Hertha Berliner Sport-Club von 1892, commonly known as Hertha BSC or Hertha Berlin, is a German association football club based in Berlin. A founding member of the German Football Association in Leipzig in 1900, the club has a long history as Berlin's best-supported side. Hertha will be competing in the 2.Bundesliga, Germany's second division, for the 2012-13 season.

The club was formed in 1892 as BFC Hertha 92, taking its name from a steamship with a blue and white smokestack. One of the four young men who founded the club had taken a day trip on this ship with his father. The name Hertha is a variation on Nerthus referring to fertility goddess from Germanic mythology.

Hertha performed consistently well on the field, including a win in the first Berlin championship final in 1905. In May 1910, Hertha won a friendly match against Southend United F.C., which was considered significant at the time as England was where the game originated and English clubs dominated the sport. However, their on-field success was not matched financially and in 1920 the staunchly working-class Hertha merged with the well-heeled club Berliner Sport-Club to form Hertha Berliner Sport-Club. The new team continued to enjoy considerable success in the Oberliga Berlin-Brandenburg, while also enduring a substantial measure of frustration. The team played its way to the German championship final in six consecutive seasons from 1926 to 1931, but were only able to come away with the title in 1930 and 1931 with BSC leaving to become an independent club again after the combined side's first championship. Even so, Hertha emerged as the Germany's second most successful team during the inter-war years.

Roy Beerens (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɔi̯ ˈbеː.rəns]; born 22 December 1987 in Bladel, Netherlands) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Dutch Eredivisie team AZ. Beerens is known for his quick dribbling and fast sprints.

In 2007 Beerens was called up by Jong Oranje coach Foppe de Haan to be part of his squad for the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship held in the Netherlands. Beerens participated in their second first round group match against Portugal (2–1 win) to secure a semi final spot and to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics. In the semi finals against England (1–1, 13–12 after 32 penalty kicks) Beerens came on as a substitute and scored both penalties he had to take in the series. The Dutch went on to retain their 2006 title by beating Serbia 4–1 in the final. This year he signed a 4-year contract with Heerenveen.

Beerens played for the Netherlands at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He was first called up for the senior team for a friendly match against the Ukraine in August 2010.

Valentin Stocker (born 12 April 1989 in Lucerne) is a Swiss international footballer who plays as a left midfielder for FC Basel in the Swiss Super League.

Stocker began his youth career with SC Kriens, playing there between 1996 and December 2005. As of January 2006 he transferred to FC Basel and played for their U-21 team in the Swiss 1. Liga. He was called into the first team squad during the 2007/08 season after becoming one of the best midfielders in the reserve squad. He signed his first professional contract on his 18th Birthday.

Stocker made his first team debut for FC Basel in the Swiss Cup semi final tie at home to FC Thun at St. Jakob Park on 27 Februar 2008 as Basel won 1:0. He played his League debut on 2 March 2008 in the 3:1 away win also against Thun. In his third league game, on 16 March, he scored his first Super League goal against FC Sion, but he could not hinder the 4:2 away defeat. At the end of the 2007–08 Swiss Super League season and after the Swiss Cup Final, on 6 April, FC Basel won the national Double. In the League Stocker played eleven games, scoring three goals. In the last game of the season Valentin Stocker and Marco Streller scored the two goals in Basels 2:0 home win over BSC Young Boys and they won the championship by four points.

Jens Hegeler (born 22 January 1988 in Cologne) is a German footballer who plays for Bundesliga side 1. FC Nuremberg on loan from Bayer Leverkusen.

He began his career at SV Westhoven in 1993 and moved after two years to SpVgg Porz. He left Porz after three years when he was scouted by 1. FC Köln in 1998. He played six years in Köln's youth team before he moved to Yurdumspor Köln in the German Oberliga in 2004. After one year he left Cologne and moved to VfL Leverkusen. In June 2006 he joined Bayer Leverkusen. He was loaned out to FC Augsburg on 7 January 2009 until the end of the 2009–10 season. In July 2010, he joined 1. FC Nuremberg on a two-season-long loan. Hegeler became a key player in Nuremberg's successful squad and played in every 34 matches of the season.