangnick resigned and was then replaced by Marco Pezzaiuoli
, who had been Rangnick's assistant before. Rangnick had disapproved the transfer in the weeks before since Hoffenheim was in reach of the Top 5 and is one of the eight teams left in the DFB-Pokal
.
and Bayer 04 Leverkusen, as both teams have received large financial support by German companies. VfL Wolfsburg is wholly owned and supported by automobile manufacturer VW
, Bayer 04 Leverkusen is attached to pharmaceutical company Bayer
. Despite this, Leverkusen and Wolfsburg are quite different from Hoffenheim, because of their long history as football clubs founded by the factory workers themselves, and were successful chiefly through own merits rather than excessive funding.
On August 16, 2011 the club released a statement regarding complaints of a loudspeaker that was strategically placed under away fans during a home game against Cologne. The loudspeaker was designed to drown out the noise of the away fans cheers and chants during the game. It is reported that the speaker was placed by the groundskeeper and the club denies any involvement saying he acted alone. It is also reported that the loudspeaker was used during other games not just the home game against Cologne.
In a later statement the club admitted that the disruptive sound assembly has been used at least 5 times and although club officials claim to have no knowledge of these measures, their claims lack credibility as the assembly was connected to the stadiums electrical supply and security forces were aware of its existence.
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim made their loftier ambitions clear in 2006 when the club's management decided to build the new 30,150 seat Rhein-Neckar-Arena
suitable for hosting Bundesliga matches. The stadium was originally to be built in Heidelberg
before the selection of a site in Sinsheim
.
They opened their first season in the 1. Bundesliga at the 26,022 capacity Carl-Benz-Stadion
in Mannheim
and played their first match in their new stadium on 31 January 2009.
Football in Germany
Association football is the most popular sport in Germany. The German Football Association is the sport's national governing body, with 6.6 million members organized in over 26,000 football clubs. There is a league system, with the 1. and 2. Bundesliga on top, and the winner of the first...
based in Hoffenheim
Hoffenheim
Hoffenheim is a village in Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is a suburb of the town of Sinsheim.The village, settled since prehistoric times, and first mentioned in 773 CE as Hovaheim in the Lorsch codex, was officially incorporated on July 1, 1972 into Sinsheim.Hoffenheim is the...
, a suburb of Sinsheim
Sinsheim
Sinsheim is a town in southwestern Germany, in the Rhine Neckar Area of the state Baden-Württemberg about 22 kilometers southeast of Heidelberg and about 28 kilometers northwest of Heilbronn in the district Rhein-Neckar. It consists of a city center and 11 suburbs with a total population of 35,605...
, Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...
. In 2007 the club decided to adopt the use of the short form name 1899 Hoffenheim in place of the traditional TSG Hoffenheim. A fifth division side in 2000, the club made a remarkable advance to the top-flight Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
in 2008 with the financial backing of alumnus and software mogul Dietmar Hopp
Dietmar Hopp
Dietmar Hopp is a German software entrepreneur. He was one of the founders of SAP AG in 1972 with other former IBM employees Hans Werner Hector, Klaus Tschira, Claus Wellenreuther and Hasso Plattner...
.
History
The modern-day club was formed in 1945, when gymnastics club Turnverein Hoffenheim (founded 1 July 1899) and football club Fußballverein Hoffenheim (founded 1921) merged. At the beginning of the 1990s, the club was an obscure local amateur side playing in the eighth division Baden-Württemberg A-Liga. They steadily improved and by 1996 were competing in the Verbandsliga NordbadenVerbandsliga Nordbaden
The Verbandsliga Baden is currently the 6th tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga it was the 5th tier of the league system.- Overview :...
(V).
Around 2000, alumnus Dietmar Hopp
Dietmar Hopp
Dietmar Hopp is a German software entrepreneur. He was one of the founders of SAP AG in 1972 with other former IBM employees Hans Werner Hector, Klaus Tschira, Claus Wellenreuther and Hasso Plattner...
returned to the club of his youth as a financial backer. Hopp was the co-founder of software firm SAP
SAP AG
SAP AG is a German software corporation that makes enterprise software to manage business operations and customer relations. Headquartered in Walldorf, Baden-Württemberg, with regional offices around the world, SAP is the market leader in enterprise application software...
and he put some of his money into the club. His contributions generated almost immediate results: in 2000 Hoffenheim finished first in the Verbandsliga and was promoted to the fourth-division Oberliga Baden-Württemberg
Oberliga Baden-Württemberg
The Oberliga Baden-Württemberg is the highest Football League in the state of Baden-Württemberg and the Baden-Württemberg football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German Football, the 5th tier of the German football league system...
