2025–26 1. FC Magdeburg season
| 2025–26 season | ||||
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| Manager | Markus Fiedler | |||
| Stadium | Avnet Arena | |||
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The 2025–26 season is the 60th season in the history of 1. FC Magdeburg and the fourth consecutive season in 2. Bundesliga. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the DFB-Pokal.
Players
- As of 2 September 2025[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Laurin Ulrich | VfB Stuttgart | loan | 30 June 2025 | [2] |
| MF | Nick-Elias Meier | Hannover 96 | 30 June 2025 | [3] | |
| FW | Aleksa Marusic | Sheriff Tiraspol | loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| MF | Noah Pesch | Borussia Mönchengladbach | loan | 27 July 2025 | [4] |
| MF | Luka Hyryläinen | TSG Hoffenheim | 19 August 2025 | [5] |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Xavier Amaechi | Plymouth Argyle | End of contract | 30 June 2025 | [6] |
| FW | Livan Burcu | 1. FC Union Berlin | loan return | 30 June 2025 | [7] |
| FW | Jason Ceka | SV Elversberg | End of contract | 30 June 2025 | [8] |
| DF | Patric Pfeiffer | FC Augsburg | loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| MF | Bryan Teixeira | Sturm Graz | loan return | 30 June 2025 |
Pre-season and friendlies
| 25 June 2025 Friendly | Burger BC | 0–11 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Burg |
| Stadium: Flickschuhpark Attendance: 1,674 Referee: Max Goroncy |
| 28 June 2025 Friendly | SV Dessau 05 | 0–10 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Dessau |
| Stadium: Schillerpark Attendance: 1,274 Referee: Albert Lehmann |
| 10 July 2025 Friendly | FC Zürich | 2–0 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Mindelheim |
| Report | Stadium: Julius-Strohmayer-Stadion Attendance: 350 Referee: Felix Wagner |
| 18 July 2025 Friendly | 1. FC Magdeburg | 2–5 | Rot-Weiss Essen | Magdeburg |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium: Avnet-Arena Attendance: 1,605 Referee: Eric Weisbach |
| 19 July 2025 Friendly | Chemnitzer FC | 1–1 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Chemnitz |
| 16:00 | Stadium: [[ Stadion an der Gellertstraße]] |
| 26 July 2025 Friendly | 1. FC Magdeburg | 3–4 | VfL Wolfsburg | Magdeburg |
| Stadium: Avnet-Arena |
| 3 September 2025 Friendly | FC Erzgebirge Aue | 1–1 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Aue |
| 14:00 | Stadium: Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance: 0 |
| 9 October 2025 Friendly | 1. FC Magdeburg | 0–6 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Magdeburg |
| 14:00 | Stadium: Avnet-Arena Platz 1 Attendance: 0 |
| 13 November 2025 Friendly | 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 | 1–0 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Gotha |
| 13:30 | Stadium: Volkspark-Stadion Attendance: 0 |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| 2. Bundesliga | 3 August 2024 | 17 May 2026 | Matchday 1 | — | ||||||||
| DFB-Pokal | 19 August 2024 | 2 December 2025 | First round | round of 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 66.67 |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 66.67 | ||||
Last updated: 4 July 2025
Source: Soccerway
2. Bundesliga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 20 | |
| 14 | Arminia Bielefeld | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 19 | |
| 15 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 17 | |
| 16 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 17 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 17 | Greuther Fürth | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 44 | −18 | 15 | Relegation to 3. Liga |
Updated to match(es) played on 21 December 2025. Source: Bundesliga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.[9]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.[9]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
Matches
The match schedule was released on 27 June 2025.[10]
| 3 August 2025 1 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 0–1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Magdeburg |
| 13:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Avnet Arena Attendance: 28.780 Referee: Tom Bauer |
| 9 August 2025 2 | Dynamo Dresden | 1–2 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Dresden |
| 13:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion Attendance: 31,500 Referee: Timo Gansloweit |
| 23 August 2025 3 | Hannover 96 | 3–1 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Hannover |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: Heinz-von-Heiden-Arena Attendance: 40,200 Referee: Richard Hempel |
| 31 August 2025 4 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 4–5 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | Magdeburg |
