1899 Hoffenheim

1899 Hoffenheim are a German football club founded in 1899, originally as a gymnastics club in the small village of Hoffenheim in Baden-Württemberg. The club spent most of its history in amateur regional leagues before a dramatic rise funded by software billionaire Dietmar Hopp, a former youth player. Hoffenheim climbed from the fifth tier to the Bundesliga in just over a decade, making their top-flight debut in 2008. Known for their modern infrastructure and the 30,150-capacity PreZero Aren...