Counting since their first Frauen-Bundesliga game, August 17, 1997. Lost 6–1 at Duisburg in 1997 after sneaking in as a late replacement entry; the section was withdrawn entirely in 2012 and returned in 2025 — the same weekend the HSV men went up.
IN THE MEANTIME…
The Rothosen have never won it all. This clock has been running since their first Frauen-Bundesliga game.
They have never even reached the title race.
That's 29 Frauen-Bundesliga seasons of waiting.
Since then: the iPod was unveiled, Bitcoin mined its first block, and ChatGPT launched.
5 U.S. presidencies have started.
Lena Oberdorf wouldn't be born for another 4 years.