The nickname of this German football team is Die Störche and their club colours are blue, red and white. They appear both in the emblem and on the home jerseys, with the jersey itself being blue with red detailing on the shoulders and complemented by red socks and white shorts. Outdoors, they then play mostly in all-red or all-white jerseys. Home games are played at the Holstein-Stadion, which has a capacity for 15,034 spectators. The club was founded in 1900 in the city of Kiel, located in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, then still under the original name of Kieler FV 1900.
Currently, the scope of this unit is 2. Bundesliga, the second highest competition in German professional football. Here in the 2019/20 season they finished in 11th place in the league table. This club has one championship title to its credit at the highest level of German football, dating back to the 1911/12 season, well into its history and relatively soon after its foundation. It finished second in 1910 and 1930.
