Manufacturer and sponsor timeline
57 seasons · 7 kit makers · 10 shirt sponsors- Not confirmed1970–199525 seasons
- Erima1995–19961 season
- adidas1996–19971 season
- Not confirmed1997–19981 season
- Nike1998–200810 seasons
- Puma2008–20146 seasons
- Lotto2014–20195 seasons
- Joma2019–20267 seasons
- Macron2026–now1 season
- Hoffmann ’95–’96
- No sponsor ’96–’98
- Karamalz ’98–’99
- Heidelberger Pilsener ’99–’00
- Schuppe ’00–’01
- Eichbaum ’01–’03
- MVV Energie ’03–’06
- Südbest ’06–’08
- TV Digital ’08–’11
- Suntech ’11–’13
- SAP ’13–now
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Grouped by maker era. Identical maker and sponsor years are collapsed into one row. Yellow chips link to our sold-price pages. Source on eBay opens live eBay listings.
Maker not confirmed
1970-71 to 1994-951970-71 to 1994-95
No shirt sponsorSource on eBay
Lower-league club until late 1990s — early makers/sponsors blank.Erima
1995-961995-96
HoffmannSource on eBay
Erima + Hoffmann (FKA).adidas
1996-971996-97
No shirt sponsorSource on eBay
adidas for one season; no sponsor (FKA).Maker not confirmed
1997-981997-98
No shirt sponsorSource on eBay
Nike
1998-99 to 2007-081998-99
KaramalzSource on eBay
Nike take over. Karamalz sponsor.1999-00
Heidelberger PilsenerSource on eBay
2000-01
SchuppeSource on eBay
2001-02 to 2002-03
EichbaumSource on eBay
2003-04 to 2005-06
MVV EnergieSource on eBay
2006-07 to 2007-08
SüdbestSource on eBay
Puma
2008-09 to 2013-142008-09 to 2010-11
TV DigitalSource on eBay
Puma take over. TV Digital sponsor.2011-12 to 2012-13
SuntechSource on eBay
2013-14
SAP become shirt sponsor (FKA + club).
Lotto
2014-15 to 2018-192014-15 to 2018-19
Lotto take over from Puma.
Joma
2019-20 to 2025-262019-20 to 2025-26
Joma take over.
Macron
2026-272026-27
Macron take over (FKA + club press + Footy Headlines).
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Sources: club records, kit archives and contemporary news.
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