TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

1899 Hoffenheim

Full name	Turn- und Sportgemeinschaft 1899 Hoffenheim e.V.
Founded	1 January 1899
Ground	Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim (capacity: 30,150)
Chairman	Jochen A. Rotthaus Frank Briel
Manager	Holger Stanislawski
League	Bundesliga
2010–11	Bundesliga, 11th
Website	Club home page

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim is a football club based in Hoffenheim, a suburb of Sinsheim, Baden-Württemberg. They play in the German Bundesliga In the year 2000 they played in the 5th division but in 2008 they promoted to the Bundesliga. It was possible with the financial help of the software mogul Dietmar Hopp, who had played in the club's youth system. The financial help was widely criticized by other clubs, fans and by some in the German press. The most important points were the lack of tradition and the small fan base. Hoffenheim has only 3,300 inhabitants, and Sinsheim, where they play their home games, has only about 35,000 residents. .

Honors

The club's honours:

League 2. Bundesliga Runners-up: 2008 Fußball-Regionalliga Runners-up: 2007 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg (IV) Champions: 2001 Runners-up: 2010‡ Verbandsliga Nordbaden (V) Champions: 2000 Runners-up: 2003‡

Cup North Baden Cup Winners: (4) 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Runners-up: 2007

Youth

• 'German Under 17 championship
  • Champions: 2008
• U17 Bundesliga South/Southwest
  • Champions: 2008
  • Runners-up: 2011
• ^‡ Won by reserve team.

Current squad

The first team squad as of 15 May, 2013

No. Position Player 1 GK Tim Wiese 2 DF Andreas Beck (captain) 4 DF Stefan Thesker 6 MF Sebastian Rudy 7 MF Boris Vukčević 8 FW Filip Malbašić 9 FW Sven Schipplock 10 FW Igor de Camargo 11 FW Eren Derdiyok 12 DF David Abraham 13 MF Daniel Williams 14 DF Chris 15 DF Mathieu Delpierre 16 DF Fabian Johnson 17 MF Tobias Weis 18 FW Joselu 19 GK Jens Grahl 20 MF Ahmed Sassi 21 DF Patrick Ochs

No. Position Player 22 MF Roberto Firmino 23 MF Sejad Salihović 24 FW Michael Gregoritsch 25 MF Luis Advíncula 28 DF Pelle Jensen 29 DF Jannik Vestergaard 30 GK Koen Casteels 31 FW Kevin Volland 32 MF Vincenzo Grifo 33 MF Takashi Usami 34 GK Heurelho Gomes 36 DF Jeremy Toljan 39 MF Andreas Ludwig 40 MF Stephan Schröck 41 MF Afriyie Acquah 42 MF Eugen Polanski 43 DF Robin Szarka 44 DF Patrick Schorr 45 DF Niklas Süle

Players out on loan

No. Position Player FW Knowledge Musona (to FC Augsburg) MF Tobias Strobl (to 1. FC Köln) MF Denis Streker (to Dynamo Dresden)

No. Position Player MF Joseph-Claude Gyau (to FC St. Pauli) DF Edson Braafheid (to FC Twente Enschede)

Staff

• Holger Stanislawski (Head Coach)
• André Trulsen (Assistant Coach)
• Klaus-Peter Nemet (Assistant Coach)
• Zsolt Petry (Goalkeeper Coach)