Hertha, Berliner Sport-Club e. V. , [ 1 ] commonly known as Hertha BSC ( German pronunciation: [ˈhɛʁtaː beː ʔɛs t͡seː] ) [ 6 ] or Hertha Berlin , [ 7 ] is a German professional football club based in Berlin . Hertha BSC plays in the 2. Bundesliga , the second tier of German football , following relegation from the Bundesliga in 2022–23 . Hertha BSC was founded in 1892, and was a founding member of the German Football Association in Leipzig in 1900.