2024–25 1. FSV Mainz 05 season

The 2024–25 season was the 120th season in the history of the 1. FSV Mainz 05 and the club's 16th consecutive season in the Bundesliga. In addition to the domestic league, the team participated in the DFB-Pokal.

Mainz 05

2024–25 season
Manager	Bo Henriksen
Stadium	Mewa Arena
Bundesliga	6th
DFB-Pokal	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Jonathan Burkardt (18) All: Jonathan Burkardt (19)
Biggest win	FC St. Pauli 0–3 Mainz 05 Holstein Kiel 0–3 Mainz 05
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2023–24

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Aymen Barkok	Hertha BSC	Loan return	30 June 2024
MF	Ben Bobzien	Austria Lustenau	Loan return	30 June 2024
FW	Delano Burgzorg	Huddersfield Town	Loan return	30 June 2024
DF	Lucas Laux	SV Sandhausen	Loan return	30 June 2024
MF	Paul Nebel	Karlsruher SC	Loan return	30 June 2024
MF	Kaishū Sano	Kashima Antlers	€2,500,000	3 July 2024	[1]
FW	Armindo Sieb	Bayern Munich	Loan	2 July 2024
DF	Moritz Jenz	VfL Wolfsburg	Loan	28 August 2024	[2]
MF	Hong Hyun-seok	Gent	€4,000,000	29 August 2024	[3]
MF	Gabriel Vidović	Bayern Munich	Loan	30 August 2024	[4]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
FW	Jessic Ngankam	Eintracht Frankfurt	Loan return	30 June 2024	[5]
DF	Sepp van den Berg	Liverpool	Loan return	30 June 2024	[6]
MF	Leandro Barreiro	Benfica	End of contract	1 July 2024	[5]
MF	Josuha Guilavogui	Leeds United	End of contract	1 July 2024	[7]
MF	Merveille Papela	Darmstadt 98	End of contract	1 July 2024	[5]
FW	Delano Burgzorg	Middlesbrough		1 July 2024
FW	Ludovic Ajorque	Brest	Loan	25 July 2024	[8]
DF	Edimilson Fernandes	Brest	Loan	30 August 2024	[9]
FW	Karim Onisiwo	Red Bull Salzburg	Undisclosed	2 January 2025	[10]

Friendlies

TSV Langenlonsheim-Laubenheim v Mainz 05

6 July 2024 Friendly	TSV Langenlonsheim-Laubenheim	0–13	Mainz 05
14:00

Mainz 05 v FC Basara Mainz

12 July 2024 Friendly	Mainz 05	8–0	FC Basara Mainz	Mainz
18:00				Stadium: Bruchwegstadion

Eintracht Trier v Mainz 05

18 July 2024 Friendly	Eintracht Trier	3–0	Mainz 05	Morbach
18:00				Stadium: Alfons-Jakob-Stadion

Mainz 05 v Preußen Münster

27 July 2024 Friendly	Mainz 05	3–1	Preußen Münster	Mainz
14:00				Stadium: Bruchwegstadion Attendance: 1,937 Referee: Nicolas Winter

Holstein Kiel v Mainz 05

2 August 2024 Friendly	Holstein Kiel	0–2	Mainz 05	Schwaz
15:00				Stadium: Silberstadtarena

Mainz 05 v Montpellier

10 August 2024 Friendly	Mainz 05	3–1	Montpellier	Mainz
15:30				Stadium: MEWA ARENA

Mainz 05 v Darmstadt 98

4 September 2024 Friendly	Mainz 05	0–1	Darmstadt 98	Mainz
14:00				Stadium: Bruchwegstadion

Rheinhessen-Auswahl v Mainz 05

9 October 2024 Friendly	Rheinhessen-Auswahl	0–4	Mainz 05	Jugenheim in Rheinhessen
18:00				Stadium: Sportplatz Im Wiesenweg - Jugenheim/Rheinhessen

Eintracht Frankfurt v Mainz 05

5 January 2025 Friendly	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–3	Mainz 05
Note: 2 x 60 minutes

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bundesliga	24 August 2024	17 May 2025	Matchday 1	6th	34	14	10	10	55	43	+12	041.18
DFB-Pokal	16 August 2024	30 October 2024	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	3	5	−2	050.00
Total					36	15	10	11	58	48	+10	041.67

Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

Main article: 2024–25 Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Borussia Dortmund	34	17	6	11	71	51	+20	57	Qualification for the Champions League league phase
5	SC Freiburg	34	16	7	11	49	53	−4	55	Qualification for the Europa League league phase
6	Mainz 05	34	14	10	10	55	43	+12	52	Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
7	RB Leipzig	34	13	12	9	53	48	+5	51
8	Werder Bremen	34	14	9	11	54	57	−3	51

Source: Bundesliga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.^[11]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	14	10	10	55	43	+12	52	6	8	3	24	18	+6	8	2	7	31	25	+6

Source: DFB

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	D	L	W	L	W	L	D	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	L	W	L	D	W	W	W	W	D	L	D	L	D	L	D	W
Position	10	12	15	10	12	10	12	13	13	10	8	7	9	7	5	6	6	6	6	6	7	6	5	4	3	3	4	4	5	6	7	7	6

Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2025. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league schedule was released on 4 July 2024.^[12]

Mainz 05 v Union Berlin

24 August 2024 1	Mainz 05	1–1	Union Berlin	Mainz
15:30		Report		Stadium: Mewa Arena Referee: Harm Osmers

VfB Stuttgart v Mainz 05

31 August 2024 2	VfB Stuttgart	3–3	Mainz 05	Stuttgart
15:30		Report		Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 59,000 Referee: Timo Gerach

Mainz 05 v Werder Bremen

15 September 2024 3	Mainz 05	1–2	Werder Bremen	Mainz
17:30		Report		Stadium: Mewa Arena Referee: Benjamin Brand

FC Augsburg v Mainz 05

20 September 2024 4	FC Augsburg	2–3	Mainz 05	Augsburg
20:30				Stadium: Augsburg Arena Attendance: 28,913 Referee: Sören Storks

Mainz 05 v 1. FC Heidenheim

28 September 2024 5	Mainz 05	0–2	1. FC Heidenheim	Mainz
15:30	Hanche-Olsen  6'  28' Jenz  49' Kohr  61'	Report	Pieringer 15',  77' Traoré  48' Mainka  49' Gimber  56' Dorsch  80' Schöppner 86'	Stadium: Mewa Arena Attendance: 31,500 Referee: Florian Exner

FC St. Pauli v Mainz 05

5 October 2024 6	FC St. Pauli	0–3	Mainz 05	Hamburg
15:30		Report	Burkardt 5', 62' Sieb 16',  20' Jenz  79' Kohr  88'	Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 29,546 Referee: Christian Dingert

Mainz 05 v RB Leipzig

19 October 2024 7	Mainz 05	0–2	RB Leipzig	Mainz
15:30	Nebel  90+1'	Report	Simons 20' Orbán 37' Haidara  53' Vermeeren  60' Elmas  89'	Stadium: Mewa Arena Attendance: 30,100 Referee: Felix Zwayer

Mainz 05 v Borussia Mönchengladbach

25 October 2024 8	Mainz 05	1–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Mainz
20:30	Lainer 55' (o.g.) Caci  74' Widmer  89' Amiri  90+4'	Report	Scally  40' Kleindienst 57' Sander  80'	Stadium: Mewa Arena Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Martin Petersen

SC Freiburg v Mainz 05

3 November 2024 9	SC Freiburg	0–0	Mainz 05	Freiburg
15:30	Sildillia  90+2'	Report	Lee Jae-sung  44' Bell  70'	Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion Attendance: 34,400 Referee: Benjamin Brand

Mainz 05 v Borussia Dortmund

9 November 2024 10	Mainz 05	3–1	Borussia Dortmund	Mainz
15:30	Nebel  32', 54' Lee Jae-sung 36' Kohr  45' Burkardt 45+3' Zentner  86'	Report	Can  27' Schlotterbeck  28' Guirassy 40' (pen.)	Stadium: Mewa Arena Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Florian Badstübner

Holstein Kiel v Mainz 05

24 November 2024 11	Holstein Kiel	0–3	Mainz 05	Kiel
15:30	Erras  56'	Report	Amiri 11' Burkardt 37' (pen.) Lee Jae-sung 53'	Stadium: Holstein-Stadion Attendance: 14,906 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

