| 2020–21 season | ||||
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| President | Stefan Hofmann | |||
| Head coach | Achim Beierlorzer (until 28 September) Jan-Moritz Lichte (interim, from 28 September to 28 December) Jan Siewert (interim, from 28 December to 4 January) Bo Svensson (from 4 January) | |||
| Stadium | Opel Arena | |||
| Bundesliga | 12th | |||
| DFB-Pokal | Second round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jean-Philippe Mateta (7) All: Jean-Philippe Mateta (10) | |||
The2020–21 1. FSV Mainz 05 season was the club's 116th season in existence and the club's 12th consecutive season in the top flight ofGerman football. In addition to thedomestic league, 1. FSV Mainz 05 participated in this season's edition of theDFB-Pokal. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Win Draw Loss
| 15 August 2020Friendly | Mainz 05 | 6–0 | Würzburger Kickers | Mainz, Germany |
| 14:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Stadion am Bruchweg Attendance: 250 Referee: Nicolas Winter | ||
| Note: Match was played in four 30-minute quarters. | ||||
| 19 August 2020Friendly | Mainz 05 | Cancelled | VfB Stuttgart | Mainz, Germany |
| 16:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Stadion am Bruchweg |
| 22 August 2020Friendly | Mainz 05 | 0–1 | SV Sandhausen | Mainz, Germany |
| 14:00CEST (UTC+2) |
| Stadium:Stadion am Bruchweg | ||
| Note: Match was played in two 60-minute halves. | ||||
| 29 August 2020Friendly | 1899 Hoffenheim | 2–1 | Mainz 05 | Zuzenhausen, Germany |
| 13:00CEST (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium:Akademie-Arena Rasen 1 |
| 29 August 2020Friendly | 1899 Hoffenheim | 2–1 | Mainz 05 | Zuzenhausen, Germany |
| 15:30CEST (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium:Akademie-Arena Rasen 1 |
| 5 September 2020Friendly | Eintracht Frankfurt | Cancelled | Mainz 05 | Frankfurt, Germany |
| 15:30CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium:Waldstadion | |||
| Note: The match was cancelled due to two positiveCOVID-19 cases in the Mainz 05 squad. | ||||
| 8 October 2020Friendly | Mainz 05 | 2–4 | Karlsruher SC | Mainz, Germany |
| 14:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Stadion am Bruchweg Referee:Robert Kampka |
| 25 March 2021Friendly | Mainz 05 | 2–2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Mainz, Germany |
| 14:00CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium:Stadion am Bruchweg |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Bundesliga | 20 September 2020 | 22 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 12th | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 029.41 |
| DFB-Pokal | 11 September 2020 | 23 December 2020 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 050.00 |
| Total | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 46 | 59 | −13 | 030.56 | ||||
Source:Soccerway
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | SC Freiburg | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 45 |
| 11 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 52 | 54 | −2 | 43 |
| 12 | Mainz 05 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 39 |
| 13 | FC Augsburg | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 36 |
| 14 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 35 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 30 | −7 |
Source:DFB
| 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 |
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| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | W | D | L | L | D | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | D | L | W |
| Position | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
The league fixtures were announced on 7 August 2020.[3]
| 20 September 20201 | RB Leipzig | 3–1 | Mainz 05 | Leipzig |
| 15:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Red Bull Arena Attendance: 8,500 Referee:Manuel Gräfe |
| 26 September 20202 | Mainz 05 | 1–4 | VfB Stuttgart | Mainz |
| 15:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Opel Arena Attendance: 3,403 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
| 2 October 20203 | Union Berlin | 4–0 | Mainz 05 | Berlin |
| 20:30CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium:Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 4,400 Referee:Sascha Stegemann |
| 17 October 20204 | Mainz 05 | 0–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Mainz |
| 15:30CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium:Opel Arena Attendance: 250 Referee:Bastian Dankert |
| 24 October 20205 | Mainz 05 | 2–3 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Mainz |
| 15:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Opel Arena Attendance: 100 Referee:Frank Willenborg |
| 31 October 20206 | FC Augsburg | 3–1 | Mainz 05 | Augsburg |
| 15:30CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium:WWK Arena Attendance: 0 Referee:Marco Fritz |
| 7 November 20207 | Mainz 05 | 2–2 | Schalke 04 | Mainz |
| 15:30CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Opel Arena Attendance: 0 Referee:Patrick Ittrich |
| 22 November 20208 | SC Freiburg | 1–3 | Mainz 05 | Freiburg |
| 15:30CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium:Schwarzwald-Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee:Martin Petersen |
| 29 November 20209 | Mainz 05 | 1–1 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Mainz |
| 18:00CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium:Opel Arena Attendance: 0 Referee:Sascha Stegemann |
| 5 December 202010 | Arminia Bielefeld | 2–1 | Mainz 05 | Bielefeld |