. Another first place finish moved the club up to the Regionalliga Süd
Regionalliga Süd
The Regionalliga Süd is currently the fourth tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008, it was the third tier. It currently is the highest regional league for the southern part of Germany...
(III) for the 2001–02 season. They finished 13th in their first season in the Regionalliga, but improved significantly the next year, earning a fifth place result.
Hoffenheim earned fifth and seventh place finishes in the next two seasons, before improving to fourth in 2005–06 to earn their best result to date. The club made its first German Cup appearance in the 2003–04 competition and performed well, advancing to the quarterfinals by eliminating 2. Bundesliga
2. Fußball-Bundesliga
- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
sides Eintracht Trier and Karlsruher SC
Karlsruher SC
Karlsruher SC is a German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg. KSC rose out of the consolidation of a number of predecessor clubs. They currently play in the 2...
and Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
club Bayer Leverkusen before being put out themselves by another 2. Bundesliga side, VfB Lübeck
VfB Lübeck
VfB Lübeck is a German association football club playing in Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein in the country's north. In addition to its football side the 1,000 member sports club also has departments for badminton, women's gymnastics, handball, and table tennis....
.
Negotiations to merge TSG Hoffenheim, FC Astoria Walldorf
FC Astoria Walldorf
FC Astoria Walldorf is a German association football club from the town of Walldorf, Baden-Württemberg.-History:The club was formed on 15 February 1995 through the union of the 1. FC 08 Walldorf and the football department of SG Walldorf Astoria 02. The new club advanced to the Verbandsliga...
, and SV Sandhausen
SV Sandhausen
SV Sandhausen is a German association football club that plays in Sandhausen, immediately to the south of Heidelberg in Baden-Württemberg.-History:...
to create FC Heidelberg 06 in 2005 were abandoned due to the resistance of the latter two clubs, and the failure to agree on whether the new side's stadium should be located in Heidelberg
Heidelberg
-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...
or Eppelheim
Eppelheim
Eppelheim is a city in northern Baden-Württemberg bordering Heidelberg. It belongs to the district Rhein-Neckar-Kreis.-Location and neighboring communities:...
. Team owner Hopp clearly preferred Heidelberg, but could not overcome the resistance of local firm Wild
Wild (company)
Rudolf Wild GmbH & Co. KG is a company headquartered in Eppelheim, Germany, near Heidelberg.The company produces natural ingredients for food products...
, which had already reserved the site of the planned stadium for its new production facilities.
2006–2008 – Major investments and promotion to the Bundesliga
In 2006, the club sought to improve its squad and technical staff by bringing in players with several years of Bundesliga experience, most notably Jochen SeitzJochen Seitz
Jochen Seitz is a German footballer who currently plays for Chernomorets Burgas.He had previously played in his country for Hamburger SV, SpVgg Unterhaching, VfB Stuttgart, FC Schalke 04, Kaiserslautern, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and Alemannia Aachen. Seitz signed with Bulgarian Chernomorets Burgas for...
and Tomislav Marić
Tomislav Maric
Tomislav Marić is a former German-born Croatian former football striker.-Trivia:He was born to Bosnian Croat parents in Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg and started his first-team career in 1992 at amateur side SpVgg 07 Ludwigsburg from the nearby Ludwigsburg in then third-division Oberliga...
, and by signing Ralf Rangnick, former manager of Bundesliga teams SSV Ulm 1846
SSV Ulm 1846
SSV Ulm 1846 is a German association football club from Ulm, Baden-Württemberg and is one of the country's largest and oldest sports clubs with over 12,000 members in more than twenty different departments. The modern-day club was formed out of 5 May 1970 merger of TSG Ulm 1846 and 1...
, VfB Stuttgart
VfB Stuttgart
Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons...
, Hannover 96
Hannover 96
Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96, Hannover or simply 96, is a German association football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony.-Foundation to WWII:...
, and Schalke 04
FC Schalke 04
Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major...
, to a five-year contract. The investment paid off in the 2006–07 season with the club's promotion to the 2. Bundesliga
2. Fußball-Bundesliga
- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
after finishing 2nd in Regionalliga Süd
Regionalliga Süd
The Regionalliga Süd is currently the fourth tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008, it was the third tier. It currently is the highest regional league for the southern part of Germany...
.
