TSG 1899 Hoffenheim facts for kids
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| Full name | Turn- und Sportgemeinschaft 1899 Hoffenheim e.V. |
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| Nickname(s) | Die Kraichgauer (The Kraichgauers) | |||
| Founded | 1 July 1899 | |||
| Ground | PreZero Arena | |||
| Capacity | 30,150 | |||
| Owner | Dietmar Hopp | |||
| President | Jörg Albrecht | |||
| Manager | Christian Ilzer | |||
| League | Bundesliga | |||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga, 11th of 18 | |||
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TSG Hoffenheim is a German professional football club. It is based in Hoffenheim, a small village in Sinsheim, Baden-Württemberg.
The club started in 1899 as a gymnastics club. The modern football club began in 1945. In 2000, it was playing in the fifth division. With money from Dietmar Hopp, a former club member and software boss, Hoffenheim quickly moved up the German football league system. In 2008, they reached the top league, the Bundesliga. In the 2017–18 season, Hoffenheim finished third in the Bundesliga. This was their best result ever. It also meant they qualified for the UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time.
Since 2009, Hoffenheim has played its home games at the Rhein-Neckar-Arena. This stadium is also known as PreZero Arena. Before that, they played at the Dietmar-Hopp-Stadion from 1999.
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Club History and Rise to Fame
The club we know today was formed in 1945. This happened when a gymnastics club (Turnverein Hoffenheim, started in 1899) and a football club (Fußballverein Hoffenheim, started in 1921) joined together. In the early 1990s, the team was an amateur club. They played in the eighth division. By 1996, they were in the Verbandsliga Nordbaden (fifth division).
Around 2000, Dietmar Hopp, who used to play for the club, started giving them money. He was a co-founder of the software company SAP. His support helped the club a lot. In 2000, Hoffenheim won the Verbandsliga. They were promoted to the fourth-tier Oberliga Baden-Württemberg. They won that league too. This moved them up to the Regionalliga Süd (third division) for the 2001–02 season.
In their first season in the Regionalliga, they finished 13th. The next year, they improved a lot and finished fifth. Hoffenheim also played well in the DFB-Pokal (German Cup) in 2003–04. They reached the quarter-finals. They beat teams from higher leagues before being knocked out.
Big Investments and Bundesliga Promotion (2006–2008)
In 2006, the club decided to get better players and coaches. They brought in experienced players like Jochen Seitz and Tomislav Marić. They also signed young talents like Sejad Salihović. Most importantly, they hired Ralf Rangnick as manager. He had coached other Bundesliga teams.
This investment paid off quickly. In the 2006–07 season, Hoffenheim finished second in the Regionalliga Süd. This meant they were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga, the second professional league.
The 2007–08 season was Hoffenheim's first time playing professional football. They started slowly, with three losses and one draw in their first four games. But then, their performance got much better. They climbed from 16th place to second place. They stayed in second place until the end of the season. This earned them automatic promotion to the Bundesliga, Germany's top football league. They reached the Bundesliga after only one season in the 2. Bundesliga!
Growing Stronger and Playing in Europe (2008–Present)
In their first season in the Bundesliga (2008–09), Hoffenheim finished 7th. Their top scorers were Vedad Ibišević and Demba Ba. The next few seasons, they finished around 11th place.
In the 2012–13 Bundesliga, the club almost got relegated. They finished 16th, which meant they had to play in a special play-off game. They beat Kaiserslautern 5–2 over two games to stay in the Bundesliga. Roberto Firmino scored two goals in the first game.
The 2013–14 Bundesliga season was interesting. Hoffenheim scored a lot of goals (72), but they also let in a lot (70). Roberto Firmino was their best player that season. He scored 16 goals and made 12 assists. He even won the Bundesliga Breakthrough Player of the Season award. In the 2014–15 Bundesliga, they almost qualified for the Europa League, finishing 8th.
In the 2015–16 Bundesliga, they again came very close to being relegated. They were just one point away from the play-off spot.
In the 2016–17 season, a new coach named Julian Nagelsmann took over. He brought in new players like Andrej Kramarić, Kerem Demirbay, and Sandro Wagner. The team started with four draws. But then, they improved and reached 3rd place by October. On April 4, 2017, they beat Bayern Munich 1–0. This was a very important win for the club. On April 21, 2017, they secured a spot in European football for the next season. They finished 4th in the 2016–17 Bundesliga. This meant they would play in the UEFA Champions League for the 2017–18 season.
In the Champions League play-off round, they played against Liverpool. They lost the first game 1–2 and the second game 2–4. This meant they lost 3–6 overall and were out of the Champions League. However, they still got to play in the UEFA Europa League group stages. They finished last in their group and were eliminated from that tournament too.
The 2017–18 Bundesliga season was very good for Hoffenheim. They finished third. This meant they automatically qualified for the Champions League again the next year.