Mainz 05 v TSG Hoffenheim

1 December 2024 12	Mainz 05	2–0	TSG Hoffenheim	Mainz
15:30	Burkardt 4', 24' Mwene  16'	Report	Kramarić  28' Kadeřábek  32' Stach  47'	Stadium: Mewa Arena Attendance: 30,400 Referee: Daniel Siebert

VfL Wolfsburg v Mainz 05

7 December 2024 13	VfL Wolfsburg	4–3	Mainz 05	Wolfsburg
15:30	Amoura 19' Baku  21' Arnold  22' Tomás 57',  68' Wind 83', 90+4'	Report	Nebel 11', 66' Burkardt 39' Amiri  43' Lee Jae-sung  45+2' Kohr  56' Leitsch  90+1'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 20,036 Referee: Timo Gerach

Mainz 05 v Bayern Munich

14 December 2024 14	Mainz 05	2–1	Bayern Munich	Mainz
15:30	Lee Jae-sung 41', 60' Kohr  49' Mwene  90'	Report	Kimmich  78' Sané 87' Laimer  90+5'	Stadium: Mewa Arena Referee: Frank Willenborg

Eintracht Frankfurt v Mainz 05

21 December 2024 15	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–3	Mainz 05	Frankfurt
15:30	Bahoya  64' Kristensen 75'	Report	Mwene  11' Santos 15' (o.g.) Amiri  21' Nebel 27', 58'	Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park Attendance: 58,000 Referee: Florian Badstübner

Mainz 05 v VfL Bochum

11 January 2025 16	Mainz 05	2–0	VfL Bochum	Mainz
15:30	Burkardt 23', 69'	Report	Hofmann  33' Sissoko  45+7'	Stadium: Mewa Arena Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Benjamin Brand

Bayer Leverkusen v Mainz 05

15 January 2025 17	Bayer Leverkusen	1–0	Mainz 05	Leverkusen
20:30	Grimaldo 48' Mukiele  69' Xhaka  87'	Report	Sieb  17' Bell  51' Caci  68'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Tobias Welz

Union Berlin v Mainz 05

18 January 2025 18	Union Berlin	2–1	Mainz 05	Berlin
15:30	Hollerbach 1' Skov 24' (pen.) Kemlein  32' McKenna  74' Querfeld  86'	Report	Amiri 5' (pen.) Caci  26' Bell  32'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 21,646 Referee: Florian Exner

Mainz 05 v VfB Stuttgart

25 January 2025 19	Mainz 05	2–0	VfB Stuttgart	Mainz
15:30 CET	Sano  16' Weiper 29',  36' Zentner  41' Lee Jae-sung  45+2' Caci 86'	Report	Karazor  56' Stiller  68' Chabot  88'	Stadium: Mewa Arena Attendance: 33,100 Referee: Tobias Stieler

Werder Bremen v Mainz 05

1 February 2025 20	Werder Bremen	1–0	Mainz 05	Bremen
20:30 CET	Ducksch 12' Bittencourt 14' Friedl  26'  90+4' Stark  42'  90+3' Schmid  78' Zetterer  90+1' Lynen  90+2' Weiser  90+8'	Report	Zentner  10' Caci  44' Lee Jae-sung  80'	Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 40,500 Referee: Martin Petersen

Mainz 05 v FC Augsburg

8 February 2025 21	Mainz 05	0–0	FC Augsburg	Mainz
15:30 CET	Jenz  8' Weiper  34' Leitsch  76'	Report	Essende  43' Zesiger  45+7' Gouweleeuw  88'	Stadium: Mewa Arena Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Daniel Schlager

1. FC Heidenheim v Mainz 05

15 February 2025 22	1. FC Heidenheim	0–2	Mainz 05	Heidenheim
19:30 CET	Pieringer  61'	Report	Burkardt 28' Weiper 49' Kohr  65' Caci  71' Amiri  73'	Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Felix Byrch