The 2007–08 season was Hoffenheim's first season in professional football. After a weak start with three losses and only one draw in the first four games, the team's performance improved remarkably and Hoffenheim climbed from 16th place on matchday four to second place on matchday 23. The team managed to defend their place until the end of the season, having scored 60 points after matchday 34. As a result of their second place finish they received automatic promotion to the 1. Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
, the highest German tier in football, after just playing in the 2. Bundesliga for one season.
2008 – Bundesliga
The 2008–09Fußball-Bundesliga 2008-09
Notes# TSG 1899 Hoffenheim played their 2008 home games at Carl-Benz-Stadion in Mannheim because their Rhein-Neckar-Arena had not yet been completed....
season was Hoffenheim's first season in the German top division. With the performance of strikers Vedad Ibišević
Vedad Ibiševic
Vedad Ibišević is a Bosnian footballer playing as striker for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in the German Bundesliga and the Bosnian national team. He has also played in Switzerland, the USA and France...
, Demba Ba
Demba Ba
Demba Ba is a French-born Senegalese footballer who plays as a striker for Newcastle United in the Premier League, and for the Senegal national team.-Early life:Ba was born in Sèvres, Hauts-de-Seine, and was the sixth child of seven...
and Chinedu Obasi the newly-promoted Hoffenheim managed to climb to the top of the table quickly, winning the "Herbstmeister" (Autumn-Champion) title with 35 points after 17 matchdays. Ibišević scored a total of 18 goals in 17 matches, being the Bundesliga's leading goal scorer after the first half of the season. Hoffenheim's fast and offensive playing style (42 goals in 17 matches) was praised by the German and international press, experts even believed Hoffenheim could win their first championship in their first year playing top flight football.
However, Hoffenheim suffered a devastating blow during the winter break when Ibišević tore an anterior cruciate ligament
Anterior cruciate ligament
The anterior cruciate ligament is a cruciate ligament which is one of the four major ligaments of the human knee. In the quadruped stifle , based on its anatomical position, it is referred to as the cranial cruciate ligament.The ACL originates from deep within the notch of the distal femur...
during a training match against Hamburg
Hamburger SV
Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department...
. Because of the serious injury Ibišević was unable to play for the second half of the season. Hoffenheim was now deprived of their biggest offensive threat and additionally had to deal with a fair number of other injuries and suspensions. As a result of their heavily debilitated squad Hoffenheim failed to build on their successful first half of the season. After not winning in 12 consecutive matches, Hoffenheim was dislodged from the top and dropped out of the top five down to ninth place. At the end of the season the team however recovered and ended their negative streak with three wins and one draw in the last four games. Hoffenheim eventually finished seventh with 55 points and a goal difference of +14 – still a respectable result for a newly promoted team.
In the 2009–10 season
2009–10 Fußball-Bundesliga
The 2009–10 Fußball-Bundesliga was the 47th season of the Fußball-Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. The season commenced on 7 August 2009 with the traditional season opening match involving the defending champions VfL Wolfsburg and VfB Stuttgart. The last games were played on 8 May 2010...
Hoffenheim further improved their squad by signing midfielders Maicosuel
Maicosuel Reginaldo de Matos
Maicosuel Reginaldo de Matos or simply Maicosuel , is a Brazilian attacking midfielder currently playing for Botafogo.-Career:After very good performances playing for Paraná Clube, he was acquired by Cruzeiro in 2007...
and Franco Zuculini
Franco Zuculini
Franco Zuculini is an Argentine football midfielder currently playing for Real Zaragoza.- Racing Club :Zuculini made his professional debut on 13 April 2008 for Racing. He has established himself as a starting central midfielder for the team in the Apertura 2008 and is a strong charging force on...
, as well as experienced defender Josip Šimunić
Josip Šimunic
Josip Šimunić is a Croatian footballer who plays as a defender for Dinamo Zagreb and the Croatian national team.-Club career:...
. Alumnus Hopp expected a position within the top five and a qualification for the UEFA Europa League at the end of the season. Indeed, Hoffenheim enjoyed success at the beginning of the season and remained in the top five for several weeks. However, the club again suffered from a large number of injuries and suspensions in the second half of the season and only won four of the 17 matches. The club finished on a disappointing eleventh place with 42 points and a goal difference of +2. Coach Ralf Rangnick was criticised in public for the poor results of his team, yet his contract was extended for two more years in May.
