1. FSV Mainz 05 were founded in 1905 and reached the Bundesliga for the first time in 2004 under Jürgen Klopp, who had spent almost his whole playing career with the club. Mainz later gave Thomas Tuchel his first Bundesliga job, and they have been a regular top-flight club since 2009. They play at the MEWA Arena, which opened in 2011.