Mainz 05 v FC St. Pauli

22 February 2025 23	Mainz 05	2–0	FC St. Pauli	Mainz
15:30 CET	Sano  18' Kohr  50' Lee Jae-Sung 67' Nebel  87', 90+5'	Report	Treu  24' Van der Heyden  65' Nemeth  90+4'	Stadium: Mewa Arena Attendance: 33,305 Referee: Felix Zwayer

RB Leipzig v Mainz 05

1 March 2025 24	RB Leipzig	1–2	Mainz 05	Leipzig
15:30 CET	Simons 1' Haidara  52'	Report	Amiri 52' Burkardt 58' Maloney  88'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 41,406 Referee: Daniel Siebert

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Mainz 05

7 March 2025 25	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–3	Mainz 05	Mönchengladbach
20:30 CET	Lainer 73'	Report	Nebel 39' Kohr 48' Amiri 77' Sano  90+2'	Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 51,749 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

Mainz 05 v SC Freiburg

15 March 2025 26	Mainz 05	2–2	SC Freiburg	Mainz
15:30 CEST	Mwene  27' Burkardt 34' Kohr  43' Hanche-Olsen 74'	Report	Adamu  2' Gregoritsch 58' Kübler 79' Höler  87'	Stadium: Mewa Arena Attendance: 33,305 Referee: Benjamin Brand

Borussia Dortmund v Mainz 05

29 March 2025 27	Borussia Dortmund	3–1	Mainz 05	Dortmund
17:30 CEST	Beier 39', 72' Can 42' Couto  45' Schlotterbeck  89'	Report	Nebel 76'	Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 81,365 Referee: Daniel Schlager

Mainz 05 v Holstein Kiel

5 April 2025 28	Mainz 05	1–1	Holstein Kiel	Mainz
15:30 CEST	Mwene  33' Weiper 75' Jenz  84' Amiri  90+1'	Report	Bernhardsson 34' Zec  44' Remberg  51' Becker  85' Rosenboom  90+1'	Stadium: Mewa Arena Attendance: 32,500 Referee: Frank Willenborg

TSG Hoffenheim v Mainz 05

12 April 2025 29	TSG Hoffenheim	2–0	Mainz 05	Sinsheim
15:30 CEST	Kramarić 4', 32' Chaves  23' Nsoki  45+2' Bischof  75' Baumann  90+3'	Report	Nebel  49'  90+4'	Stadium: PreZero Arena Attendance: 30,150 Referee: Sven Jablonski

Mainz 05 v VfL Wolfsburg

19 April 2025 30	Mainz 05	2–2	VfL Wolfsburg	Mainz
15:30 CEST	Lee Jae-sung 37' Kohr 40',  51' Veratschnig  67'	Report	Arnold 3' Tomás  68' Vavro 89',  90+3' Mæhle  90'	Stadium: Mewa Arena Attendance: 31,500 Referee: Felix Zwayer

Bayern Munich v Mainz 05

26 April 2025 31	Bayern Munich	3–0	Mainz 05	Munich
15:30 CEST	Sané 27' Olise 40' Kane  45+1' Dier 84' Laimer  86'	Report	Mwene  36' Amiri  89'	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Bastian Dankert

Mainz 05 v Eintracht Frankfurt

3 May 2025 32	Mainz 05	1–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Mainz
				Stadium: Mewa Arena

VfL Bochum v Mainz 05

10 May 2025 33	VfL Bochum	1–4	Mainz 05	Bochum
				Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion

Mainz 05 v Bayer Leverkusen

17 May 2025 34	Mainz 05	2–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Mainz
				Stadium: Mewa Arena

DFB-Pokal

Main article: 2024–25 DFB-Pokal

Wehen Wiesbaden v Mainz 05

16 August 2024 First round	Wehen Wiesbaden	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Mainz 05	Wiesbaden
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gözüsirin 14'	Report	Kohr 59' Burkardt 113' Amiri 120+1'	Stadium: Brita-Arena

Mainz 05 v Bayern Munich

30 October 2024 Second round	Mainz 05	0–4	Bayern Munich	Mainz
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Kohr  19' Jenz  45+3' Nebel  64'	Report	Musiala 2', 37', 45+4' Laimer  43' Sané 45+1'	Stadium: Mewa Arena Attendance: 33,305 Referee: Sascha Stegemann