On January 1st, 2011 Hoffenheim sold Brazilian midfielder Luiz Gustavo to league rivals FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups....
for a reported fee of € 17 million. Immediately after the transfer had been completed, Hoffenheim Coach Ralf Rangnick resigned and was then replaced by Marco Pezzaiuoli
Marco Pezzaiuoli
Marco Pezzaiuoli is a German football manager.On 2 January 2011 Pezzaiuoli became new head coach of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim announced on 12 April 2011 that he will leave at the end of the season, recently having won only one out of eight games.-References:...
, who had been Rangnick's assistant before. Rangnick had disapproved the transfer in the weeks before since Hoffenheim was in reach of the Top 5 and is one of the eight teams left in the DFB-Pokal
2010–11 DFB-Pokal
The 2010–11 DFB-Pokal was the sixty-eighth season of the annual German football cup competition. It commenced on the weekend around 14 August 2010 with the matches of Round 1 and concluded on 21 May 2011 with the final at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin...
.
Criticism
Dietmar Hopp's financial support, which transformed Hoffenheim from a local amateur club into a competitive Bundesliga club, has been strongly criticized by other clubs, fans and by some in the German press. The main points of criticism are the club's lack of "tradition" and a proper fan base, as the club is a historically insignificant side from a village of just 3,300 inhabitants. The situation is akin to that of now-defunct Scottish side Gretna and German clubs VfL WolfsburgVfL Wolfsburg
VfL Wolfsburg is a professional German association football club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, who play in the Bundesliga football competition. Wolfsburg have won the Bundesliga once in their history, in the 2008–09 season, and were DFB-Pokal runners-up in 1995. The current head coach is Felix...
and Bayer 04 Leverkusen, as both teams have received large financial support by German companies. VfL Wolfsburg is wholly owned and supported by automobile manufacturer VW
Volkswagen
Volkswagen is a German automobile manufacturer and is the original and biggest-selling marque of the Volkswagen Group, which now also owns the Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, SEAT, and Škoda marques and the truck manufacturer Scania.Volkswagen means "people's car" in German, where it is...
, Bayer 04 Leverkusen is attached to pharmaceutical company Bayer
Bayer
Bayer AG is a chemical and pharmaceutical company founded in Barmen , Germany in 1863. It is headquartered in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and well known for its original brand of aspirin.-History:...
. Despite this, Leverkusen and Wolfsburg are quite different from Hoffenheim, because of their long history as football clubs founded by the factory workers themselves, and were successful chiefly through own merits rather than excessive funding.
On August 16, 2011 the club released a statement regarding complaints of a loudspeaker that was strategically placed under away fans during a home game against Cologne. The loudspeaker was designed to drown out the noise of the away fans cheers and chants during the game. It is reported that the speaker was placed by the groundskeeper and the club denies any involvement saying he acted alone. It is also reported that the loudspeaker was used during other games not just the home game against Cologne.
In a later statement the club admitted that the disruptive sound assembly has been used at least 5 times and although club officials claim to have no knowledge of these measures, their claims lack credibility as the assembly was connected to the stadiums electrical supply and security forces were aware of its existence.
Players
For recent transfers, see List of German football transfers summer 2010 and List of German football transfers winter 2010–11.Current squad
The first team squad:Players out on loan
Staff
- Holger StanislawskiHolger StanislawskiHolger Stanislawski is a retired German football player and a football manager. After 18 years with FC St. Pauli he left at the end of the 2010–11 season in order to manage TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.-External links:* at transfermarkt.de...
(Head Coach) - André TrulsenAndré TrulsenAndré "Trulla" Trulsen is a German football coach and a former player who is currently an assistant manager with FC St. Pauli.-External links:...
(Assistant Coach) - Klaus-Peter NemetKlaus-Peter NemetKlaus-Peter Nemet is a German football coach and a former player. As of January 2009, he works as a goalkeeping coach with FC St. Pauli. He was the manager of St. Pauli in the end of the 1996/97 season when they were relegated from the Fußball-Bundesliga. The club lost all 6 games they played...
(Assistant Coach) - Zsolt PetryZsolt PetryZsolt Petry was a Hungarian football Goalkeeper, currently goalkeeping coach for Hungary and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.-External links:* *...
