FSV Mainz 05 — overview (around the 2020/21 season)

• Full name: 1. Fußball- und Sportverein Mainz 05 e. V. (commonly FSV Mainz 05)
• Founded: 1905
• Location: Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
• Stadium: Opel Arena (home ground since 2011, capacity ~34,000)
• Club colours / nickname: Red & white; often called "Die Nullfünfer" (the 05ers)
• Competition (2020/21): Bundesliga (top tier of German football)

Coach / Manager (around 2020/21)

• Jan‑Moritz Lichte — German coach who was associated with Mainz 05’s first‑team coaching setup in the period surrounding 2019–2020 and into the transitional phase approaching the 2020/21 campaign. He came into the club’s senior coaching role after working in coaching roles at other German clubs and with youth squads, and his time with Mainz focused on stabilising the squad and integrating younger players into the first team.

2020/21 season context (summary)

• Mainz competed in the Bundesliga. The season followed an unusual 2019/20 period disrupted by the COVID‑19 pandemic, and schedules, matchday atmospheres and squad management were all affected by pandemic constraints.
• The club’s objective was consolidation in the Bundesliga with a relatively lean squad and a mix of established first‑team players and emerging talents from their academy.

Notable squad notes (players associated with Mainz around that era)

• Robin Quaison — important attacking player and one of the club’s key contributors around this period.
• Karim Onisiwo — regular forward option and frequent contributor in attack.

Club character and development

• Mainz 05 is known for steady Bundesliga participation, a strong youth setup, pragmatic management and a focus on getting the best from comparatively modest resources compared with Germany’s biggest clubs.

Data / records

• For precise match results, player appearances, transfer details and the final league position in 2020/21, consult official Bundesliga records or Mainz 05’s archived season summaries (these provide match‑by‑match statistics and exact dates for coaching appointments).