| 15:30CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium:Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 0 Referee:Marco Fritz |
| 12 December 202011 | Mainz 05 | 0–1 | 1. FC Köln | Mainz |
| 15:30CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Opel Arena Attendance: 0 Referee:Felix Zwayer |
| 15 December 202012 | Hertha BSC | 0–0 | Mainz 05 | Berlin |
| 20:30CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium:Olympiastadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck |
| 19 December 202013 | Mainz 05 | 0–1 | Werder Bremen | Mainz |
| 15:30CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Opel Arena Attendance: 0 Referee:Guido Winkmann |
| 3 January 202114 | Bayern Munich | 5–2 | Mainz 05 | Munich |
| 18:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Allianz Arena Attendance: 0 Referee:Markus Schmidt |
| 9 January 202115 | Mainz 05 | 0–2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Mainz |
| 15:30CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Opel Arena Attendance: 0 Referee:Bastian Dankert |
| 16 January 202116 | Borussia Dortmund | 1–1 | Mainz 05 | Dortmund |
| 15:30CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 0 Referee:Sven Jablonski |
| 19 January 202117 | Mainz 05 | 0–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Mainz |
| 20:30CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium:Opel Arena Attendance: 0 Referee:Sören Storks |
| 23 January 202118 | Mainz 05 | 3–2 | RB Leipzig | Mainz |
| 15:30CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium:Opel Arena Attendance: 0 Referee:Christian Dingert |
| 29 January 202119 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–0 | Mainz 05 | Stuttgart |
| 20:30CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 0 Referee:Frank Willenborg |
| 6 February 202120 | Mainz 05 | 1–0 | Union Berlin | Mainz |
| 15:30CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium:Opel Arena Attendance: 0 Referee:Sascha Stegemann |
| 13 February 202121 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–2 | Mainz 05 | Leverkusen |
| 15:30CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:BayArena Attendance: 0 Referee:Guido Winkmann |
| 20 February 202122 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–2 | Mainz 05 | Mönchengladbach |
| 15:30CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Borussia-Park Attendance: 0 Referee:Markus Schmidt |
| 28 February 202123 | Mainz 05 | 0–1 | FC Augsburg | Mainz |
| 15:30CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium:Opel Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
| 5 March 202124 | Schalke 04 | 0–0 | Mainz 05 | Gelsenkirchen |
| 20:30CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Veltins-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee:Felix Brych |
| 13 March 202125 | Mainz 05 | 1–0 | SC Freiburg | Mainz |
| 15:30CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium:Opel Arena Attendance: 0 Referee:Benjamin Cortus |
| 21 March 202126 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 1–2 | Mainz 05 | Sinsheim |
| 13:30CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium:Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee:Marco Fritz |
| 3 April 202127 | Mainz 05 | 1–1 | Arminia Bielefeld | Mainz |
| 15:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium:Opel Arena Attendance: 0 Referee:Deniz Aytekin |
| 11 April 202128 | 1. FC Köln | 2–3 | Mainz 05 | Cologne |
| 18:00CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium:RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 0 Referee:Felix Brych |
| 21 April 202130 | Werder Bremen | 0–1 | Mainz 05 | Bremen |
| 20:30CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium:Weser-Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee:Marco Fritz |
| 24 April 202131 | Mainz 05 | 2–1 | Bayern Munich | Mainz |
| 15:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium:Opel Arena Attendance: 0 Referee:Harm Osmers |
| 3 May 202129 | Mainz 05 | 1–1 | Hertha BSC | Mainz |
| 18:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Opel Arena Attendance: 0 Referee:Sascha Stegemann | ||
| Note: The match was originally scheduled for 18 April 2021, but was postponed after more than ten Hertha players and staff tested positive forCOVID-19.[4] | ||||
| 9 May 202132 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–1 | Mainz 05 | Frankfurt |
| 15:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium:Deutsche Bank Park Attendance: 0 Referee:Felix Brych |
| 16 May 202133 | Mainz 05 | 1–3 | Borussia Dortmund | Mainz |
| 18:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Opel Arena Attendance: 0 Referee:Harm Osmers |
| 22 May 202134 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–3 | Mainz 05 | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium:Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 0 Referee:Bastian Dankert |
| 11 September 2020First round | TSV Havelse | 1–5 | Mainz 05 | Mainz[note 1] |
| 20:45CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium:Opel Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Arne Aarnink |
| 23 December 2020Second round | Mainz 05 | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (0–3p) | VfL Bochum | Mainz |
| 20:45CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium:Opel Arena Attendance: 0 Referee:Martin Petersen | |
| Penalties | ||||
Last updated: 22 May 2021
Source:Competitions
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | FW |  | Jean-Philippe Mateta | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | 7 | FW |  | Robin Quaison | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | 21 | FW |  | Karim Onisiwo | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Totals | 39 | 7 | 46 | ||||