(Goalkeeper Coach)
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II
The reserve team squad:Stadium
Before being promoted to the 1. Bundesliga in 2008, the club played in Dietmar-Hopp-Stadion which was built in 1999 with a capacity of 5,000 (1,620 seats).TSG 1899 Hoffenheim made their loftier ambitions clear in 2006 when the club's management decided to build the new 30,150 seat Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Rhein-Neckar-Arena
The Rhein-Neckar Arena is a multi-purpose stadium in Sinsheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of 1899 Hoffenheim. The stadium has a capacity of 30,150 people...
suitable for hosting Bundesliga matches. The stadium was originally to be built in Heidelberg
Heidelberg
-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...
before the selection of a site in Sinsheim
Sinsheim
Sinsheim is a town in southwestern Germany, in the Rhine Neckar Area of the state Baden-Württemberg about 22 kilometers southeast of Heidelberg and about 28 kilometers northwest of Heilbronn in the district Rhein-Neckar. It consists of a city center and 11 suburbs with a total population of 35,605...
.
They opened their first season in the 1. Bundesliga at the 26,022 capacity Carl-Benz-Stadion
Carl-Benz-Stadion
Carl-Benz-Stadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Mannheim, Germany. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of SV Waldhof Mannheim. In 2008, it also hosted TSG 1899 Hoffenheim for the first half of that club's first season in the Fußball-Bundesliga, until...
in Mannheim
Mannheim
Mannheim is a city in southwestern Germany. With about 315,000 inhabitants, Mannheim is the second-largest city in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, following the capital city of Stuttgart....
and played their first match in their new stadium on 31 January 2009.
League
- 2. Bundesliga2. Fußball-Bundesliga- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
- Runners-up: 2008
- Fußball-Regionalliga
- Runners-up: 2007
- Oberliga Baden-WürttembergOberliga Baden-WürttembergThe Oberliga Baden-Württemberg is the highest Football League in the state of Baden-Württemberg and the Baden-Württemberg football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German Football, the 5th tier of the German football league system...
(IV)- Champions: 2001
- Runners-up: 2010‡
- Verbandsliga NordbadenVerbandsliga NordbadenThe Verbandsliga Baden is currently the 6th tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga it was the 5th tier of the league system.- Overview :...
(V)- Champions: 2000
- Runners-up: 2003‡
Cup
- North Baden CupNorth Baden CupThe North Baden Cup is one of the 21 regional cup competitions of German football. The winner of the competition gains entry to the first round of the German Cup.-History:...
- Winners: (4) 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
- Runners-up: 2007
Youth
- 'German Under 17 championship
- Champions: 2008
- U17 Bundesliga South/SouthwestUnder 17 Bundesliga (football)The Under 17 Bundesliga is the highest level of play in German football for male juniors between the ages of 15 and 17. It was formed in 2007 and operates in three regional divisions with 14 clubs each...
- Champions: 2008
- Runners-up: 2011
- ‡ Won by reserve team.
Recent managers
Recent managers of the club:| Start | End | Manager |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1982 | Helmut Zuber |
| 1982 | 1982 | Meinard Stadelbauer |
| 1982 | 1984 | Rudi Ebel |
| 1984 | 1985 | Klaus Keller |
| 1986 | 1989 | Helmut Jedele |
| 1989 | 1990 | Gerhard Boll |
| 1990 | 1992 | Egon Ludwig |
| 1992 | 1994 | Hans Schreiner |
| 1994 | 1998 | Roland Schmitt |
| 1998 | 1998 | Alfred Schön Alfred Schön Alfred Schön is a German manager and former footballer.-References:**... |
| 1998 | 1999 | Raimund Lietzau |
| 1999 | 1999 | Günter Hillenbrand |
| 1999 | 2000 | Riko Weigand |
| 2000 | 30 June 2000 | Alfred Schön Alfred Schön Alfred Schön is a German manager and former footballer.-References:**... |
| 1 July 2000 | 19 November 2005 | Hans-Dieter Flick Hans-Dieter Flick Hans-Dieter "Hansi" Flick is the assistant coach of the German national football team under head coach Joachim Löw.... |
| 19 November 2005 | 23 December 2005 | Roland Dickgießer Roland Dickgießer Roland Dickgießer is a German former footballer.-External links:... |
| 10 January 2006 | 24 May 2006 | Lorenz-Günther Köstner Lorenz-Günther Köstner Lorenz-Günther Köstner is a retired German footballer who is now a football manager. As of January 2009, he manages VfL Wolfsburg II. Following the sacking of Armin Veh on 25 January 2010, he was named interim manager of VfL Wolfsburg until June 30, 2010.-References:... |
| 24 May 2006 | 30 June 2006 | Alfred Schön Alfred Schön Alfred Schön is a German manager and former footballer.-References:**... |
| 1 July 2006 | 1 January 2011 | Ralf Rangnick |
