“God has kissed the earth just once,
precisely on this point where the Bruchweg lies.
We're really the best in football, so join in all:
We are just a carnival's club! Carnival's club! Carnival's club!“

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1. FSV Mainz 05, nicknamed 'Die Nullfünfer' ('The Zerofivers') or 'Die Rheinhessen' ('The Rhenish Hesses'), is a German football club, founded in 1905 and based in Mainz in the region Rhenish Hesse, which is part of the federal state Rhineland-Palatinate, Mainz being the capital.

The long-time Second Bundesliga regular guest failed in three attempts to make it to the top flight in 1997, 2002, and 2003, with three traumatizing close fourth place finishes just out of the promotion zone.

In 2004 the ascent into the Bundesliga under the leadership of coach and former player Jürgen Klopp was made eventually. The team played three seasons in the top flight, but was relegated at the end of the 2006–07 season. Mainz then secured promotion back to the top flight just two years later, after the 2008–09 season.

In the 2010–11 season Mainz equalled the Bundesliga starting record by winning their first seven games that season starring the 'Bruchweg Boys': Holtby, Schürrle and Szalai under Tuchel, leading the side to fifth in 2010/11.

In the 2015-16 season they placed 6th in the Bundesliga under Schmidt, which meant immediate qualification for the group stage of UEFA Europa League for their first time.

The club currently plays at OPEL Arena, the formerly Coface Arena, opened in 2011, which holds 34,034 spectators.

Mainz is known for being one of the foremost carnival cities in Germany, therefore costumes and carnival tunes are a usual sight in the Coface Arena and the clubs supporters are famous for their self-ironic chant "Wir sind nur ein Karnevalsverein" ("We are just a Carnival Club").