| 13:30 | Report | Stadium: Avnet Arena Attendance: 23,673 Referee: Patrick Alt |
| 12 September 2025 5 | Arminia Bielefeld | 2–0 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Bielefeld |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: SchücoArena Attendance: 26,075 Referee: Konrad Oldhafer |
| 20 September 2025 6 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 0–2 | FC Schalke 04 | Magdeburg |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: Avnet Arena Attendance: 27,424 Referee: Felix Bickel |
| 27 September 2025 7 | Karlsruher SC | 1–0 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Karlsruhe |
| 13:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 28,337 Referee: Wolfgang Haselberger |
| 5 October 2025 8 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 0–4 | SV Elversberg | Magdeburg |
| 13:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Avnet Arena Attendance: 21,884 Referee: Richard Hempel |
| 19 October 2025 9 | SV Darmstadt 98 | 0–0 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Darmstadt |
| 13:30 | Report | Stadium: Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Marc Philip Eckermann |
| 26 October 2025 10 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 2–0 | SC Preußen Münster | Magdeburg |
| 13:30 | Report | Stadium: Avnet Arena Attendance: 23,002 Referee: Robert Kampka |
| 2 November 2025 11 | VfL Bochum | 2–0 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Bochum |
| 13:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Ruhrstadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Felix Wagner |
| 9 November 2025 12 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 0–1 | SC Paderborn | Magdeburg |
| 13:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Avnet Arena Attendance: 21,654 Referee: Felix Prigan |
| 22 November 2025 13 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2–1 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Düsseldorf |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: Rheinstadion Attendance: 51,500 Referee: Tom Bauer |
| 29 November 2025 14 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 3–0 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Magdeburg |
| 20:30 | Report | Stadium: Avnet Arena Attendance: 26,943 Referee: Felix Bickel |
| 7 December 2025 15 | Hertha BSC | 0–2 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Berlin |
| 13:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Olympiastadion Berlin Referee: Konrad Oldhafer |
| 13 December 2025 16 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 3–3 | Holstein Kiel | Magdeburg |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: Avnet Arena Attendance: 26,497 Referee: Lukas Benen |
| 20 December 2025 17 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2–3 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Kaiserslautern |
| 13:00 | Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Michael Bacher |
| 16 January 2026 18 | Eintracht Braunschweig | v | 1. FC Magdeburg | Braunscheig |
| 18:30 | Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion |
| 24 Januar 2026 19 | 1. FC Magdeburg | v | Dynamo Dresden | Magdeburg |
| 20:30 | Stadium: Avnet Arena |
DFB-Pokal
| 15 August 2025 First round | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 1–3 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Saarbrücken |
| 18:30 | Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion Attendance: 14.717 Referee: Dr. Robin Braun |
| 29 October 2025 Second round | FV Illertissen | 0–3 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Illertissen |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Voehlin-Stadium Attendance: 4,157 Referee: Patrick Schwengers |
| 2 December 2025 Round of 16 | RB Leipzig | 3–1 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Leipzig |
| 21:00 | Report | Stadium: Zentralstadion Attendance: 41,108 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
References
- ^ "Mannschaften" [Team] (in German). 1. FC Magdeburg. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Ulrich folgt Trainer Fiedler vom VfB nach Magdeburg – "Kennen und schätzen uns sehr"". transfermarkt.de.
- ^ "1. FC Magdeburg holt Perspektivspieler Meier aus Hannover". mdr.de. 16 June 2025.
- ^ "FCM verpflichtet Noah Pesch auf Leihbasis". fc-magdeburg.de. 8 November 2025.
- ^ "FCM holt Finnen Luka Hyryläinen". mdr.de. 19 August 2025.
- ^ "Plymouth sign FC Magdeburg forward Amaechi". www.bbc.com. 19 June 2025.
- ^ "Burcu nach Magdeburg-Leihe vor Berlin-Rückkehr". www.ligainsider.de. 21 May 2025.
- ^ "Jason Ceka verstärkt Elversberg-Offensive". www.sr.de. 30 May 2025.
- ^ "DFL–Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 29 May 2025. p. 3. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ "Die Spielpläne der Saison 2025/26 der Bundesliga und 2. Bundesliga sind da". bundesliga.com. 27 June 2025.