| 2 January 2011 | 30 June 2011 | Marco Pezzaiuoli Marco Pezzaiuoli Marco Pezzaiuoli is a German football manager.On 2 January 2011 Pezzaiuoli became new head coach of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim announced on 12 April 2011 that he will leave at the end of the season, recently having won only one out of eight games.-References:... |
| 1 July 2011 | Present | Holger Stanislawski Holger Stanislawski Holger Stanislawski is a retired German football player and a football manager. After 18 years with FC St. Pauli he left at the end of the 2010–11 season in order to manage TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.-External links:* at transfermarkt.de... |
TSG Hoffenheim
| Season | Division | Tier | Position |
| 1999–00 | Verbandsliga Nordbaden Verbandsliga Nordbaden The Verbandsliga Baden is currently the 6th tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga it was the 5th tier of the league system.- Overview :... |
V | 1st ↑ |
| 2000–01 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg Oberliga Baden-Württemberg The Oberliga Baden-Württemberg is the highest Football League in the state of Baden-Württemberg and the Baden-Württemberg football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German Football, the 5th tier of the German football league system... |
IV | 1st ↑ |
| 2001–02 | Regionalliga Süd Regionalliga Süd The Regionalliga Süd is currently the fourth tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008, it was the third tier. It currently is the highest regional league for the southern part of Germany... |
III | 13th |
| 2002–03 | Regionalliga Süd | 5th | |
| 2003–04 | Regionalliga Süd | 5th | |
| 2004–05 | Regionalliga Süd | 7th | |
| 2005–06 | Regionalliga Süd | 4th | |
| 2006–07 | Regionalliga Süd | 2nd ↑ | |
| 2007–08 | 2. Bundesliga 2. Fußball-Bundesliga - Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20... |
II | 2nd ↑ |
| 2008–09 | Bundesliga Fußball-Bundesliga The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga... |
I | 7th |
| 2009–10 | Bundesliga | 11th | |
| 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 11th | |
| 2011–12 | Bundesliga |
TSG Hoffenheim II
| Season | Division | Tier | Position |
| 2000–01 | Landesliga Nordbaden II | VI | 1st ↑ |
| 2001–02 | Verbandsliga Nordbaden Verbandsliga Nordbaden The Verbandsliga Baden is currently the 6th tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga it was the 5th tier of the league system.- Overview :... |
V | 2nd |
| 2002–03 | Verbandsliga Nordbaden | 2nd ↑ | |
| 2003–04 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg Oberliga Baden-Württemberg The Oberliga Baden-Württemberg is the highest Football League in the state of Baden-Württemberg and the Baden-Württemberg football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German Football, the 5th tier of the German football league system... |
IV | 10th |
| 2004–05 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 8th | |
| 2005–06 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 6th | |
| 2006–07 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 8th | |
| 2007–08 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 5th | |
| 2008–09 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | V | 2nd |
| 2009–10 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 1st ↑ | |
| 2010–11 | Regionalliga Süd | IV | 5th |
| 2011–12 | Regionalliga Süd |
- With the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 and the 3rd Liga3rd LigaThe 3rd Liga is the third division of football in Germany. The league started with the beginning of the 2008–09 season, when it replaced the Regionalliga as the third tier football league in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2...
in 2008 as the new third tier, below the 2nd Bundesliga2. Fußball-Bundesliga- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
, all leagues below dropped one tier.
TSG Hoffenheim Women
The women's team started playing in 2006-07 and rushed through the lower leagues. The teams target is the Bundesliga.| Season | Division | Tier | Position |
| 2007–08 | Verbandsliga Baden | V | 1st ↑ |
| 2008–09 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | IV | 1st ↑ |
| 2009–10 | Regionalliga Fußball-Regionalliga (women) The five Regionalligas are the third-tier leagues in German women's football. In each division the champion will be promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga in the next season.- Mode :... Süd |
III | 1st ↑ |
| 2010–11 | 2. Fußball-Bundesliga 2. Fußball-Bundesliga (women) The 2nd Women's Football Bundesliga is the second league competition for women's football in Germany. It is divided into 2 groups of north and south... |
II | 3rd |
| 2011–12 | 2. Fußball-Bundesliga |
External links
- Official site in English (German, and Portuguese versions also available)
- Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables
- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim at Weltfussball.de
- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II at Weltfussball.de