Club Information
Founded
1900
City
Kiel, Germany
Stadium
Holstein-Stadion
Capacity
15,034
Manager
Marcel Rapp
League
Club History
Holstein Kiel were founded in 1900 in the northern German port city of Kiel and were actually German champions in 1912 before the creation of the Bundesliga. After spending over a century outside the top flight, Holstein Kiel earned promotion to the Bundesliga for the first time in 2024, becoming the northernmost club ever to play in Germany's top division.
Trophy Cabinet
- German Championship: 1 (1912)
- No Bundesliga trophies
Did You Know?
- Holstein Kiel won the German championship in 1912 — over 100 years before their Bundesliga debut
- The club waited 112 years between their national title and their first Bundesliga season
- Kiel is the northernmost city ever to host a Bundesliga club
- The Holstein-Stadion holds just 15,034 fans
- Kiel is famous as a major port city and naval base on the Baltic Sea
- The club knocked out Bayern Munich from the DFB-Pokal in 2021
- Holstein Kiel's promotion in 2024 was their first time in the top flight since before World War I