TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Frauen is a German women’s football club based in Hoffenheim, a village in the municipality of Sinsheim, Baden-Württemberg, in the Rhine-Neckar region. The club was founded in 2007 and initially played in the lower leagues. They made their Frauen-Bundesliga debut in 2013 and battled for survival for much of the season.
The women’s history of the club goes way back to 1969-70, when the ban wasn’t even lifted until 1970, which permitted women to play football. However, in Hoffenheim, there was already a group of courageous and progressive women who had been meeting to play together since 1969. These women are considered to be the pioneers of TSG Hoffenheim, though unfortunately the team only lasted for two years.
Speaking about the modern history of TSG Hoffenheim’s women’s football, which began with the founding of a joint team for girls by 1. FC Mühlhausen and VfB St. Leon. In the 2006/07 season, the joint team of Mühlhausen and St. Leon registered its first women’s team, which celebrated promotion to the Verbandsliga (regional league) in 2007.
Somewhere between 2007-10 the women’s team was no longer permitted to compete as a joint team in the Verbandsliga (regional league); as a result, all girls’ and women’s teams participated in league play as TSG 1899 Hoffenheim starting in the 2007/08 season. The first year as TSG ended with the women winning the Baden Cup, the Verbandsliga Baden championship, and promotion to the Oberliga (fifth tier).
Between 2010-13 in their first season of the 2. Bundesliga, the club finished in third place, and, a year later under Jürgen Ehrmann, climbed to second.
The club plays their home games at the Dietmar Hopp Stadium, and the club’s nicknames are Die Kraichgauer (from the Kraichgau region) and
achtzehn99 (1899).
Debut in Frauen Bundesliga:
The club made their debut in the Frauen-Bundesliga in the year 2013.
Manager:
Eva-Maria Virsinger currently manages the women’s section of TSG Hoffenheim.
Major Honours:
The club hasn’t won any major or regional honours as of yet. But one of their best finishes came in the UEFA Women’s Championship, where they reached the group stage in 2021-22, which was also their maiden UEFA season.
Latest League Standing:
In the 2025/26 Frauen-Bundesliga season, Hoffenheim finished 4th on the table out of 14 teams in the league.
Record Players for the Club:
Most Appearances –
Fabienne Dongus – (202)
Nicole Billa – (180)
Franziska Harsh – (165)
Leonie Pankratz – (135)
Martina Tufekovic – (133)
Most Goals –
Nicole Billa – (85)
Selina Cerci – (32)
Tabea Sellner – (28)
Melissa Kössler – (24)
Fabienne Dongus – (22)
Next Fixtures:
TSG Hoffenheim’s next fixtures are against 1. FC Köln, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, and Eintracht Frankfurt.
Against 1. FC Köln – Friday, August 28, 2026
Against Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Friday, 4th September, 2026
Against Eintracht Frankfurt – Sunday, 13th September, 2026