The 2018–19 season was not as successful. In the Champions League, they finished last in their group. They had 3 draws and 3 losses against teams like Manchester City, Lyon, and Shakhtar Donetsk. So, they did not get past the group stages in Europe again. In the Bundesliga, they finished 9th. This was 6 places lower than their 3rd place finish the year before. They were only 3 points away from qualifying for the Europa League. In the DFB-Pokal, they lost 2–0 to RB Leipzig. Andrej Kramarić was their top scorer that season with 22 goals in 37 games. Kerem Demirbay had the most assists with 11. Coach Julian Nagelsmann left the club at the end of this season.
Since then, the club has had several coaches. Alfred Schreuder took over, followed by Sebastian Hoeneß, André Breitenreiter, and Pellegrino Matarazzo. The current manager is Christian Ilzer.
Meet the Players
Current Squad
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Players on Loan
Sometimes players go to other clubs for a short time to get more playing experience. This is called being "on loan."
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Other Teams
- Reserve team: This team is for players who are developing their skills.
- Women's team: Hoffenheim also has a successful women's football team.
Club Staff
Here are some of the key people who help the first team:
| Manager |  Christian Ilzer |
| Assistant manager |  Dominik Deutschl Frank Fröhling Uwe Hölzl Benjamin Hübner |
| Goalkeeper coach | Alexander Stolz |
| Athletics coach | Philipp Lussi Martin Seiler |
| Rehab coach | Christian Weigl |
Home Stadium
Before they were promoted to the Bundesliga in 2008, Hoffenheim played at the Dietmar-Hopp-Stadion. This stadium was built in 1999 and could hold 5,000 people.
In 2006, the club decided to build a new, bigger stadium. This new stadium, the Rhein-Neckar-Arena, can hold 30,150 fans. It was built in Sinsheim.
They played their first season in the Bundesliga at the Carl-Benz-Stadion in Mannheim. Their new stadium opened on January 31, 2009.
Club Partnerships
TSG Hoffenheim has made friends with other football clubs around the world.
- On September 25, 2020, they partnered with MLS club FC Cincinnati from the United States.
- They also have a partnership with Accra Hearts Of Oak, a club from Ghana.
Club Achievements
Here are some of the things TSG Hoffenheim has won:
League Titles
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Cup Wins
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Youth Team Success
Hoffenheim's youth teams have also won many titles:
- German Under 19 Championship
- Champions: 2013–14
- Second Place: 2014–15, 2015–16
- German Under 17 Championship
- Champions: 2007–08
- Under 19 Bundesliga South/Southwest
- Champions: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
- Under 17 Bundesliga South/Southwest
- Champions: 2007–08
- Second Place: 2010–11
- Under 15 Regionalliga Süd
- Champions: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2015–16
- ‡ Won by the reserve team.
European Competition Record
Hoffenheim first played in European competitions in 2017. They qualified for the play-off round of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League. Their first European match was on August 15, 2017. They lost 2–1 to Liverpool in that game.
European Matches Played
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home Score | Away Score | Overall Result |
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| 2017–18 | UEFA Champions League | Play-off |  Liverpool |
1–2 | 2–4 | 3–6 |
| UEFA Europa League | Group Stage |  Braga |
1–2 | 1–3 | 4th | |
 Ludogorets Razgrad |
1–1 | 1–2 | ||||
 İstanbul Başakşehir |
3–1 | 1–1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | UEFA Champions League | Group Stage |  Shakhtar Donetsk |
2–3 | 2–2 | 4th |
| Manchester City |
1–2 | 1–2 | ||||
 Lyon |
3–3 | 2–2 | ||||
| 2020–21 | UEFA Europa League | Group Stage |  Gent |
4–1 | 4–1 | 1st |
 Red Star Belgrade |
2–0 | 0–0 | ||||
 Slovan Liberec |
5–0 | 2–0 | ||||
| Round of 32 |  Molde |
0–2 | 3–3 | 3–5 | ||
| 2024–25 | UEFA Europa League | League Phase |  Midtjylland |
N/A | 1–1 | |
| Dynamo Kyiv |
2–0 | N/A | ||||
| Porto |
N/A | 0–2 | ||||
| Lyon |
2–2 | N/A | ||||
| Braga |
N/A | |||||
 FCSB |
N/A | |||||
| Tottenham Hotspur |
N/A | |||||
| Anderlecht |
N/A |
Top Players: Goals and Appearances
Here are the players who have played the most games and scored the most goals for Hoffenheim.
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Most Games Played for the Club
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Most Goals Scored for the Club
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- Players in bold are still playing for Hoffenheim.
Women's Team
The women's team started playing in 2006–07. They quickly moved up through the lower leagues. The women's team plays their games at Dietmar-Hopp-Stadion.
Images for kids
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A chart showing Hoffenheim's league performance over the years.
See also
In Spanish: TSG 1899 Hoffenheim para niños
